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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
James: Must-Know Swahili Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 17 - At the Local Market.
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 an unusual thing found at a local market. Abdulahi finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Medina: Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: meaning - "I think this is a bomb. We must call the cops." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Abdulahi: Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
(clicking sound)
Amina: Enda mbali nalo mume wangu.
Johana: Wacha kuogopa sana. Wewe ni mwanaume.
Musa: Hilo linakaa kama saduku la kawaida.
Juma: Usiwaite polisi, nina uhakika hilo sio bomu.
James: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Abdulahi: Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: "I think this is a bomb. We must call the cops."
(clicking sound)
Amina: Enda mbali nalo mume wangu.
James: "Stay far from it, my husband."
Johana: Wacha kuogopa sana. Wewe ni mwanaume.
James: "Stop fearing. You are a man."
Musa: Hilo linakaa kama saduku la kawaida.
James: "That looks like a normal box."
Juma: Usiwaite polisi, nina uhakika hilo sio bomu.
James: "Do not call the cops. I am sure it is not a bomb."
POST
James: Listen again to Abdulahi's post.
Medina: Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: "I think this is a bomb. We must call the cops."
Medina: (SLOW) Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi. (Regular) Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I think this is a bomb."
Medina: Nafikiri hili ni bomu.
James: He thinks he has seen a bomb. Listen again."I think this is a bomb." is...
Medina: (SLOW) Nafikiri hili ni bomu. (REGULAR) Nafikiri hili ni bomu.
James: Then comes the phrase - "We must call the police."
Medina: Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: And I want to call the cops. Listen again."We must call the police." is...
Medina: (SLOW) Lazima tufahamishe polisi. (REGULAR) Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
James: All together, "I think this is a bomb. We must call the cops."
Medina: Nafikiri hili ni bomu. Lazima tufahamishe polisi.
COMMENTS
James: In response, Abdulahi's friends leave some comments.
James: His wife, Amina, uses an expression meaning - "Stay far from it, my husband."
Medina: (SLOW) Enda mbali nalo mume wangu. (REGULAR) Enda mbali nalo mume wangu.
[Pause]
Medina: Enda mbali nalo mume wangu.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling sensitive.
James: His nephew, Johana, uses an expression meaning - "Stop fearing. You are a man."
Medina: (SLOW) Wacha kuogopa sana. Wewe ni mwanaume. (REGULAR) Wacha kuogopa sana. Wewe ni mwanaume.
[Pause]
Medina: Wacha kuogopa sana. Wewe ni mwanaume.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical.
James: His supervisor, Musa, uses an expression meaning - "That looks like a normal box."
Medina: (SLOW) Hilo linakaa kama saduku la kawaida. (REGULAR) Hilo linakaa kama saduku la kawaida.
[Pause]
Medina: Hilo linakaa kama saduku la kawaida.
James: Use this expression to be old fashioned.
James: His college friend, Juma, uses an expression meaning - "Do not call the cops. I am sure it is not a bomb."
Medina: (SLOW) Usiwaite polisi, nina uhakika hilo sio bomu. (REGULAR) Usiwaite polisi, nina uhakika hilo sio bomu.
[Pause]
Medina: Usiwaite polisi, nina uhakika hilo sio bomu.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous.

Outro
James: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, 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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