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== Greetings & Farewells ==
==Greetings & Farewells==


*'''ahala'''
* Welcome - '''ahala'''
:''greet / welcome''
::Welcome.


*'''hala'''
* Hello / Hi! - '''ya'ate''' (''formal'') / '''hala''' (''informal'')
:''greet''
::Hello. / Hi. / Hey.


*'''to tayo ka''' | '''saha tayo ka'''
* Good morning - '''supu tama'''
:''path/way your INT'' | ''health your INT''
::How are you?


== Random ==
* Good day - '''yoma tama'''
* Good evening / Good night - '''yohua tama'''


* '''mo ta yala ka'''  
* How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'') / '''to sana tayo ka''' (''lit: How your health?'')
:''place 2s go INT-part''  
::Where are you going?
* Good bye - '''kyoha'''
:::[http://sanoajat.webs.com/mo_ta_yala_ka.wav Sound Sample]
::::[[Image:Naua samp 1a.PNG]]
* See you soon - '''amahi nanku anyatli''' (''lit: small time we will see each other'')


* '''nam ke tsala inaye'''
* What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka'''
:''1p TOP-part sauce eat-PAST''  
::We ate the sauce.
:::[http://sanoajat.webs.com/nam_ke_tsala_inaye.wav Sound Sample]
::::[[Image:Naua samp2.png]]


* '''ko onatam tayo ka'''  
* Where are you from? - '''te mo ta (a) ka'''
:''person parent-PL 2s-POSS INT-part''  
 
::Who are your parents?
* Pleased to meet you - '''ke tlaki te ta tama'''
:::[http://sanoajat.webs.com/ko.wav Sound Sample]
 
::::[[Image:Naua samp3.PNG]]
* Cheers/Good health - '''kampa'''
 
==Etiquette==
 
* Please - '''tsepa'''
 
* Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)'''
 
* Excuse me - '''tliha'''
* I'm sorry, but... - '''na tliha ehe...'''
 
* That's a shame - '''uatla malaha'''
 
* May I... ? - '''na ke ... pala ka'''
 
==Language difficulties==
 
* I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - '''na unya(k)'''
 
* Please say that again / repeat that - '''tsepa ta'etla kalamye'''
 
* Please speak more slowly - '''tsepa ma tlena kala'''
 
* Please write it down - '''tsepa ta'etla moya'''
 
* How do you say ...? - '''to ... etla kala ka'''
 
* Do you speak ...? - '''ta ke ... kala ka'''
 
* Do you understand? - '''ta unya ka'''
 
==Times & Dates==
 
* What time is it? - '''ama ka''' (''lit: time INT'') / '''tsima ka''' (''lit: hour INT'')
 
* It's one o'clock. - '''ke tsima na'o a'''
 
* It's a quarter past two. - '''ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a'''
 
* It's eight pm. - '''ke tsima taue'o a'''
 
* It's half-past 5. - '''ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a'''
 
* What day is it? - '''yoma ka'''
 
:*'''nayoma''' - Thursday
:*'''tayoma''' - Friday
:*'''hayoma''' - Saturday
:*'''mayoma''' - Sunday
:*'''yomaya''' - Monday
:*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday
:*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday
 
* yesterday - '''yomaye'''
* today - '''iyoma'''
* tomorrow - '''yomatli'''


* '''na yalaye nye ta talaye'''
:''1s go-PAST because 2s return-PAST''
::I left because you returned.
:::[http://sanoajat.webs.com/nye.wav Sound Sample]
::::[[Image:Naua samp4.PNG]]


== Index ==
== Index ==


{{Kala index}}
{{Kala index}}


[[Category:Kala]]
[[Category:Kala]]

Revision as of 08:59, 17 December 2010

Greetings & Farewells

  • Welcome - ahala
  • Hello / Hi! - ya'ate (formal) / hala (informal)
  • Good morning - supu tama
  • Good day - yoma tama
  • Good evening / Good night - yohua tama
  • How are you? - to tayo ka (lit: Your way?) / to sana tayo ka (lit: How your health?)
  • Good bye - kyoha
  • See you soon - amahi nanku anyatli (lit: small time we will see each other)
  • What's your name? - ke ata tayo ka
  • Where are you from? - te mo ta (a) ka
  • Pleased to meet you - ke tlaki te ta tama
  • Cheers/Good health - kampa

Etiquette

  • Please - tsepa
  • Thank you (very much) - nyasa(mha)
  • Excuse me - tliha
  • I'm sorry, but... - na tliha ehe...
  • That's a shame - uatla malaha
  • May I... ? - na ke ... pala ka

Language difficulties

  • I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - na unya(k)
  • Please say that again / repeat that - tsepa ta'etla kalamye
  • Please speak more slowly - tsepa ma tlena kala
  • Please write it down - tsepa ta'etla moya
  • How do you say ...? - to ... etla kala ka
  • Do you speak ...? - ta ke ... kala ka
  • Do you understand? - ta unya ka

Times & Dates

  • What time is it? - ama ka (lit: time INT) / tsima ka (lit: hour INT)
  • It's one o'clock. - ke tsima na'o a
  • It's a quarter past two. - ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a
  • It's eight pm. - ke tsima taue'o a
  • It's half-past 5. - ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a
  • What day is it? - yoma ka
  • nayoma - Thursday
  • tayoma - Friday
  • hayoma - Saturday
  • mayoma - Sunday
  • yomaya - Monday
  • tsayoma - Tuesday
  • kayoma - Wednesday
  • yesterday - yomaye
  • today - iyoma
  • tomorrow - yomatli


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