Lesson 1 Flashcards
Sentences-What we have learned so far
Ndiona bwino nyumba
I see the house well
Upeza chingwe umo
You find a string in there
Asiya khasu pano
He leaves the hoe here
Titenga uta
We take the bow
Muli bwanji?
How are you?
Aona mtengo uko.
They see a tree there.
Afuna kuona nyumba
They want to see the house.
Ndifuna kutenga khasu.
I want to take the hoe.
Ona mtengo uko!
Look at the tree there!
Siya khasu pano!
Leave the hoe here!
Ikani uta umo!
Put the bow inside!
Tengani chingwe!
Take the the string!
Tengani khasu!
Take the the hoe!
A question starts with the word kodi. It is like a question mark.
Kodi muli bwino?
You be well?
Kodi=question
Kodi mufuna kuchotsa mtengo?
You want to remove the tree?
Bwanji=how?
Uchotsa bwanji chingwe?
How do you remove the string?
Chiyani=what?
Muona chiyani uko?
What do you see over there?
Afuna kutenga chiyani?
What does he want to take?
Inde=yes
Inde, ndili bwino.
Yes, I am well.
Adding si means negative
Iai=no
Iai, sindili bwino.
No, I am not well.
Zikomo, chotsani chingwe!
Please remove the string!
Zikomo, ndifuna kutenga uta.
Excuse me, I want to take the bow.
