Image
Dialog Vocab
- fɛ
- at the place of; by [used to express "want"]
- ji suma / jisuma
- cold water
- belebeleba
- big/large [< belebele-ba lit. "fat-AUGMENTED")
- joli
- how much/many
- buuru
- bread
- sukaro
- sugar
- ka ban
- to end; to finish; to be over
- mugan
- twenty
Dialog
Audio file
CONTEXT: Abi heads to the local shop/boutique (like a corner store) to pick up some basic groceries.
BUTIKITIGI: I bɛ mun fɛ? [1]
ABI: N bɛ ji suma fɛ.
BUTIKITIGI: Belebeleba walima fitinin? [2]
ABI: Belebeleba. Joli don?
BUTIKITIGI: Dɔrɔmɛ kɛmɛ. [3]
ABI: N bɛ buuru fana fɛ.
BUTIKITIGI: Tan-tan don. [4]
ABI: N bɛ den fila fɛ.
BUTIKITIGI: À banna?
ABI: Sukaro di n ma.
BUTIKITIGI: Joli?
ABI: Muganna. [5]
BUTIKITIGI: What do you want? [1]
ABI: I want cold water.
BUTIKITIGI: Big or small? [2]
ABI: Big. How much (is it)?
BUTIKITIGI: 500 CFA. [3]
ABI: I want bread too.
BUTIKITIGI: It's 50 CFA a piece. [4]
ABI: I want two of them.
BUTIKITIGI: Is that it?
ABI: Give me sugar.
BUTIKITIGI: How much?
ABI: 100 CFA worth. [5]
ABI: I want cold water.
BUTIKITIGI: Big or small? [2]
ABI: Big. How much (is it)?
BUTIKITIGI: 500 CFA. [3]
ABI: I want bread too.
BUTIKITIGI: It's 50 CFA a piece. [4]
ABI: I want two of them.
BUTIKITIGI: Is that it?
ABI: Give me sugar.
BUTIKITIGI: How much?
ABI: 100 CFA worth. [5]
Grammar Points
- 1) Using
fɛto express 'to want' or 'to love' - 2) Converting adjectives into nouns
- 3) Counting money with the "times 5" rule
- 4) Discussing price per item with reduplication
- 5) Expressing "X worth of" something using
-la/naorta
Lesson
[Video coming soon!]