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== greetings == | == greetings == | ||
* '''yata''' | * '''yata''' - <small>greet/farewell</small> - ''Hello. / Goodbye.'' | ||
* '''iyomani''' | * '''iyomani''' - <small>PROX-day-nice</small> - ''Good day/morning.'' | ||
* '''ipuamani''' | * '''ipuamani''' - <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> - ''Good night/evening.'' | ||
* '''to tayo ka''' | * '''to tayo ka''' - <small>manner 2S.POSS Q</small> - ''How are you?'' | ||
* '''niha, nyasa''' | * '''niha, nyasa''' - <small>fine thank</small> - ''Fine, thank you.'' | ||
== meeting == | == meeting == | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 10 October 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.
