Language/Lingala/Grammar/Time-adverbs

Some adverbs of time in Lingala

• Lelo: Today
  • Naza na musala ebele lelo: I have a lot of work today
• Lobi(ekoya): Tomorrow
  • Esengeli tokutana lobi: We have to meet tomorrow.
• Lobi(eleki): Yesterday
  • Bakomaki na Kinshasa lobi(eleki): They got to Kinshasa yesterday
• Sikoyo: Now
  • Ozokende sikoyo(sika sikoyo)?: Are you going now(right now)
• Sikoyo te: Not now
  • Akoya sikoyo te: He/She won't come now
• Sima: After
• Sima lobi: The day after tomorrow
• Mbala eleki: Before/last time
• Poso eleki: last week
• Poso oyo: This week
• Tongo: Early
• Natongo: In the morning
• Lelo natongo: This morning
• Lobi natongo: Tomorrow/Yesterday morning
• Napokwa: in the evening
• Na butu: At night
• Lelo napokwa: Tonight
• Lobi napokwa: Tomorrow/Yesterday evening
• Tongo makasi: Very early
• Tango nini?: When?