Introduction
In this lesson we introduce a number of colloquial phrases that will be useful in the classroom. Unless working with a native speaker instructor, they may skip this lesson and return to it after finishing lesson 10.
TZIJONIKText
Listen to the following dialogue:
WEL: “A Xwan, la aweta’m le tzij “me’s”?”
XWAN: “Nutom le tzij, par na weta’m taj a Wel. Jas karaj kub’ij?”
WEL: “Karaj kub’ij “gato”.”
WEL: “Jas ub’ixik gato pa k’iche’ a Xwan?”
XWAN: “Xsachan chwe, a Wel.”
KEMCHI’Grammar
HELPFUL PHRASES FOR THE CLASSROOM
| I have a question. | |
| Is there a question? | |
| Is there something you don’t understand? | |
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Is there something you all don’t understand? |
| ¿Is there any word you all don’t understand? | |
| I don’t understand what …. means. | |
| I don’t understand why… | |
| I don’t understand. Why does the word … go here? | |
| I got lost. I made a mistake. | |
| I made a mistake in the construction of the words. | |
| I forgot that word. | |
| I forgot. I can’t remember. | |
| I don’t know | |
| How do you say…? | |
| How do you say… in K’iche’? | |
| What does… mean? | |
| What’s the function of the word…? | |
| Is it ok to say…? | |
| I have heard the word… | |
| I have not heard the word… |