Learn how to talk about a location using locatives
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to SwahiliPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1, Lesson 12 - Booking a Trip in Kenya. John here. |
| Medina: Hamjambo, I'm Medina. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn more about locatives. The conversation takes place over the phone. |
| Medina: It's between Pamela and Victor. |
| John: The speakers are strangers in a customer service context, therefore, they will speak formal Swahili. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Pamela : Pamela wa kampuni ya kusafiri ya Prime. Nikusaidiaje? |
| Victor: Ningelipenda kuhifadhi ndege kutoka Nairobi hadi Japani wiki kesho. |
| Pamela : Sawa. Tiketi ya kwenda na kurudi? |
| Victor: Ndio, tafadhali. Nitaondoka tarehe 12 Oktoba na nitarudi tarehe 31 mwezi huo. |
| Pamela : Kuna ndege ya Kenya Airways kutoka JKIA hadi Narita. Litaondoka saa kumi jioni. Hii ni sawa? |
| Victor: Ndio. Je, nisafari inayoelekea Narita bila kutua kokote? |
| Pamela : La, utapitia Qatar ubadilishe kwa ndege nambari E4567 saa tano usiku. |
| Victor: Nitawasili Narita saa ngapi? |
| Pamela : Jumatano tarehe 13 saa tisa mchana. |
| Victor: Ni sawa. |
| Pamela : Natumai umefaidika. |
| Victor: Sana. Asante. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Pamela: This is Pamela of Prime Travel and Tours. How can I help you? |
| Victor: I would like to book a flight from Nairobi to Japan next week. |
| Pamela: I see. A return ticket? |
| Victor: Yes, please. My departure date is October 12th and my return date is the 31st of the same month. |
| Pamela: There is a flight with Kenya Airways from JKIA to Narita departing at 1600 hours. Is that okay? |
| Victor: Sure. Is it a direct flight? |
| Pamela: No. You have to change flights in Qatar to flight E4567 at 2300hrs. |
| Victor: What time will I arrive in Narita? |
| Pamela: On Thursday the 13th at 1500 hours. |
| Victor: That's fine. |
| Pamela: I hope I helped. |
| Victor: So much. Thanks. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: I hope it’s not a long layover, I don’t like hanging around in airports. |
| Medina: Me neither. But, flights with layovers tend to be cheaper. |
| John: That’s true - direct flights are always more expensive. |
| Medina: I recommend that you make reservations early, and take note of the layovers. |
| John: Where do most flights come from in Kenya? |
| Medina: Nairobi is a hub for airlines and connects easily to other countries, so it sees a lot of traffic |
| John: Is Kenya a popular tourist destination? |
| Medina: It’s popular with wildlife lovers. Tourism is the second most well-performing sector after agriculture. |
| John: Everyone wants to go on a safari! |
| Medina: Right! Domestic flights are becoming more popular too. |
| John: Why is that? |
| Medina: They’re becoming cheaper, so make sure to book those early. |
| 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: tiketi [natural native speed] |
| John: ticket |
| Medina: tiketi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: tiketi [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Medina: ondoka [natural native speed] |
| John: to depart |
| Medina: ondoka[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: ondoka [natural native speed] |
| John: Next up, we have... |
| Medina: rudi [natural native speed] |
| John: to return |
| Medina: rudi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: rudi [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, there’s... |
| Medina: tua [natural native speed] |
| John: to land |
| Medina: tua [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: tua [natural native speed] |
| John: Next up is... |
| Medina: wasili [natural native speed] |
| John: to arrive |
| Medina: wasili [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: wasili [natural native speed] |
| John: Then, we have... |
| Medina: JKIA [natural native speed] |
| John: JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) |
| Medina: JKIA [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: JKIA [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Medina: safiri [natural native speed] |
| John: to travel |
| Medina: safiri [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: safiri [natural native speed] |
| John: And lastly... |
| Medina: badilisha [natural native speed] |
| John: to exchange |
| Medina: badilisha [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Medina: badilisha [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: kubadilisha |
| John: ...meaning "to transit." |
| John: It literally means “to change or exchange,” but in this context, it refers to transition. |
| Medina: ku is the infinitive pronoun and it’s added to the verb, badilisha. |
| John: So I guess this can be used in many different circumstances? |
| Medina: That’s right, the verb has many nuances, but you can use it for “transit.” |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say Kubadilisha kwa ndege kunachosha. |
| John: ...which means "Flight changes are tiresome." |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Medina: umefaidika |
| John: ...meaning "you benefitted." |
| John: Can you break this word down for us? |
| Medina: u is the second person pronoun, me is the past participle tense marker, and finally is faidika. |
| John: This means “benefitted.” |
| Medina: You can change the pronoun and tense to use faidika in other contexts. |
| John: When can you use this word? |
| Medina: You can use umefaidika or faidika in circumstances that have a profit or an advantage. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Medina: Sure. For example, you can say Umefaidika tangu uanze biashara. |
| John: .. which means "You have benefitted since you started a business." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn more about locatives. |
| Medina: Location in Swahili can be expressed by the relative particles -po, -ko, or -mo to indicate a specific, indefinite, or general or inside place respectively. |
| John: These particles can be used as an infix or a suffix. Let’s start by looking at a specific location. |
| Medina: For a specific location, the form pa-pa or po-po is used, such as in pahali pale. |
| John: ...meaning “that place.” |
| Medina: Often it is characterized by the prefix pa-; for example, Tazama pahali pale. |
| John: “Look at that place over there.” |
| Medina: This class uses only one noun, mahali, which could also be expressed as mahala or pahali to mean “place.” |
| John: You can also show this by using demonstratives. |
| Medina: Right, if there is no mahala, you can use hapa (“here”), hapo (“there”), and pale. |
| John: This means “over there.” Next, how do we talk about general locations? |
| Medina: You can use kokote. This is a place indicator that means “everywhere” and is characterized by the class prefix -ku-. |
| John: It is used to give a general location and expresses movement from one place to another. |
| Medina: Kokote does not contain a noun, but it can be used by demonstratives such as huku (“this way”), huko (“that way”), and kule. |
| John: Which means “that way over there.” Let’s hear some examples. |
| Medina: Tafuta kule kwa shamba. |
| John: “Look for it in the garden.” |
| Medina: Huku kunafaidi. |
| John: “This way is beneficial.” |
| Medina: When kokote or its demonstratives are used with infinitive verbs, they show the manner in which something was done. Kukula kule kunastajabisha. |
| John: “That manner of eating is shocking.” How are inside locations expressed? |
| Medina: With momote. That has the demonstratives humu (“here”), humo (“there”), and mule. |
| John: Which means “over there.” Let’s hear an example. |
| Medina: Humo mwapendeza. |
| John: “That place is good.” This refers to the inside of the place. |
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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