Exercises for Lesson 4
- Learn the next 5 expressions in Pre-Lesson 1.
- Learn the 1st Aspect singular forms of the following verbs found in the appendix: want, agree to it, not know it.
- How do you say:
- Who is he?
- I don't know.
- Who is she?
- She is present.
- Is it good? I don't know.
- He wants you.
- He isn't here now. Never mind.
- It's hot. It's no good.
- I agree to it. Call him
- Who is it?
- Translate in writing:
- Maali̲? Jï̲n a thï̲n?
Ɣä̲n göörä̲ ki̲i̲m. Jɛn a thï̲n?
- Ɣɔ̲ɔ̲n, j'an thï̲n.
- Gɔaaɛ. Wër, cɔl ɛ (jɛ).
- Write in Nuer:
- That person is my friend.
- That person is my father.
- That person is your mother.
- That person is your sister.
- That person, who is it?
- Write in Nuer the words not in parenthesis.
- I was eating yesterday (but not today).
- (What were you doing yesterday?) I was helping him.
- Who is he? He is my brother.
- (Which one is your mother?) This is she, my mother.
i.e. this one is my mother.
- (Did you mean that person?) Yes, it is he that person.
- That's the cow (I told you about).
- (Which is the milk?) There's the milk.
- Did he work [lä̲t] a lot yesterday? Yes, he worked a lot.
- Is he your father? Is he-at-peace?
- There's the water.
- Translate in writing:
- Gua̲a̲r ɛ jɛn ram ɛmɔ.
- Kɛ kɛn bɛl.
- Mä̲ä̲dä̲ a thï̲n. Mi̲thɛ.
- Maalɛ? Jï̲n a thï̲n? Ɣä̲n göörä̲ cak walɛ. Luä̲k ɤä̲.
- Ɛ jɛn pɛ̲kdɛ.
- Ɛ jɛn duɔ̲ɔ̲r. Ŋu̲n ɛ.