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INTRODUCTION
In this lesson we're going to take a trip to the post office. The post office in Kenya is called
posta
(slow) posta
posta
Its sign is red and blue, and normally the word posta is written in white on the red part of the sign. Every post box bears these features.
In this lesson, you’re going to work on sending your postcards, letters, and packages home. The expression we need to accomplish this is, "I'd like to send this to..." and then the desired destination. For this lesson, we'll use Italy.
BODY
In Swahili, “I would like to send this to Italy" is
Ningelipenda kutuma hii Italia.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma hii Italia.
Once more:
Ningelipenda kutuma hii Italia.
The first word, ningelipenda, means, “I would like to.”
(slow) ningelipenda
ningelipenda
Next we have kutuma, which in English is “to send”
(slow)kutuma,
kutuma,
Then we have hii, which is “this”.
(slow) hii
hii
Finally we have Italia, which means “Italy.”
(slow)
Italia
Altogether, we have
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma hii Italia.
Ningelipenda kutuma hii Italia.
Literally, this means “I would like to send this to Italy.”
Let's look at the other words. We were talking about packages, letters, and postcards, so let’s try to send a postcard!
“Postcard” in Swahili is
postkadi
(slow) postkadi
postkadi
“I would like to send this postcard to Italy” in Swahili is
Ningelipenda kutuma postkadi hii Italia.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma postkadi hii Italia.
Once more:
Ningelipenda kutuma postkadi hii Italia.
postkadi hii means "this postcard."
(slow) postkadi hii
postkadi hii
All we’ve done is add postkadi before hii in the first sentence structure to get
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma postkadi hii Italia.
Ningelipenda kutuma postkadi hii Italia.
Now let’s try “letter”, which in Swahili is
barua
(slow) barua
barua
“This letter” is:
(slow) barua hii
barua hii
By substituting this into the first sentence, we can get
“I would like to send this letter to Italy”
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma barua hii Italia.
Ningelipenda kutuma barua hii Italia.
Now let’s try to send a package. In Swahili, “I would like to send this package to Italy” is
Ningelipenda kutuma kifurushi hiki Italia.
“Package” in Swahili is kifurushi.
(slow) kifurushi
kifurushi
Altogether, we have
(slow) Ningelipenda kutuma kifurushi hiki Italia.
Ningelipenda kutuma kifurushi hiki Italia.
Now the package requires a closer look, which we’ll take in the next lesson.

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