Looking for practical Tetum to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Kiga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kiga-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Olá
Okwagala
Obrigadu
Webale
Bondia
Osiibye bulungi
Bona tarde
Osiibye bulungi
Bona noite
Osiibye bulungi
Bona noite
Osiibye bulungi
Ami hanesan
Tugenda okukutana
Adeus
Nkwagala
Quale naran ida?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Naran hau John.
Erinnya lyange nze John
Kona ba o?
Oli otya?
Diak ba halo ho o.
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Keta fala Inglês?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Hau la hatene.
Sikuganya.
Favor fala ba moris.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Keta bele fala fali?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Onde mak banheira?
Ekitanda kiki?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Virar ba hadau.
Genda ku kkono.
Virar ba direita.
Genda ku ddyo.
Baa diretamente.
Genda mu maaso.
Iha ne'e barak?
Ekitundu kiki?
Ticket ida, favor.
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Iha ne'e laran ka?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Hau nune'e.
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
Eee
La
Oya
Talvez
Wali
Hau hakarak
Ndiinze
Hau la hakarak
Sindiinze
Nia mak diak
Ekitanga kiza
Ita nian ideia sa?
Oteka ki?
Mak bele ajuda hau?
Okwetegera?
Hau precisa ajuda
Nfuna okwetegera
Hakarak momentu
Leka akaseke
Hau mós
Ndi mwefwe
La problema
Tera kintu
Parabens
Nkwagala
Parabens ba aniversario
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Hau haruka viagen diak
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estacão de trem?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Onde está a paragem de autocarro?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Hora ne'e sai?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Iha ne'e perto
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Iha ne'e laran
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Kona ba mapa?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Parar iha ne'e, favor
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Kona tempu hira?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ita nia presu sa'o?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Esa mak baratu demais.
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Ita iha coisa baratu seluk?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Posu ka la, hau bele paga ba kart?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Hau hakarak mesa ba rua.
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)