1.14 Directions - Simple Conversation Flashcards
Where am I?
Where are you?
Where is it?
Where is she?
Where is the hospital?
Where are the shops?
Ndi he?
Uri he?
Iri he?
Ari he?
Ibitaro biri he?
Amaduka ari he?
It is here.
Is it there.
He is over there (far).
The office is here.
The school is there.
The hospital is over there (far).
Iri hano.
Iri aho.
Ari hariya.
Ibiro biri hano.
Ishuri riri aho.
Ibitaro biri hariya.
Where are you going?
Where are they going?
Where do you stay?
Where do we stay?
Where do you (plural) work)?
Where does the doctor work?
Ugiye he?
Bagiye he?
Utuye he?
Dutuye he?
Ukora he?
Umuganga akora he?
cyangwa = or
The Embassy is near the library.
The library is far from the hospital.
The library is behind the shop.
Ambasade iri hafi y’isomero.
Isomero riri kure y’ibitaro?
Isomero riri inyuma y’iduka?
Are there stores in front of the school.
Are there shops in the market.
Is the pharmacy beside the hospital.
Amaduka ari imbere y’ishuri?
Amaduka ari mu isoko?
Farumasi iri iruhande rw’ibitaro.
I stay near the market.
I work behind the school.
We stay in the hotel.
Ntuye hafi y’isoko
Nkora inyuma y’ishuri.
Ducumbitse muri hoteri.
We work in front of the shops.
Do you work in the hospital?
Is the market beside the Embassy?
Dukora imbere y’amaduka.
Ukora ku bitaro?
Isoko riri iruhande rw’ambasade?
Good afternoon! Are you able (can you) help me?
Reply: I am able (can) help you.
Where is the American Embassy?
Reply: It is near. It is over there. It is two hundred meters.
Mwiriwe! Mushobora kumfasha?
Reply: Yego, nshobora kugufasha.
Ambasade y’abanyamerika iri he?
Reply: Ni hafi. Iri hariya. Muri metero magana abiri.
Where are you from?
I am from (your country)
Where do you stay?
He stays in (sector of Kigali)
Who do you live with?
She lives alone.
Ukora he?
Nkora (your country)
Utuye he?
Atuye ku (your sector of Kigali).
Ubana na nde?
Aba wenyine
Good morning! What do you do?
Reply: I am a teacher. I work at a school.
Is the school far?
Reply: Yes. It is far. The school is fifteen kilometers.
Mwaramutse! Ukora iki?
Reply: Ndi mwarimu. Nkora mu ishuri.
Ishuri riri kure?
Reply: Yego. Ni kure. Ishuri riri muri kirometero cumi n’eshanu.
Where are you from?
Reply: I am from Belgium. I am Belgian.
If Belgium far?
Reply: Yes. Belgium is far. It is five thousand kilometers.
Ukomoka he?
Reply: Nkomoka mu Bubiligi. Ndi Umubiligi.
Ububiligi buri kure?
Reply: Yego. Ububuligi ni kure. Ni muri kirometero ibihumbi bitanu.
house #9
street 641
ten kilometers
How many meters?
How many hours?
fifteen minutes
inzu nimero icyenda
umuhanda wa magana atandatu mirongo ine na rimwe
kirometero icumi
Metero zingahe?
Amasaha angahe?
iminota cumi n’itanu
Where are you going?
Reply: I am going to Kigali, district Gasabo, sector Kacyiru.
From Musanze to Kigali is how many kilometers?
Reply: 95 kilometers.
Ugiye he?
Reply: Ngiye i Kigali, akarere ka Gasabo, umurenge wa Kacyiru.
Kuva Musanze kugera i Kigali ni kilometero zingahe?
Musanze to Kigali is how many kilometers?
Reply: 130 kilometers.
How many hours?
Reply: 2 hours.
Kuva Kibuye kugera i Kigali ni kilometero zingahe?Reply: Kirometero ijana na mirongo itatu.
Ni amasaha angahe?
Amasaha atatu.
Where do you stay?
Reply: I stay in Kagugu.
Do you stay alone?
Reply: No, I stay with my husband (or wife).
What is your street and house number?
Reply: KG 464 Steet, house #20
Utuye he?
Reply: Ntuye i Kagugu.
Utuye wenyine?
Oya, mbana n’umugore wanjye.
Nimero y’umuhanda n’iy’inzu ni iyihe?
Umuhanda magana ane mirongo itandatu na kane. Inzu nimero makumyabiri.
Where are you going?
Reply: I am going to the market.
Ugiye he?
Reply: Ngiye ku isoko.
Where does he work?
Reply: He works at the hospital?
Akora he?
Reply: Akora ku bitaro.
What street do you live on?
Reply: We live on KG 521 Street.
Utuye ku wuhe muhanda?
Reply: Dutuye ku muhanda wa KG 521.
