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Eric: Top 25 Swahili Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 10 “How does Kenyan food taste?” (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swahili learners, and then learn how to answer like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.)
In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “How does Kenyan food taste?” In Swahili this is
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje?
Eric: The first word in the question is
Medina: Chakula
Eric: meaning “food” in English.
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) chakula
Eric: Listen again and repeat.
Medina: chakula
{Pause}
Eric: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is
Medina: cha wakenya
Eric: literally meaning “for Kenyan people”
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) cha wakenya
Eric: Now repeat.
Medina: cha wakenya
{Pause}
Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat.
Medina: chakula cha wakenya
{pause}
Eric: And after that is
Medina: cha onja
Eric: meaning “it tastes”
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) cha onja
Eric: Now repeat.
Medina: cha onja
{pause}
Eric: And after that is
Medina: aje
Eric: meaning “how”
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) aje
Eric: Now repeat.
Medina: aje
{Pause}
Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje?
{pause}
Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “How does Kenyan food taste?”
Medina: Ni tamu sana.
Eric: "It's very delicious.” You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Medina: (Slow) Ni tamu sana.
{pause}
Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is
Medina: Ni
Eric: meaning “it.”
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) ni
Eric: Now repeat
Medina: ni
{Pause}
Eric: And after that is
Medina: tamu sana
Eric: meaning “very delicious.”
Medina: (Slow, by syllable) tamu sana
Eric:Now repeat.
Medina: tamu sana
{Pause}
Eric: Listen to the speaker say “It's very delicious” and then repeat.
Medina: Ni tamu sana.
{pause}Eric: For another answer, replace “delicious” with “good.”
Medina: kizuri
Eric: “ good”
Medina: (slow) kizuri (regular) kizuri
Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “good.”
Medina: ni kizuri.
Eric: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “delicious” with “good.” Now say, “It's good.”
{pause}
Medina: ni kizuri.
Eric: For more practice, replace “good” with “salty.”
Medina: chenye chumvi nyingi
Eric: “salty”
Medina: (slow) chenye chumvi nyingi (regular) chenye chumvi nyingi
Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “salty.”
Medina: ni chenye chumvi nyingi.
Eric: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace “good” with “salty.” Now say,“It's salty.”
{pause}
Medina: ni chenye chumvi nyingi.
Eric: Let’s use a different adjective and replace “salty” with “spicy.”
Medina: chenye viungo
Eric: “spicy”
Medina: (slow) chenye viungo (regular) chenye viungo
Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “spicy.”
Medina: chenye viungo.
Eric: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “salty” with “spicy.” Now say,“It's spicy.”
{pause}
Medina: ni chenye viungo.
Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Kenya and someone asks for your opinion of the food. You want to say it's delicious. How would you answer?
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje? (five seconds) Ni tamu sana.
Eric: Now, you want to say it's good. Respond to the question.
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje? (five seconds) ni kizuri.
Eric: You want to say it's salty. Answer the speaker's question.
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje? (five seconds) kina chumvi nyingi.
Eric: You want to say it's spicy. What do you say?
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje? (five seconds) kina viungo.
Eric: Now you want to know what that person thinks of the meal. Ask the question.
(5 seconds)
Medina: Chakula cha wakenya cha onja aje?
{pause}
Eric: This is the end of Lesson 10.

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