Learn how to talk about your dislikes
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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 |
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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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