Looking for practical Yiddish to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish phrase first, then the Lingala translation (Lingala) — 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 Lingala.
Tip: read the Lingala line out loud three times, then cover the Yiddish side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
העלא
Mbote(hola)
א דאנק
Melesi(a dank)
גוט מארגן
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo(gut margen)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
Mbote na ntango ya midi(gut nakhmitog)
גוט ערב
Mbote na ntango ya soir(gut erev)
גוט נאכט
Malamu na butu(gut nakht)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
Tala yo nsima(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
זײַ געזונט
Kende malamu(zay gezunt)
ווי הייסטו?
Nkombo na yo nani?(vi heystu?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
Nkombo na ngai ezali John(mayn nomen iz John)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
Ozalaki malamu?(vi geit es aykh?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
Nayoki malamu na yo(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
רעדסטו ענגליש?
Ozali koloba lingala?(ozali koloba lingala)
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי
Nasalaka hindi malamu te(nasalaka hindi malamu te)