Useful phrases in Sango

A collection of useful phrases in Sango (yângâ tî sängö), a Ngbandi-based croele spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).

Phrase	yângâ tî sängö (Sango)
Welcome	Nzoni gango
Hello (General greeting)	Bara mo Balaô
Hello (on phone)
How are you?	Töngana nye?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Mbï yeke sêngê (I'm fine) Mbï duti nzoni (I'm fine) Ye ake ape (Very good / not bad) Nzoni (Very good / not bad)
Long time no see	Aninga e wara tere ape!
What's your name?	Ïrï tî mo nye?
My name is ...	Irï tî mbï ... Irï tî mbï a yeke ...
Where are you from?	Ala londo na ndo wa?
I'm from ...	Mbi londo na ...
Pleased to meet you
Good morning (Morning greeting)
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Balaô
Good night	Nzoni lakwi
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Mbi zia mo Gue nzoni Na peko (See you later) Na peko ma (See you soon) Na kekereke (See you tomorrow)
Good luck!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)
Have a nice day
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal
Bon voyage / Have a good journey
Yes	En
No	Ên en
Maybe
I don't know
I understand
I don't understand
Please speak more slowly
Please say that again
Please write it down
Do you speak English?
Do you speak Sango?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
Do you speak a language other than Sango?
Speak to me in Sango
How do you say ... in Sango?
Excuse me	Pardon
How much is this?
Sorry	Tî mawa na bê
Please	Mbi gbu gere ti mo
Thank you	Singîla Singîla mingi
Reply to thank you	Sengue
Where's the toilet / bathroom?
This gentleman will pay for everything
This lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
Do you come here often?
I miss you
I love you
Get well soon
Go away!
Leave me alone!
Help!	Zängö!
Fire!
Stop!
Call the police!
Christmas greetings
Easter greetings
Birthday greetings
Congratulations!
One language is never enough
My hovercraft is full of eels

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Information about Sango | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Links

Other collections of Sango phrases
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/43530-sango-vocabulary-language-of-central-african-republic/
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sango_phrasebook
http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm

Phrases in Creoles

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