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Lesson 7 – Do you understand?

Otegedde? ♫ (Have you understood?), Ntegedde ♫ (I have understood), Sitegedde ♫ (I haven’t understood)

Tuning the Ear to Tonality
The sounds of kwa, kya (sometimes spelt ‘ca’), kyo (sometimes spelt ‘co’), kye (sometimes spelt ‘ce’):
akwata ♫ (he holds), Kyama ♫ (Turn to) , Ekyali. ♫ (It’s there.), ekyaki ♫ (mat made of palm leaves), kyenyi ♫ (forehead), Kyokya! ♫ (It’s burning hot!)

Building Vocabulary
ekyenkya ♫ (breakfast), ekyemisana ♫ (lunch), ekyekiro ♫ (dinner), akaso ♫ (a knife), ewuuma ♫ (a fork), ekijiiko ♫ (a spoon), essowaani ♫ (a plate), eggirassi ♫ (drinking glass)

Summary
okutegeera ♫ (to understand)