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| Introduction |
| Dana: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologise for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Swahili. |
| Body |
| Dana: Here's the informal way to say “Excuse me.” in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Samahani. |
| Dana: This expression has only one word meaning “Excuse me.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Samahani. [Slow] Samahani. |
| Dana: Listen again to the informal word meaning “Excuse me.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Samahani. [Normal] Samahani. |
| Dana: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say “Excuse me.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Kumradhi. |
| Dana: This expression has only one word meaning “Excuse me.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Kumradhi [Slow] Kumradhi |
| Dana: Listen again to the formal word meaning “Excuse me.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Kumradhi [Normal] Kumradhi |
| Dana: Following is the way to say “I didn't mean it.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Sikukusidia. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning “I did not.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Si [Slow] Si |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning “mean it.” |
| Medina: [Normal] kukusudia [Slow] kukusudia |
| Dana: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “I didn't mean it.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Sikukusidia. [Normal] Sikukusidia. |
| Dana: Finally is a way to say “I'm sorry for coming late.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Samahani kwa kuchelewa. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning “I'm sorry.” |
| Medina: [Normal] Samahani [Slow] Samahani |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning “for.” |
| Medina: [Normal] kwa [Slow] kwa |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning “to be late.” |
| Medina: [Normal] kuchelewa [Slow] kuchelewa |
| Dana: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I'm sorry for coming late.” |
| Medina: [Slow] Samahani kwa kuchelewa. [Normal] Samahani kwa kuchelewa. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Dana: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: Please remember when you're in Kenya, that if you accidentally bump into someone, it's more common to say Samahani than “pardon me,” which is Niwie radhi. |
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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