Lingala	English
mbote	hello / greetings
mbote mingi	hello / many greetings (warm)
boyei bolamu	welcome (lit. come well)
matondo	thanks / gratitude
matondo mingi	thank you very much
soki	please / if
nabongi te	I don't understand
koloba	to speak / to say
komeka	to try
kotika	to stop / to leave / to let
kokeya	to go
koya	to come
kozala	to be / to exist / to have
kolya	to eat
komela	to drink
kolala	to sleep
kofanda	to sit / to stay / to live
kotomboka	to stand up
kokomba	to sweep / to search
kozwa	to take / to get / to receive
kopesa	to give
komona	to see
koyeba	to know
kobanda	to start / to begin
kosilisa	to finish / to end
kotambola	to walk / to travel
kokende	let's go / going
kolanda	to follow / to continue
kobanga	to fear / to be afraid
kolinga	to love / to want / to like
kokanisa	to think / to consider
kokanga	to catch / to close / to lock
kobuka	to break / to cross
kokela	to put / to place / to build
koteka	to sell
kosomba	to buy
kobeta	to hit / to beat / to play (music)
kokota	to enter / to go in
kobima	to exit / to go out
kotanga	to read / to count
kokomba	to look for / to sweep
lelo	today
lobi	tomorrow
loba ya kala	yesterday
suka	end / finish / stop
nzoto	body
motó	head
miso	eyes
matoyi	ears
monoko	mouth
zolo	nose
loboko	arm / hand
lokolo	leg / foot
motema	heart
epai	place / location
na	in / at / with / and / to
te	not / no (negation)
awa	here
kuna	there / over there
wapi	where?
nani	who?
nini	what?
ndenge nini	how?
tango nini	when?
mpo nini	why?
boni	how much / how many?
ee	yes
te	no / not
soki	if / please
kasi	but
to	or
mpe	also / and / too
solo	true / really / indeed
ata	even / although / despite
sikoyo	now
mbala	time / occasion
mbala moko	once / one time
mbala mingi	many times / often
kala	old / long ago / before
malamu	good / well / nice
mabe	bad / wrong / ugly
monene	big / large / important
moke	small / little / few
mosusu	another / other
nyonso	all / every
moto	person / someone / fire
bato	people / persons
mwasi	woman / wife / female
mobali	man / husband / male
mwana	child / son / daughter
bana	children
tata	father / Mr.
mama	mother / Mrs.
ndeko	sibling / friend / relative
monganga	doctor / healer
mokristo	Christian
moako	farmer / peasant
mosali	worker / employee
mokonzi	chief / leader / boss
mokambi	guide / director
lopango	compound / fence / yard
ndako	house / home / building
liboso	front / before / first
nsima	after / behind / back
likoló	up / above / sky / heaven
nse	down / below / ground
kati	inside / middle / among
libanda	outside / foreign
penepene	near / close / almost
mosika	far / distant
makasi	strong / hard / powerful / serious
nkembo	glory / honour / praise
bolingo	love / affection
ntalo	price / cost / value
mbongo	money / wealth
biloko	things / goods / stuff
eloko	thing / stuff
esika	place / location / position
loposo	country / outside / abroad
mboka	village / hometown / country
etuka	neighbourhood / village area
engumba	city / town
lopango la mboka	country compound
mikili	countries / lands
ngai	I / me / my
yo	you (sing.) / your
ye	he / she / it / his / her
biso	we / us / our
bino	you (pl.) / your (pl.)
bango	they / them / their
oyo	this / these / that / these
wana	that / those over there
ye moko	alone / him/herself
elanga	farm / garden / field
mbisi	fish
nyama	meat / animal
mbuma	fruit / seed
makemba	plantains / bananas
lituma	plantain dish
liboke	food wrap
mai	water
lotoko	traditional alcohol / drink
sango	news / information
lisapo	story / tale / fable
nzela	path / road / way
bato ba ndako	household / family
boloko	prison / jail
nsango	news / message / gospel
kelasi	class / school
sukali	sugar
mungwa	salt
mafuta	oil / fat / fuel
mpembe	white
ndombe	black
pupa	red / yellow
langi	colour / paint
nsango ya sika	news update / recent news
kokangama	to be stuck / to hang / to cling
kolakisa	to show / to teach / to demonstrate
kosalisa	to help / to assist
kotombola	to carry / to lift
kozela	to wait
kozongela	to reply / to respond / to return
koyoka	to hear / to feel / to obey
kopona	to fall / to choose
kobakisa	to add / to increase
kokata	to cut
kofuta	to pay
kobongisa	to prepare / to fix / to repair
kosangana	to meet / to gather
koleka	to pass / to exceed / to cross
kobalisa	to inform / to notify
kosekwa	to be surprised / to laugh
kobunga	to mix / to confuse / to lose the way
kolobaka	to say / to speak often
kopusha	to ask
koloba malamu	to speak well / to say something good
kotindela	to send to
kobakama	to be caught
kotombela	to carry for
kopesela	to give to
kotangela	to read for / to count for
koyebisa	to inform / to make known
kosalela	to work for / to serve
komipesa	to offer / to donate
komiyeba	to know oneself / to be aware
komizela	to wait for oneself
esika oyo	here / this place
tango oyo	now / this time
mbula	rain / year
moyi	sun / day / daylight
butu	night
tongo	dawn / morning
midi	noon / midday
mpokwa	evening / late afternoon
eleko	season / period / era
ntango	time / period
sanza	month / moon
poso	week
tango ya poso	weekend / end of week
ye akei	he/she went
biso tokeyi	we went
ye akoya	he/she will come
biso tokoya	we will come
ye azali	he/she is
biso tozali	we are
nakei	I went
nakoya	I will come
nazali	I am
ozali	you are
azali	he/she/it is
tozali	we are
bino bozali	you (pl.) are
bango bazali	they are
moto moko	one person
bato mibale	two people
bana misato	three children
ndako moko	one house
biloko mingi	many things
mbongo mingi	a lot of money
liboso ya	before / in front of
nsima ya	after / behind
kati ya	inside / between / among
banda	since / from
tii	until / as far as
pamba te	not for nothing / seriously
ntina	reason / cause / root
ntina ya nini	what is the reason?
likolo ya	on top of / above
nse ya	below / under
boye	like this / so / thus
ndenge	manner / way / how
ndenge moko	the same way / same
ndenge ya malamu	in a good way
ndenge ya mabe	in a bad way
tosali nini	what shall we do?
tokeya wapi	where shall we go?
nakosalisa yo	I will help you
nakopesa yo biloko	I will give you things
ozali malamu?	are you well? / are you good?
nazali malamu	I am well / I am good
osali nini?	what did you do?
osali malamu	you did well
nakei kelasi	I went to school
akoya lobi	he/she will come tomorrow
tokei lisanga	we went together
batomboli biloko	they carried things
epai ya nani?	where to? / whose place?
epai ya monganga	at the doctor's place
esika ya malamu	a good place
ntalo ya biloko	price of goods
mbongo ya kofuta	money to pay
mosali ya biso	our worker
mokonzi ya etuka	neighbourhood chief