dictionary / translation Lingala

nánu
naino

still
already

negative
nanu te : not yet

boseka nga te nanu esili te
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see also : libosó

17 examples (bandakisa zómi na nsambo) ...

akei nanu na zando, (na) sima akokende mosala.: he goes already to the market, afterwards he will go to work.
kende nanu kosomba lipa.: Go buy the bread already.
Kosomba nanu lipa te.: Don't buy the bread yet.
Azali kolala nanu na ekeko.: She still sleeps with a doll.
Ozali na mpongi ? - Nanu te.: Are you sleepy ? - Not yet.
Bilamba na ngai nanu ekauki te.: My clothes haven't dried yet.
kopesa ye mbongo mingi te, aza nanu mwana muke: Don't give him much money, it's still a little child
nzela ezali nanu mosika: The road is still long.
kobima nanu te. naza nanu na posa na yo.: Don't leave yet. I still need you.
aza nanu mwana muke. azomela likaya na mbula na ye.: He's still a small kid. He smokes sigarets at his age.
oza nanu elenge. kosala yango te. okoya kobebisa bomoi na yo.: You are still young. Don't do that. You risk spoiling your life.
kokita nanu te. zela mukie.: Don't come down yet. Wait a bit.
yoka nanu motuna na ngai liboso ya koyanola ngai: Listen already to my question before answering me.
nayoka nanu nzembo oyo te: I did not hear this song yet.
meka nanu kotanga oyo.: Try first reading that.
yo oza nanu elenge makasi: You, you are still very young.
Liboso kolongola bipoti na lisu ya moninga longola nanu oyo eza na lisu na yo: Before removing the crusts from the eyes of a friend, remove already those that are in your eyes.

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