dictionary / translation Lingala

mbúla, pl. bambula (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))
mvula, pl. bamvula (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)
mbúla, pl. bambula (class 1a/2 : - / ba-) (informal plural)

Rain, year

vagina, in some places "mbula" also means "vagina", in this case it is better to use "mvula" to talk about the rain.

see also : mbúla, mobú, mbúla, mvula

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sex
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19 examples (bandakisa zómi na libwá) ...

Mbula ebeti. Mbula ezobeta.: It rains. It's raining.
Mbula enokelaka ndaku ya moninga omoni yango moke, kasi mokolo ekonokela yo ekomi matata. Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): When the rain fell on the house of your friend, you found it insignificant, but the day it fell on you it became a problem.
ozali na mibu boni ? Ozali na mbula boni? Obotamaki mobu nini?: How old are you ? (How many years do you have ?)
Nakozonga bambula nyonso.: I'll come/go back every year.
Mbula na ngai ezali zomi na mwambe.: My age is 18.
Tobimisaki disque mbula eleki.: We issued a record last year.
butu elamu. pokwa elamu. mbotama elamu. mbula elamu.: good night. Good evening. Happy birthday. happy (new)year.
mbula ememi biloko ya ndaku: The rain has carried away the things of the house
longa 1500$ ya kelasi to pe mbula mobimba ya miliki NIDO.: Win 1500$ for school or a whole year of NIDO milk.
po na kozwa bis okoki kosomba tiké po na mokolo moko, sanza moko to mbula mobimba.: To take the bus, you can buy a ticket for one day, one month or a whole year.
tango ya bambula: rain season
mbula ekobeta lelo te. kobanga te.: It's not gonna rain today. Don't be afraid.
mikolo oyo mbula ezobeta makasi.: These days it's raining hard.
aza nanu mwana muke. azomela likaya na mbula na ye.: He's still a small kid. He smokes sigarets at his age.
nazolinga kobima kasi mvula ezobeta makasi.: I want to go out but it's raining hard.
mbula ezobeta lisusu.: It's raining again.
Mbula oyo tokosiba na masoko. Libolo ekomi mayi mayi.: warning - sensible content
nioso epoli na mvula.: everything is soaked by rain
bacables ya courant ezotokatoka awa na sima ya mvula: the electricity cables cook here after a rain

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