Welcome to the third Kongo lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Kongo to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes![]() mbala |
tomatoes![]() tomata |
onions![]() matungulu |
carrots![]() bikwa |
fruits![]() mbuma |
apples![]() mabamfu |
bananas![]() mankondo |
oranges![]() malala |
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
Grammar + Rules |
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Kongo |
do you have milk? [verb + noun] |
nge ke zola mabele? |
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] |
mono kele na mabele mpi kafe |
he has three apples [number + plural noun] |
yandi kele na mapamu tatu |
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] |
yandi kele kaka na dipamu mosi |
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] |
beto ke vandaka na mwa nzo ya fioti |
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] |
mono ke zola madia na beto ya suka |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread![]() dimpa |
milk![]() mabele |
butter![]() manteka |
cheese![]() fomaze |
coffee![]() kafe |
sandwich![]() sandwisi |
meat![]() niama |
chicken![]() nsusu |
fish![]() mbisi |
breakfast![]() madia ya suka |
lunch![]() madia ya midi |
dinner![]() madia |
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
English |
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Kongo |
Do you speak (English/ Kongo)? |
nge ke tubaka (angele/kikongo)? |
Just a little |
kaka fioti |
I like Kongo |
mono ke zolaka kikongo |
Can I practice with you? |
mono lenda kulonguka ti nge? |
How old are you? |
nge ke na mvula ikwa? |
I'm thirty three years old |
mono kele na mvula makumi tatu na tatu |
It was nice talking to you |
yo vandaka mbote kusolula ti nge |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Kongo. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.