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

• • Benga nga sima: Call me after

Sima lobi: The day after tomorrow

• • Bandeko naye bakoya sima lobi: His/her siblings will come after tomorrow

Mbala eleki: Before/last time

• • Tokutanaki te mbala eleki: We didn't we last time

Poso eleki: last week

• • Nasombaki biloko ebele poso eleki: I bought a lot of things last week

Poso oyo: This week

• • Poso oyo, Paul akobalana na Emilie: Paul is getting married with Emilie this week