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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwahiliPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 18 - Planning a Vacation in Kenya. John Here.
Medina: Hamjambo, I'm Medina.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about making plans for holidays. The conversation takes place at home.
Medina: It's between Fadhili and Fatuma.
John: The speakers are family members, therefore, they will speak informal Swahili. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Fatuma: Wikendi ijayo nataka twende safari.
Fadhili: Pia mimi. Tunaweza enda Mombasa tukafurahie upepo wa bahari na bichi.
Fatuma: Hilo ni wazo nzuri ndio hata tupite mbuga la wanyama huko Voi na njiani.
Fadhili: Ama twende tukaishi hemani huko Naivasha?
Fatuma: La...wikendi moja haitoshi.
Fadhili: Haya basi. Tupange twende wakati wa likizo ya Desemba.
Fatuma: Kwa hivyo, tuseme mipango yetu ni kwenda bichi wikendi ijayo na kwenda kuishi hemani likizo ya Desemba.
Fadhili: Hiyo ndiyo mipango yetu.
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Fatuma: Wikendi ijayo nataka twende safari.
Fadhili: Pia mimi. Tunaweza enda Mombasa tukafurahie upepo wa bahari na bichi.
Fatuma: Hilo ni wazo nzuri ndio hata tupite mbuga la wanyama huko Voi na njiani.
Fadhili: Ama twende tukaishi hemani huko Naivasha?
Fatuma: La...wikendi moja haitoshi.
Fadhili: Haya basi. Tupange twende wakati wa likizo ya Desemba.
Fatuma: Kwa hivyo, tuseme mipango yetu ni kwenda bichi wikendi ijayo na kwenda kuishi hemani likizo ya Desemba.
Fadhili: Hiyo ndiyo mipango yetu.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Fatuma: I want us to go for a fun trip next weekend.
Fadhili: Me too. We can go to Mombasa and enjoy the ocean breeze and the beaches.
Fatuma: That’s a good idea, so we can pass through the national park along the way.
Fadhili: Could we also go camping at Naivasha?
Fatuma: No... One weekend is not enough.
Fadhili: Ok then. Let’s plan and go over the December holidays.
Fatuma: So our plans are to visit the beach next weekend and camping over the December holiday.
Fadhili: That’s what our plans are.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: The conversation this time saw some holiday plans being made.
Medina: I love holidays. I wish I could go on holiday next weekend.
John: Me too! Maybe for the December holidays?
Medina: Yes, I’ll start planning!
John: It’s good to plan ahead.
Medina: Yeah, it saves time and often money if you book in advance.
John: I find that if I plan a holiday well, then the holiday itself is more pleasant.
Medina: Yeah, but sometimes planning while you’re there is good too.
John: Where do people like to go on holiday in Kenya?
Medina: Mountains are popular, such as Mt. Kenya and the Abardares mountains. Also the Mombasa beaches, as we heard in the conversation.
John: They also mentioned a national park?
Medina: Yes, there is Nairobi national park and Tsavo national park, for example.
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Medina: Wikendi [natural native speed]
John: Weekend
Medina: Wikendi[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: Wikendi [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: safari [natural native speed]
John: trip, journey
Medina: safari[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: safari [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: wanyama [natural native speed]
John: animals
Medina: wanyama[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: wanyama [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: hema [natural native speed]
John: tent
Medina: hema[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: hema [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: panga [natural native speed]
John: to plan
Medina: panga[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: panga [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: bichi [natural native speed]
John: beach
Medina: bichi[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: bichi [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Medina: likizo [natural native speed]
John: holiday
Medina: likizo[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: likizo [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Medina: Desemba [natural native speed]
John: December
Medina: Desemba[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Medina: Desemba [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Medina: wanyama
John: meaning "animals." What can you tell us about this word?
Medina: This is a noun that belongs to the noun class M - Wa.
John: What are the singular and plural forms?
Medina: The singular form is mnyama, and the plural form is wanyama.
John: Animals are usually divided into two classes.
Medina: Yes. There are wanyama wa porini,
John: meaning "wild animals,"
Medina: and wanyama wa nyumbani, meaning "domesticated animals."
John: Can you give us an example using this word?
Medina: Sure. For example, you can say, Wanyama wa nyumbani wanahitaji kuangaliwa vizuri.
John: ...which means "Domesticated animals need good care."
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Medina: Desemba
John: meaning "December."
Medina: This is a noun for the twelfth month of the year.
John: It’s very similar to the English.
Medina: Yeah, it comes from the English word. You can also say mwezi wa kumi na mbili.
John: This means “the twelfth month.” Can you give us an example using this word?
Medina: Sure. For example, you can say, Wakristo husherekea kuzaliwa kwa Yesu katika mwezi wa Desemba.
John: ...which means "Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus during the month of December."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about making plans for holidays. If we’re doing this, then we very likely need to use the future tense.
Medina: That’s right! To make future tense in Swahili, you use words such as tutaenda.
John: What does that mean?
Medina: Tu is the prefix meaning “we,” ta is “will,” and enda means “go.”
John: So “we will go.”
Medina: That’s right. Then you can follow it with a noun to show where you will go.
John: Let’s hear some future tense sentence examples.
Medina: Nitaenda kanisani Jumapili ijayo.
John: “I will go to church next Sunday.”
Medina: Tuna mipango ya kufanya mikutano na viongozi wote.
John: “We have plans to have meetings with all the leaders.” If someone suggests a plan for a holiday that we like, we may need to give an opinion and agree with them.
Medina: Right. Maoni means “opinions” in Swahili. To agree, you can use a phrase like pia mimi,
John: which means “me too.” Let’s see an example. How about “My opinion is similar to yours. We should go to Mombasa today and to Naivasha tomorrow.”
Medina: Maoni yangu ni kama yako. Twende Mombasa leo halafu Naivasha kesho.
John: There’s that word for “opinion” at the start.
Medina: Right that is maoni. Here is another useful example: Nakubaliana nawe tusome kwanza halafu raha baadaye.
John: “Me too. I agree with you that we should study first, then we will enjoy life afterwards.”
Medina: In this example we had nakubaliana nawe,
John: which means “I concur,” or “I agree with you.” There are more examples of how to agree in the lesson notes.
Medina: Let’s finish by looking at some vocabulary and phrases that will help when discussing holiday plans.
John: Sound good! How do we say “tourist attraction sites?”
Medina: Pahali pa kuvutia watalii. You may want to talk about mbuga la wanyama or bichi za pwani, for example.
John: Those are “national park” and “coastal beaches,” respectively.
Medina: Some activities to remember include kukita hema.
John: “Camping.”
Medina: And kwenda matembezi.
John: “Going for a walk.” Let’s finish the lesson with an example sentence.
Medina: Mimi hutamani kwenda pwani kwa bichi kuogelea.
John: “I long to go to the coast to swim.”

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Medina: Tuonane!

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