Let’s learn about how a conversation about work might look:
| You | Boni mosala? | How’s work? (How/quantity work) |
| Them | Ezali malamu. Nasalaki mosala mingi. | It is good. I did a lot of work. (It is good, I did work much). |
| You | Osalaki nini? | What did you (singular) do? (You (singular) did what) |
| Them | Nateyaki bana zomi. | I taught ten children. (I taught children ten) |
| You | Mosala mpenza! | Real work! (Work really) |
| Them | Ezali. Kasi, akoteya bango mateya mosusu na nsima. | It is. But, I will teach them other lessons next. (It is. But, I will teach them lessons other next) |