Kongo Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	mosi
Two	zole
Three	tatu
Four	iya
Five	tanu
Six	sambanu
Seven	nsambwadi
Eight	nana
Nine	uvwa
Ten	kumi
First	ya ntete
Second	ya zole
Monday	kintete
Tuesday	kizole
Wednesday	kitatu
Thursday	kiya
Friday	kitanu
Saturday	mposo
Sunday	lumingu
Now	ntangu yai
Yesterday	mazono
Today	bubu
Tonight	na nkokila yai
Tomorrow	mbasi
Fruits	mbuma
Apples	mabamfu
Bananas	mankondo
Tomatoes	tomata
Potatoes	mbala
Onions	matungulu
Red	mbwaki
Green	masa ya saka-saka
Blue	bule
White	mpembe
Black	ndombe
Grey	fututu
Breakfast	madia ya suka
Lunch	madia ya midi
Dinner	madia
Milk	mabele
Coffee	kafe
Bread	dimpa
Sunny	ya ntangu
Windy	ya mupepe
Rainy	ya mvula
Snowy	ya mvula ya mpembe
Cold	madidi
Hot	tiya
Boy	mwana yakala
Girl	mwana nkento
Son	mwana ya yakala
Daughter	mwana ya nkento
Brother	mpangi ya yakala
Sister	mpangi ya nkento
Man	yakala
Woman	nkento
Father	tata
Mother	mama
Grandfather	nkaka ya yakala
Grandmother	nkaka ya nkento
House	nzo
Toilet	kabini
Room	kisuku
Bedroom	sambele
Kitchen	kikuku
Table	mesa
Cat	pusu
Dog	mbwa
Mouse	mpuku
Bird	ndeke
Cow	ngombe
Horse	mpunda
Socks	sosete
Shoes	nsampatu
Trousers	pantalo
Shirt	simisi
Sweater	sengele
Coat	kazaka ya madidi
English	angele
French	falanse
German	alemani
Spanish	esipaniole
Italian	ya italia
Portuguese	polotugesi
Greek	greki
Russian	rusi
Arabic	ya balabia
Hindi	hindi
Chinese	ya bashinwa
Japanese	japone
Taxi	takisi
Bus	bisi
Hotel	lotele
Reservation	kubumba kisika/nzo
Airport	pleni ya avio
Passport	pasepor
Student	mwana nzokanda
Teacher	nlongi
Pen	kilapi
Books	minkanda
Page	dititi
Dictionary	dikisionele
Hand	diboko
Feet	makulu
Hair	nsuki
Eye	disu
Mouth	munoko
Nose	mbombo
Ambulance	ambilansi
Doctor	munganga
Hospital	lopitale
Pharmacy	farmasi
Police	polisi
Stomach ache	mpasi ya divumu
And	mpi
Under	na nsi
Before	na ntwala
After	na nima
Inside	na kati
Outside	na nganda
With	ti
But	kansi
For	sambu na
From	katuka na
To	na
In	na
What?	inki?
Who?	nani?
How?	inki mutindu?
Why?	sambu na inki?
Where?	wapi?
Never	ata mbala mosi ve
Rarely	na mpasi
Sometimes	mbala ya nkaka
Usually	kaka
Always	ntangu yonso
Very	kibeni
I	mono
You	nge
He	yandi
She	yandi
We	beto
They	bo
My	ya mono
Your	ya nge
His	ya yandi
Her	ya yandi
Our	ya beto
Their	ya bo
I speak English	mono ke tuba angele
You speak French	nge ke tuba falanse
He speaks German	yandi ke tuba alemani
She speaks Italian	yandi ke tuba italiani
I visited France	mono kwendaka kutala falansi
I will drink milk	mono ta nuwa mabele
I understand you	mono ke bakisa nge
I don't understand you	mono ke bakisa nge ve
I don't speak French	mono ke tubaka falanse ve
This is my house	yai ikele nzo na mono
That restaurant is far	restaurant yina ikele ntama
No problem	diambu kele ve
Hi	mbote
What is your name?	nki kele zina na nge?
Nice to meet you	kiese ya kuzabana na nge
How are you?	ebwe nge?
I'm good, thanks	mono ke mbote, matondo/melesi
And you?	ebwe nge si?
Do you speak (English/Kongo)?	nge ke tubaka (angele/kikongo)?
Does she speak Chinese?	yandi ke tubaka shinwa?
A little bit	kaka fioti
How old are you?	nge ke na mvula ikwa?
I'm 33 years old	mono kele na mvula makumi tatu na tatu
It was nice talking to you	yo vandaka mbote kusolula ti nge
What do you mean?	nge ke zola kutuba inki?
I don't understand	mono ke bakisa ve
I don't know	mono ke zaba ve
Sorry	lolula mono
What is that called in Kongo?	nki bo ke binga yo na kikongo?
What does that word mean in English?	ngogo yai ke tendula nki na angele?
Where are you from?	nge me katuka wapi?
I'm from the U.S	mono me katuka na etazini
I'm American	mono kele amerikani
Where do you live?	nge ke vandaka wapi?
I live in the U.S	mono ke vandaka na etazini ya amerika
What do you do for a living?	nki nge ke salaka sambu na kuzinga?
I'm a student	mono kele mwana nzonkanda
Can I help you?	mono lenda sadisa nge?
Can you help me?	nge lenda sadisa mono?
Where is the airport?	wapi pleni ya avio?
Go straight	kwenda kaka na ntwala
Then	na nima
Turn left	baluka na diboko ya nkento
Turn right	baluka na diboko ya yakala
Happy birthday	lubutuku ya mbote
Happy New Year	mvula ya mpa
Merry Christmas	nkisi ya mbote ya lubutuku
Good luck	(bula) dibaku ya mbote
Congratulations	lungonia
I have a reservation	bo bumbilaka mono kisika awa
Do you have rooms available?	nge ke na nzo ya kele mpamba?
I would like a non-smoking room	mono ke zola nzo ya makaya ve
How much it costs per night?	nki kele ntalu ya mpimpa mosi?
Waiter	nsadi
How much is this?	yai kele inki ntalu?
What is this?	yai ke nki?
Are you okay?	nge ke mbote?
I need a doctor	moko ke na mfunu ya munganga
Help	lusadisu
Call the ambulance	binga ambilansi
Call the police	binga polisi
I am sick	mono ke bela

Prompt

Answer

One

mosi

Two

zole

Three

tatu

Four

iya

Five

tanu

Six

sambanu

Seven

nsambwadi

Eight

nana

Nine

uvwa

Ten

kumi

First

ya ntete

Second

ya zole

Monday

kintete

Tuesday

kizole

Wednesday

kitatu

Thursday

kiya

Friday

kitanu

Saturday

mposo

Sunday

lumingu

Now

ntangu yai

Yesterday

mazono

Today

bubu

Tonight

na nkokila yai

Tomorrow

mbasi

Fruits

mbuma

Apples

mabamfu

Bananas

mankondo

Tomatoes

tomata

Potatoes

mbala

Onions

matungulu

Red

mbwaki

Green

masa ya saka-saka

Blue

bule

White

mpembe

Black

ndombe

Grey

fututu

Breakfast

madia ya suka

Lunch

madia ya midi

Dinner

madia

Milk

mabele

Coffee

kafe

Bread

dimpa

Sunny

ya ntangu

Windy

ya mupepe

Rainy

ya mvula

Snowy

ya mvula ya mpembe

Cold

madidi

Hot

tiya

Boy

mwana yakala

Girl

mwana nkento

Son

mwana ya yakala

Daughter

mwana ya nkento

Brother

mpangi ya yakala

Sister

mpangi ya nkento

Man

yakala

Woman

nkento

Father

tata

Mother

mama

Grandfather

nkaka ya yakala

Grandmother

nkaka ya nkento

House

nzo

Toilet

kabini

Room

kisuku

Bedroom

sambele

Kitchen

kikuku

Table

mesa

Cat

pusu

Dog

mbwa

Mouse

mpuku

Bird

ndeke

Cow

ngombe

Horse

mpunda

Socks

sosete

Shoes

nsampatu

Trousers

pantalo

Shirt

simisi

Sweater

sengele

Coat

kazaka ya madidi

English

angele

French

falanse

German

alemani

Spanish

esipaniole

Italian

ya italia

Portuguese

polotugesi

Greek

greki

Russian

rusi

Arabic

ya balabia

Hindi

hindi

Chinese

ya bashinwa

Japanese

japone

Taxi

takisi

Bus

bisi

Hotel

lotele

Reservation

kubumba kisika/nzo

Airport

pleni ya avio

Passport

pasepor

Student

mwana nzokanda

Teacher

nlongi

Pen

kilapi

Books

minkanda

Page

dititi

Dictionary

dikisionele

Hand

diboko

Feet

makulu

Hair

nsuki

Eye

disu

Mouth

munoko

Nose

mbombo

Ambulance

ambilansi

Doctor

munganga

Hospital

lopitale

Pharmacy

farmasi

Police

polisi

Stomach ache

mpasi ya divumu

And

mpi

Under

na nsi

Before

na ntwala

After

na nima

Inside

na kati

Outside

na nganda

With

But

kansi

For

sambu na

From

katuka na

What?

inki?

Who?

nani?

How?

inki mutindu?

Why?

sambu na inki?

Where?

wapi?

Never

ata mbala mosi ve

Rarely

na mpasi

Sometimes

mbala ya nkaka

Usually

kaka

Always

ntangu yonso

Very

kibeni

mono

You

nge

yandi

She

yandi

beto

They

ya mono

Your

ya nge

His

ya yandi

Her

ya yandi

Our

ya beto

Their

ya bo

I speak English

mono ke tuba angele

You speak French

nge ke tuba falanse

He speaks German

yandi ke tuba alemani

She speaks Italian

yandi ke tuba italiani

I visited France

mono kwendaka kutala falansi

I will drink milk

mono ta nuwa mabele

I understand you

mono ke bakisa nge

I don't understand you

mono ke bakisa nge ve

I don't speak French

mono ke tubaka falanse ve

This is my house

yai ikele nzo na mono

That restaurant is far

restaurant yina ikele ntama

No problem

diambu kele ve

mbote

What is your name?

nki kele zina na nge?

Nice to meet you

kiese ya kuzabana na nge

How are you?

ebwe nge?

I'm good, thanks

mono ke mbote, matondo/melesi

And you?

ebwe nge si?

Do you speak (English/Kongo)?

nge ke tubaka (angele/kikongo)?

Does she speak Chinese?

yandi ke tubaka shinwa?

A little bit

kaka fioti

How old are you?

nge ke na mvula ikwa?

I'm 33 years old

mono kele na mvula makumi tatu na tatu

It was nice talking to you

yo vandaka mbote kusolula ti nge

What do you mean?

nge ke zola kutuba inki?

I don't understand

mono ke bakisa ve

I don't know

mono ke zaba ve

Sorry

lolula mono

What is that called in Kongo?

nki bo ke binga yo na kikongo?

What does that word mean in English?

ngogo yai ke tendula nki na angele?

Where are you from?

nge me katuka wapi?

I'm from the U.S

mono me katuka na etazini

I'm American

mono kele amerikani

Where do you live?

nge ke vandaka wapi?

I live in the U.S

mono ke vandaka na etazini ya amerika

What do you do for a living?

nki nge ke salaka sambu na kuzinga?

I'm a student

mono kele mwana nzonkanda

Can I help you?

mono lenda sadisa nge?

Can you help me?

nge lenda sadisa mono?

Where is the airport?

wapi pleni ya avio?

Go straight

kwenda kaka na ntwala

Then

na nima

Turn left

baluka na diboko ya nkento

Turn right

baluka na diboko ya yakala

Happy birthday

lubutuku ya mbote

Happy New Year

mvula ya mpa

Merry Christmas

nkisi ya mbote ya lubutuku

Good luck

(bula) dibaku ya mbote

Congratulations

lungonia

I have a reservation

bo bumbilaka mono kisika awa

Do you have rooms available?

nge ke na nzo ya kele mpamba?

I would like a non-smoking room

mono ke zola nzo ya makaya ve

How much it costs per night?

nki kele ntalu ya mpimpa mosi?

Waiter

nsadi

How much is this?

yai kele inki ntalu?

What is this?

yai ke nki?

Are you okay?

nge ke mbote?

I need a doctor

moko ke na mfunu ya munganga

Help

lusadisu

Call the ambulance

binga ambilansi

Call the police

binga polisi

I am sick

mono ke bela

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