Basic Lingala Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Spoken in: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Congo, widely used along the Congo River basin; also Angola, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and South Sudan.

Language known locally as: Ngala. 

Alphabet: Latin alphabet.

Travelling to a Lingala speaking country and don't know a word of Lingala?

No problem!

Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!

I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.

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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!

That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!

What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮

I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.

In the meantime, here are my basic Lingala travel phrases, for free 🤑

Basic Lingala Travel Phrases

Lingala Days & Numbers

English	Lingala	Pronunciation
Monday	Mokolo ya liboso	moh-koh-lo yah lee-boh-soh
Tuesday	Mokolo ya mibale	moh-koh-lo yah mee-bah-leh
Wednesday	Mokolo ya misato	moh-koh-lo yah mee-sah-toh
Thursday	Mokolo ya minei	moh-koh-lo yah mee-neh-ee
Friday	Mokolo ya mitano	moh-koh-lo yah mee-tah-noh
Saturday	Mokolo ya motoba	moh-koh-lo yah moh-toh-bah
Sunday	Mokolo ya nsambo	moh-koh-lo yah n-sahm-bo

English	Lingala	Pronunciation
0	Zɛro	zeh-ro
1	Mókó	moh-ko
2	Míbalé	mee-bah-leh
3	Mísáto	mee-sah-toh
4	Mínei	mee-neh-ee
5	Mítáno	mee-tah-noh
6	Motóba	moh-toh-bah
7	Sámbó	sahm-bo
8	Mwámbe	mwahm-bo
9	Libwá	lee-bwah
10	Zómi	zoh-mee
11	Zómi na mókó	zoh-mee nah moh-ko
12	Zómi na míbalé	zoh-mee nah mee-bah-leh
13	Zómi na mísáto	zoh-mee nah mee-sah-toh
14	Zómi na mínei	zoh-mee nah mee-neh-ee
15	Zómi na mítáno	zoh-mee nah mee-tah-noh
16	Zómi na motóba	zoh-mee nah moh-toh-bah
17	Zómi na sámbó	zoh-mee nah sahm-bo
18	Zómi na mwámbe	zoh-mee nah mwahm-bo
19	Zómi na libwá	zoh-mee nah lee-bwah
20	Ntúkú míbalé	nn-tu-ku mee-bah-leh
21	Ntúkú míbalé na mókó	nn-tu-ku mee-bah-leh nah moh-ko
25	Ntúkú míbalé na mítáno	nn-tu-ku mee-bah-leh nah mee-tah-noh
30	Ntúkú mísáto	nn-tu-ku mee-sah-toh
40	Ntúkú mínei	nn-tu-ku mee-neh-ee
50	Ntúkú mítáno	nn-tu-ku mee-tah-noh
60	Ntúkú motóba	nn-tu-ku moh-toh-bah
70	Ntúkú sámbó	nn-tu-ku sahm-bo
80	Ntúkú mwámbe	nn-tu-ku mwahm-bo
90	Ntúkú libwá	nn-tu-ku lee-bwah
100	Nkámá	n-kah-mah
101	Nkámá na mókó	n-kah-mah nah moh-ko
150	Nkámá mókó na ntúkú mítáno	n-kah-mah nah nn-tu-ku mee-tah-noh
200	Nkámá míbalé	n-kah-mah mee-bah-leh
1,000	Nkóto	nn-ko-to
10,000	Mokoko	mo-ko-ko
100,000	Elúndu	ee-lun-du
1,000,000	Milio moko	mil-ee-o moh-ko

Now you've got all the Lingala Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:

• Lingala Greetings Travel Phrases

• Lingala Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Lingala Food & Dining Travel Phrases

I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.