Learn how to use the verbs "like" and "love"
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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about Your Likes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question "Do you like?" affirmatively in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the way to ask "Do you like chocolate?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Je, unapenda chokoleti? |
| John: First is the question marker... |
| Medina: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| John: Next is the word meaning "you like." |
| Medina: [Normal] unapenda [Slow] unapenda |
| John: Last is the word meaning "chocolate." |
| Medina: [Normal] chokoleti [Slow] chokoleti |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Do you like chocolate?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Je, unapenda chokoleti? [Normal] Je, unapenda chokoleti? |
| John: Here's the way to ask, "Do you like sweets?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Je, unapenda peremende? |
| John: First is the question marker... |
| Medina: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| John: Next is the word meaning "you like." |
| Medina: [Normal] unapenda [Slow] unapenda |
| John: Last is the word meaning "sweets." |
| Medina: [Normal] peremende [Slow] peremende |
| John: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Do you like sweets?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Je, unapenda peremende? [Normal] Je, unapenda peremende? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "Yes I like it." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ndio, naipenda. |
| John: First is a word meaning "yes." |
| Medina: [Normal] ndio [Slow] ndio |
| John: Last is the word meaning "I like it." |
| Medina: [Normal] naipenda [Slow] naipenda |
| John: Listen again to the response, "Yes I like it." |
| Medina: [Slow] Ndio, naipenda. [Normal] Ndio, naipenda. |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "Yes I like them." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ndio, nazipenda. |
| John: First is a word meaning "Yes." |
| Medina: [Normal] ndio [Slow] ndio |
| John: Last is the word meaning "I like them." |
| Medina: [Normal] nazipenda [Slow] nazipenda |
| John: Listen again to the response, "Yes I like them." |
| Medina: [Slow] Ndio, nazipenda. [Normal] Ndio, nazipenda. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: You can use the same verb introduced in this lesson to declare your love to someone. You just have to say Nakupenda which means "I love you." |
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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