Musoke, gino emyezi emeka kasookedde Kadoko agenda mu Amerika?
Musoke, how many months now since Kadoko left for America?
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Dialogue
Musoke, gino emyezi emeka kasookedde Kadoko agenda mu Amerika?
Musoke, how many months now since Kadoko left for America?
Kaakati kumpi emyezi ebiri kasookedde agenda.
It's about two months ago since he left.
Anaamalayo bbanga ki?
How long shall he be there?
Ndowooza anaamalayo mwaka mulamba.
I think he shall be there a whole year there.
Yagenda n'engoye ze zonna?
Did he go with all his clothes?
Nedda. Yatwalako zimu. Endala yazireka.
No. He took some. He left others.
Ziri ludda wa?
Where are they?
Ziri mu ssaanduuko ye.
They're in his trunk.
Ooo!
Really!?
Eee.
Yes.
Tujja kubeera muno kumala bbanga ki?
How long are we going to stay here?
Tujja kubeera muno okumala essaawa nnamba.
We will stay here for a whole hour.
Mugenda kusomesa mu Uganda okumala emyaka emeka?
How long are you [.pl] going to teach in Uganda?
Tugenda kusomesa mu Uganda okumala ebbanga lya myaka ebiri.
We are going to teach in Uganda for a period of two years.
Engoye nsireke mu mazzi okumala eddakiika mmeka?
How many minutes shall I leave the clothes in the water?
Engoye zireke mu mazzi okumala eddakiika kkumi.
Leave the clothes in the water for ten minutes.
Vocabulary
Tubadde tuyiga Oluganda okumala emyezi esatu.
We have been studying Luganda for three months.
Tumaze emyezi esatu nga tuyiga Oluganda.
We have taken [finished] three months in studying Luganda.
Tubadde wano okumala emyezi esatu.
We have been here for three months.
Tumaze emyezi esatu nga tuli wano.
We have [finished] taken three months here.
Tutudde mu kibiina okumala essaawa emu.
We have been sitting in class for one hour.
Tumaze essaawa emu nga tutudde mu kibiina.
We have taken [finished] one hour in class.
Twalindirira bbaasi okumala essaawa nnamba.
We have been waiting for the bus for a whole hour.
Twamala essaawa nnamba nga tulindirira baasi.
We have taken [finished] a whole hour waiting for the bus.
Tunaazannya omupiira okumala essaawa emu.
We will play soccer for one hour.
Tunaamala essaawa emu nga tuzannya omupiira.
We will take [finish] one hour playing soccer.