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= Sentences =
* Most sentences in [[Kala]] contain a verb phrase, typically denoting the occurrence of an action. A verb phrase consists of a verb plus any modifiers.
* Most sentences also contain at least one noun phrase, typically denoting a person or thing. A noun phrase consists of a noun plus any modifiers.
* The two most important noun phrases are the subject and the object. Their exact meaning depends on the choice of verb, but
:loosely speaking, the subject is the person or thing that carries out the action, and the object is the person or thing that is directly affected by the action.
* [[Kala]] has an extremely regular grammar, with very few exceptions to its rules. Sentences are made up of one or more phrases. Each phrase consists of a subject (optionally followed by modifying particles) and a verb (optionally followed by modifying particles).
== greetings & farewells ==
* Welcome - '''uatsa'''
* Hello; Hi! / Good bye - '''yata'''
* How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'')
:'''to sana tayo ka''' (''lit: How your health?'')
:'''ta tama ka''' (''lit: You good?'')
* See you soon - '''nanku anyatlihi''' (''lit: small future we see each other'')
* What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka'''
* Cheers/Good health/Salute - '''kampa'''
== etiquette ==
* Please - '''tsepa'''
* Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)'''
* That's a shame - '''uatla malaha'''
== 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?
:'''iyoma a ka'''
:*'''nayoma''' - Thursday
:*'''tayoma''' - Friday
:*'''hayoma''' - Saturday
:*'''mayoma''' - Sunday
:*'''yomaya''' - Monday
:*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday
:*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday
* yesterday - '''yomaye'''
* today - '''iyoma'''
* tomorrow - '''yomatli'''
* last - '''-ye''' / next - '''-tli'''
* night - '''yohua'''
* week - '''sema'''
* month - '''sayo'''
* year - '''anyo'''
* morning - '''yomua'''
* afternoon; evening - '''puama'''
* What date is it today?
:'''ke sayoma ka''' / '''itla sayoma ka'''
* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>.
:'''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a'''
== Index ==
{{Kala index}}
[[Category:Kala]]

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