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How to greet and introduce yourself in Kikongo

Hi 1) Kiambote!
2) Kiambote Kiaku!
Good Morning Lumbu Kiambote
Good Afternoon
Good Evening 		Nkokela yambote
Good Night Fuku Dyambote
Bye

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See you later		 Kiambote
Sala kiambote
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Yoyo kaka
See you tomorrow Mbazi kaka
Have a nice day Kala yo lumbu kiambote
Have a nice weekend Nsuk'a lumingu yambote
Have a nice trip Kala yo Nkangalu yambote

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name? Nkumbu aku nani?
My name is ____ Nkumbu ame ____
Where are you from? U musi akweyi?
I am from ____ I musi ____
I live in ____ Ku ____ izingilanga
Nice to meet you Diakiese muna kuzaya
How old are you? Mvua mikwa una miau?
I am ____ years old Mono mvu ____ ngina miau

How to check if someone is okay

How are you?
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Whats up?
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... and you?		 Aweyi una?
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Nga una kiambote?
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......yo kuna luna?
I'm good
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We are good		 Ngina yambote
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Tuna tuambote
I'm so so 1) Fionti Kaka ngina!
2) Ngina fionti!
I'm not so good Ke ngina yambote kwayingi ko
I could be better Mono ilenda kala yambote
I'm annoyed Ku makasi ngina
I'm tired Yayoya ngina
I'm hungry Nzala ngina zau
I'm sick 1) Yawele ngina!
2) Mu maladi ngina
I'm a bit sick Yawele fionti ngina
Did you sleep well? Nga olelenge kiambote?
I slept well Mono ndelenge kiambote
I didnt sleep well Ke ndelenge kiambote ko
What will you do? Nkia ozolele Vanga?
What are you doing? Nkia una vanga?
What did you do? Adieyi ovangidi?
I am not doing anything Ke ngina vanga kima ko
I am working Salu ngina vanga
I worked 1) Mono nvangidi salu
2) Mono nsadidinge
I will work Ngiele ku salu
I am resting Mu vinda ngina
I was resting Vunda nkelenge
I will rest Ngiele vunda
I am busy Salu ngina kiau
I will be busy Salu ikala kiau
I was busy Mu salu nkelenge

Learn Kikongo

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in Kikongo

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in Kikongo?

  • Numbers

    How to count in Kikongo

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in Kikongo

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in Kikongo

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in Kikongo

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Kikongo

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Kikongo

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in Kikongo

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in Kikongo that may be handy

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