Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Helper-Words
Finally, as with any language, there are a handful of words that you simply can’t do without. Words like ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘maybe’, and ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘or’. These little words are often crucial for getting your meaning across.
As with the other bits presented so far, it’s helpful to commit this short list to memory. You’ll find yourself using them just about every time you speak.
boye – (BOY-eh) – so, thus
ebele – (eh-BEL-eh) – many, a lot
eh – (eh) – yes
kasi – (KAH-see) – but
moke – (moh-KAY) – few, little
pe – (peh) – and
po – (poh) – because
po na nini – (poh nah NEE-nee) – why
soki – (SOH-kee) – if
tango mosusu – (TANG-goh moh-SOO-soo) – maybe
te – (teh) – no
to – (toh) – or
So that’s it – about 50 words. Pretty much everything you need to start speaking a reasonable amount of Lingala. In the next section, we’ll start to put them together.
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: English Lingala verbs, Lingala Vocabulary: Learn the words for common food items!, Around town & Travel Phrases.
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- On the road
- Wild animals
- It’s a miracle!
- At the market
- Contractions
- Sports and recreation
- Water
- Common phrases and examples
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Around town
- Fruits
- Fire
- Comprehension
- In the forest