Nabansompola
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At the police station…
- musange
- mobile phone
- lamya
- phone
- Mulimukalale bamisompola musange
- You're in town, someone has snatched your phone.
- Mulimukalale
- you're in town
- mukalale
- in town / in the city center
- ku kalale
- in the urban areas
- mwaya ku kapokola
- you go to the police station
- Nabansompola musange
- Someone has snatched my phone.
- Nabansompola
- someone has snatched (more than one person)
- naba …
- someone has done something
- ukusompola
- to snatch
- nabaya
- they have gone
- Achilamoneka shani?
- What does he/she look like?
- Achikwata …..
- He had …
- banani?
- who?
- bakabolala
- thieves
- chawama icho
- that is nice (emphasized)
- chawama
- that is nice
Small talk
- ndeupa palichine
- I'm getting married on Thursday
- chawama icho
- That is nice with emphasised.
- ichinama, icho
- a big animal, there
- inama
- an animal
- Achiba …
- he was
- Achikwata ukuboku kumo
- He had one hand.
- Achikwata umutwe aanono
- he had a small head.
- Tumyafwilisheko
- How can we help you?
Emergency
- njafweniko
- emergency / help
- nikwisa ningasanga ichipatala?
- Where can I find the hospital?
- ndefwaya bakapokola
- I want police officers
- nabanjibila
- Someone robbed me
- nabanjibila chola
- someone robbed my bag
- kabolala
- thief
- bakabolala
- thieves
- ichikwama
- wallet
- nindufya ichikwama
- I've lost my wallet
- iwe ndekako
- you, leave me
- iwe nshakwishiba
- you, I don't know you
- mulentwala kwisa
- where are you taking me?
- bushe kuti nabomfyako lamya yenu
- can I use your phone (formal / plural)
- lamya yenu
- your phone (formal / plural)