Swahili I/Greetings/Lesson 2 Exercises

Exercise 1, Greeting Responses
Say the correct response in each situation and check your answers below when you are done.
 * 1) Mtu anakusema, "Shikamoo."  (Mtu = person/someone, a-na-ku-sema = HE/SHE/IT-(PRES.)-TO YOU-SAYS (IND.))
 * 2) "Hujambo!"
 * 3) "Hamjambo!"
 * 4) "Habari yako?" (Say you are doing well.)

Exercise 2, Review
Say the correct answer to the question and check your answers below when you are done.


 * 1) What is the plural of kitu?
 * 2) What is the singular form of ndoto?
 * 3) What is the word for school?
 * 4) How do you say, "to be?"
 * 5) How do you say, "childhood?"
 * 6) How do you say, "knife?"

Exercise 1

 * 1) Marahaba.
 * 2) Sijambo!
 * 3) Hatujambo!
 * 4) Nzuri, asante.

Exercise 2

 * 1) Vitu
 * 2) Ndoto
 * 3) Chuo
 * 4) Kuwa
 * 5) Utoto
 * 6) Kisu

Quiz
{ How do you say, "Thank you?" { Asante. (i) }
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{ How do you say, "How was your afternoon?" { Habari ya mchana? (i) }
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{ How do you say, "church?" { Kanisa (i) }
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{ How do you say, "to say?" { Kusema (i) }
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{ What is the object affix for you? { -ku- (i) }
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{ What is the object affix for he/she/it when in front of -ona? { -mw- (i) }
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{ What is the word for childhood? { Utoto (i) }
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{ What is the word for child? { Mtoto (i) }
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{ What is the groups prefix? { ma- (i) }
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{ How do you say, "a person?" { Mtu (i) }
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