Learn how to buy and use a pre-paid telephone card
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| INTRODUCTION |
| There is so much to do and see in Kenya, and there are times when access to some must-see places requires an admission ticket. So in this lesson, we’re going to work on getting you through the gate, because we’re looking at buying tickets. |
| BODY |
| In Swahili, “ticket” is |
| tiketi. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) tiketi |
| Once again: |
| tiketi |
| In Swahili, “one ticket, please” is |
| Tiketi moja tafadhali. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Tiketi moja tafadhali. |
| Once again: |
| Tiketi moja tafadhali. |
| The first word, tiketi, means, “ticket.”. |
| (slow) tiketi |
| tiketi |
| Next, we have moja, which in Swahili is “one”. |
| (slow) moja |
| moja |
| Then is tafadhali, which you know very well, and it means, “please”. |
| So altogether, we have |
| Tiketi moja tafadhali. |
| Literally, this means, “a ticket please.” |
| We’ll work on getting tickets for the rest of the party now. |
| Let’s recap the numbers from one to ten. |
| “one” – moja |
| “two”- mbili |
| “three”- tatu |
| “four” - nne |
| “five” - tano |
| “six” - sita |
| “seven” - saba |
| “eight” - nane |
| “nine” - tisa |
| “ten” – kumi |
| “Three tickets, please” in Swahili is |
| Tiketi tatu tafadhali. |
| Let’s break it down. |
| (slow) Tiketi tatu tafadhali. |
| Once again: |
| Tiketi tatu tafadhali. |
| First, we have tiketi in the same form as before. |
| (slow) tiketi |
| tiketi |
| Next, we have tatu which means “three.” |
| (slow) tatu |
| tatu |
| So altogether, we have Tiketi tatu tafadhali. |
| Literally, this means, “Three tickets, please.” |
| Let’s try a different number. “Five tickets, please” in Swahili is |
| Tiketi tano tafadhali. |
| Let’s break it down. |
| (slow) Tiketi tano tafadhali. |
| Once again: |
| Tiketi tano tafadhali. |
| Very often, you may be asked to show your ticket at places other than the entrance, so keep it with you until you leave the place you are visiting. They will ask you |
| Tiketi lako tafadhali. |
| Let’s break it down. |
| (slow) Tiketi lako tafadhali. |
| This means, “Your ticket, please.” The first word is tiketi, “ticket.” |
| (slow) tiketi |
| tiketi |
| Then, you have lako which means “your”. |
| (slow) lako |
| lako |
| Tafadhali, you will remember, means “please.” |
| One more time all together, that is: Tiketi lako tafadhali. |
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