Daily use common Lingala Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Lingala language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Lingala sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Lingala translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Lingala language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Lingala language quickly and also play some Lingala word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Lingala.

Lingala sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Lingala language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Boyei malamu
Thanks	Matondi
Good	Malamu
Enjoy	Sepela
Fine	Malamu
Congratulations	Félicitations na bino
I hate you	Nayinaka yo
I love you	Nalingaka yo
I’m in love	Nazali na bolingo
I’m sorry	Bolimbisi
I’m so sorry	Nazali na mawa mingi
I’m yours	Nazali ya yo
Thanks again	Merci lisusu
How are you	Boni
I am fine	naza malamu
Take care	Kotya likebi
I miss you	mposa na yo
You're nice	Ozali malamu
That’s terrible	Yango ezali somo
That's too bad	Yango ezali mabe mingi
That's too much	Yango eleki mingi
See you	Tokomonana
Thank you	Matondi
Thank you sir	Matondo mingi monsieur
Are you free	Ozali na bonsomi
No problem	Likambo te
Get well soon	Bika noki
Very good	Malamu mpenza
Well done	Longonya
What’s up	Nini ya sika
I can't hear you	Nakoki koyoka yo te
I can't stop	Nakoki kotika te
I know	Nayebi
Good bye	Aurevoir
Good idea	Likanisi ya malamu
Good luck	Shanse
You are late	Ozali na retard
Who is next?	Nani azali na nsima?
Who is she?	Azali nani?
Who is that man?	Mobali wana azali nani?
Who built it?	Nani atongaki yango?
They hurt	Bazali kosala mpasi
She got angry	Asilikaki makasi
She is a teacher	Azali molakisi
She is aggressive	Azali na mobulu
She is attractive	Azali kobenda likebi ya bato
She is beautiful	Azali kitoko
She is crying	Azali kolela
She is happy	Azali na esengo
No way!	Ata moke te!
No worries	Mitungisi te
No, thank you	Te, merci

I'm so happy	Nazali na esengo mingi
I'm hungry	Nazali na nzala
I'm able to run	Nazali na makoki ya kopota mbangu
I agree	Nandimi yango
I can swim	Nakoki kobɛta mai
I can't come	Nakoki koya te
He got angry	Asilikaki
He was alone	Azalaki ye moko
He was brave	Azalaki na mpiko
He likes to swim	Alingaka kobɛta mai
Don't be angry	Kozala na nkanda te
Don't be sad	Kozala na mawa te
Don't cry	Kolela te
Come in	Bokota na kati
Come on	Yaka
Can you come?	Okoki koya?
Can I help?	Nakoki kosalisa?
Can I eat this?	Nakoki kolia oyo?
Can I help you?	Nakoki kosalisa yo?
Can I see?	Nakoki komona?
Are you going?	Ozali kokende?
Are you hungry?	Ozali na nzala?
Are you mad?	Ozali na ligboma?
Are you serious?	Ozali na motema sembo?
Are you sleeping?	Ozali kolala?
Can you do this?	Okoki kosala yango?
Can you help me?	Okoki kosalisa ngai?
Can you tell me?	Okoki koyebisa ngai?
Come on tomorrow	Boya lobi
Come quickly	Yaka noki
Could I help you?	Nakoki kosalisa yo?
Could you tell me?	Okoki koyebisa ngai?
Do not disturb!	Kotungisa te!
Do you hear me?	Oyokaka ngai?
Do you smoke?	Omɛlaka likaya?
Have you eaten?	Olyaki?
Have you finished?	Osilisi kosala?
He can run fast	Akoki kopota mbangu
He began to run	Abandaki kopota mbangu
He did not speak	Alobaki te
His eyes are blue	Miso na ye ezali na langi ya bule
His smile was good	Kosɛka na ye ezalaki malamu
How is your life?	Bomoi na yo ezali ndenge nini?
How is your family?	Libota na yo ezali ndenge nini?
I am a student	Nazali mwana-kelasi
I am going to study	Nazali kokende koyekola
I am not a teacher	Nazali molakisi te
I am sorry	Nazali na mawa
I believe you	Nandimi yo
I can do this job	Nakoki kosala mosala oyo
I can run faster	Nakoki kopota mbangu koleka
I can’t believe it	Nakoki kondima yango te
It happens	Esalemaka

It is new	Ezali ya sika
It is a long story	Ezali lisolo molai
It looks like an bird	Ezali komonana lokola ndɛkɛ
It really takes time	Esɛngaka mpenza ntango
It was really cheap	Ezalaki mpenza na ntalo moke
It was so noisy	Ezalaki makɛlɛlɛ mingi
It was very difficult	Ezalaki mpasi mingi
It wasn't expensive	Ezalaki ntalo mingi te
It wasn't necessary	Ezalaki na ntina te
Let me check	Tika natala
Let me say	Tika naloba
Let me see	Tika namona
May I come in?	Nakoki kokɔta?
May I help you?	Nakoki kosalisa yo?
May I join you?	Nakoki kosangana na yo?
May I speak?	Nakoki koloba?
May I eat this?	Nakoki kolia oyo?
My father is tall	Tata na ngai azali molai
My sister has a job	Ndeko na ngai ya mwasi azali na mosala
My sister is famous	Ndeko na ngai ya mwasi ayebani mingi
My wife is a doctor	Mwasi na ngai azali monganga
No, I'll eat later	Te, nakolya na sima
Please come in	Svp bo kota
Please do that again	Svp bosala lisusu bongo
Please give me	Svp bopesa ngai
She admired him	Azalaki kosepela na ye mingi
She avoids me	Akimaka ngai
She came last	Ayaki na nsuka
She goes to school	Akendaka kelasi
That house is big	Ndako wana ezali monene
That is a good idea	Yango ezali likanisi ya malamu
That is my book	Yango nde buku na ngai
That is my son	Yango ezali mwana na ngai
The dog is dead	Mbwa ekufi
The river is wide	Ebale yango ezali monene
There is no doubt	Ntembe ezali te
They are playing	Bazali kosakana
They are pretty	Bazali kitoko
They got married	Babalanaki
They have few books	Bazali na mikanda mingi te
They stopped talking	Batikaki koloba
This is my friend	Oyo ezali moninga na ngai
This bird can't fly	Ndeke oyo akoki kopumbwa te
This decision is final	Ekateli yango ezali ya nsuka
This is my book	Oyo ezali buku na ngai
This is my brother	Oyo ndeko na ngai
This is my daughter	Oyo ezali mwana na ngai ya mwasi
This is not a joke	Oyo ezali liseki te
This is surprising	Yango ezali likambo ya kokamwa
This river is beautiful	Ebale oyo ezali kitoko
This story is true	Lisolo oyo ezali ya solo
We are happy	Tozali na esengo
Will it rain today?	Mbula ekobɛta lelo?
Will you go on a trip?	Okokende kosala mobembo?

Will she come?	Akoya?
Would you kill me?	Okoboma ngai?
Would you love me?	Okolinga ngai?
Would you come here?	Olingaki koya awa?
You are a teacher	Ozali molakisi
You are very beautiful	Ozali kitoko mingi
You are very brave	Ozali na mpiko mingi
You broke the rules	Obukaki mibeko
You love me	Olingi ngai
you love me or not	olingi ngai to te
You make me happy	Ozali kopesa ngai esengo
You may go	Okoki kokende
You should sleep	Esengeli olala
You must study hard	Osengeli koyekola makasi
Whose idea is this?	Likanisi oyo ezali ya nani?
Thanks for your help	Merci pona lisungi na bino
Thank you for coming	Matondo mingi mpo na koya
How about you	Ebongo yo
How is your family	Libota na yo ezali ndenge nini
How to Say	Ndenge Nini Koloba
Good morning	Mbote
Good afternoon	Nsima ya nzanga malamu
Good evening	Mpokwa malamu
Good night	Butu malamu
Happy birthday	Mbotama elamu
Happy Christmas	Noele ya esengo
Happy new year	Mbula ya sika elamu
Good to see you	Malamu komona yo
I don't like it	Nasepelaka na yango te
I have no idea	Nazali na likanisi moko te
I know everything	Nayebi makambo nyonso
I know something	Nayebi likambo moko
Thank you so much	Matondi mingi
Thanks a million	Merci million moko
See you later	Tomonani
See you next week	Tokokutana na poso ekoya
See you next year	Tokokutana na mbula ekoya
See you soon	Tokomoana kala mingi te
See you tomorrow	Tomonani lobi
Sweet dreams	Bandoto ya kitoko
I’m crazy about you	Naza fou pona yo
I'm crazy with you	Naza fou na yo
Nice to meet you	Esengo na kokutana na yo
It's very cheap	Ezali na talo moke mpenza
Just a moment	Kaka mwa ntango moke
Not necessarily	Ezali mpenza bongo te
That’s a good deal	Yango ezali likambo ya malamu
You're beautiful	Oza kitoko
You're very nice	Ozali malamu mingi
You're very smart	Oza mayele mingi
I really appreciate it	Nasepelaka mpenza na yango
I really miss you	Nazali mpenza kozanga yo

Hard sentences

What is your name	Nkombo na yo nani
Which is correct?	Oyo wapi ezali malamu?
Will you please help me?	Nabondeli yo, okosalisa ngai?
Will you stay at home?	Okotikala na ndako?
Do you need anything?	Ozali na mposa ya eloko moko?
Do you need this book?	Ozali na mposa ya buku oyo?
Are you feeling better?	Ozali koyoka malamu?
Are you writing a letter?	Ozali kokoma mokanda?
Come and see me now	Yaka kotala ngai sikoyo
Come with your family	Yaka elongo na libota na yo
I'm very busy this week	Nazali na mosala mingi na poso oyo
There is a lot of money	Mbongo ezali ebele
They are good people	Bazali bato malamu
We need some money	Tozali na mposa ya mwa mbongo
What is your destination?	Esika oyo ozali kokende ezali nini?
What are you doing today?	Ozali kosala nini lelo?
What are you reading?	Ozali kotanga nini?
What can I do for you?	Nakoki kosala nini mpo na yo?
What is the problem?	Mokakatano ezali nini?
What is the story?	Lisolo ezali nini?
What is your problem?	Problème na yo eza nini?
What was that noise?	Makɛlɛlɛ yango ezalaki nini?
When can we eat?	Ntango nini tokoki kolya?
When do you study?	Oyekolaka ntango nini?
When was it finished?	Basilisaki yango ntango nini?
How about your family	Bongo libota na yo
Do you understand?	Ozali kososola?
Do you love me?	Olingaka nga?
Don't talk about work	Koloba makambo ya mosala te
How can I help you?	Ndenge nini nakoki kosalisa yo?
How deep is the lake?	Laki yango ezali mozindo boni?
I'm not disturbing you	Nazali ko déranger yo te
I'm proud of my son	Nazali na lolendo mpo na mwana na ngai
I'm sorry to disturb you	Nazali na mawa mpo na kotungisa yo
Is something wrong?	Likambo moko ezali mabe?
May I open the door?	Nakoki kofungola porte?
Thanks for everything	Merci pona nionso
This is very difficult	Yango ezali mpasi mingi
This is very important	Yango ezali na ntina mingi
Where are you from	Owuti wapi
Do you have any idea	Ozali na likanisi moko boye
I love you so much	nalingaka yo mingi
I love you very much	Nalingi yo mingi
I’m in love with you	Naza na bolingo na yo
I missed you so much	Nazalaki kozanga yo mingi
Let me think about it	Tiká nakanisa naino
Thank you very much	Matondi mingi
I can't stop thinking	Nakoki kotika kokanisa te
Will you stop talking?	Okotika koloba?
Would you like to go?	Okosepela kokende?
Would you teach me?	Okoteya ngai?

Where is your room?	Chambre na yo ezali wapi?
Where should we go?	Tosengeli kokende wapi?
Where is your house?	Ndako na yo ezali wapi?
Please close the door	Svp bokanga porte
She agreed to my idea	Andimaki likanisi na ngai
That boy is intelligent	Mwana mobali wana azali na mayele
It was a very big room	Ezalaki shambre moko monene mpenza
He can swim very fast	Akoki kobɛta mai mbangumbangu mpenza
He accepted my idea	Andimaki likanisi na ngai
They loved each other	Bazalaki kolingana
When will you reach?	Okokóma mokolo nini?
Where are you from?	Owuti wapi?
Where are you going?	Ozali kokende wapi?
We love each other	Tolinganaka
We obeyed the rules	Totosaki mibeko
We started to walk	Tobandaki kotambola
We will never agree	Tokoyokana ata moke te
We can make change	Tokoki kosala mbongwana
We cook everyday	Tolambaka mikolo nyonso
We enjoyed it	Tosepelaki na yango
What about you?	Ebongo yo?
What are you doing?	Ozosala nini?
What did you say?	Olobaki nini?
What do you need?	Ozali na mposa ya nini?
What do you think?	Okanisi nini?
What do you want?	Olingi nini?
What happened?	Oyo esalemaki?
What is that?	Yango ezali nini?
When was she born?	Abotamaki ntango nini?
When will we arrive?	Tokokoma mokolo nini?
Where are you?	Oza wapi?
Where does it hurt?	Esalaka pasi wapi?
Where is my book?	Buku na ngai ezali wapi?
Where is the river?	Ebale ezali wapi?
Who broke this?	Nani abukaki likambo oyo?
Why are you crying?	Ozali kolela mpo na nini?
I can't see anything	Nazali komona eloko te
I disagree with you	Nazali koyokana na yo te
I like it very much	Nasepelaka na yango mingi
I need more time	Nazali na mposa ya ntango mingi
I want to sleep	Nalingi kolala
I'm able to swim	Nazali na makoki ya kobɛta mai
I'm not a doctor	Nazali monganga te
I'm taller than you	Nazali molai koleka yo
I'm very sad	Nazali na mawa mingi
Is he a teacher?	Azali molakisi?
Is she married?	Azali na libala?
Is this book yours?	Buku oyo ezali ya yo?
Let's ask the teacher	Totuna molakisi
Let's go out and eat	Tobima to lia
Let's go to a movie	Tokende na film moko

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Likanisi na ye endimamaki te
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Ba propositions na ye endimami na réunion
How do you come to school?	Ndenge nini oyaka na kelasi?
If I had money, I could buy it	Soki nazalaki na mbongo, nakokaki kosomba yango
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Soki olingi crayon, nakodefisa yo moko
If he comes, ask him to wait	Soki ayei, sɛngá ye azela
If it rains, we will get wet	Soki mbula ebɛti, tokokóma na mai
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Soki nayekolaki, nazalaki koleka ekzamɛ yango
My hair has grown too long	Suki na ngai ekómi milai mingi
My mother is always at home	Mama na ngai azalaka ntango nyonso na ndako
There are many fish in this lake	Mbisi ezali mingi na laki yango
There are many problems to solve	Mikakatano ezali mingi oyo tosengeli kosilisa
There are some books on the desk	Ezali na mwa mikanda oyo ezali likoló ya mesa
There is nothing wrong with him	Eloko moko ya mabe ezali na ye
There was a sudden change in the weather	Mbula ebongwanaki na mbalakaka
There was nobody in the garden	Moto moko te azalaki na kati ya elanga
There was nobody there	Moto moko te azalaki kuna
There were five murders this month	Bato mitano babomamaki na sanza oyo
They admire each other	Bazali kosepela moko na mosusu
They agreed to work together	Bandimaki kosala elongo
They are both good teachers	Bango mibale bazali balakisi malamu
We want something new	Tolingi eloko ya sika
We should be very careful	Tosengeli kokeba mpenza
When can I see you next time?	Ntango nini nakoki komona yo mbala ya nsima?
When did you finish the work?	Osilisaki mosala yango ntango nini?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Ntango nini okobuka blé na yo?
Where do you want to go?	Olingi kokende wapi?
Where is the pretty girl?	Mwana mwasi kitoko azali wapi?
Which food do you like?	Bilei nini olingaka?
Which is more important?	Wapi ezali na ntina mingi?
Which one is more expensive?	Oyo wapi ezali ntalo mingi?
Which way is the nearest?	Nzela nini ezali penepene?
Which is your favorite team?	Ekipi nini olingaka mingi?
Which languages do you speak?	Olobaka minɔkɔ nini?
Which team will win the game?	Ekipi nini ekolonga lisano yango?
Why are you drying your hair?	Mpo na nini ozali kokaukisa nsuki na yo?
Why are you late?	Mpo na nini ozali na retare?
Why did you get so angry?	Mpo na nini osilikaki boye?
Why did you quit?	Mpo na nini otikaki mosala?
Why don't you come in?	Mpo na nini okɔtaka te?

Why were you late this morning?	Pona nini ozalaki na retard na tongo ya lelo?
Why are you so tired today?	Pona nini olembi boye lelo?
Would you like to dance with me?	Okolinga kobina na ngai?
Would you come tomorrow?	Olingaki koya lobi?
You are always complaining	Ozali ntango nyonso komilelalela
Thanks for your explanation	Merci pona explication na yo
Thanks for the compliment	Merci pona compliment
Thanks for the information	Merci pona ba informations
Thanks for your understanding	Merci pona bososoli na bino
Thank you for supporting me	Merci pona ko soutenir ngai
I really miss you so much	Nazali mpenza kozanga yo mingi
Happy valentine’s day	Esengo ya mokolo ya ba valentine
Whose decision was final?	Ekateli ya nani ezalaki ya nsuka?
Whose life is in danger?	Bomoi ya nani ezali na likama?
You are a good teacher	Ozali molakisi malamu
You can read this book	Okoki kotanga buku oyo
You don't understand me	Ozali ko comprendre ngai te
You have to study hard	Osengeli koyekola makasi
Where do you have pain?	Ozalaka na pasi wapi?
They are both in the room	Bango mibale bazali na kati ya shambre
That house is very small	Ndako wana ezali moke mpenza
Please give me your hand	Nasengi yo opesa ngai loboko na yo
Please go to the school	Svp bokende na école
Please sit here and wait	Svp bovanda awa bo zela
Please speak more slowly	Svp boloba malembe mingi
My father is in his room	Tata na ngai azali na shambre na ye
May I ask you something?	Nakoki kotuna yo likambo moko?
May I ask you a question?	Nakoki kotuna yo motuna moko?
Is the job still available?	Mosala yango ezali naino?
I arrived there too early	Nakómaki kuna liboso mpenza
Do you have a family?	Ozali na libota?
Do you have any problem?	Ozali na mokakatano moko boye?
Do you have any idea?	Ozali na likanisi moko boye?
Did you finish the job?	Osilisaki mosala yango?
Did you like the movie?	Osepelaki na filme yango?
Are we ready to go now?	Tozali pene ya kokende sikoyo?
Would you like to come?	Okosepela koya?
I don't speak very well	Nalobaka malamu mingi te

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