Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's a way to ask "When are you leaving?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Unaondoka lini? |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "you leave." |
| Medina: [Normal] unaondoka [Slow] unaondoka |
| John: Last is the word meaning "when." |
| Medina: [Normal] lini [Slow] lini |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "When are you leaving?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Unaondoka lini? [Normal] Unaondoka lini? |
| John: Here's a way to ask, "When are you travelling?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Utasafiri lini? |
| John: First is a word literally meaning "you will travel." |
| Medina: [Normal] utasafiri [Slow] utasafiri |
| John: Last is the word meaning "when." |
| Medina: [Normal] lini [Slow] lini |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "When are you travelling?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Utasafiri lini? [Normal] Utasafiri lini? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "I leave in two hours." |
| Medina: [Normal] Nitaondoka kwa karibu masaa mbili. |
| John: First is a word literally meaning "I would leave." |
| Medina: [Normal] nitaondoka [Slow] nitaondoka |
| John: Next is the word meaning "by." |
| Medina: [Normal] kwa [Slow] kwa |
| John: Next is the word meaning "about." |
| Medina: [Normal] karibu [Slow] karibu |
| John: Next is the word meaning "hours." |
| Medina: [Normal] masaa [Slow] masaa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "two." |
| Medina: [Normal] mbili [Slow] mbili |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I leave in two hours." |
| Medina: [Slow] Nitaondoka kwa karibu masaa mbili. [Normal] Nitaondoka kwa karibu masaa mbili. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "I leave next week." |
| Medina: [Normal] Nitaondoka wiki kesho. |
| John: First is a word meaning "I would leave." |
| Medina: [Normal] nitaondoka [Slow] nitaondoka |
| John: Next is the word meaning "week." |
| Medina: [Normal] wiki [Slow] wiki |
| John: Last is the word literally meaning "tomorrow." |
| Medina: [Normal] kesho [Slow] kesho |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I leave next week." |
| Medina: [Slow] Nitaondoka wiki kesho. [Normal] Nitaondoka wiki kesho. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: Knowing when someone is leaving, or how long the person is staying is essential in order to make plans. It is generally fine to ask about it. As we just learned, in Swahili this will be Unaondoka lini? |
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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