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| Introduction |
| John: Welcome to 3-Minute Swahili Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer why in Swahili. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the way to ask "Why are you late?" in Swahili. |
| Medina: [Normal] Mbona umechelewa? |
| John: First is a word meaning "why." |
| Medina: [Normal] mbona [Slow] mbona |
| John: Last is the phrase meaning "you are late." |
| Medina: [Normal] umechelewa [Slow] umechelewa |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Why are you late?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Mbona umechelewa? [Normal] Mbona umechelewa? |
| John: Here's a response meaning "I missed the train." |
| Medina: [Normal] Nilikosa treni. |
| John: First is a word meaning "I missed." |
| Medina: [Normal] nilikosa [Slow] nilikosa |
| John: Next is the word meaning "the train." |
| Medina: [Normal] treni [Slow] treni |
| John: Listen again to the sentence meaning "I missed the train." |
| Medina: [Slow] Nilikosa treni. [Normal] Nilikosa treni. |
| John: Here's a way to ask "Why do you leave so early?" |
| Medina: [Normal] Mbona unaondoka mapema? |
| John: First is a word meaning "why." |
| Medina: [Normal] mbona [Slow] mbona |
| John: Next is the phrase meaning "you leave." |
| Medina: [Normal] unaondoka [Slow] unaondoka |
| John: Last is the word meaning "early." |
| Medina: [Normal] mapema [Slow] mapema |
| John: Listen again to the question, "Why do you leave so early?" |
| Medina: [Slow] Mbona unaondoka mapema? [Normal] Mbona unaondoka mapema? |
| John: Here's a response meaning, "To not miss the train." |
| Medina: [Normal] Kutokosa treni |
| John: First is a word meaning "to not." |
| Medina: [Normal] kuto [Slow] kuto |
| John: Next is the word meaning "miss." |
| Medina: [Normal] kosa [Slow] kosa |
| John: Last is the word meaning "the train." |
| Medina: [Normal] treni [Slow] treni |
| John: Listen again to the response, "To not miss the train." |
| Medina: [Slow] Kutokosa treni [Normal] Kutokosa treni |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Medina: Just like in English, "Why not?" can also have a positive meaning, for example if you are invited to a party and after a moment of thinking you respond "Sure, why not!". In the same way, in Swahili you can just answer Mbona sivyo! |
Outro |
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| John: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Medina: Tuonane! |
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