Post by Aly on Feb 21, 2006 6:24:51 GMT -5
Swahili would be the easiest langiage in the world if there weren't six meanings for each word.
Kamba means lobster shrimp rope and its the name of a tribe in eastern Kenya.
Kama means like, as or if
Na means and or with
Kuwa means to have, to be or to be with...
and so on and so forth throughout the entire languge so you have to doubly pay attention to context when listening to people talk.
Gapi vipi gani nani nini UGH they all sound the same.
I am learning more complex nouns though. I learned that most of the things from The Lion King were swahili. Simba means Lion, Rafiki means friend, Asante Sana (Squashed Banana) means thanks you very much.
I wonder if the beginging of he circle of life means anything....
Lamu is nice. The better part of this archepelago... yeah I can't spell... is not actually the island of Lamu. We went to Shela Beach on Saturday as a group field trip excursion kind of deal. let me tell you. If you want to see something beautiful, spend the entire day swimming in the Indian ocean among the coral reefs then take a sail boat through a mangrove forest to an ancient city left in ruins and then hike to the edge of that island and stand on the top of the hill that over looks on one side the indian ocean in deep blues and greens and on the other, the setting kenyan sun behing hills and valleys and the ruins of the city.
Cool. I wish my boy could see it.
I miss my boy, cause he's all cuddly.
Food is not as good here as it was before on this trip, but at the same time, at least its not a crappy place and really good food like Malindi, it's a beautiful place with decent food.
I miss salad and juice (not allowed to eat either), cheese (because there is NONE here), mexican food, burgers and red meat (all the meat is kinda sketchy).
I feel like the food here is all carbs, no protein, nothing different just fruit, bread, chapati (flat bread), rice, potatoes.... BORING ME now.
I need to figure out how I'm going to register for classes. hmm.
Okay well anyway I have the afternoon off today so i am going to study. I feel like i know so much more swahili now than i ever thought I would. I can almost carry on conversations. I could tell you all about my life in swahili if i wanted to, but none of you would understand me anyway.
Key phrases:
Pole- sorry
Pole Pole - Slowly
Haraka Haraka Hayina Baraka - Hurrying has no blessing
Asante- thanks
HU Jambo- "hello" to one person
HAM Jambo- "hello" to many people
mimi ni Mwanafunzi- I am a student
Ninatoka Amerika - I am from America
Paka wangu Anaitwa Mulder na Ninapenda yeye. My cat's name is mulder and I love him.
Unaona samaki- you look like a fish.
That's all for now.
Um.... write to me.
I have a phone number.... I get the phone every saturday but if you call me someone will bring the phone to me. We all live together. uh... for the number, call my boy. 1 617 510 8458. remember 8 hours time diffrence.
Love and kissies (only kissies for boy though).
Aly
Kamba means lobster shrimp rope and its the name of a tribe in eastern Kenya.
Kama means like, as or if
Na means and or with
Kuwa means to have, to be or to be with...
and so on and so forth throughout the entire languge so you have to doubly pay attention to context when listening to people talk.
Gapi vipi gani nani nini UGH they all sound the same.
I am learning more complex nouns though. I learned that most of the things from The Lion King were swahili. Simba means Lion, Rafiki means friend, Asante Sana (Squashed Banana) means thanks you very much.
I wonder if the beginging of he circle of life means anything....
Lamu is nice. The better part of this archepelago... yeah I can't spell... is not actually the island of Lamu. We went to Shela Beach on Saturday as a group field trip excursion kind of deal. let me tell you. If you want to see something beautiful, spend the entire day swimming in the Indian ocean among the coral reefs then take a sail boat through a mangrove forest to an ancient city left in ruins and then hike to the edge of that island and stand on the top of the hill that over looks on one side the indian ocean in deep blues and greens and on the other, the setting kenyan sun behing hills and valleys and the ruins of the city.
Cool. I wish my boy could see it.
I miss my boy, cause he's all cuddly.
Food is not as good here as it was before on this trip, but at the same time, at least its not a crappy place and really good food like Malindi, it's a beautiful place with decent food.
I miss salad and juice (not allowed to eat either), cheese (because there is NONE here), mexican food, burgers and red meat (all the meat is kinda sketchy).
I feel like the food here is all carbs, no protein, nothing different just fruit, bread, chapati (flat bread), rice, potatoes.... BORING ME now.
I need to figure out how I'm going to register for classes. hmm.
Okay well anyway I have the afternoon off today so i am going to study. I feel like i know so much more swahili now than i ever thought I would. I can almost carry on conversations. I could tell you all about my life in swahili if i wanted to, but none of you would understand me anyway.
Key phrases:
Pole- sorry
Pole Pole - Slowly
Haraka Haraka Hayina Baraka - Hurrying has no blessing
Asante- thanks
HU Jambo- "hello" to one person
HAM Jambo- "hello" to many people
mimi ni Mwanafunzi- I am a student
Ninatoka Amerika - I am from America
Paka wangu Anaitwa Mulder na Ninapenda yeye. My cat's name is mulder and I love him.
Unaona samaki- you look like a fish.
That's all for now.
Um.... write to me.
I have a phone number.... I get the phone every saturday but if you call me someone will bring the phone to me. We all live together. uh... for the number, call my boy. 1 617 510 8458. remember 8 hours time diffrence.
Love and kissies (only kissies for boy though).
Aly