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A: Musoke, gino emyezi emeka kasookedde Kadoko agenda mu Amerika?
♫ (Musoke, how many months now since Kadoko left for America?)
B: Kaakati kumpi emyezi ebiri kasookedde agenda.
♫ (It's about two months ago since he left.)
A: Anaamalayo bbanga ki?
♫ (How long shall he be there?)
B: Ndowooza anaamalayo mwaka mulamba.
♫ (I think he shall be there a whole year there.)
A: Yagenda n'engoye ze zonna?
♫ (Did he go with all his clothes?)
B: Nedda. Yatwalako zimu. Endala yazireka.
♫ (No. He took some. He left others.)
A: Ziri ludda wa?
♫ (Where are they?)
B: Ziri mu ssaanduuko ye.
♫ (They're in his trunk.)
A: Ooo!
♫ (Really!?)
B: Eee.
♫ (Yes.)
Tujja kubeera muno kumala bbanga ki?
♫ (How long are we going to stay here?)
Tujja kubeera muno okumala essaawa nnamba.
♫ (We will stay here for a whole hour.)
Mugenda kusomesa mu Uganda okumala emyaka emeka?
♫ (How long are you [.pl] going to teach in Uganda?)
Tugenda kusomesa mu Uganda okumala ebbanga lya myaka ebiri.
♫ (We are going to teach in Uganda for a period of two years.)
Engoye nsireke mu mazzi okumala eddakiika mmeka?
♫ (How many minutes shall I leave the clothes in the water?)
Engoye zireke mu mazzi okumala eddakiika kkumi.
♫ (Leave the clothes in the water for ten minutes.)