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Just as with the verbs, knowing a few of the more commonly used words can get you a long way when you start speaking Lingala. Initial conversations often seem to revolve around work, family, what you’ve done, are doing or are going to do, or what you want. Accordingly, this list looks at some of those areas and introduces a few key words. So the 10 words you’ll want to know from the beginning are: | Just as with the verbs, knowing a few of the more commonly used words can get you a long way when you start speaking Lingala. Initial conversations often seem to revolve around work, family, what you’ve done, are doing or are going to do, or what you want. Accordingly, this list looks at some of those areas and introduces a few key words. So the 10 words you’ll want to know from the beginning are: | ||
mwasi – (MWAH-see) – wife/woman | mwasi – (MWAH-see) – wife/woman | ||
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mabe – (MAH-beh) – bad | mabe – (MAH-beh) – bad | ||
<span link>After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you:</span> [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]], [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Verb-to-be|Verb to be]], [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Regular-Verbs|Regular Verbs]] & [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-First-10-Verbs|The First 10 Verbs]]. | |||
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https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Future-Tense-To-Be|The Future Tense To Be]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Future-Tense-To-Be|The Future Tense To Be]] | ||
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* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-First-10-Verbs|The First 10 Verbs]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-First-10-Verbs|The First 10 Verbs]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 27 March 2023
Just as with the verbs, knowing a few of the more commonly used words can get you a long way when you start speaking Lingala. Initial conversations often seem to revolve around work, family, what you’ve done, are doing or are going to do, or what you want. Accordingly, this list looks at some of those areas and introduces a few key words. So the 10 words you’ll want to know from the beginning are:
mwasi – (MWAH-see) – wife/woman
mobali – (moh-BAL-ee) – husband/man
ndeko – (n-DEK-oh) – brother/sister
ndako – (n-DAK-oh) – house
mosala – (moh-SAH-lah) – work
mbuma – (m-BOO-mah) – fruit
ndunda – (n-DOON-dah) – vegetables
mayi – (MY-ee) – water
malamu – (mah-LAH-moo) – good
mabe – (MAH-beh) – bad
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Present Tense, Verb to be, Regular Verbs & The First 10 Verbs.
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Negation
- The Future Tense To Be
- Gender
- Verb to be
- Using infinitive verb forms
- Conjugation To Have
- Create your first simple sentences in the affirmative
- Personal pronouns
- Adjectives
- Irregular verbs – kokende – to go
- Plurals
- Prepositions
- The First 10 Verbs
- Nouns