Warm-up
- I bɛ dɔlɔ min?
- Dɔlɔ sɔrɔ ka di i ka dugu la?
- Ni e ni i teriw b'à fɛ ka baro kɛ, aw bɛ taa min? Aw bɛ mun kɛ?
- I bɛ wari bila i ka téléphone na cogo di?
None for now!
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CONTEXT: Aminata works at a buvette (an outdoor bar) and checks in on Adama, a customer, who has just finished a drink with a friend.
AMINATA: Hakɛ to. Aw bɛna dɔlɔ wɛrɛ min (1)?
ADAMA: N m'à dɔn. E bɛ mun miiri?
AMINATA: Aw bɛna dɔ fara à kan (2).
ADAMA: U sumana kosɛbɛ?
AMINATA: Ɔwɔ.
ADAMA: Ayiwa, an ka dɔ wɛrɛ min (3)!
AMINATA: N bɛ na ni den joli ye (4)?
ADAMA: Na ni den fila ye. Ani fana, "crédit" san n ye. N bɛna n jatigi weele.
AMINATA: Baasi tɛ. Wari di n ma.
ADAMA: Hɔn, wari filɛ. I ni ce.
AMINATA: Nse!
AMINATA: Excuse me. Are you going to drink another beer (1)?
ADAMA: I don't know. What do you think?
AMINATA: You are going to add another on top (2).
ADAMA: Are they very cold?
AMINATA: Yes.
ADAMA: Alright, let's drink another one (3)!
AMINATA: How many should I bring (4)?
ADAMA: Bring two (of them). And also, buy me phone credit. I am going to call my host.
AMINATA: No problem. Give me the money.
ADAMA: Here, check out the money. Thanks.
AMINATA: "Nse!"
Vocab
- dɔlɔ
- alcohol; alcoholic drink (here, “beer”)
- ka fɛn fara à kan
- to add something to it (“to add something on top”)
- ka
- optative predicate marker
- ka na ni … ye
- to bring … (lit. ‘to come with …’)
- ka suma
- to cool
- o la
- Therefore (lit. ‘On that’)
- Hɔn!
- “Here!” (when giving something to someone)
- ka fɛn kɛ mɔgɔ ye
- to do something for someone
None for now!
Notes
- (1): Future
- (2): Obliques
- (3): Optative
- (4): "To bring"
None for now!
Comprehension
- Adama ni à teri bɛ dɔwɛrɛ min? Munna ɔnhɔn walima munna ɔn-ɔn?
- Adama ko Aminata ma ko à ka mun kɛ?
Activity
Imagine that Adama and his friend would like to have another drink, but that the fridge is broken so there is no more cold beer. How would Aminata explain the situation? How would Adama react? What would they do? Use at least five vocab items and all of the notes. Create the scene!