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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)