Learn how to post comments about having dinner with friends
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Must-Know Swahili Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 1 - Out at Dinner. |
| James: Hi everyone, I'm James. |
| Medina: And I'm Medina. |
| James: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Swahili about having dinner with friends. Abdulahi eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: Meaning - "I have visited the new restaurant in the city." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Abdulahi: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Amina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. |
| Fatuma: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. |
| Musa: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. |
| Johana: Ata mimi ungenialika. |
| James: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Abdulahi: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: "I have visited the new restaurant in the city." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Amina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. |
| James: "You went with your friends, you could have called me." |
| Fatuma: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. |
| James: "It seems you are having a good time." |
| Musa: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. |
| James: "I do not like foreign food." |
| Johana: Ata mimi ungenialika. |
| James: "You could have invited me too." |
| POST |
| James: Listen again to Abdulahi's post. |
| Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: "I have visited the new restaurant in the city." |
| Medina: (SLOW) Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. (Regular) Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "have visited." |
| Medina: Nimetembelea. |
| James: He is having a good time. Listen again."Have visited" is... |
| Medina: (SLOW) Nimetembelea. (REGULAR) Nimetembelea. |
| James: Then comes the phrase - "The new restaurant here in the city." |
| Medina: Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: The new restaurant. Listen again."The new restaurant here in the city." is... |
| Medina: (SLOW) Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. (REGULAR) Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| James: All together, "I have visited the new restaurant in the city." |
| Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. |
| COMMENTS |
| James: In response, Abdulahi's friends leave some comments. |
| James: His wife, Amina, uses an expression meaning - "You went with your friends, you could have called me." |
| Medina: (SLOW) Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. (REGULAR) Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. |
| [Pause] |
| Medina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. |
| James: Use this expression to show you are feeling sensitive. |
| James: His neighbor, Fatuma, uses an expression meaning - "It seems you are having a good time." |
| Medina: (SLOW) Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. (REGULAR) Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. |
| [Pause] |
| Medina: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. |
| James: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted. |
| James: His supervisor, Musa, uses an expression meaning - "I do not like foreign food." |
| Medina: (SLOW) Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. (REGULAR) Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. |
| [Pause] |
| Medina: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. |
| James: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
| James: His nephew, Johana, uses an expression meaning - "You could have invited me too." |
| Medina: (SLOW) Ata mimi ungenialika. (REGULAR) Ata mimi ungenialika. |
| [Pause] |
| Medina: Ata mimi ungenialika. |
| James: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
Outro |
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| James: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Medina: Kwaheri. |
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