Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's a way to ask "Where are you going?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Unaenda wapi? |
| John: First is a word meaning "you are going." |
| Medina: [Normal] unaenda [Slow] unaenda |
| John: Next is the word meaning "where." |
| Medina: [Normal] wapi [Slow] wapi |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning "Where are you going?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Unaenda wapi? [Normal] Unaenda wapi? |
| John: Here's a more informal and shorter way to ask, "Where are you going?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Unaenda? |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "you are going." |
| Medina: [Normal] unaenda [Slow] unaenda |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning "Where are you going?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Unaenda? [Normal] Unaenda? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "I'm going to the supermarket." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ninaenda kwa supamaketi. |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "I'm going." |
| Medina: [Normal] ninaenda [Slow] ninaenda |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to." |
| Medina: [Normal] kwa [Slow] kwa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "supermarket." |
| Medina: [Normal] supamaketi [Slow] supamaketi |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I'm going to the supermarket." |
| Medina: [Slow] Ninaenda kwa supamaketi. [Normal] Ninaenda kwa supamaketi. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "I'm going to work." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ninaenda kazini. |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "I'm going." |
| Medina: [Normal] ninaenda [Slow] ninaenda |
| John: Last is the word meaning "to work." |
| Medina: [Normal] kazini [Slow] kazini |
| John: Listen again to the response, "I'm going to work." |
| Medina: [Slow] Ninaenda kazini. [Normal] Ninaenda kazini. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: In Kenya, a single public vehicle can pick up many customers. So when you stop a public car that is not empty, you can ask him where he is going in order to decide whether you want to take it or wait for another one. You can use the same phrase we just learned, Unaenda wapi? |
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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