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== greetings ==
<big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big>
 
* '''yata'''
: <small>greet/farewell</small>
: ''Hello. / Goodbye.''
 
* '''iyomani'''
: <small>PROX-day-nice</small>
: ''Good day/morning.''
 
* '''ipuamani'''
: <small>PROX-evening-nice</small>
: ''Good night/evening.''
 
* '''to tayo ka'''
: <small>manner 2S.POSS Q</small>
: ''How are you?''
 
* '''niha, nyasa'''
: <small>fine thank</small>
: ''Fine, thank you.''
 
== meeting ==
 
* '''ke ata tayo ka'''
: <small>O name 2S.POSS Q</small>
: ''What is your name?''
 
* '''____ ke ata nayo'''
: <small>____ O name 1S.POSS</small>
: ''____ is my name.''
 
* '''ya pesoni'''
: <small>VOC meet-nice</small>
: ''Nice to meet you.''
 
== civilities ==
 
* '''tsepa'''
: <small>please</small>
: ''Please.''
 
* '''nyasa'''
: <small>thank</small>
: ''Thank you.''
 
* '''nyasampa'''
: <small>thank-much</small>
: ''Thank you very much.''
 
* '''hako'''
: <small>welcome</small>
: ''You're welcome.''
 
* '''munyek'''
: <small>problem-NEG</small>
: ''No problem.''
 
* '''yali(te)'''
: <small>pardon-(PREC)</small>
: ''Excuse me.''<br>(getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
 
* '''na koya'''
: <small>1S apologize</small>
: ''I'm sorry.''
 
* '''tama'''
: <small>good</small>
: ''It's okay/fine.''<br>(polite response to “I’m sorry”)
 
= Communicating =
 
* '''na ke kala unyak'''
: <small>1sg O language know-NEG</small>
: ''I don't speak Kala.''
 
* '''ta ke enkalatla unya ka'''
: <small>2sg O England-language know Q</small>
: ''Do you know English?''
 
* '''kola ke enkalatla unyatle hina ka'''
: <small>AG-INDEF O England-language know-REL be.here Q</small>
: ''Is there someone here who speaks English?''
 
* '''yote!'''
: <small>help</small>
: ''Help!'' (in emergecies)
 
* '''na unyak'''
: <small>1sg understand-NEG</small>
: ''I don't understand.''
 
* '''mo pokomo ka'''
: <small>place urinate-place Q</small>
: ''Where's the pisser?'' (informal)
 
* '''mo uetse ka'''
: <small>place toilet Q</small>
: ''Where is the toilet?'' (polite)
 
= Problems =
 
wikitravel.org/en/Chinese_phrasebook

Latest revision as of 15:04, 10 June 2020


THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.