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Lesson 2
This lesson has an accompanying video. You can go to the video for the lesson on our You Tube channel at https://youtu.be/y3gM-O93Wmw. You can also watch the video here.
Lesson 2 Getting to Know You
Dialogue
This is what you will hear being said in the dialogues on the video. Your teacher may want you to watch the video first, study the vocabulary (listed below) before watching the video, or practice the reading first. Follow your teacher's lead.
Me li: Si yo. To hi gwo tsu?
Ne la si: V, to hi gwu. Ni hi na?
Me li: V. Ni. Ni ge he do a o gi na li i.
Gi tli: Si yo, Me li. O si gwu tsu?
Me li: Si yo, v, ni hi na?
Gi tli: O si gwu.
Me li: Ha ni o gi na li i. Gi tli du do a.
Ne la si: Si yo. Ne la si da gwa do a.
Gi tli: Si yo.
Me li: Ha wa. Di gwe nv sv i di ge si. De da da go hv i.
Ne la si: De na da go hv yu.
Gi tli: Su na le.
Ne la si: Ga li e li ga tsi de na do lv gi.
Gi tli: A ya s gwu. Ga li e li ga tsi de na do lv gi. De na da go hv yu.
Ne la si: De na da go hv yu.
Gi tli: Ha wa.
ACTIVITY: Write or type the dialogue in your notes. Practice the dialogue aloud with your classmates in groups of three. Be prepared to present the dialogue as a skit for the class. During your practice, take on each of the roles at least once, and then decide who will have each of the roles for your final presentation.
Cultural Note: Remember to shake hands as you greet and take leave of people. Notice that now a new way to ask how someone is doing has been added – To hi gwo tsu? To hi expresses peace, or a state of complete well-being, so it is literally asking if the person is at peace.
Homework: Use your syllabary chart to rewrite the dialogue in the syllabary. Next, make a chart with these labels to classify words in the conversation:
Greetings/Farewells/New Nouns/Naming People/Other or New Words
Write the words from the dialogue that fit into these categories where they go on the chart.
Lesson 2 Syllable Fill-in Activity
___hi ___ tsu ___ gwa do ___ di ___ ___ sv i
___ ge ___ do ___ di ___ si
___ do a ___ da ___ go ___ i ha ___
o ___ ___ li i ___ na ___ go ___ yu tsi ___ na ___ ___ gi
VOCABULARY LIST
To hi gwo tsu? Are you at peace? (literally)
To hi gwo. I am at peace. (literally)
Ni. Look.
Ni ge he do a He/She is (walking around) over there.
O gi na li i my friend
Hani here
Du do a His/Her name is
Di gwe nv sv i My home
Di ge si I am going (right now)
De da da go hv i. Until we meet again. (to two or more)
A ya s gwu. Me, too.
Tsi de na do lv gi I am glad that we two met.
Lesson 2 Getting to Know You
Dialogue
This is what you will hear being said in the dialogues on the video. Your teacher may want you to watch the video first, study the vocabulary (listed below) before watching the video, or practice the reading first. Follow your teacher's lead.
Me li: Si yo. To hi gwo tsu?
Ne la si: V, to hi gwu. Ni hi na?
Me li: V. Ni. Ni ge he do a o gi na li i.
Gi tli: Si yo, Me li. O si gwu tsu?
Me li: Si yo, v, ni hi na?
Gi tli: O si gwu.
Me li: Ha ni o gi na li i. Gi tli du do a.
Ne la si: Si yo. Ne la si da gwa do a.
Gi tli: Si yo.
Me li: Ha wa. Di gwe nv sv i di ge si. De da da go hv i.
Ne la si: De na da go hv yu.
Gi tli: Su na le.
Ne la si: Ga li e li ga tsi de na do lv gi.
Gi tli: A ya s gwu. Ga li e li ga tsi de na do lv gi. De na da go hv yu.
Ne la si: De na da go hv yu.
Gi tli: Ha wa.
ACTIVITY: Write or type the dialogue in your notes. Practice the dialogue aloud with your classmates in groups of three. Be prepared to present the dialogue as a skit for the class. During your practice, take on each of the roles at least once, and then decide who will have each of the roles for your final presentation.
Cultural Note: Remember to shake hands as you greet and take leave of people. Notice that now a new way to ask how someone is doing has been added – To hi gwo tsu? To hi expresses peace, or a state of complete well-being, so it is literally asking if the person is at peace.
Homework: Use your syllabary chart to rewrite the dialogue in the syllabary. Next, make a chart with these labels to classify words in the conversation:
Greetings/Farewells/New Nouns/Naming People/Other or New Words
Write the words from the dialogue that fit into these categories where they go on the chart.
Lesson 2 Syllable Fill-in Activity
___hi ___ tsu ___ gwa do ___ di ___ ___ sv i
___ ge ___ do ___ di ___ si
___ do a ___ da ___ go ___ i ha ___
o ___ ___ li i ___ na ___ go ___ yu tsi ___ na ___ ___ gi
VOCABULARY LIST
To hi gwo tsu? Are you at peace? (literally)
To hi gwo. I am at peace. (literally)
Ni. Look.
Ni ge he do a He/She is (walking around) over there.
O gi na li i my friend
Hani here
Du do a His/Her name is
Di gwe nv sv i My home
Di ge si I am going (right now)
De da da go hv i. Until we meet again. (to two or more)
A ya s gwu. Me, too.
Tsi de na do lv gi I am glad that we two met.