Lesson 8

Locations [kutoka na kukaa/kuishi]

How to talk about location and introduce yourself in detail: Name Country, State, City Current residence School Languages you speak

A). Locations

bara [continent] nchi [country] jimbo [state] jiji [big city] wilaya [district; county] mji [city] kijiji [village] kitongoji [small village; hamlet] mtaa [neighborhood] kisiwa tarafa kata kiunga mkoa [island] [division] [ward] [suburb; outskirt] [province]

Zingatia [Note]
[come from] [live; reside] [street; road] [near] [but] [for now] [at; within]	kaa/ishi barabara karibu na lakini kwa sasa katika

toka

Question Formation

Mifano:

1. Wewe unatoka wapi?[Where do you come from?]Mimi ninatoka jimbo la Kansas, mji wa Lawrence.[I come from the state of Kansas, city of Lawrence.]2. Wewe unakaa/unaishi wapi?[Where do you live?]Mimi ninakaa/ninaishi mji wa Lawrence.[I live in the city of Lawrence.]

Sentence Formation

Mifano:1. Your name Jina langu ni / Mimi ninaitwa ___. [My name is / I am called ___.]2. Where you come from and Where you live now Mimi ninatoka nchi ya ___ , [I come from the country of ___ , jimbo la ___ , mji wa ___ , the state of ___ , the city of ___ , lakini kwa sasa but for now mimi ninaishi/ninakaa mtaa wa __ , I live in the neighborhood of ___ ,karibu na ___ , barabara ya ___. near ___ , street/avenue of ___.]3. What you study and Where Ninasoma ___ katika chuo kikuu cha___.[I study ___ at the University of____.]4. What languages you speak Ninazungumza ___.Ninasema/Ninaongea Kiingereza kingi na Kiswahili kidogo.[I speak ___.][I speak a lot of English and a little Kiswahili.]

How to introduce yourself in detail: [Jitambulishe kwa undani:] Jina langu ni Tyrone/Ninaitwa Tyrone. Mimi ninatoka nchi ya
Amerika, jimbo la Kansas, mji wa Kansas City, lakini kwa sasa
mimi ninaishi/ninakaa mtaa wa Lawrence, karibu na
McDonald’s, barabara ya 23rd. Ninasoma mawasiliano katika
chuo kikuu cha Kansas. Ninasema Kiingereza kingi na Kiswahili
kidogo. [My name is Tyrone/I am called Tyrone. I come from America,
the state of Kansas, city of Kansas City, but now I
live/stay/reside in Lawrence, near McDonald’s on 23rd Street. I
study communication at the University of Kansas. I speak a lot
of English and a little Kiswahili.]