Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings
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Step 1 · Listen and repeat
Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.
Dumela
Hello
doo-MEH-lah
Audio caption: “Dumela” — Hello
O tsogile jang?
How did you wake (how are you)?
oh tsoh-KHEE-leh jahng
Audio caption: “O tsogile jang?” — How did you wake (how are you)?
Ke tsogile sentle
I am well
keh tsoh-KHEE-leh SEN-tleh
Audio caption: “Ke tsogile sentle” — I am well
Leina la gago ke mang?
What is your name?
leh-EE-nah lah KHA-kho keh mahng
Audio caption: “Leina la gago ke mang?” — What is your name?
Full lesson transcript
Dumela — Hello (say it: doo-MEH-lah)
O tsogile jang? — How did you wake (how are you)? (say it: oh tsoh-KHEE-leh jahng)
Ke tsogile sentle — I am well (say it: keh tsoh-KHEE-leh SEN-tleh)
Leina la gago ke mang? — What is your name? (say it: leh-EE-nah lah KHA-kho keh mahng)
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Dumela
Hello
doo-MEH-lah
O tsogile jang?
How did you wake (how are you)?
oh tsoh-KHEE-leh jahng
Picture words
See the thing, then say the phrase. Pictures make new words stick far faster than word lists.
A greeting
Two people meeting and shaking hands
Family
The people you greet at home
Home
A house with an aloe in the garden
Food
A plate of pap and vegetables
Money
Coins and a wallet at the market
Water
A glass of clean water