Learn the question Do you like Kenyan food? in Swahili and how to answer it
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| Eric: Top 25 Swahili Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9 “Do you like Kenyan food?” (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll encounter a common question for Swahili learners, and then learn how to answer 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 “Do you like Kenyan food?” In Swahili this is |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Medina: wapenda |
| Eric: meaning “like” in English. |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) wapenda |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Medina: wapenda |
| {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: chakula |
| Eric: meaning “food” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) chakula |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: chakula |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: wapenda chakula |
| {pause} |
| Eric: And after that we have |
| Medina: cha |
| Eric: meaning “for” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) cha |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: cha |
| Eric: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha |
| Eric: And after that we have |
| Medina: wakenya |
| Eric: meaning “Kenyan people.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) wakenya |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: wakenya. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the entire question and repeat the phrase. |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Do you like Kenyan food?” |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa nyama. |
| Eric: "Yes, especially meat.” You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Medina: (Slow) Ndio, hasa nyama. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Medina: Ndio |
| Eric: meaning “yes.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) Ndio |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: Ndio |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Next is |
| Medina: hasa |
| Eric: meaning “especially.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) hasa |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: hasa |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Medina: Nyama |
| Eric: meaning “meat.” |
| Medina: (Slow, by syllable) Nyama |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Medina: nyama |
| {Pause}Eric: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, especially meat” and then repeat. |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa nyama. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: For more practice, replace “meat” with “fish.” |
| Medina: samaki |
| Eric: “fish” |
| Medina: (slow) samaki (regular) samaki |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “fish.” |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa samaki. |
| Eric: It’s almost the same, simply replace “meat” with “fish.” Now try. Say “Yes, especially fish.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa samaki. |
| Eric: Now let’s replace “fish” with “rice.” |
| Medina: wali |
| Eric: “rice” |
| Medina: (slow) wali (regular) wali |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “rice.” |
| Medina:Ndio, hasa wali |
| Eric: Again, it mostly stays the same, we just replace “fish” with “rice.” Now say, “Yes, especially rice.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa wali. |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace “rice” with “coconut rice.” |
| Medina: wali wa nazi |
| Eric: “coconut rice” |
| Medina: (slow) wali wa nazi (regular) wali wa nazi |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “coconut rice.” |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa wali wa nazi. |
| Eric: Here we just replace rice with coconut rice. Now let’s practice. Say “Yes, especially coconut rice.” |
| {pause} |
| Medina: Ndio, hasa wali wa nazi. |
| Eric: If you don’t like Kenyan food, you can say "no" in a simple way by saying |
| Medina: hapana sipendi. |
| Eric: It’s like saying “No, I don't.” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Medina: (Slowly) hapana sipendi. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Medina: hapana sipendi. |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Kenya and someone asks if you like Kenyan food. You want to answer that you like meat. How can you answer? |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) Ndio, hasa nyama. |
| Eric: Now you want to say that you like fish. What do you say? |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) Ndio, hasa samaki. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like rice. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) Ndio, hasa wali. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like coconut rice. Respond to the question. |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? (five seconds) Ndio, hasa wali wa nazi. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they like Kenyan food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question |
| Medina: Wapenda chakula cha wakenya? |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 9. |
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