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Introduction
John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 21 - Talking about Your Dislikes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say that you don't like something in Swahili.
Body
John: Here's the way to say "I don't like this." in Swahili.
Medina: [Normal] Sipendi hii.
John: First is a word meaning "I don't like."
Medina: [Normal] sipendi [Slow] sipendi
John: Last is the word meaning "this."
Medina: [Normal] hii [Slow] hii
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't like this."
Medina: [Slow] Sipendi hii. [Normal] Sipendi hii.
John: Ok, now let's see the way to say "I don't like waiting."
Medina: [Normal] Sipendi kungoja.
John: First is a word meaning "I don't like."
Medina: [Normal] sipendi [Slow] sipendi
John: Last is the word meaning "waiting."
Medina: [Normal] kungoja [Slow] kungoja
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't like waiting."
Medina: [Slow] Sipendi kungoja. [Normal] Sipendi kungoja.
John: Next is the way to say "I hate this."
Medina: [Normal] Nachukia hii.
John: First is a word meaning "I hate."
Medina: [Normal] nachukia [Slow] nachukia
John: Last is the word meaning "this."
Medina: [Normal] hii [Slow] hii
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I hate this."
Medina: [Slow] Nachukia hii. [Normal] Nachukia hii.
John: Finally is a way to say "I hate waiting."
Medina: [Normal] Nachukia kungoja.
John: First is a word meaning "I hate."
Medina: [Normal] nachukia [Slow] nachukia
John: Last is the word meaning "to wait."
Medina: [Normal] kungoja [Slow] kungoja
John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I hate waiting."
Medina: [Slow] Nachukia kungoja. [Normal] Nachukia kungoja.
Cultural Insight
John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Medina: Some situations demand that you be open to your feelings and say it out loud. In normal conversations with friends, Kenyans will outrightly say their dislikes. But when receiving a gift that you don't like, it is polite to take it anyway. You can always give it to someone else later!

Outro

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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