1.16 Directions - Basic Conversation Flashcards

1
Q

Stop!
Turn.
Help!
Go.
Wait.
Drive!

Commands require dropping the prefix ku or du from the verb.

A

Hagarara!
Kata.
Fasha!
Genda.
Tegereza.
Twara!

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2
Q

Stop here.
Turn there.
Drive over there.
Go straight ahead.
Help me.
Take the left.
Turn (cut) right.

A

Hagara hano.
Kata aho.
Twara hariya.
Mfasha.
Fata ibumoso.
Kata iburyo.

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3
Q

To a taxi driver.

Drive fast
Go slow
Turn here
Take (turn) a right
Cut (turn) left

A

Twara vuba vuba.
Genda buhoro buhoro
Hindukira hano.
Fata iburyo.
Kata ibumoso

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4
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Translate to English:

Twara hariya.
Mfasha.
Kata iburyo.
Fata ibimoso.
Hagara aho.
Hindukira hano.

A

Drive over there.
Help me.
Turn (cut) right.
Take the left.
Stop there.
Turn here.

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5
Q

Where are you going?
I am going to Kagugu.
What house number?
KG 469, number 8.
Is it far?
It is not far. It is near.

A

Ugiye he?
Ngiye i Kagugu.
Nimero y’inzu ni iyihe?
KG magana ane na mirongo itandatu n’icyenda, numero umunani.
Ni kure?
Oya, ntabwo ari kure. Ni hafi.

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6
Q

Where do you live (reside)?
District?
Sector?
Street?
House number?

A

Utuye he?
Akarere?
Umurenge?
Umuhanda?
Nimero y’inzu?

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7
Q

You are waiting here.
I am waiting over there.
We are taking KG 3 road.
They are turning left.
They are turning (cuttting) right.

A

Urategereza hano.
Ndategereza hariya.
Turafata umuhanda KG gatatu.
Barakata ibumoso.
Barakata iburyo.

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8
Q

Is there a school?
There is a museum here.
Are there hotels there?
Where is the school?
The museum is here.
Where are the hotels?

A

Hari ishuri?
Hano hari mize.
Aho hari amahoteri?
Ishuri riri he?
Mize iri hano.
Amahoteri ari he?

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9
Q

There is a house near here?
There is a restaurant is near the shop?
There is a pharmacy is near by?
The library is near the embassy.
Are the shops near the market?
Where is a hospital near here?

A

Hari inzu hafi aha?
Hari resitora hafi y’iduka?
Hari farumasi hafi aha?
Isomero riri hafi y’ambasade.
Amaduka ari hafi y’isoko?
Ibitaro biri hafi aha?

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10
Q

Take the road.
Simba Supermarketi is at the beginning.
The hospital is at the end.
The pharmacy is in the middle.
The restaurant is not of this road.

A

Fata umuhanda.
Simba Supamaketi iri ku ntangiriro.
Ibitaro ku mpera.
Farumasi iri hagati.
Restora ntabwo iri kuri uyu muhanda.

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11
Q

There are many places on the road.
The shops are on the left.
The library is on the right.
The office is on left.
The offices are on the right.

A

Hari ahantu henshi mu muhanda.
Amaduka ari ibumoso.
Isomero riri iburyo.
Ibiro biri ibumoso.
Ibitaro biri iburyo.

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12
Q

Where is the bank?
Go straight for five hundred meters.
Turn left.
Take the second right in two hundred meters.
The bank is at the end of the street.

A

Banki iri he?
Komeza imbere muri metero magana atanu
Kata ibumoso.
Fata umuhanda wa kabiri iburyo muri metero abiri.
Banki iri ku mpera y’umuhanda.

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13
Q

The bank is across from the market.
The house is next to the shop.
The library is between the shops.

A

Banki iri ahateganye n’isoko.
Inzu iri iruhande rw’iduka.
Isomero riri hagati y’amaduka.

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14
Q

There is a restaurant behind the embassy.
Is there hotel above the shops?
There is parking below the supermarket.

A

Hari resitora inyuma y’ambasade.
Hari hoteri hejuru y’amaduka?
Hari parikingi hepfo ya supamaketi.

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15
Q

Where is the airport from the American Embassy?
You take the RN3 in front of the Embassy.
You go eight kilometers to the airport

A

Ikibuga cy’indege kiri he uvuye kuri Ambasade y’Abanyamerika?
Ufata RN3, ukomeza imbere y’Ambasade.
Ugenda ibirometero umanani kugera ku kibuga cy’indege.

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16
Q

You go two kilometers to the roundabout. Turn left.
You go one kilometer to the roundabout. Turn left.

A

Ugenda ibirometero bibiri kugera ku muzenguruko. Ufata umuhanda ibumoso.
Ugenda kilometero imwe kugera ku muzenguruko. Ukata ibumoso.