Prerequisite: Lesson 20.
New words
| Word | Meaning | | Word | Meaning |
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| kamra | room | | harga | price |
| anahtar | key | | posta | mail |
| lampu | lamp | | kertas | paper |
| sabun | soap | | mesin | machine |
| bage | garden | | regalo | gift |
| hutan | forest | | lingua | language |
| petra | stone | | habari | news |
| corba | soup | | safari | journey |
| minyak | oil | | umid | hope |
| burun | nose | | sansi | chance |
| kulit | skin | | amani | peace |
| dulce | sweet | | arte | art |
| legis | law | | | |
Also introduced here — these appear in the sentences below, and nothing before this lesson has taught them:
In the room
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| Kamra mi keci aur putih. | My room is small and white. |
| Es lampu in kamra. | There is a lamp in the room. |
| Anahtar in tabla. | The key is on the table. |
| Mi punya sabun aur akua. | I have soap and water. |
Outside the house
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| Bage mi punya cok flor. | My garden has many flowers. |
| Hutan itu lebi kabir dari bage mi. | That forest is bigger than my garden. |
| Petra ini siya aur kuat. | This stone is black and strong. |
Eating
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| Corba garam. | The soup is hot. |
| Mi mau corba una pan. | I want soup with bread. |
| Minyak no es akua. | Oil is not water. |
| Ca ini dulce. | This tea is sweet. |
Buying
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| Harga ini kabir. | This price is big. |
| Berapa harga? | How much is the price? |
| Mi kupi kertas in market. | I buy paper at the market. |
| Mesin ini lebi baru dari mesin itu. | This machine is newer than that one. |
Sending and giving
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| Mi katab surat aur mi beri ta por posta. | I write a letter and give it to the mail. |
| Ta beri regalo por mi. | She gives a gift to me. |
| Habari ini benar? | Is this news true? |
Big words
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| Amadunia es lingua. | Amadunia is a language. |
| Lingua ini asan. | This language is easy. |
| Mi punya umid. | I have hope. |
| Amani lebi hao dari gusa. | Peace is better than anger. |
| Legis benar por insan-insan. | The law is true for people. |
| Arte aur musik sundar. | Art and music are beautiful. |
A journey
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| Safari mi cang. | My journey is long. |
| Mi suda suru safari dari madina por pahar. | I made a journey from the city to the mountain. |
| Agar mi punya sansi, mi go tena. | If I have the chance, I’ll go again. |
A conversation
— Yu suda kan habari?
— No. Suda es ke?
— Mualim mi saufa go safari. Ta go hutan in pahar.
— Berapa din?
— Des din. Ta punya umid ta kan animal-animal situ.
— Mi mau go una ta!
— Yu bisa. Harga no kabir. Mi saufa katab surat por ta.
— Mersi! Ini es regalo paling hao.
Did you see the news? — No. What happened? — My teacher will go on a journey. She’s going to the forest in the mountains. — How many days? — Ten days. She hopes she’ll see animals there. — I want to go with her! — You can. The price isn’t big. I’ll write a letter to her. — Thanks! This is the best gift.
Practice
- Anahtar mi in kamra. Anahtar mi no in bage. — My key is in the room. My key is not in the garden.
- Corba ini lebi dulce dari ca. — This soup is sweeter than the tea.
- Es kertas aur lampu in kamra? — Is there paper and a lamp in the room?
- Mi punya umid porke yu sini. — I have hope because you are here.
- Lingua ini paling asan in dunia. — This language is the easiest in the world.
- Safari lebi hao dari pesa. — A journey is better than money.
- Kulit ta barid. Burun ta keci. — His skin is cold. His nose is small.
- Mi punya sis libro. — I have six books.
What you can already say
Twenty-one lessons, 233 roots. A room with its things, a garden and a forest, buying and sending, and the words a language needs before it can talk about itself — lingua, legis, arte, amani, umid.
What is still open is kept in one place: the open questions.