Prerequisite: Lesson 18.
New words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pintu | door |
| pencere | window |
| tabla | table |
| yatak | bed |
| pohon | tree |
| flor | flower |
| bahari | sea |
| pahar | mountain |
| sungai | river |
| animal | animal |
| kucing | cat |
| samaki | fish |
| tair | bird |
| auto | car |
| tren | train |
| mualim | teacher |
| polisi | police |
| kamisa | shirt |
| sapatu | shoe |
| korku | fear |
| gusa | anger |
| sabar | patience |
| daima | always |
| kadang | sometimes |
| mila | 1000 |
Also introduced here — these appear in the sentences below, and nothing before this lesson has taught them:
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baid | far |
| hidup | to live |
| punya | to have |
In the house
| Dom mi punya du pintu. | My house has two doors. |
| Pencere ini kabir. | This window is big. |
| Libro in tabla. | The book is on the table. |
| Mi lala in yatak mi. | I sleep in my bed. |
| Es kursi kadar pintu? | Are there as many chairs as doors? |
Outside
| Pohon itu paling cang. | That tree is the tallest. |
| Flor ini merah. | This flower is red. |
| Bahari lebi kabir dari sungai. | The sea is bigger than the river. |
| Pahar itu baid. | That mountain is far. |
| Es cok pohon in pahar. | There are many trees on the mountain. |
Animals
| Kucing mi keci. | My cat is small. |
| Samaki hidup in bahari. | Fish live in the sea. |
| Tair kimbia upar. | The bird runs upward. |
| Animal-animal in pahar. | The animals are on the mountain. |
Getting there
| Mi go madina in auto. | I go to the city by car. |
| Tren lebi hayai dari auto. | The train is faster than the car. |
| Mi kadang go in tren. | I sometimes go by train. |
People who work
| Mualim mi hao. | My teacher is good. |
| Polisi in tarik. | The police are on the road. |
| Mualim daima kara libro. | The teacher always reads books. |
Feelings
korku, gusa and sabar are things you have, not things you are:
| Mi punya korku. | I have fear. — I am afraid. |
| Ta punya gusa. | She has anger. — She is angry. |
| Mi punya sabar. | I have patience. |
| Mi no punya korku porke yu sini. | I am not afraid because you are here. |
Always and sometimes
The adverb rule would put them straight after the verb. The course does not, consistently — see below:
| Mi kula daima pan. | I always eat bread. |
| Ta kadang lai. | She sometimes comes. |
| Kita rabota daima in skola. | We always work at school. |
Where these two stand is not settled, and this lesson shows three positions. One sentence above puts the word before its verb, one in the adverb slot after it, and Lesson 20 puts one after the object. Thirteen sentences across the course, three positions, because nobody has decided which is right. The briefing measures it and costs the three answers. Until it is decided, read all three as correct and do not copy one over the others.
The examples are named by position rather than quoted here on purpose: the briefing counts every sentence that uses these words, and a note quoting one would count itself as evidence.
A thousand
| mila | 1000 |
| du-mila | 2000 |
| mila sen | 1100 |
A conversation
— Dom yu nali? — In pahar. Es pohon-pohon aur uan sungai keci. — Sundar! Yu punya animal? — Ya, uan kucing. Ta kadang kimbia in pohon. — Mi punya korku dari animal kabir. Mi no punya korku dari kucing. — Kucing mi paling keci in madina! Lai kan ta. — Mi lai agar mi bisa go in tren.
Where is your house? — On the mountain. There are trees and one small river. — Beautiful! Do you have animals? — Yes, one cat. She sometimes runs in the trees. — I’m afraid of big animals, not of cats. — My cat is the smallest in the city! Come and see her. — I’ll come if I can go by train.
Practice
- Pencere mi lebi keci dari pintu. — My window is smaller than my door.
- Es samaki in sungai ini? — Are there fish in this river?
- Mualim daima punya sabar. — A teacher always has patience.
- Mi kupi kamisa aur sapatu in market. — I buy a shirt and shoes at the market.
- Tren lai kab mi in madina. — The train comes when I am in the city.
- Pahar itu lebi cang dari mila metro. — That mountain is more than a thousand metres tall. — careful: metro is not a word yet.
What you can already say
Nineteen lessons, 178 roots. A house with doors and windows, a mountain with trees, animals, ways of travelling, and the first three feelings.
What is still open is kept in one place: the open questions.