Seth Cable Field Methods Spring 2009 Ling404 1 A Collection of our ‘Phrases of the Day’ March 12, 2009 (1) Yes and No and ‘I don’t know’ E Yes Aa No Aki!a I don’t know. Aki!a ng’a! mi!el. I don’t know who is dancing. (2) Greetings and Goodbyes .Oya!wore Good morning .Oyi!wore Good evening .Osa!wore Hello (any time of day) Na!de Hello .Amor ka ane!ni I’m happy to see you! (It’s good to see you!) .Amor ni ibi!ro I’m happy that you’ve come! Ori!ti Good bye (3) Introductions Nyi!ngi (.en) ng’a!? What is your name? Nyi!nga (.en) Seth. My name is Seth. Ia ka!nye? Where are you from? Aa Boston. I am from Boston. (4) Polite Sayings .Erokama!no Thank you / You’re welcome .Erokama!no ahi!nye Thank you very much / You’re very welcome .Erokama!no .kuom puonja Thank you for teaching me Ee Here you are (when offering something) Ki! .ye Please Mos I’m sorrySeth Cable Field Methods Spring 2009 Ling404 2 (5) Feelings .Idhi na!de? / .Iwinjo na!de? How are you? .Adhi ma .ber / .Awinjo ma .ber I am well. (I’m doing good) .Ok adhi ma .ber / .Ok .awinj ma .ber I don’t feel well. (I feel bad) Aol I feel tired. Atuo I feel sick. Ahe!ro I like it. / I love it. (6) Talking about Dholuo (Mbende) iwacho Dholuo? Do you (also) speak Dholuo? “X” iluo!ngo nang’o? What is the word for “X”? Gi!ni! iluo!ngo nang’o? What is the word for this thing? (7) The Weather Peny cha!l na!de? How is the weather? Peny .ber The weather is nice. Peny rach The weather is not good. (The weather is bad) Peny .ng’ich .kawo!no It’s cold today. Peny liet .kawo!no It’s hot today. (It’s warm today) Chieng’ .rie!n .kawo!no It’s sunny today. (The sun is shining today) Peny otweyo suka It’s cloudy today. (The sky is wearing a wrap) (8) Coming and Going Idhi ka!nye? Where are you going? Adhi e du!ka. I’m going to the store. Adhi nye!wo buk. I’m going to buy a