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Lesson 24 – A series of everyday evening activities

Ndya ekyemisana. ♫ (I eat lunch.)
Oluvannyuma nzirayo mu kibiina. ♫ (Afterwards, I return to class.)
Njiga okubala. ♫ (I learn mathematics.)
Nva mu kibiina. ♫ (I come from class.)
Nzirayo eka. ♫ (I return home.)
Nzannya. ♫ (I play.)
Mpummula. ♫ (I rest.)
Nnaaba. ♫ (I bathe.)
Ndya ekyeggulo. ♫ (I eat supper.)
Nnyumya ne mikwano gyange. ♫ (I enjoy myself with my friends.)
Neebaka. ♫ (I sleep.)

A: Bw'omala okulya ekyemisana, oluvannyuma okola ki? ♫ (When you finish eating lunch, what do you do afterwards?)
B: Nzirayo mu kibiina. ♫ (I return to class)

Tuning the Ear to Tonality
oyiga ♫ , muyiga ♫ , bayiga ♫ , tuyiga ♫ (you learn, you [pl.] learn, they learn, we learn) owummula ♫ , muwummula ♫ , bawummula ♫ , tuwummula ♫ (you rest, you [pl.] rest, they rest, we rest)

Building Vocabulary
Baasi ♫ (It’s a bus) , Ennonyi ♫ ( A plane) , Tikiti ♫ (It’s a ticket) , Essanduuko ♫ (a suitcase) , Matatu ♫ (It’s a mini-bus) , Bodaboda ♫ (It’s a motorcycle for hire) , Ppikipiki ♫ (It’s a motorbike)