dictionary / translation Lingala - English [mokolo mwa misato]

mokolo, pl. mikolo (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
mukolo, pl. mikolo (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)Kinshasa version

day

tags :

time

37 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mísáto na nsambo) ...

mokolo na mokolo: day after day (every day)
Nini etungisaki yo mokolo wana ?: What was bothering you that day ?
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.
mokolo moko te. mbala moko te. eloko moko te. moto moko te. esika moko te.: Never (not one day). Never (not one time). Nothing (not one thing). Nobody (not one man). Nowhere (not one place).
poso ekoya mokolo moko eza nakosala te.: Next week, there's a day that I don't work.
Lelo ezali mokolo ya suka. Lobi ezalaki mokolo ya liboso.: Today is the last day. Yesterday was the first day.
lelo mokolo nini ?: What day is it today ?
na ntongo penza. eleko ya mokolo: (very) early in the morning. during the day.
mokolo ya bopemi. mokolo ya mosala.: day off (holiday). workday.
mokolo ya kobotama.: birthday
omelaka makaya boni na mokolo ?: How many cigarettes do you smoke a day ?
Mokolo moko, nguma akendeki bokila na zamba. Amonaki nyama moko ya monene na amelaki ye mobimba.: One day the python went hunting in the forest. He had seen a large beast and had swallowed it entirely.
osololi na ye mikolo oyo ?: did you speak with him these days ?
yebisa ngai Wendy akoya kovisiter palais mokolo nini.: Let me know what day Wendy will come to visit the house.
mikolo eleki ebele: A lot of days have passed.
mokolo mosusu nakobina na yo: Another day I will dance with you
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.
ntango mosusu / mikolo misusu: sometimes (another time / different days )
monoko ya mokolo elumbaka solo, kasi elobaka maloba ya solo Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): The mouth of the elderly smells bad, but the words are true.
tokomonana mokolo mosusu: We will see each other again one of these days.
mokolo mosusu kanda ekosila pe nakozonga tosamba © groupe Choc Star: One of these days the anger will cease and I'll come back so that we'll judge
ozobima mingi mikolo oyo: You go out a lot these days
mokolo nakokufa... ngai, mutu ya mbongo: The day I will die... me, a rich man
mokolo nakoya nalingi batu nioso bazala: The day I will come, I'd love everybody to be there.
koloba na ngai boye te nazali mukolo na yo: Don't speak to me like that. I'm older than you.
monoko na yo nde ekoboma yo mokolo mosusu: It's your mouth that will kill you one of these days.
mikolo oyo mbula ezobeta makasi.: These days it's raining hard.
likambo oyo ekosila mokolo nini ?: What day will this problem end ?
lelo ezali mokolo ya mbotama ya yesu: Today is the birthday of Jesus.
okoya epayi na ngai mokolo nini ?: What day are you coming to my place ?
okobota mokolo nini ?: When are you going to give birth ?
lelo ezali mokolo ya mbotama ya koko na biso ya mwasi.: Today is the birthday of my grandmother.
pona nini mikolo oyo oza kolia kaka madesu ?: Why all you do these days is eat beans ?
Mikolo oyo nateki te batu bazosomba malamu te mbongo eza te.: These days I don't sell. The people don't buy well. There's no money.
Mikolo oyo aza kokanga suki te.: Lately she doesn't braid her hair.
banda mikolo mibale azolia te.: Since two days she's not eating.
azalaki na yo te mokolo mobimba.: She wasn't with you all day.

The days of the week
1	monday	mokolo ya liboso / mokolo ya yambo
2	tuesday	mokolo ya mibale
3	wednesday	mokolo ya misato
4	thursday	mokolo ya minei
5	friday	mokolo ya mitano
6	saturday	mokolo ya póso / mokolo ya saba / mokolo wa kombo
7	sunday	mokolo ya eyenga / mokolo ya lomingo

The months
1	januari	sanza ya liboso / yambo
2	februari	sanza ya mibale
3	march	sanza ya misato
4	april	sanza ya minei
5	mai	sanza ya mitano
6	june	sanza ya motoba	yuni
7	july	sanza ya sambo	yuli
8	august	sanza ya moambe
9	september	sanza ya libwa
10	october	sanza ya zomi
11	november	sanza ya zomi na mókó
12	december	sanza ya zomi na mibalé

jaar
year 2013	mobu mwa nkóto míbalé na zómi na mísáto mobu ya 2013

Misc
day	mokolo
week	mpóso
month	sanza
year	mobu/mbula/mpela
evening	mpokwa
night	butu
noon	nzanga
morning	ntongo
today	lelo
yesterday	lobi (eleki)
tomorrow	lobi (ekoya)

The seasons
dry season	tángo ya elanga
rain season	tángo ya mbúla

mokóló, pl. mikolo (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
mokóló, pl. bakolo (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))

adult, old

Kin
owner

derived from : kokóla

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

mokolo tonga © Franco Luambo Makiadi: owner of the needle (tailor)
mokolo ndako aleki awa: The owner of the house passed here
kozanga botosi na mikolo ezali malamu te: Lacking respect for the elders is not good.

mwá

a bit

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

esongo ezali mwa eteni ya libolo eye etimbaka.: The clitoris is a small part of the vagina that gets hard.
Limbisa ngai, oyo ekosala mwa pasi.: excuse me, this will hurt a bit.
monzoto mwa malili: planet (a bit cold planet)
yela ngai mwa ndambo ya loso po nalia: Bring me a small portion of rice so that I eat.
lambela ngai mwa ndambu ya ndunda: Prepare me a small portion of vegetables.

mwa

genitive particle for names of class 3 ( mo- )

teleme, ongenge na mwinda mwa Kristu. Mobimba mpo na banso.
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)

misapi mwa makolo
© pvh (Letitia Nkanza Kalawuma)

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

momekano mwa leta: state exam
mosolo mwa kelasi: school fees, tuition

mísáto
misátuKinshasa version
isatoarchaic, antiquated

three (3)

mokolo mwa misato
wednesday (the third day)

misato
© pvh

tags :

count

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

mbata - isáto: triangle
naza na bana misato: mwasi moko na mibali mibale: I have three children: One girl and two boys
aza na zemi ya sanza misatu: She's three months pregnant.
bato misato bayaki koluka yo lelo: Three men came look for you today.
nasombi mapa misato pona bana balia: I bought three loaves of bread for the the children to eat.

powers of 10
10	zómi
100	nkámá (mókó)
1000	nkóto (mókó)
10000	monkoko (mókó)
20000	minkoko míbalé
100000	elundu (mókó)
1000000	efuku (mókó)

11-99
11	zómi na mókó
15	zómi na mítáno
20	ntúkú míbalé
21	ntúkú míbalé na mókó
32	ntúkú mísáto na míbalé
43	ntúkú mínei na mísáto
54	ntúkú mítáno na mínei
67	ntúkú motóbá na nsambo
78	ntúkú nsambo na mwámbe
89	ntúkú mwámbe na libwá
95	ntúkú libwá na mítáno

100-1.000
100	nkámá (mókó)
101	nkámá (mókó) na mókó
110	nkámá (mókó) na zómi
115	nkámá (mókó) na zómi na mítáno
120	nkámá (mókó) na ntúkú míbalé
126	nkámá (mókó) na ntúkú míbalé na motóbá
157	nkámá (mókó) na ntúkú mítáno na nsambo
200	nkámá míbalé
201	nkámá míbalé na mókó
210	nkámá míbalé na zómi
222	nkámá míbalé na ntúkú míbalé na míbalé
500	nkámá mítáno
753	nkámá nsambo na ntúkú mítáno na mísáto

1.000-10.000
1000	nkóto (mókó)
1234	nkóto (mókó) na nkámá míbalé na ntúkú mísáto na mínei
9875	nkóto libwá na nkámá mwámbe na ntúkú nsambo na mítáno

other examples
9	libwá
39	ntúkú mísáto na libwá
539	nkámá mítáno na ntúkú mísáto na libwá
7539	nkóto nsambo na nkámá mítáno na ntúkú mísáto na libwá
47539	minkoko mínei na nkóto nsambo na nkámá mítáno na ntúkú mísáto na libwá
847539	bilundu mwámbe na minkoko mínei na nkóto nsambo na nkámá mítáno na ntúkú mísáto na libwá
6847539	bifuku motóbá na bilundu mwámbe na minkoko mínei na nkóto nsambo na nkámá mítáno na ntúkú mísáto na libwá

1-10
1	mókó
2	míbalé
3	mísáto
4	mínei
5	mítáno
6	motóbá
7	nsambo
8	mwámbe
9	libwá
10	zómi

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