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
K’o jun nuk’otoj chi’aj. |
I have a question. |
La k’o jun k’otoj chi’aj? |
Is there a question? |
La k’o jun na kak’oxomaj taj? |
Is there something you don’t understand? |
La k’o na kik’oxomaj taj? |
Is there something you all don’t understand? |
La k’o tzij na kik’oxomaj taj? |
¿Is there any word you all don’t understand? |
Na kink’oxomaj taj jas karaj kub’ij… |
I don’t understand what …. means. |
Na kink’oxomaj taj. Jas che…? |
I don’t understand why… |
Na kink’oxomaj taj. Jas che kab’e le jun tzij…? |
I don’t understand. Why does the word … go here? |
Xinsachik. |
I got lost. I made a mistake. |
Xinsach che le uwokik le tzij. |
I made a mistake in the construction of the words. |
Xsachan le tzij chwe. |
I forgot that word. |
Xsachan chwe. |
I forgot. I can’t remember. |
Na weta’m taj. |
I don’t know |
Jas ub’ixik ….? |
How do you say…? |
Jas ub’ixik …. pa K’iche’? |
How do you say… in K’iche’? |
Jas karaj kub’ij….?
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What does… mean? |
Jas upatan le tzij…? |
What’s the function of the word…? |
La utz we kinb’ij….? |
Is it ok to say…? |
Nutom le tzij… |
I have heard the word… |
Na nutom ta le tzij … |
I have not heard the word… |