Everything in this lesson uses only settled vocabulary.
New words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hi | hello |
| salam | peaceful greeting |
| ok | ok |
| ya | yes |
| no | no |
| bai | goodbye |
Your first conversation
— Hi! Ok? — Ya, ok! Bai!
Literally: Hello! Ok? — Yes, ok! Goodbye!
That is a complete, correct Amadunia exchange. There is nothing hidden in it: no conjugation to learn, no gendered form to choose, no article to place.
Two ways to greet
hi is the everyday greeting — quick, neutral, usable with anyone.
salam carries the older sense of wishing peace. Use it when you want the greeting to mean something.
— Salam! — Salam! Ok? — Ya, ok.
Saying no
no answers exactly as ya does, in the same slot:
— Ok? — No.
Practice
Say these out loud. Every letter has one sound, so read them exactly as written.
- Hi!
- Salam! Ok?
- Ya, ok! Bai!
- Hi! … No. … Bai!
What you can already say
With six words you can open a conversation, ask how someone is, answer either way, and close. That is the whole point of the design.
Next lesson: pronouns and the verb ama — waiting on the pronoun and word-order decisions noted in the main README.