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Lesson 14 – Morning greetings


A: Wasuze otya nno? ♫ (literally: How did you sleep? Or: Good morning)
B: Nasuze bulungi ♫ (I slept well) or simply: Bulungi ♫ (I’m well)
A: Mmm ♫
B: Nawe, wasuze otya nno? ♫ (And you too, how did you sleep?)
A: Bulungi ♫ (I’m well)
B: Mmm Mmm ...is very polite or Eee Eee ...is not as polite
A: Mmm

If “B” are many people, “A” would say: Mwasuze mutya nno? ♫

Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Eddagala liri ludda wa? ♫ (Where is the medicine?) Liri wano. ♫ (It’s here.), Liri wali. ♫ (It’s over there.), Liri mu kicopo. ♫ (It’s in the cup), Liri mu kamwa. ♫ (It’s in the month.)

Building Vocabulary[n/n - class]
Ensi eno. ♫ (This country.), Ensi zino. ♫ (These countries.) , Enkima eno myufu. ♫ (This red monkey.) , Enkima eza kyenvu. ♫ (These yellow monkeys.)