Africa
Congo - Kinshasa
The Congo river, rainforests and mountain gorillas. Check the latest advice: some regions are in armed conflict.
Caution: some areas are unsafe
Parts of this country are unsafe or advised against. Check your government's official travel advice before you go and during your trip.
Eastern provinces (North and South Kivu, Ituri) are in armed conflict and advised against.
Official advice for my nationality- Local time
- 14:20
- Currency
- CDF
- Calling code
- +243
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Languages spoken
- French, KG, LN, LUA, Swahili
Useful phrases
French Français
- Hello Bonjour bon-ZHOOR
- Goodbye Au revoir oh ruh-VWAR
- Please S'il vous plaît seel voo PLEH
- Thank you Merci mair-SEE
- Yes Oui wee
- No Non noh
- Sorry Désolé(e) day-zo-LAY
- Excuse me Excusez-moi ex-kew-zay MWAH
- How are you? Comment allez-vous ? ko-mahn tah-lay VOO
- I don't understand Je ne comprends pas zhuh nuh kom-prahn PAH
- Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais ? par-lay voo ahn-GLEH
- Help! Au secours ! oh suh-KOOR
Swahili Kiswahili
- Hello Jambo JAHM-bo
- Goodbye Kwaheri kwa-HEH-ree
- Please Tafadhali ta-fa-THA-lee
- Thank you Asante a-SAN-teh
- Yes Ndiyo n-DEE-yo
- No Hapana ha-PA-na
- Sorry Samahani sa-ma-HA-nee
- Excuse me Samahani sa-ma-HA-nee
- How are you? Habari yako? ha-BA-ree YA-ko
- I don't understand Sielewi see-eh-LEH-wee
- Do you speak English? Unazungumza Kiingereza? oo-na-zoon-GOOM-za kee-een-geh-REH-za
- Help! Msaada! m-sa-A-da
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