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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
James: Must-Know Swahili Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 1 - Out at Dinner.
James: Hi everyone, I'm James.
Medina: And I'm Medina.
James: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Swahili about having dinner with friends. Abdulahi eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: Meaning - "I have visited the new restaurant in the city." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Abdulahi: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
(clicking sound)
Amina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia.
Fatuma: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri.
Musa: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni.
Johana: Ata mimi ungenialika.
James: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Abdulahi: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: "I have visited the new restaurant in the city."
(clicking sound)
Amina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia.
James: "You went with your friends, you could have called me."
Fatuma: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri.
James: "It seems you are having a good time."
Musa: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni.
James: "I do not like foreign food."
Johana: Ata mimi ungenialika.
James: "You could have invited me too."
POST
James: Listen again to Abdulahi's post.
Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: "I have visited the new restaurant in the city."
Medina: (SLOW) Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. (Regular) Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "have visited."
Medina: Nimetembelea.
James: He is having a good time. Listen again."Have visited" is...
Medina: (SLOW) Nimetembelea. (REGULAR) Nimetembelea.
James: Then comes the phrase - "The new restaurant here in the city."
Medina: Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: The new restaurant. Listen again."The new restaurant here in the city." is...
Medina: (SLOW) Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini. (REGULAR) Mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
James: All together, "I have visited the new restaurant in the city."
Medina: Nimetembelea mkahawa mpya hapa jijini.
COMMENTS
James: In response, Abdulahi's friends leave some comments.
James: His wife, Amina, uses an expression meaning - "You went with your friends, you could have called me."
Medina: (SLOW) Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia. (REGULAR) Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia.
[Pause]
Medina: Umeenda na marafiki zako, ungeniita pia.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling sensitive.
James: His neighbor, Fatuma, uses an expression meaning - "It seems you are having a good time."
Medina: (SLOW) Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri. (REGULAR) Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri.
[Pause]
Medina: Inaonekana mko na wakati mzuri.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling warm-hearted.
James: His supervisor, Musa, uses an expression meaning - "I do not like foreign food."
Medina: (SLOW) Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni. (REGULAR) Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni.
[Pause]
Medina: Mimi sipendi chakula kigeni.
James: Use this expression to be old fashioned.
James: His nephew, Johana, uses an expression meaning - "You could have invited me too."
Medina: (SLOW) Ata mimi ungenialika. (REGULAR) Ata mimi ungenialika.
[Pause]
Medina: Ata mimi ungenialika.
James: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical.

Outro
James: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Medina: Kwaheri.

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