Contacts & SNS

1. Numero ya telefone na yo ezali nini?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asks for a phone number; numero and telefone are French loans.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Numero is a loan found in a corpus sentence (namikosaki numero).

2. Pesa ngai numero ya telefone na yo, nabondeli yo

   Give me your phone number, please

   Usage

   To swap contact details.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Pesa is the imperative of give (it does not mean money here).

3. Nakobenga yo nsima

   I will call you later

   Usage

   To promise a call.

   Grammar Note

   A corpus sentence has alobi ete akobengayo nsima (she says she will call you later).

4. Benga ngai nsima

   Call me later

   Usage

   When you cannot talk now.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Benga is the imperative of kobenga (call).

5. Koma numero na yo awa, nabondeli yo

   Please write your number here

   Usage

   While handing over paper.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Koma is to write; awa is here.

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