dictionary / translation Lingala

mosálá, pl. misala (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
musala, pl. misala (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)Kinshasa version

work, occupation

bolingo, mibeko, misala
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tozoluka muana musala
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bosembo - boboto - mosala
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19 examples (bandakisa zómi na libwá) ...

luka mosala: look for work
mwana mosala: maid, servant
akei nanu na zando, (na) sima akokende mosala.: he goes already to the market, afterwards he will go to work.
akei liboso na zando, (na) sima akokende mosala.: firstly he goes to the market, afterwards he will go to work.
Mosala na zolo ezali koyoka solo na kopema.: The work of the nose is to smell odors and to breathe.
mokolo ya bopemi. mokolo ya mosala.: day off (holiday). workday.
bosembo - boboto - mosala: justice - peace - work (national motto of the DRC)
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...
kaka ngai nde nazosala misala nioso ya ndako: There's only me who does the all the chores of the house .
oza koluka mosala nini, mama ?: What job a are you looking for, mama ?
leki na yo oyo ya mwasi alingaka musala te.: Your little sister doesn't like the work.
nakodefa mbongo na musala: I will borrow money at work.
Mosala wana ya kindumba ezali malamu te na miso ya Nzambe.: The work of prostitution is not good in the eyes of God.
ezali pamba te naza na mosala te: It's because I have no work.
Tango naza kosala mosala nalingaka moto atungisa ngai te.: When I'm working, I don't like someone disturbing me.
koba mosala !: continue the work !
moninga ya mosala: work colleague
tozali koluka muana musala. Azala moyibi te, ndoki te, ndumba te.: We are looking for a domestic aid. May it not be a thief, not a sorcerer, not a whore.
Ngonga nini okokende na musala. ngonga ya zomi na mwambe.: What time will you go yo work ? 6 (18) o'clock.

mosala / occupation
nasalaka te	I don't work / unemployed
mosala ya maboko	manuel labour / labourer
mosala ya leta / kalaka	public servant / office work
moto ya mombongo	business man/woman
mokambi na compagnie	corporate management

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