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== Greetings & Farewells == | ==Greetings & Farewells== | ||
*'''ahala''' | * Welcome - '''ahala''' | ||
*'''hala''' | * Hello / Hi! - '''ya'ate''' (''formal'') / '''hala''' (''informal'') | ||
*''' | * Good morning - '''supu tama''' | ||
* Good day - '''yoma tama''' | |||
* Good evening / Good night - '''yohua tama''' | |||
* ''' | * How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'') / '''to sana tayo ka''' (''lit: How your health?'') | ||
:'' | |||
: | * Good bye - '''kyoha''' | ||
: | * See you soon - '''amahi nanku anyatli''' (''lit: small time we will see each other'') | ||
* ''' | * What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka''' | ||
* ''' | * Where are you from? - '''te mo ta (a) ka''' | ||
* Pleased to meet you - '''ke tlaki te ta tama''' | |||
:::: | * Cheers/Good health - '''kampa''' | ||
==Etiquette== | |||
* Please - '''tsepa''' | |||
* Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)''' | |||
* Excuse me - '''tliha''' | |||
* I'm sorry, but... - '''na tliha ehe...''' | |||
* That's a shame - '''uatla malaha''' | |||
* May I... ? - '''na ke ... pala ka''' | |||
==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? - '''yoma ka''' | |||
:*'''nayoma''' - Thursday | |||
:*'''tayoma''' - Friday | |||
:*'''hayoma''' - Saturday | |||
:*'''mayoma''' - Sunday | |||
:*'''yomaya''' - Monday | |||
:*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday | |||
:*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday | |||
* yesterday - '''yomaye''' | |||
* today - '''iyoma''' | |||
* tomorrow - '''yomatli''' | |||
== Index == | == Index == | ||
{{Kala index}} | {{Kala index}} | ||
[[Category:Kala]] | [[Category:Kala]] |
Revision as of 08:59, 17 December 2010
Greetings & Farewells
- Welcome - ahala
- Hello / Hi! - ya'ate (formal) / hala (informal)
- Good morning - supu tama
- Good day - yoma tama
- Good evening / Good night - yohua tama
- How are you? - to tayo ka (lit: Your way?) / to sana tayo ka (lit: How your health?)
- Good bye - kyoha
- See you soon - amahi nanku anyatli (lit: small time we will see each other)
- What's your name? - ke ata tayo ka
- Where are you from? - te mo ta (a) ka
- Pleased to meet you - ke tlaki te ta tama
- Cheers/Good health - kampa
Etiquette
- Please - tsepa
- Thank you (very much) - nyasa(mha)
- Excuse me - tliha
- I'm sorry, but... - na tliha ehe...
- That's a shame - uatla malaha
- May I... ? - na ke ... pala ka
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? - yoma ka
- nayoma - Thursday
- tayoma - Friday
- hayoma - Saturday
- mayoma - Sunday
- yomaya - Monday
- tsayoma - Tuesday
- kayoma - Wednesday
- yesterday - yomaye
- today - iyoma
- tomorrow - yomatli