| Mbote! | Hello! | |
| Ozali malamu? | How are you? | You are well / good? |
| Nazali malamu | I am well / great | I am well / good |
| Nazali malamu te | I’m not well / great | I am well / good not |
| Nsango nini? | What news? (What’s up?) | News what? |
| Nsango malamu | Good news (Everything’s OK) | News good |
| Nsango te | No news (Nothing new) | News no / not |
| Nasepeli komona yo | I am happy to see you | |
| Nasepeli komona ye | I am happy to see him / her | |
| Nasepeli komona bino | I am happy to see you (plural) | |
| Nkombo na ngai … | My name is … | Name of me … |
| Nkombo na yo nani? | What’s your name? | Name of you who? |
| Tɛlɛma | Stand up | Stand |
| Fanda | Sit down | Sit |
| Fanda awa | Sit here | |
| Fanda kuna | Sit there | |
| Yaka | Come | |
| Yaka awa | Come here | |
| Kende | Go / Go away | Go |
| Kende kuna | Go there | |
| Liya | Eat | |
| Liya yango | Eat it / them | |
| Liya limpa | Eat bread | |
| Liya loso | Eat rice | |
| Liya nsoso | Eat chicken | |
| Liya nsoso ná loso | Eat chicken and rice | Eat chicken with rice |
| Mɛla | Drink | |
| Mɛla yango | Drink it | |
| Mɛla mai | Drink water | |
| Tala | Look | |
| Tala yango | Look at it / them | Look it / them |
| Tala ngai | Look at me | Look me |
| Tala ye | Look at him / her | Look him / her |
| Pesa | Give | |
| Pesa ngai | Give me | |
| Pesa ye | Give him / her |