Learn how to use ordinal numbers
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwahiliPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 25 - Making Plans for your Future in Kenya. John Here. |
| Medina: Hamjambo, I'm Medina. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn the use of ordinal numbers. The conversation takes place at home. |
| Medina: It's between Ali and his mother. |
| John: The speakers are family members, therefore, they will speak informal Swahili. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Mama: Sasa una mipango ipi baada ya kuyapokea matokeo yako ya shule ya upili? |
| Ali: Natarajia kupata nafasi katika chuo kikuu. |
| Mama: Ulichagua vyuo vipi? |
| Ali: Nilichagua chuo kikuu cha Moi kwa nafasi ya kwanza, Nairobi kikiwa cha pili na mwisho cha Kenyatta. |
| Mama: Kwa hizo tatu nichuo kipi wakipendelea zaidi? |
| Ali: Chuo nilichochagua kikiwa cha kwanza. |
| Mama: Ikiwa utaendelea kufuzu kama vile ulikuwa ukifanya katika shule ya msingi.. |
| Ali: Ehe..endelea... |
| Mama: Na ile ya upili, utaweza kuhitimu kwa nafasi ya kwanza. |
| Ali: Asante mama. |
| John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Mama: Sasa una mipango ipi baada ya kuyapokea matokeo yako ya shule ya upili? |
| Ali: Natarajia kupata nafasi katika chuo kikuu. |
| Mama: Ulichagua vyuo vipi? |
| Ali: Nilichagua chuo kikuu cha Moi kwa nafasi ya kwanza, Nairobi kikiwa cha pili na mwisho cha Kenyatta. |
| Mama: Kwa hizo tatu nichuo kipi wakipendelea zaidi? |
| Ali: Chuo nilichochagua kikiwa cha kwanza. |
| Mama: Ikiwa utaendelea kufuzu kama vile ulikuwa ukifanya katika shule ya msingi.. |
| Ali: Ehe..endelea... |
| Mama: Na ile ya upili, utaweza kuhitimu kwa nafasi ya kwanza. |
| Ali: Asante mama. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mother: Now what plans do you have after receiving your secondary school exam results? |
| Ali: I’m hoping to get a place at a tertiary institution. |
| Mother: Which schools did you select? |
| Ali: I selected Moi University as my first choice, Nairobi as my second choice, and my third and last choice is Kenyatta. |
| Mother: Among the three, which one do you like the most? |
| Ali: My first choice. |
| Mother: If you continue to perform the way you used to in primary school... |
| Ali: Mhm...go ahead... |
| Mother: In secondary school, you will graduate with first class honors. |
| Ali: Thank you, mom. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Wow, no pressure there for Ali from his mother. |
| Medina: She’s just taking an interest and wants to see her son do well! |
| John: I guess so. He seems to have it planned out though. |
| Medina: Yeah, he’s on the ball with his college applications at least. |
| John: What’s the educational system like in Kenya? |
| Medina: There are three levels of education - primary, secondary, and college. |
| John: I guess the higher you go, the better right? |
| Medina: Yeah, in general it gives you a better chance of excelling in life. |
| John: Does it have any other effects? |
| Medina: It can effect your place in society too. |
| John: And how do we say "Primary school, secondary school, and college" in Swahili? |
| Medina: Shule ya msingi, shule ya upili na chuo kikuu. |
| 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: mipango [natural native speed] |
| John: plans |
| Medina: mipango[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: mipango [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: matokeo [natural native speed] |
| John: result |
| Medina: matokeo[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: matokeo [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: nafasi [natural native speed] |
| John: place |
| Medina: nafasi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: nafasi [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: chagua [natural native speed] |
| John: to pick |
| Medina: chagua[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: chagua [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: chuo [natural native speed] |
| John: college |
| Medina: chuo[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: chuo [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: kwanza [natural native speed] |
| John: first |
| Medina: kwanza[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: kwanza [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: pili [natural native speed] |
| John: second |
| Medina: pili[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: pili [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: mwisho [natural native speed] |
| John: last |
| Medina: mwisho[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: mwisho [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Medina: msingi [natural native speed] |
| John: basic |
| Medina: msingi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: msingi [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Medina: upili [natural native speed] |
| John: secondary |
| Medina: upili[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: upili [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: chuo kikuu |
| John: meaning "university." Can you break this down for us? |
| Medina: Chuo means “college,” and kikuu is an adjective that means “higher.” |
| John: When do we use this phrase? |
| Medina: It can be used to refer to an institute of higher learning, such as a college. |
| John: Can it be used in both formal and informal situations? |
| Medina: Yes, it can. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say, Chuo hio si ya kutajika. |
| John: ...which means "That college is not famous." |
| John: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Medina: matokeo ya mtihani |
| John: meaning "exam results." |
| Medina: Matokeo is a word which means "results," while mtihani means "exam." |
| John: So together they are “exam results.” |
| Medina: Yes, you can use this in formal and informal situations. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say, Matokeo ya mtihani yalitokea jana. |
| John: ...which means "The exam results came out yesterday." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about the use of ordinal numbers. How are ordinal numbers used in Swahili? |
| Medina: They’re used for levels and position, but not quantity. So, they can be used for levels of education, such as shule ya upili. |
| John: “Secondary school.” |
| Medina: The numbers change according to the noun class. |
| John: Can we hear some example sentences using ordinal numbers? |
| Medina: Mtihani wa shule ya upili ni wa maana sana. |
| John: “The secondary school exam is very important.” |
| Medina: Mtoto yule ni wa darasa la pili. |
| John: “That child is in class two.” |
| Medina: As I said earlier, we can use ordinals for position too. |
| John: So we can use them to say something or someone is “first,” “second,” and so on. |
| Medina: Yes. An example of this is Alikua wa pili katika darasa lao. |
| John: “He was second in his class.” |
| Medina: Also, Alikua wa kwanza kuzimaliza mbio hizo. |
| John: “He was the first one to finish that race.” Another use of position is to show preference. |
| Medina: Right. We can say what our first choice or second choice is. |
| John: As Ali did in the conversation when he was talking about the universities he had applied to. |
| Medina: Right. Another example of preference is Pesa hukuja kwanza katika maisha yangu, ya pili ni familia. |
| John: “Money comes first in my life, while family comes second.” Wow, harsh! |
| Medina: I know, but it’s a good example! Another example is Ntapitia kwake kwanza kabla niende kwa Juma. |
| John: “I will go to his place first, before I go to Juma’s place.” |
| Medina: And finally Arsenal ndo timu ninayoipenda kabisa, ya pili ni Man U, ya tatu ni Chelsea. |
| John: “Arsenal is my favorite team, and Manchester United comes second, while Chelsea comes in third.” Let’s end the lesson here before we start debating soccer teams! |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson and this series. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Medina: Tuonane! |
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