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= Problems = | = Problems = | ||
* '''ya utse''' | |||
: <small>VOC exclude</small> | |||
: ''Leave me alone.'' | |||
* '''na uehak''' | |||
: <small>1S want-NEG</small> | |||
: ''I don't want it!'' | |||
:: (useful for people who come up trying to sell you something) | |||
* '''ya matok''' | |||
: <small>VOC touch-NEG</small> | |||
: ''Don't touch me!'' | |||
* '''na ke tsonyo nyalotli''' | |||
: <small>1S O police phone-FUT</small> | |||
: ''I'll call the police!'' | |||
* '''tsonyo''' | |||
: <small>police</small> | |||
: ''Police!'' | |||
* '''ya nusuko''' | |||
: <small>VOC steal-AG</small> | |||
: ''Stop, Thief!'' | |||
* '''ya matok''' | |||
: <small>VOC touch-NEG</small> | |||
: ''Don't touch me!'' | |||
== Asking for help == | |||
* '''ena yotehe''' | |||
: <small>P.1S help-NEC</small> | |||
: ''I need help.'' | |||
Revision as of 05:43, 29 August 2016
Basic
greetings
- yata
- greet/farewell
- Hello. / Goodbye.
- iyomani
- PROX-day-nice
- Good day/morning.
- ipuamani
- PROX-evening-nice
- Good night/evening.
- to tayo ka
- manner 2S.POSS Q
- How are you?
- niha, nyasa
- fine thank
- Fine, thank you.
meeting
- ke ata tayo ka
- O name 2S.POSS Q
- What is your name?
- ____ ke ata nayo
- ____ O name 1S.POSS
- ____ is my name.
- ya pesoni
- VOC meet-nice
- Nice to meet you.
civilities
- tsepa
- please
- Please.
- nyasa
- thank
- Thank you.
- nyasampa
- thank-much
- Thank you very much.
- hako
- welcome
- You're welcome.
- munyek
- problem-NEG
- No problem.
- yali(te)
- pardon-(PREC)
- Excuse me.
(getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
- na koya
- 1S apologize
- I'm sorry.
- tama
- good
- It's okay/fine.
(polite response to “I’m sorry”)
Communicating
- 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? (informal)
- mo uetse ka
- place toilet Q
- Where is the toilet? (polite)
Problems
- ya utse
- VOC exclude
- Leave me alone.
- na uehak
- 1S want-NEG
- I don't want it!
- (useful for people who come up trying to sell you something)
- ya matok
- VOC touch-NEG
- Don't touch me!
- na ke tsonyo nyalotli
- 1S O police phone-FUT
- I'll call the police!
- tsonyo
- police
- Police!
- ya nusuko
- VOC steal-AG
- Stop, Thief!
- ya matok
- VOC touch-NEG
- Don't touch me!
Asking for help
- ena yotehe
- P.1S help-NEC
- I need help.
