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maria pull up your socks then.

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Originally posted by Maria:
thank you Sajini,
i appreciate this.
you know,when i got on the bus to Nairobi, there was swahili like everywhere around me, my own neighbour didnt know any English!
lucky for me i knew a bit of French so we communicated(he is from Rwanda).
he helped me out a lot cuz i couldnt even buy myself a drink, unless the guy said,"50 bob" or "1,500".. Then, we got to Nairobi and it gets worse...

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Originally posted by Maria:
have you finished?........Umemaliza?
help me with..............Nisaidie na...
when will i see you?.......Nitakuona lini?
are you fron Uganda?.......Unatoka Uganda?
how long will you be staying in Kenya?.......Utakaa Kenya kwa muda gani?
are you travelling by your self?......Unasafiri pekee yako?
how much is it?......... (You have to specify the noun. There is noun class agreement here.)unless you want to use non-grammatical "ngapi?"
what will you have to eat/ drink??......... Utakula nini (eat) Utakunywa nini (drink)
it is far.......Je, ni mbali?
i'm going to sleep now.... Ninakwenda kulala sasa
no, i dont need it..., hapana (la) sitaki (again you should insert a pronominal marker 'si' and 'ta' depending on which noun you are using
yes, i have it....ndiyo, ninayo (yo may change subject to class of noun)
she/he is called...Anaitwa...
is it sweet/ tastey....Ni tamu, ina ladha nzuri
i will not forget...Sitasahau
how much?....Ngapi?
here is my ticket....Hii tikiti yangu
it's cold, let's have tea....Kuna baridi, tunywe chai
no, i'm not hungry....hapana (la), sina njaa

this week's lesson.

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Originally posted by Maria:
ahsante sana, Mwalimu.

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Originally posted by Maria:
dunno...just never felt like speaking it. but i'll try and love it. thats how it started with kikuyu.

this site is really cool. its got the translations too
i will try hard and learn so much so much by the time i visit Nairobi again.