Sightseeing

1. Mize ezali wapi?

   Where is the museum?

   Usage

   When looking for a museum; mize is a loan from musée, as in Mize ya Kinsasa on Lingala Wikipedia.

   Grammar Note

   A corpus sentence asks Mize moko ezali na engumba oyo? (Is there a museum in this town?).

2. Mize moko ezali na engumba oyo?

   Is there a museum in this town?

   Usage

   Asks whether a town has a museum; this is a sentence from the corpus.

   Grammar Note

   Ezali na means there is; engumba is town and oyo is this.

3. Nalingi komona ebale Kongo

   I want to see the Congo River

   Usage

   To say you want to see the great river between Kinshasa and Brazzaville.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Ebale is river; Lingala Wikipedia has the phrase ebale ya Kongo.

4. Nalingi komona banyama

   I want to see animals

   Usage

   At a reserve or zoo; banyama is the plural of animals.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Banyama is the plural for animals.

5. Nalingi kotala engumba

   I want to look around the city

   Usage

   Says you want to see the city; kotala means look at or visit.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar.

6. Ngomba ezali mosika?

   Is the mountain far?

   Usage

   Asks how far a mountain or hill is.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Ngomba is mountain.

7. Nakoki kokota?

   May I go in?

   Usage

   Asks permission to enter a building or site.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Nakoki is I can and kokota is to enter.

8. Ezali kitoko mingi!

   It is very beautiful!

   Usage

   To praise a view or building.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Kitoko is beautiful.

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