Kongo Adjectives
Welcome to the second Kongo lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Kongo to help you practice your daily phrases.
black ndombe |
grey fututu |
white mpembe |
blue bule |
green masa ya saka-saka |
yellow ya mafuta |
red mbwaki |
brown mbwaki ya pete |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Kongo |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] nzo na mono ikele mpembe |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] nsi na mono ikele nene |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] mikanda ya mpa ikele ntalu mingi |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] beto ke na kiese awa |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] yandi kele na mbwa tatu ya fioti |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] ndinga yai ikele pete kibeni |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mono ikele na mwa nzo ya |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold madidi |
hot tiya |
cloudy ya matuti |
rainy ya mvula |
snowy ya mvula ya mpembe |
sunny ya ntangu |
windy ya mupepe |
warm tiya-tiya |
Conversation in Kongo
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Kongo |
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| hi mbote |
| how are you? ebwe nge? |
| I'm good, thank you mono ke mbote, matondo/melesi |
| and you? ebwe nge si? |
| what is your name? nki kele zina na nge? |
| my name is Maya zina na mono ikele maya |
| nice to meet you kiese ya kuzabana na nge |
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