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Ozali mobali to mwasi ?: Are you a boy or a girl ?
Osuka to ozali na kelasi nini ? - Nasilisa kelasi ya ebandeli te.: What education level have you finished or are you in ? - I have not completed primary school.
lolenge moto akoki kokaba to kozua VIH: the way someone can transmit or catch HIV.
manguele mpe kisi ezali te po na kobatela moto azua VIH to bokono ya SIDA te.: There's no vaccine nor a medicine to protect someone from acquiring HIV or the disease AIDS.
Soki nzoto to poso ya moto ekutani na ya moto mosusu, tina ya kobanga ezali te.: If the body or the skin of a person meets with that of another person, there's no reason to fear.
kombo ya mboka to kombo ya ndaku ?: The name (family, tribe, village) or the forename (how they call you at home) ?
eza muana muasi to mobali ?: Is it a girl or a boy ?
mwasi ya mabele etelema to mwasi ya mabele ekweya ?: A girl with upstanding breasts or a girl with fallen breasts ? (like before or after pregnancy)
Soki insekte neti nzinzi, ngungi to nzoyi esui yo, tina ya kobanga ezali te.: When an insect like a fly, a mosquito or a bee stings you, there's no reason to be afraid.
ozosakana na ngai to nini ?: You're playing with me or what ?
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.
libala ( ya ) bosembo to libala ( ya ) bosoto: a sincere mariage or a bad mariage
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 ?
kosakana te na ngai to nakobeta yo: Don't laugh with me or I will hit you.
kolumba monoko solo eza maladi to te ?: Is stinky mouth an in sickness or not ?
olingi kolembola ye makolo to nini: You want to lick her feet or what ?
oza na posa ya koboya yango to oza na posa ya kondima ?: You'd like to refuse that or you'd like to accept ?
abula eza nyama ya nzamba to esobe.: The baboon is an animal from the forest or the savanna.

Article : pronouns

pronoms
Singular
1	me, I	ngai
2	you	yo
3	he, she, him (it)	ye (yango)
Plural
1	we	biso
2	you (pl)	bino
3	they, them (those things)	bango (yango)

conjugaison
Singular
1	I	namoni	I see
2	you	olingi	you love
3	he / she	alingi	he / she aime
Plural
1	we	tolingi	we love
2	you (plural)	bolingi	you love
3	they	balingi	they love
Objets (S & P)
3	it	etali (yo)	it looks at (you) / "it's your problem"

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