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= Basic = | |||
== greetings == | |||
* '''yata''' | |||
: <small>greet/farewell</small> | |||
: ''Hello. / Goodbye.'' | |||
* '''iyomani''' | |||
: <small>PROX-day-nice</small> | |||
: ''Good day/morning.'' | |||
* '''ipuamani''' | |||
: <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> | |||
: ''Good night/evening.'' | |||
* '''to tayo ka''' | |||
: <small>manner 2S.POSS Q</small> | |||
: ''How are you?'' | |||
= | * '''niha, nyasa''' | ||
: <small>fine thank</small> | |||
: ''Fine, thank you.'' | |||
== meeting == | |||
* '''ke ata tayo ka''' | |||
: <small>O name 2S.POSS Q</small> | |||
: ''What is your name?'' | |||
* '''____ ke ata nayo''' | |||
: <small>____ O name 1S.POSS</small> | |||
: ''____ is my name.'' | |||
* '''ya pesoni''' | |||
: <small>VOC meet-nice</small> | |||
: ''Nice to meet you.'' | |||
== civilities == | |||
* '''tsepa''' | |||
: <small>please</small> | |||
: ''Please.'' | |||
* '''nyasa''' | |||
: <small>thank</small> | |||
: ''Thank you.'' | |||
* '''nyasampa''' | |||
: <small>thank-much</small> | |||
: ''Thank you very much.'' | |||
* '''hako''' | |||
: <small>welcome</small> | |||
: ''You're welcome.'' | |||
* '''munyek''' | |||
: <small>problem-NEG</small> | |||
: ''No problem.'' | |||
* '''yali(te)''' | |||
: <small>pardon-(PREC)</small> | |||
: ''Excuse me.''<br>(getting attention, begging pardon, etc) | |||
* '''na koya''' | |||
: <small>1S apologize</small> | |||
: ''I'm sorry.'' | |||
* '''tama''' | |||
: <small>good</small> | |||
: ''It's okay/fine.''<br>(polite response to “I’m sorry”) | |||
= Communicating = | = Communicating = | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 21 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)
