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Dialog Vocab
- bolo
- arm/hand
- fɛ
- at the place of [cf. Fr. chez]
- denmuso
- daughter [lit. "child-woman"]
- denkɛ
- son [lit. "child-man"]
- si
- lifespan; age
- san
- year
Dialog
Audio file
SITUATION: The neighbor stops by Abi's family's courtyard. She ends up chatting with him and asks about his family.
ABI: Muso b'i bolo? [1]
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Ɔwɔ. N ye muso furu, à mɛɛnna dɔɔnin. [2]
ABI: Den b'aw fɛ?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Ɔwɔ. Den fila. Cɛ kelen, muso kelen.
ABI: Aw denmuso si ye san joli ye? [3]
SIGIƝƆGƆN: N denmuso bɛ san tan ni wɔɔrɔ la. [4]
ABI: Aw denkɛ si ye san joli ye?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Mugan.
ABI: Sanji joli b'i yɛrɛ bolo?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: N kɔrɔla dɛ!
ABI: Do you have a wife? [1]
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Yes. I married a woman a while back. [2]
ABI: Do you all have a child?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Yes. Two children. One "man", one "woman".
ABI: How old is your all's daughter? [3]
SIGIƝƆGƆN: My daughter's age is sixteen years. [4]
ABI: How old is your son?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Twenty.
ABI: How many years do you yourself have?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: I am old, man!
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Yes. I married a woman a while back. [2]
ABI: Do you all have a child?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Yes. Two children. One "man", one "woman".
ABI: How old is your all's daughter? [3]
SIGIƝƆGƆN: My daughter's age is sixteen years. [4]
ABI: How old is your son?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: Twenty.
ABI: How many years do you yourself have?
SIGIƝƆGƆN: I am old, man!
Grammar Points
- 1) Possession with
bolo,fɛ, etc - 2) Expressing "a long time ago" with
ka mɛɛn - 3) Talking about age
- 4) Counting above 10
Lesson
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