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INTRODUCTION
In Kenya, there are many delicious dishes! We've already covered how to order them, but now it’s time to learn how to eat them! That is not always so obvious. In this lesson, we'll learn how to ask, “How do you eat this?"
BODY
In Swahili, “How do you eat this?” is
Unakulaje hii?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Unakulaje hii?
Once more:
Unakulaje hii?
The first word, Unakulaje, means “how do you eat.”
(slow) Unakulaje
Unakulaje
Then you have hii, which means “this”
(slow) hii
hii
Literally, this means “How do you eat this one?” While most Kenyan dishes are quite straightforward, home cooking can get you more complicated dishes. Use this question when in doubt:
Once more - (slow) Unakulaje hii?
Unakulaje hii?
Kenyan food has different variations depending on the region, and while some of them are very healthy, some are also quite heavy. But in the end, they are all very delicious. But if you are worried about calories, we have a useful phrase for you.
The question "Is this food heavy?" in Swahili is
Je, chakula hiki ni nzito?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Je, chakula hiki ni nzito?
Once more:
Je, chakula hiki ni nzito?
The first word, je, as we learned in our previous lesson, makes the sentence a question.
The next word, chakula, means “food.”
chakula
(slow) chakula
chakula
The next word, hiki, means “this,”
hiki
(slow) hiki
hiki
These two become chakula hiki to mean “this food.”
(slow) chakula hiki
chakula hiki
Next are the two words, ni meaning “is” and nzito meaning “heavy”, which together means “is heavy.”
(slow) ni nzito
ni nzito
All together, it becomes
(slow) Je, chakula hiki ni nzito?
Je, chakula hiki ni nzito?
“Is this food heavy?”

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