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| Introduction |
| Dana: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone in Swahili when you arrive and when you leave. |
| Body |
| Dana: Here's the way to say “Hello.” in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Habari. |
| Dana: This expression has only one word, which means “Hello.” |
| Medina: [Normal] habari [Slow] habari |
| Dana: Listen again to the word meaning “Hello.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Habari. [Normal] Habari. |
| Dana: Ok, now let's see the way to say “Good evening.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Habari ya jioni. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning “hello,” again. |
| Medina: [Normal] habari [Slow] habari |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning “of” |
| Medina: [Normal] ya [Slow] ya |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning “evening.” |
| Medina: [Normal] jioni [Slow] jioni |
| Dana: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Good evening!” |
| Medina: [Slow] Habari ya jioni! [Normal] Habari ya jioni! |
| Dana: Following is the way to say “Goodbye.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Kwaheri. |
| Dana: This expression has only one word, which means “goodbye.” |
| Medina: [Normal] kwaheri [Slow] kwaheri |
| Dana: Listen again to the word meaning “Goodbye.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Kwaheri. [Normal] Kwaheri. |
| Dana: Finally is a way to say “See you later.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Tuonane baadaye. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning “see.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Tuonane [Slow] Tuonane |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning “later.” |
| Medina: [Normal] baadaye [Slow] baadaye |
| Dana: Listen again to the phrase meaning “See you later.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Tuonane baadaye. [Normal] Tuonane baadaye. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Dana: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: In formal situations, Kenyans commonly greet each other by shaking hands. But, if we meet someone we are very friendly with, we hug each other. Don't be afraid to do so with your Kenyan friends—it's normal! |
Outro |
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| Dana: 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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