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== | == greetings & farewells == | ||
* Welcome - '''uatsa''' | * Welcome - '''uatsa''' | ||
* Hello; Hi! / Good bye - '''yata''' | * Hello; Hi! / Good bye - '''yata''' | ||
* How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'') | * How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'') | ||
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* What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka''' | * What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka''' | ||
* Cheers/Good health/Salute - '''kampa''' | * Cheers/Good health/Salute - '''kampa''' | ||
== | == etiquette == | ||
* Please - '''tsepa''' | * Please - '''tsepa''' | ||
* Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)''' | * Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)''' | ||
* That's a shame - '''uatla malaha''' | * That's a shame - '''uatla malaha''' | ||
== | == language difficulties == | ||
* I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - '''na unya(k)''' | * I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - '''na unya(k)''' | ||
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* Do you understand? - '''ta unya ka''' | * Do you understand? - '''ta unya ka''' | ||
== | == times & dates == | ||
* What time is it? | * What time is it? | ||
:'''ama ka''' (''lit: time INT'') / '''tsima ka''' (''lit: hour INT'') | |||
* It's one o'clock. | * It's one o'clock. | ||
:'''ke tsima na'o a''' | |||
* It's a quarter past two. | * It's a quarter past two. | ||
:'''ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a''' | |||
* It's eight pm. | * It's eight pm. | ||
:'''ke tsima taue'o a''' | |||
* It's half-past 5. | * It's half-past 5. | ||
:'''ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a''' | |||
* What day is it? | * What day is it? | ||
:'''iyoma a ka''' | |||
:*'''nayoma''' - Thursday | :*'''nayoma''' - Thursday | ||
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* month - '''sayo''' | * month - '''sayo''' | ||
* year - '''anyo''' | * year - '''anyo''' | ||
* morning - ''' | * morning - '''yomua''' | ||
* afternoon - ''' | * afternoon; evening - '''puama''' | ||
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* What date is it today? | |||
:'''ke sayoma ka''' / '''itla sayoma ka''' | |||
* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>. | |||
* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>. | :'''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 6 November 2012
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 18th.
- yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a
