Revision as of 10:38, 7 April 2016

This phrase list includes the Kala adaptation of Hangul for the purpose of practice and familiarization.

Basic

Kala	gloss	English
yata	greet/farewell	Hello. / Goodbye.
iyomani	PROX-day-nice	Good day/morning.
ipuamani	PROX-evening-nice	Good night/evening.
to tayo ka	manner 2SG.POSS Q	How are you?
niha, nyasa	fine thank	Fine, thank you.
ke ata tayo ka	O name 2SG.POSS Q	What is your name?
____ ke ata nayo	____ O name 1SG.POSS	____ is my name.
ya pesoni	VOC meet-nice	Nice to meet you.
tsepa	please	Please
nyasa	thank	Thank you
nyasampa	thank-much	Thank you very much.
hako	welcome	You're welcome
munyek	problem-NEG	No problem. (informal)
yali(-te)	pardon(-PREC)	Excuse me. (getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
na koya	1sg apologize	I'm sorry.
tama	good	It's okay/fine. (polite response to “I’m sorry”)

Kala	gloss	English
na ke kala unyak	1sg O language know-NEG	I don't speak Kala.
ta ke enkalatla unya ka	2sg O England-language know Q	Do you know English?
kola ke enkalatla unyatle hina ka	AG-INDEF O England-language know-REL be.here Q	Is there someone here who speaks English?
yote!	help	Help! (in emergecies)
na unyak	1sg understand-NEG	I don't understand.
mo pokomo ka	place urinate-place Q	Where's the pisser?
mo uetse ka	place toilet Q	Where is the toilet? (polite)

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+| '''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?''
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 | '''yote!''' || <small>help</small> || ''Help!''<br>(in emergecies)