| Always | Katsha katsha |
| I always wanted to marry you | Katsha katsha disua dianyi divu bua kukusela |
| Never | Kashindi |
| I will never do this again! | Kashindi tshena buakuenza kabiji eshi to! |
| Now | Pidiweu |
| We have to leave now! | Tudine tshekumbuka nu pidiweu! |
| Sometimes | Meba makuabu |
| Sometimes I prefer to be at home | Meba makuabu ntumusua kuikala kumbelu |
| sometimes I eat rice | Meba makuabu ntu ndia losa |
Late |
1) Diba dipita (once) 2) Meba mapita (several times) |
| The bus is always late | Mashinyi atu alua anu meba mapita |
| Later | Pashisha |
| I will see you later | Ni nkumona Pashisha |
| Early | Pakutanga |
| You should try to come home early | Teta kupingana koku mu diba |
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African Languages on Mofeko
West Africa- Ìgbò - Wolof - Yorùbá |
East Africa- Chichewa (Nyanja) - Kinyarwanda (Ikinyarwanda) - Kiswahili |
Central Africa- Chokwe (Wuchokwe) - Ibinda (Fiote) - Kikongo - Lingala - Tshiluba |
Southern Africa- Malagasy - Naro (Senaro) - Nyaneka-Humbi - Sekaukau - Setswana (Tswana) - Shona (chiShona) - Umbundu (South Mbundu) - IsiXhosa (Xhosa) - IsiZulu (Zulu) |