Wa lele po?
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Chapter 1
Wa lele po?
Ongula | |
Tate:Wa lele po, Meme Liina? | Meme:Ehee |
Tate:Nawa tuu? | Meme:Ehee . Ove wa lele po, Tate Petrus? |
Tate:Ehee | Meme:Nawa tuu? |
Tate:Ehee, onawa | |
B: Ongula | |
Tate:Kala po nawa, Meme Liina | Meme:Eewa, enda po nawa Tate Petrus |
Komatango | |
Meme:Wa uhala po, Tate Landu? | Tate:Ehee |
Meme:Nawa tuu? | Tate:Ehee. Ove wa uhala po, Meme Estera? |
Meme:Ehee. | Tate:Nawa tuu? |
Meme:Ehee, onawa. | |
Onguloshi | |
Meme:Wa tokelwa po, Tate Josefa? | Tate:Ehee. |
Meme:Nawa tuu? | Tate:Ehee.Ove wa tokelwa po, Meme Maria? |
Meme:Ehee | Tate:Nawa? |
Meme:Ehee, onawa. | |
Ookaume | |
Beata:Ongaipi, Andreas? | Andreas:Onawa, kaume. Ongaipi? |
Beata:Onawa. | |
English | Oshikwanyama |
Good | Nawa |
Morning | Ongula |
Afternoon (mid-day heat) | Omutenya |
Afternoon (late afternoon) | Komatango |
Evening | Onguloshi |
Night | Oufiku |
Friends | ooKaume |
Yes | Ehee/ Ee / HeenoNoAhowe / Aaye |
OK | Eewa |
Good morning | Wa lele po? |
Good afternoon | Wa uhala po? |
Good evening | Wa tokelwa po? |
Hello (and other informal greetings) | Ongaipi / Ongiini |
OngiiniGo well | Enda po nawa |
Stay well | Kala po nawa |
Sleep well (someone leaving for bed) | Ka nangale po nawa |
Sleep well (someone you're leaving) | Nangala po nawa |
Exercise 1 | |
Translate the following conversation into English: | |
A:Wa uhala po Meme ...............? | B:Ehee. |
A:Nawa tuu? | B:Ehee, ove wa uhala po Meme ..............? |
A:Ehee. | B:Nawa tuu? |
A:Ehee, Onawa. | |
Exercise 2 | |
Fill in the missing words in the following conversation: | |
A:Wa ..................... po Meme .....................................? | B:............... |
A:Nawa tuu? | B:Ehee, .................... Wa lele po Tate ...............................? |
A:Ehee. | B:Onawa tuu? |
A:.................. | |
Exercise 3 | |
Fill in the missing words in the following conversation: | |
A:Wa................... po Meme................................? | B:....................... |
A:Onawa .................? | B:Ehee, wa ....................... po Meme ..........................? |
A:Ehee. | B:Nawa tuu? |
A:Ehee, onawa. | |
Exercise 4 | |
Have a friend greet you for all of the times of day. Practice until you can do it without thinking. | |
~A big snake will not find you if you have a stick. (If you are always ready you will not have problems.) |