dictionary / translation Lingala

basali, form of a verb

infinitive : kosála
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

kosála, regular construction (root : sal) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to work
to do, to make
to create
to act

kosálisa
to make do
to help, to take care of

kosálela
to work for...
to use

Eloko nini esalaka yo fier ?
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ekosala eloko te
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limbola !
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derived words : mosáli, kosalema, lisálísí, mosálisi, esalele, mosáleli

see also : kosunga

58 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mítáno na mwámbe) ...

asali ngai mabe: he did something bad to me
nakei kolala! Lobi okosala nini na pokwa ?: I'm going to sleep ! What will you do tomorrow evening ?
kosala mesa.: To dress the table
kati ya tata na mama na yo, nani asalaka ?: Between your father and your mother, who works ?
poso ekoya mokolo moko eza nakosala te.: Next week, there's a day that I don't work.
asalaka te, atangaka: he doesn't work, he studies
sala noki !: Do (it) fast !
Salisa ngai, nazoyoka libumu mpasi.: Help me, I have stomach pain.
osalisi ngai badepense nzoka zemi ya elephant. Limbola !: You made me make expenses, even though the pregnancy was from the elephant. Explain !
loba nakoyoka, tinda nakosala: Speak, I shall listen. Send, I shall do.
Limbisa ngai, oyo ekosala mwa pasi.: excuse me, this will hurt a bit.
ndenge ya komibatela : na capote. Nzela ya malamu koleka mpo na komibatela ezali kosalela capote: the way to protect oneself : with a condom. The best method to protect oneself is to use a condom.
salela ngai bikamwa: do me a miracle
tshombo oyo opesi ngai ezosala te: The phone that you gave me doesn't work.
soki nazokaka, ( mbele ) olingaki kosala nini: If I were hurt, ( then ) what did you want to do ?
Na motema nayebaki ete ezali mabe, kasi namonaki ndenge mosusu ya kosala te.: In the heart I knew it was bad, but I saw no other way of acting.
ozosala nini ? - Eloko te, naza na mbetu na ngai: What are you doing ? - Nothing, I'm in my bed.
Nasala nini soki papa to mama amelaka bangi to alangwaka masanga: what to do when papa or mama smokes weed or is getting drunk with beer ?
Peter azalaki kosala na kompani ya kemi.: Peter worked at a chemical company.
Namoni ozangi eloko ya kosala. Luka ata mosala ko ! kaka koyungana boye...: I see that you lack something to do. Look even for a job, come on ! just wandering like that...
kosala bipale: to make gestures
noko na ngai asali mobembo na belejika: My uncle made a trip to Belgium.
naza na makambo ebele ya kosala lelo: I have a lot of things to do today.
kosala ngai mabe te pona nalingi yo: Don't make me suffer because I love you
kosala ye bongo te pamba te akosilika: don't do that to her or else she will get angry
eloko basalela naza na posa na yango te: The thing that had been used, I don't need it
nzambe alingi tolingana pe tosalisana: God wants us to love each other and to help each other
atie ngai pili-pili na liso. ezosala pasi.: She put pepper in my eye. It hurts.
tozali lisusu na mayi te, mwinda te. sikoyo tokosala ndenge nini: We have no more water, no light. How will we work now ?
koya lelo te. naza na makambu ebele ya kosala: Don't come today. I have a lot of things to do.
Nzambe akosala makambo ya minene.: God will do great things.
sala yango pona ngai, bolimbisi.: Do it for me, please.
kaka ngai nde nazosala misala nioso ya ndako: There's only me who does the all the chores of the house .
loboko na yo kitoko penza. ebongi kaka osala manzaka.: Your hand is really beautiful. You should just do your nails.
pona nini ozali kosala boye, penza ?: Why do you do like this, really ?
olingi nasalela yo liki ?: Would you like me to make you an egg ?
kofuta ngai te. nasali yango ofele.: Don't pay me. I do that for free.
pona nini ozali kosala ndeko na yo bongo: Why do you do like this to your sister ?
boseka ngai, ekosala eloko te: make fun of me, it won't do anything.
sala noki, ngai nazobima sikoyo.: Be quick, I'm going out now.
oza nanu elenge. kosala yango te. okoya kobebisa bomoi na yo.: You are still young. Don't do that. You risk spoiling your life.
nazosala mikate ya moto: I'm making hot fritters.
bazali kosala ye epasoli ya mbanga.: They will do him a jaw operation.
tika kosala mokinza.: Stop farting.
ngai nasalaka kindumba te.: Me, I don't do prostitution.
alingi ke nasala buku ya liwa na ngai: She wants me to make my will (testament).
naza kosala makambo ebele tango moko.: I'm doing a lot of things at the same time.
ndenge nini bosalaki pona boyiba mbongo na ngai ?: How did you do it to steal my money ?
yo, makambo osali ezali pe malamu te: You, the things you did weren't good either.
nasali kaka mikate zomi.: I only made 10 fritters.
yaya na ngai pe asalaka manzaka.: My sister also does nails.
Aza kosala makelele makasi.: She's making loud noise.
sala nyonso olingi po nakuta ye awa te !: Do everything you want so that I don't find her here.
oza kosala nini libanda na ngonga oyo ?: What are you doing outside at this hour ?
Ndenge nini osali pona kokota awa ?: How did you do it to enter here ?
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.
Mobali nabala akeyi kosala ekobo. Abimi na ndeko nga.: The guy I married went to do adultery. He went out with my sister.

plural of "mosáli"

mosáli, pl. basali (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))
mosáleli, pl. basaleli (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

worker, worker, servant, employee

derived from : kosála

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3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

mosali mapa, moteki mapa: baker
mosali ya leta: state worker (civil servant)
mosali ya Nzambe: pastor

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