Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's an informal way to ask for the price of something, literally meaning "Are you selling?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Unauzaje? |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "you sell." |
| Medina: [Normal] unauza [Slow] unauza |
| John: Next is the questions marker |
| Medina: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Are you selling?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Unauzaje? [Normal] Unauzaje? |
| John: Here's a neutral way to ask, "How much does this cost?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Hii ni pesa ngapi? |
| John: First is a word meaning "this." |
| Medina: [Normal] hii [Slow] hii |
| John: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Medina: [Normal] ni [Slow] ni |
| John: Next is the word meaning "money." |
| Medina: [Normal] pesa [Slow] pesa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "how much." |
| Medina: [Normal] ngapi [Slow] ngapi |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "How much does this cost?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Hii ni pesa ngapi? [Normal] Hii ni pesa ngapi? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "OK, I'll take it." |
| Medina: [Normal] Sawa, nitaichukua. |
| John: First is a word meaning "ok." |
| Medina: [Normal] sawa [Slow] sawa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "I'll take it." |
| Medina: [Normal] nitaichukua [Slow] nitaichukua |
| John: Listen again to the response, "OK, I'll take it." |
| Medina: [Slow] Sawa, nitaichukua. [Normal] Sawa, nitaichukua. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "No, thank you. It's too expensive." |
| Medina: [Normal] Hapana, asante. Ni ghali sana. |
| John: First is a word meaning "no." |
| Medina: [Normal] hapana [Slow] hapana |
| John: Next is the word meaning "thanks." |
| Medina: [Normal] asante [Slow] asante |
| John: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Medina: [Normal] ni [Slow] ni |
| John: Next is the word meaning "expensive." |
| Medina: [Normal] ghali [Slow] ghali |
| John: Last is the word meaning "very." |
| Medina: [Normal] sana [Slow] sana |
| John: Listen again to the response, "No, thank you. It's too expensive." |
| Medina: [Slow] Hapana, asante. Ni ghali sana. [Normal] Hapana, asante. Ni ghali sana. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: Credit and debit cards are not commonly used in Kenya, but you can double-check by asking the following question—naweza lipa kwa kadi ya kredit? meaning "Can I pay by credit card?" |
Outro |
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| John: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Medina: Tuonane! |
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