Learn the question Where do you live? in Swahili and how to answer it
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| Eric: Top 25 Swahili Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3 “Where do you live?” in Swahili (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swahili learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Where do you live?” In Swahili this is |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Medina: Unaishi |
| Eric: meaning “you live” in English. |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) unaishi |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Medina: unaishi |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Medina: wapi |
| Eric: meaning “where.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) wapi |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: wapi |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: unaishi wapi |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Medina: unaishi wapi? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Where do you live?” |
| Medina: Ninaishi New York. |
| Eric: "I live in New York.” The phrase will be repeated, slowly. Listen again and repeat the phrase. |
| Medina: (Slow) Ninaishi New York. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first syllable in the first word is |
| Medina: Ni |
| Eric: meaning “I.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) ni |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: ni |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Medina: naishi |
| Eric: meaning “live.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) naishi |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Medina: naishi |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next is |
| Medina: New York |
| Eric: which is “New York.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) New York |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Medina: New York |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “I live in New York” and then repeat. |
| Medina: Ninaishi New York. |
| {pause}Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace “New York” with “London.” |
| Medina: London |
| Eric: “London” |
| Medina: (slow) London (regular) London |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “London.” |
| Medina: Ninaishi London. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same, just replace “New York” with “London.” Now say, “I live in London.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ninaishi London. |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “London” with “Berlin.” |
| Medina: Berlin |
| Eric: “Berlin” |
| Medina: (slow) Berlin (regular) Berlin |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Berlin.” |
| Medina: Ninaishi Berlin. |
| Eric: Again, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace “London” with “Berlin.” Say “I live in Berlin.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ninaishi Berlin. |
| Eric: Let’s try one more. Replace “Berlin” with “Nairobi.” |
| Medina: Nairobi |
| Eric: “Nairobi” |
| Medina: (slow) Nairobi (regular) Nairobi |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “Nairobi.” |
| Medina: Ninaishi Nairobi. |
| Eric: Again, all you have to do is replace “Berlin” with “Nairobi.” Say “I live in Nairobi.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ninaishi Nairobi. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Kenya and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. How would you respond? |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? (five seconds) Ninaishi New York. |
| Eric: Imagine you live in London. Respond to the question. |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? (five seconds) Ninaishi London. |
| Eric: Now imagine you live in Berlin. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? (five seconds) Ninaishi Berlin. |
| Eric: Imagine you live in Nairobi. How would you answer? |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? (five seconds) Ninaishi Nairobi. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Medina: Unaishi wapi? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Could you answer? Keep practicing until you have mastered the phrase! This is the end of Lesson 3. |
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