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How Portuguese and Kikongo compare

Shared writing system

Portuguese and Kikongo are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family while Kikongo belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal. Kikongo: Roughly 5 million speakers across several countries.

Common Portuguese phrases in Kikongo

Everyday phrases translated from Portuguese to Kikongo — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
OláMbote
Bom diaMbote suka
Boa tardeMbote na midi
Boa noiteNkokila ya mbote
Boa noiteMpimpa ya mbote
AdeusAdieu
Até maisBeto ta monana na nima
Até amanhãBeto ta monana mbasi
Bem vindoMbote
Como você está?Nge kele nki mutindu?
Estou bem, obrigadoMono kele mbote, matondo
Tenha um bom diaKilumbu ya mbote

Courtesy

Courtesy: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Por favorNlemvuka
ObrigadoMatondo
Muito obrigadoMatondo mingi
De nadaNge me yambama
SimInga
NãoVe
Com licençaLolula mono
Me desculpeLolula mono
Sem problemasKa vena diambu ko
ClaroYa kieleka
ParabénsBeno me sikisa nge
Boa sorteMatondo mingi

Introductions

Introductions: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Qual é o seu nome?Zina na nge nani?
Prazer em conhecê-loKiese na kukutana ti nge
De onde você é?Nge me katuka na wapi?
Quantos anos você tem?Nge kele ti bamvula ikwa?
Eu sou um estudanteMono kele longoki
Estou aqui de fériasMono kele awa na congé
Estou aqui para trabalharMono kele awa sambu na kisalu
Este é meu amigoYai nduku na mono

Numbers

Numbers: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
UmMosi
DoisZole
TrêsTatu
QuatroIya
CincoTanu
SeisSambanu
SeteNsambwadi
OitoNana
NoveUvwa
DezKumi
CemNkama mosi
MilFunda mosi

Time and dates

Time and dates: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
HojeBubu yayi
AmanhãMbasi
OntemMazono
AgoraNtangu yai
Mais tardeNa nima
Que horas são?Nkia ola?
De manhãNa suka
À noiteNa nkokila
Segunda-feiraKintete
Sexta-feiraKitanu
Semana que vemMposo ke kwisa
Uma horaNgunga mosi

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Onde fica o banheiro?Nzo ya kuyobila kele na wapi?
Onde fica a estação de trem?Kisika ya tre ke telamaka kele na wapi?
Onde fica o aeroporto?Aeroport kele na wapi?
Como faço para chegar lá?Inki mutindu mu lenda kuma kuna?
Vire à esquerdaBaluka na diboko ya kimama
Vire à direitaBaluka na diboko ya kitata
Vá em frenteKwenda mbala mosi na ntwala
Está pertoYo kele pene-pene
Está longeYo kele ntama
Estou perdidoMono me vilaka
Eu preciso de um táxiMono kele na mfunu ya taksi
Onde posso comprar um ingresso?Na wapi mu lenda sumba tike?
Quanto custa o bilhete?Tike kele ntalu ikwa?
É seguro caminhar?Nga diambote mu diata?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Estou com fomeMono kele na nzala
Estou com sedeMono kele na nzala ya masa
Água, por favorMasa, pardo
Uma mesa para dois, por favorMesa sambu na bantu zole, pardo
O cardápio, por favorMenu, pardo
O que você recomenda?Inki nge ke siamisa?
Eu gostaria dissoMono ke zola yo
É deliciosoYakele ntomo
A conta, por favorFacture, pardo
Eu não como carneMu ke kudiaka ve musuni
Eu tenho uma alergia alimentarMono kele ti allergie na madia
CaféKafe
CháTe
PãoDimpa

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Quanto custa isso?Nkia nzimbu divavanga muna diambu diadi?
É muito caroYo kele ntalu mingi
Você aceita cartões de crédito?Nga otambulwilanga nzimbu za nzimbu?
Estou apenas olhandoMono ke tala kaka
Eu vou pegarMono ta baka yo
AbrirKangula
FechadoKukangama
EntradaKukota
SairKubasika
Onde está o mercado?Zandu kele na wapi?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
AjudaLusadisu
Chame um médicoBinga munganga
Chame a políciaBinga ba polisi
Eu preciso de ajudaMono kele na mfunu ya lusadisu
Estou doenteMono ke bela
Onde fica o hospital?Lupitalu kele na wapi?
Onde fica a farmácia?Farmasi kele na wapi?
Dói aquiYo ke sala mpasi awa
Eu preciso de um médicoMono kele na mfunu ya munganga
Existe um hospital próximo?Keti lupitalu kele pene-pene?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Portuguese phrases and their Kikongo translations
PortugueseKikongo
Você fala inglês?Nge ke tubaka Kingelesi?
Eu não entendoMono ke bakisa ve
Eu entendoMono me bakisa
Por favor fale devagarPardo tuba malembe
Por favor repita issoPardo vutukila yo
Por favor, escrevaNlemvuka sonika yo
O que isso significa?Ediadi adieyi disongele?
Como você diz isso?Aweyi ovovele diambu diadi?
Estou aprendendoMono ke longuka
Eu falo um poucoMono ke tubaka fioti
Você pode me ajudar?Nge lenda sadisa mono?
Não seiMono me zaba ve

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Kikongo Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Gabon.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with phonemic spelling adapted to Bantu sounds.

Vowels

aeiouVowel length and tone affect meaning

Consonants

bdfgklmnngpstvwyz

Phonetics

Tonal language with nasalized vowels and prenasalized stops; glottal stops occur in some dialects.

Grammar and Syntax

SVO word order; noun class system central to grammar; verbs marked for tense, aspect, mood, and subject.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Portuguese, French, and Lingala.

Language Family

Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with orthographic standards in various national settings.

Writing System History

Orthography developed through missionary and colonial influence, with modern reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Roughly 5 million speakers across several countries.

About Portuguese Language

Geographical Distribution

Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Macau.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah' or schwae - pronounced like 'eh' or 'ay'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh' or 'oo'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features nasal vowels, distinctive nasal diphthongs, and complex vowel reduction patterns in unstressed syllables.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Two-gender system (masculine/feminine), complex verbal system with subjunctive mood extensively used.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, indigenous languages of Brazil and Africa, French, English, and various contact languages.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Ibero-Romance branch, closely related to Spanish and Galician.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with diacritical marks (acute, circumflex, tilde, cedilla).

Writing System History

Evolved from Latin during medieval period, orthography standardized differently in Portugal and Brazil with 1990 agreement attempting unification.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.

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