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Lesson 11 – What part of Uganda is it in?

...mu maserengeta ga Uganda ♫ (...in the south of Uganda)
...mu mambuka ga Uganda ♫ (...in the north of Uganda)
...mu buvanjuba bwa Uganda ♫ (...in the east of Uganda)
...mu bugwanjuba bwa Uganda ♫ (...in the west of Uganda)

Mbale kiri mu bukiika ki obwa Uganda? ♫ (In which direction/area is Mbale?)
Ans: Mbale kiri mu buvanjuba bwa Uganda ♫ (Mbale is in the east of Uganda)

Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Kyama ku ddyo. ♫ (Turn right.) , Kyama ku kkono. ♫ (Turn left) , Genda butereevu. ♫ (Go straight.)

Sample of free conversation:
A: Erinnya lyo ggw'ani? Ggwe Kamya? ♫ (What's your name? Are you Kamya?)
B: Nedda si nze Kamya, nze Mukasa. ♫ (No, I am not Kamya, I am Mukasa)
A: Ova wa? ♫ (Where do you come from?)
B: Nva Congo. ♫ (I come from the Congo.)
A: Oli musomesa, muyizi, musawo oba musirikale? ♫ (Are you a teacher, a student, a doctor or a policeman?)
B: Ndi musuubuzi. ♫ (I am a merchant/trader.)
A: Ooo, bwe kiri? ♫ (Is that so?)
B: Yee, bwe kityo, bwe kiri. ♫ (Yes, that is how it is.)


Building Vocabulary [mu/mi - class]
omuti ♫ (a tree), emiti ♫ (trees), omufaliso ♫ (a mattress), emifaliso ♫ (mattresses), omulimu ♫ (a job) , emirimu ♫ (jobs/work)
Note: the letter “l” becomes practically a silent “r” after “i” or “e”.