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How to greet and introduce yourself in Lingala

Welcome! Boyei molamu

Hi!
1) Boni!
2) Boni yo!
Good Morning | Good Afternoon
Good Evening | Good Night		 Mbote

Good Night
1) Butu malamu
2) Bolala malamu

See you
See you later
1) Botikala malamu
2) Toko monana na tango mosusu
3) Toko monana sima

See you tomorrow
1) Lobi kaka
2) Toko monana lobi

Have a nice day
1) Lekisa mukolo malamu
2) Mokolo malamu
Have a good weekend Suka ya mposo malamu
Have a nice trip Mobembo malamu

Goodbye
1) Otikala malamu
2) Okende malamu

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name? Kombo na yo ezali nani?
My name is ____ 1) Kombo ngai ____ ezali
2) Ya ngai ____ mine
...and you? ...ebongo yo?
Where are you from? Ozali mutu ya wapi?
I am from ____, and you? 1) Nazali kowuta ya ____, ebongo yo?
2) Nazali mutu ya ____, ebongo yo?

Nice to meet you
1) Esengo ya komonana
2) Esengo mingi ko yeba yo
3) Na sepeli ko yeba yo

How old are you?
1) Ozali na mbula boni?
2) Oza na age nini?
I am __ years old Nazali na ____ ans

How to check if someone is okay


How are you?
Whats up?
you good?

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How are things?
1) Ozali boni?
2) Sango boni?
3) Ozali malamu?
4) Boni yo?
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5) Ndenge nini?

I'm okay
We are okay
1) Nazali bien
2) Tozali bien
I'm great Nazali malamu mingi

I'm so so
1) Nazali mua malamu
2) Mua muke
3) Nazali kamua muke malamu

I'm not good
1) Nazali malamu te
2) To pe kitoko te

I could be better
1) Nakoki kozala malamu
2) Nayoki mua malamu

I'm annoyed
1) Nazali na kanda
2) Nazali ya ko silika
I'm tired Nazali yako lemba
I'm hungry Nazali na nzala
I'm sick Nazali kobela
Nazali na bokono
I'm really sick Nazali kobela makasi
I'm a bit sick Nazali kobela muke
Did you sleep well? Olali malamu?
I slept well Nalali malamu
I didnt sleep well Nalali malamu te
What are you doing? Ozali kosala nini?
What will you do? Oko sala nini?
What did you do? O sali nini?
I am not doing anything 1) Nazali kosala eloko te
2) Nazo sala eloko te
I am working 1) Nazali kosala
2) Nazo sala musala
I worked Nasali musala
I am resting 1) Nazali kopema
2) Nazopema
3) Na vandina ngai kaka
I was resting 1) Na bandaki kopema
2) Nazalaki kopema
I am busy Nazali occupé
I will be busy Nakozala occupé
I was busy Nazalaki occupé

Learn Lingala

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in Lingala

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in Lingala?

  • Numbers

    How to count in Lingala

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in Lingala

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in Lingala

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in Lingala

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Lingala

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Lingala

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in Lingala

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in Lingala that may be handy

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