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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic vocabulary on the phone in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the way to say "Hello." when answering the phone in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Jambo. |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "hello." |
| Medina: [Normal] jambo [Slow] jambo |
| John: Listen again to the expression meaning "Hello." |
| Medina: [Slow] Jambo. [Normal] Jambo. |
| John: Ok, now let's see the way to say "This is Medina." |
| Medina: [Normal] Huyu ni Medina. |
| John: First is a word meaning "this." |
| Medina: [Normal] huyu [Slow] huyu |
| John: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Medina: [Normal] ni [Slow] ni |
| John: Last is the word meaning "Medina." |
| Medina: [Normal] Medina [Slow] Medina |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "This is Medina." |
| Medina: [Slow] Huyu ni Medina. [Normal] Huyu ni Medina. |
| John: Next is the way to ask "May I talk to Mark?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Nawezaongea na Mark? |
| John: First is a word meaning "can I talk." |
| Medina: [Normal] nawezaongea [Slow] nawezaongea |
| John: Next is the word meaning "with." |
| Medina: [Normal] na [Slow] na |
| John: Last is the word meaning "Mark." |
| Medina: [Normal] Mark [Slow] Mark |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "May I talk to Mark?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Nawezaongea na Mark? [Normal] Nawezaongea na Mark? |
| John: Finally is a way to say "I'll call again later." |
| Medina: [Normal] Nitapinga simu tena baadaye. |
| John: First is a word meaning "I will call." |
| Medina: [Normal] nitapinga [Slow] nitapinga |
| John: Next is the word meaning "telephone." |
| Medina: [Normal] simu [Slow] simu |
| John: Next is the word meaning "again." |
| Medina: [Normal] tena [Slow] tena |
| John: Last is the word meaning "later." |
| Medina: [Normal] baadaye [Slow] baadaye |
| John: Listen again to the sentence meaning "I'll call again later." |
| Medina: [Slow] Nitapinga simu tena baadaye. [Normal] Nitapinga simu tena baadaye. |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: If you get a phone call and the caller forgets to introduce himself, you can politely ask Samahani, ni nani? which means "Excuse me, who is this?" |
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 another series! |
| Medina: Tuonane! |
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