Learn the question Can you eat Kenyan food? in Swahili and how to answer it
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| Eric: Top 25 Swahili Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8 “Can you eat Kenyan food?” (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swahili learners, then learn how to answer it 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 “Can you eat Kenyan food?” In Swahili this is |
| Medina: Waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Medina: Waweza |
| Eric: meaning “can you” in English. |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) waweza |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Medina: waweza. |
| {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: kukula |
| Eric: meaning “eat.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) kukula |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: kukula |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: waweza kukula |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Medina: chakula |
| Eric: meaning “food.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) chakula |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: chakula. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Medina: cha |
| Eric: meaning “for.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) cha |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: cha |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that is |
| Medina: wakenya |
| Eric: meaning “Kenyan people.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) wakenya |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: wakenya |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Can you eat Kenyan food?” |
| Medina: Ndio, ni tamu sana. |
| Eric: "Yes, it's very delicious.” Listen as the phrase is repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Medina: (Slow) Ndio, ni tamu sana. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Medina: ndio |
| Eric: meaning “yes.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) ndio |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: ndio |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Medina: Ni |
| Eric: meaning “is.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) ni |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: ni |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that, |
| Medina: tamu |
| Eric: meaning “delicious.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) tamu. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Medina: tamu |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And last, |
| Medina: sana |
| Eric: meaning “very.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) sana |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: sana |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, it's very delicious” and then repeat. |
| Medina: Ndio, ni tamu sana. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To make a different answer, replace “delicious” with “pretty good.” |
| Medina: kizuri sana |
| Eric: “pretty good” |
| Medina: (slow) kizuri sana (regular) kizuri sana |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “pretty good.” |
| Medina: Ndio, ni kizuri sana |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, just replace “delicious” with “pretty good.” Now say, “Yes, it's pretty good.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: ndio, ni kizuri sana. |
| Eric: For more emphasis, replace “pretty good” with “lovely.” |
| Medina: chapendeza |
| Eric: “ lovely” |
| Medina: (slow) chapendeza (regular) chapendeza |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “lovely.” |
| Medina: ndio, chapendeza |
| Eric: Again, it’s almost the same. Simply replace “pretty good” with “lovely.” Now try. Say “Yes, it's lovely.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: ndio, chapendeza. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace “lovely” with “not bad.” |
| Medina: si mbaya |
| Eric: “not bad” |
| Medina: (slow) si mbaya (regular) si mbaya |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “not bad.” |
| Medina: Ndio, si mbaya. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “lovely” with “not bad.” Let’s practice. Say “Yes, it's not bad.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ndio, si mbaya. |
| Eric: To say "no", in a simple way, just say |
| Medina: hapana, siwezi. |
| Eric: Which is like saying “No, I can't.” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Medina: (Slowly) hapana, siwezi. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Medina: hapana, siwezi. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Kenya and someone asks you if you can eat Kenyan food. You want to answer that it’s delicious. What do you say? |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) ndio, ni tamu sana. |
| Eric: Now you want to say that it's pretty good. Respond to the question. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) ndio, ni kizuri sana. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's lovely. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) ndio, cha pendeza. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's not bad. How would you answer? |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) Ndio, si mbaya. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Kenyan food. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to give your own answer. |
| Medina: waweza kukula chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 8. |
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