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‘No’s, ‘if’s, ‘and’s and ‘but’s – indispensable helper words – Lingala Language

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

https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf

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• 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