dictionary / translation Lingala

alingi, form of a verb

infinitive : kolinga, kolínga
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person singular (he/she)

kolinga, regular construction (root : ling) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to love
to want, to desire

kolingana
to love each other

kolingisa
to allow

solo, nalingi
© Grand Hotel Kinshasa

nalingi yo
© pvh

nalingi nazala mosani wa molongo ya liboso
© pvh

derived words : bolingani, bolingi, bolingo, bilingalinga, molingami, elíngami

see also : kolúla

70 examples (bandakisa ntúkú nsambo) ...

nakolinga kaka komona yo: I desire just (only) to see you
nalingi yo mingi.: I love you a lot.
nalingi kosolola na yo.: I want to discuss with you.
ye alingaki kobala mwasi moko na kombo ya Racele.: He, he wanted to marry a certain Rachel.
olingi kobima na ngai ?: Do you want to go out with me ?
nalingi kolya soso na loso: I want to eat chicken and rice.
nalingi kofanda awa: I want to stay here
lino mpasi elingi koboma ngai.: The toothache wants to kill me.
Nalingi kosiba na nzele na mokonzi.: warning - sensible content
Nalingi se kolela.: Ik only want to cry.
Nakolinga yo seko.: I will love you forever.
soki olingi: If you want.
olingi nini epayi na ngai ?: What do you want from me ?
eloko nalakisa te. Nalingi yo. Nabombi yango na kati ya motema na ngai.: There's something I don't show. I love you. I've hidden that in my heart.
Po na nini mibali ya lelo balingi lisusu te babotine ?: Why don't today's men want condoms anymore ?
soki nazokaka, ( mbele ) olingaki kosala nini: If I were hurt, ( then ) what did you want to do ?
Mobali na ye alingaka kolembola libolo.: warning - sensible content
nalingi ye lisusu te. Nabimi na ye kaka boye.: I don't love her anymore. I went out with her just like that.
mbote, boni nzoto ? nga naza malamu. nalingaki kaka napesa yo mbote: Hello, how's the body (the health) ? I'm doing well. I just wanted to greet you.
alingi koyoka te. etali ye.: He doesn't want to listen. That's his problem.
Soki olingi kozwa engunduka, bisika ya kotika motuka ezali.: If you want to take the train, there are places to leave the car (parkings).
bolingo ezali elengi soki balingi yo: love is nice if they love you
alingi nini: what does he want ?
leki na nga ya mobali alingaka kobeta ndembo: My little brother loves to play football
nalingi ozala mama ya bana na nga: I want you to be the mother of my children
mokolo nakoya nalingi batu nioso bazala: The day I will come, I'd love everybody to be there.
mwasi oyo alingaka koloba mingi te: That woman doesn't like to talk much.
kosala ngai mabe te pona nalingi yo: Don't make me suffer because I love you
ngai mpe nalingi nabima na pokwa: Me too I want to go out tonight
nzambe alingi tolingana pe tosalisana: God wants us to love each other and to help each other
koya na moninga na yo wana te. nalingaka ye te.: Don't come with that friend of yours. I don't like him.
olingi komela masanga nini ?: What drink would you like to drink ?
nalingaka masanga oyo te eza sukali mingi: I don't like that drink. It's too sweet.
nalingaka mwasi azala monene te.: I don't like a woman to be fat.
nalingaka kolia lipa na tongo te: I don't like to eat bread in the morning.
nalingaka bana oyo bazalaka boye te: I don't like children who are like that.
olingi nasalela yo liki ?: Would you like me to make you an egg ?
ngai pe nalingi koya na bino: Me too, I want to come with you.
batu balinga nde kosuana na ndako oyo: The people really love to argue in this house.
nalingaka komela nkisi te.: I don't like to take medicin.
bino mibale bolingani mingi: You two love each other much.
ye alingaka mingi kolia mikate: He loves to eat fritters very much.
ndeko na ngai ya mwasi alingi kobota bana zomi: my sister wants to beare 10 children
pona nini olingaka kobuaka biloko ya kolia boye. eza malamu te.: Why do you love to throw away food like that ? It's not good.
olingi kolembola ye makolo to nini: You want to lick her feet or what ?
nazolinga kotinda biloko na mboka: I want to send things to the country.
nazolinga kobima kasi mvula ezobeta makasi.: I want to go out but it's raining hard.
nalingi te olala na mbeto na ngai.: I don't want you to sleep in my bed.
nalingaka kokende epai na ye te.: I don't like to go to her place.
pona nini bolingi kotela boye ? Eza malamu te pona poso.: Why do you like to get clear like that ? It's not good for the skin.
alingi ke nasala buku ya liwa na ngai: She wants me to make my will (testament).
nalingi komona lisusu moto ya liboma oyo na ndako na ngai te.: I don't want to see that lunatik in my house again.
alataka ndenge alingi.: She dresses like she wants.
luka mwasi moko oyo akolinga yo na bolingo ya solo: Seek a woman who will love you with real love.
Nalingi ata kokanisa yango te.: I don't even want to think about that.
sala nyonso olingi po nakuta ye awa te !: Do everything you want so that I don't find her here.
nazali na sekele te. ezali pamba te nalingi ye.: I don't have a secret. It's because I love her.
alingaka kotala bilili na ye mingi.: She likes to look at her pictures a lot.
nalingaka mwasi wana makasi.: I like that girl very much.
Soki olingi ke libala na biso ezala malamu, tika kokengela ngai.: If you want our marriage to be good, stop controlling me.
soki olingi toli moko, zala mosika ya mobali na ngai.: If you want advise, be far from my husband.
ngai nalingaka kobota bana mibale kaka: Me, I want to give birth to just two children.
nalingi ke eloko te ekomela mwana na ngai.: I don't want anything to happen to my child.
olingi nasala yo pe manzaka ?: Do you want me to do your nails too ?
Tango naza kosala mosala nalingaka moto atungisa ngai te.: When I'm working, I don't like someone disturbing me.
Nalingaki kotungisa yo te.: I didn't want to disturb you.
Mwana na bino alingi kotanga mingi: Your child wants to study much.
lelo natatoli : " nalingi yo ". © Dena Mwana: Today I proclaim : " I love you ".
papa ya baluba balingaka koliya mingimingi bitoto.: Baluba men love eating bitoto very much.
Olivia alingaka mabina mingi.: Olivia loves dancing.

kolínga, regular construction (root : ling) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to surrond, to circle
to wrap / to wind something around something (e.g. string a spool)
to unite, to bind

context : hair
to curl

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nsuki elingamalingama
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nsuki elingama
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3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

tala ye kuna minu mpembe koleka nzambala ya pape. nsuki elingamalingama © Koffi Olomide: look at her there, the teeth whiter than the dress of the pope. The hair disorderly (messy) curled.
leki na yo oyo ya mwasi alingaka musala te.: Your little sister doesn't like the work.
na ntongo tolingaka matoko na biso.: in the morning we usually roll up our mats.

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