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Lesson 28 – Adjectives

A: Nnyabo, erinnya lyo ggw’ani? ♫ (Madame, what is your name?)
J: Nze Joan. Erinnya lyange nze Joan. ♫ (I’m Joan. My name is Joan.)
A: Ooo!
J: Mmm.
A: Ooo! Oli muzungu? Ng’erinnya lyo lya luzungu eryo? ♫ (Oh! Are you a European/White, that you have a European name?)
J: Ndi Mumerika. ♫ (I am American.)
A: Oli Mumerika? ♫ (You are American?)
J: Mmm.

Nga ekiteeteeyi kyo kirungi! ♫ (How pretty/beautiful your dress is!)
Nga onyumye! ♫ (How beautiful you look!)

Empale za bazungu. ♫ (These pants are European.)
Ekitengi kiva Congo. ♫ (That cloth of African print is from Congo.)