Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Introduction |
| Dana: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question “Do you speak English?” in Swahili. |
| Body |
| Dana: Here's the way to ask "Do you speak English?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| Dana: First is a word meaning "Do you speak." |
| Medina: [Normal] Unazungumza [Slow] Unazungumza |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning "English." |
| Medina: [Normal] Kiingereza [Slow] Kiingereza |
| Dana: Note the intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Do you speak English?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Unazungumza Kiingereza? [Normal] Unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| Dana: Here's a response meaning "No, I don't speak English." |
| Medina: [Normal] La, sizungumzi Kiingereza. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning "No." |
| Medina: [Normal] La [Slow] La |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning "I don't speak." |
| Medina: [Normal] sizungumuzi [Slow] sizungumuzi |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning "English." |
| Medina: [Normal] Kiingereza [Slow] Kiingereza |
| Dana: Listen again to the response meaning "No, I don't speak English." |
| Medina: [Slow] La, sizungumzi Kiingereza. [Normal] La, sizungumzi Kiingereza. |
| Dana: Here's a response meaning "Yes, I speak English." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ndio, nazungumza Kiingereza. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning "Yes." |
| Medina: [Normal] Ndio [Slow] Ndio |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning "I speak." |
| Medina: [Normal] nazungumza [Slow] nazungumza |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning "English." |
| Medina: [Normal] Kiingereza [Slow] Kiingereza |
| Dana: Listen again to the response, "Yes, I speak English." |
| Medina: [Slow] Ndio, nazungumza Kiingereza. [Normal] Ndio, nazungumza Kiingereza. |
| Dana: Here's an alternative response meaning, "My mother tongue is Swahili." |
| Medina: [Normal] Lugha yangu ya mama ni Kiswahili. |
| Dana: First is a word meaning "language." |
| Medina: [Normal] lugha [Slow] lugha |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning "my." |
| Medina: [Normal] yangu [Slow] yangu |
| Dana: Next is the word-phrase meaning "of mother." |
| Medina: [Normal] ya mama [Slow] ya mama |
| Dana: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Medina: [Normal] ni [Slow] ni |
| Dana: Last is the word meaning "Swahili." |
| Medina: [Normal] Kiswahili [Slow] Kiswahili |
| Dana: Listen again to the response, "My mother tongue is Swahili." |
| Medina: [Slow] Lugha yangu ya mama ni Kiswahili. [Normal] Lugha yangu ya mama ni Kiswahili. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Dana: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: For those of you who speak languages other than English, this question still works. Just substitute Kiingereza with a different language. Here are some examples: Kihispania is "Spanish," Kijerumani is "German," Kitallia is "Italian." |
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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