Mbale kiri mu bukiika ki obwa Uganda?
In which direction/area is Mbale?
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Dialogue
Mbale kiri mu bukiika ki obwa Uganda?
In which direction/area is Mbale?
Mbale kiri mu buvanjuba bwa Uganda.
Mbale is in the east of Uganda.
...mu maserengeta ga Uganda
...in the south of Uganda
...mu mambuka ga Uganda
...in the north of Uganda
...mu buvanjuba bwa Uganda
...in the east of Uganda
...mu bugwanjuba bwa Uganda
...in the west of Uganda
Tonality
Kyama ku ddyo.
Turn right.
Kyama ku kkono.
Turn left.
Genda butereevu.
Go straight.
Vocabulary
omuti
a tree
emiti
trees
omufaliso
a mattress
emifaliso
mattresses
omulimu
a job
emirimu
jobs/work
Summary
A: Erinnya lyo ggw'ani? Ggwe Kamya?
A: What's your name? Are you Kamya?
B: Nedda si nze Kamya, nze Mukasa.
B: No, I am not Kamya, I am Mukasa.
A: Ova wa?
A: Where do you come from?
B: Nva Congo.
B: I come from the Congo.
A: Oli musomesa, muyizi, musawo oba musirikale?
A: Are you a teacher, a student, a doctor or a policeman?
B: Ndi musuubuzi.
B: I am a merchant/trader.
A: Ooo, bwe kiri?
A: Is that so?
B: Yee, bwe kityo, bwe kiri.
B: Yes, that is how it is.
Notes
- Pronunciation: The letter 'l' becomes practically a silent 'r' after 'i' or 'e'.
- Directions: Learn terms for North (mambuka), South (maserengeta), East (buvanjuba), West (bugwanjuba).