Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/English-Lingala-verbs
to accuse – kofunda
to add - kobakisa
to allow – kolingisa
to answer – koyanola
to argue – koswanna
to arrive – kokoma
to ask – kosenga
to ask a question – kotuna
to ban – kopesika
to bargain – kokakola
to be – kozala
to be able – kokoka
to be afraid of – kobanga
to be angry – kosilika
to be born – kobotoma
to be content – kosepela
to be cooked – kobela
to be from – kowuta
to be happy – kosepela
to be in love – kolingana
to be mistaken – kobunga
to be sick – kobela
to be tired – kolemba
to beat – kobeta
to begin – kobanda
to bite – koswa
to borrow – kodefa
to break – kobuka, kopasola
to breathe – kopema
to burn (controlled) – kotumba
to burn (uncontrolled) – kozikisa
to bury – kokunda
to buy – kosomba
to call – kobenga
to carry – kokumba, komema
to chat – kosolola
to choose – kopona
to clean – kokobombola
to climb – komata, kotalisa
to close – kokanga
to come (to) – koya
to come (back) – kozonga
to come (from) – kowuta
to confiscate – kobotola
to cough – kokosola
to count – kotanga
to cry – kolela
to cure – kobowa
to cut – kokata
to deceive – kokosa
to descend – kokita
to die – kokufa
to drink – komela
to dry – kopangusa
to eat – kolia
to elect – koponama
to employ (an object) – koselela
to enter – kokota
to exchange – kosombitinya
to fall – kokueya
to feed – koleisa
to feel – koyoka
to fill – kotondisa
to find – kokuta
to finish – kosilisa, kosuka
to finish (actions, objects) – kosila
to fit – kobonga
to fly – kopumbwa
to follow – kolanda
to forbid – kopesika
to forget – kobasana
to forgive – kolimbisa
to get well – kobika
to give – kopesa
to give back (an object) – kozongisa
to give birth – kobota
to glorify – kokumisa
to go – kokende
to go down – kokita
to go out – kobima
to go past – koleka
to hate – koyina
to have – kozala na
to have a hole (in a pipe) – kotoboka
to have fear – kobanga
to hide – kobomba
to hire – kofotela
to hit – kobeta
to hold – kosimba
to holiday – kokende mobembo
to hope – kolikia
to hurt – kozoka
to import – komema
to inject (medicine) – kotuba tonga
to insult – kofinga
to joke – kotumbula
to jump – kopimbwa, kopumbwa
to kill – koboma
to knock – kobola
to know – koyeba
to laugh – koseka
to lead – kokamba
to learn – koyekola
to leave (an object) – kotika
to leave (people, actions) – kobima
to like – kolinga
to listen – koyoka
to live – kofanda
to look at – kotala
to look for – koluka
to lose (an object) – kobungisa
to lose (in sport) – kopola
to make – kosala
to make love – kosiba
to make war – kobunda
to marry – kobala
to meet – kokuntana
to miss – kozanga
to need – kosengela
to open – kofungola
to pack – kokanga
to pass – koleka
to pay – kofuta
to pay attention – kokeba
to pee – kosuba
to play – kosana
to polish – kotana
to polish – kopangusa (K)
to pour (liquid) – kobonga
to pray – kosambela
to preach – koteya
to prohibit – kopesika
to promise – kolaka
to pull – kobenda
to punch – kobeta
to push – kopusa
to put – kotia
to put down – kokitisa
to put something inside – kokotisa
to put something out – kobimbisa
to quarrel – koswanna
to rain – konoka
to rape – kovioler
to reach (a place) – kokomela
to read – kotanga
to receive (a person, etc.) – koyamba
to receive (an object) – kozua
to reduce (a price) – kobunola
to refuse – koboya
to reject – koboya
to remain – kotikala
to remember – kokundola
to remove – kolongola
to rent – kofutela
to repair – kobamba
to repent – komina
to reply – koyanola
to rescue – kobikisa
to rest – kopema
to return – kozonga
to return (an object) – kozongisa
to ride – komata, kopusa
to roast – kokalinga
to rot (meat) – kopola
to ruin – kobebisa
to run – kokima, kopota
to say – koyebisa
to search – koluka
to see – komona
to sell – koteka
to send – kotinda
to sew – kosono
to share – kokaba
to shave – kokolola
to shiver – kolenge
to shout – konganga
to sing – koyemba
to sit – kofanda
to sleep – kolala
to smile – koseka moke
to smoke – komela
to speak – koloba
to stand up – kotelema
to start – kobanda
to stay – kotikala
to steal – koyiba
to stop – kosuka, koteme
to study – kotanga
to swallow – komela
to sweep – kokomba, kokombola
to swim – kobete
to take – kokamata, komema
to take (an object) – kozua
to take a decision – kozua mokamo
to take a trip – kokende mobembo
to talk – kosolola
to think – kobouler, kokanisa
to throw – kobwaka
to transform – kobongola
to transport – kokumba, komema
to try – komeka
to turn – kobalusa
to twist – kokamola
to use (an object) – koselela
to vomit – kosanza
to wait – kozela
to wake up – kolamuka
to walk – kotambola
to want – kolinga
to wash – kosokola
to watch – kotala
to win – kolonga
to wipe – kopangusa
to wish – kotombela
to work – kosala
to worry – kopangana
to wrap – koziba
to write – kokoma
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Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Animals
- Education
- Important words
- Street life
- Directions
- Numbers
- Around the house
- Sorcery and witchcraft
- Mining, minerals and natural resources
- Domestic animals
- Complex numbers
- God and Religion
- On the road
- Weather