Learn Swahili - Part Four: Planning the future

Course Part Four (N-N NOUN CLASS):
PRACTICE SWAHILI WHILE PLANNING THE FUTURE

Grammatical themes:

THE N-N NOUN CLASS:

In sentences with N-N nouns the often used sound-unit in singular is -i- (-i- as the e-sound in ´ear´), and in plural -zi-.

Examples: road = barabara
roads = barabara
there is a road =
barabara i-po
(road it-exists)
the roads will be built =
barabara zi-ta-tengenezwa
(roads they-will be-built)


FUTURE TENSE and NUMBERS

The future tense article is -ta-. Example: they will go = wao wa-ta-enda
(they they-will-go)

In negation the past present tense article is also –ta-.
Example: they will not go = wao hawa-ta-enda
(they they-will not-go)


One = moja

Two = mbili

Three = tatu

Four = nne

Five = tano

Six = sita

Seven = saba

Eight = nane

Nine = tisa

Ten = kumi


Course Part Four, exercises

After practicing on the above mentioned grammatical features, make short dialogues with the sentences while repeating them:

Would you like to eat now? Je, m-ta-penda kula sasa hivi?
(je = sound used before asking a question,
You-will-like to eat now)

Yes, we will eat two plates of rice = Ndio, sisi tu-ta-kula sahani mbili za wali
(we we-will-eat plates two of rice)

The plates will stand on the table = Sahani zi-ta-kaa mezani
(plates they-will-stand table on)

After ten minutes = Baada ya dakika kumi
(after minutes ten)

The road has four holes = Barabara i-na ma-shimo ma-nne
(road it-has holes four)

The roads will not be repaired = Barabara ha-zi-ta-rekebishwa
(roads they-will not be-repaired)

In this country we will see three lakes = Katika nchi hii tu-ta-ona ma-ziwa ma-tatu
(in country this we-will-see lakes three)

The African countries will change = Nchi za Afrika zi-ta-badilisha
(countries of Africa they-will-change)

They will see six places = Wao wa-ta-zi-ona sehemu sita
(they they-will-them-see places six)

We will stay in one place only = Sisi tu-ta-kaa sehemu moja tu
(we we-will-stay place one only)