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Lesson 6
This lesson has an accompanying video. You can go to the video for the lesson on our You Tube channel at https://youtu.be/aAGLB5w0Zf4. You can also watch the video here.
Lesson 6 Di hna wo no le di su wi s di
Dialogue
This is what you will hear being said in the dialogue 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.
A yo s di: Si yo. A yo s di da gwa do a. Go i ga a gwa hni wa sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di. Si yo, Na ni. Ni hi na? Do i yu s di tsa ni wa?
Na ni: A ya s gwu sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di a gwa ni wa. Do i yu s di u ni wa Gili?
A yo s di: Gi li gi ga ge i ga sa le ni u ni wa.
Gi li: V, ni, ha gwa ni wa gi ga ge i ga sa le ni. Ha gi lv gwo di gi ga ge i. Ni hi na? Tsa gi lv gwo di s ga?
A yo s di: Ha di. Ge s di ya gi lv gwo di gi ga ge i. Sa ko ni ge i a gi lv gwo dv.
Na ni: A ya sgwu. A gi lv gwo di. Sa ko ni ge i a su lo a gwa su la.
A yo s di: V, u wo du hi.
Na ni: No le u wo di ge i a da tso s di a gwa da tso s di.
Gi li: Ni! Tsu ne ga di li yo da gwa li yo i no le tsu wo di ge i di la su lo
da gwa la su tla.
Nigada: Ho tsa da du i s di ha!
ACTIVITY: Practice the dialogue together with a partner. Switch roles and decide who will take whichever role to present the dialogue to the class. Print out pictures of the clothing in the colors specified to use as props when you present to the class. Rewrite the dialogue in the syllabary.
VIDEO ACTIVITIES:
A. Answer the following in complete sentences as you watch the video. You may need to watch the video a few times to complete this activity. Watching and listening several times will help you acquire more of the language.
Ka ga (h)no? / Ka gi yu s di? Answer the following in complete sentences in Tsalagi. After your answers have been checked for correctness, go back and write the questions and the answers in the syllabary.
1. Ka gi yu s di u hni wa sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di?
2. Ka ga (h)no u hni wa u wo di ge i a da tso s di?
3. Ka gi yu s di u hni wa gi ga ge i ga sa le na/i?
4. Ka ga (h)no tsu li yo tsu ne ga di li yo?
5. Ka gi yu s di du la su tla tsu wo di ge i di la su lo?
6. Ka ga (h)no u su la sa ko ni ge i a su lo?
7. Ka ga (h)no sa ko ni ge i (h)u lv gwo di?
8. Ka gi yu s di gi ga ge i ge s di yu lv gwo di?
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct word to say “I am wearing” the clothing indicated based on what you hear in the video.
1. _______________ ka li sa ko ni ge i a sa no.
2. _______________ da lo ni ge i a sa no.
3. _______________ gi ga ge i ga sa le ni/a.
4. _______________ sa ko ni ge i a su lo.
5. _______________ u wo di ge i a da tso s di.
6. _______________ u ne ga di li yo.
7. _______________ gv na ge i di la su lo.
C. Now, with your teacher’s help, go back and write the sentences above to say that “you are wearing” the clothing and then that “he or she is wearing” it.
D. Teachers, as a follow-up activity, ask students who is wearing what to see if they can name the person wearing the clothing indicated in your question. Additionally, you can ask what a specific student is wearing to have students answer using the clothing phrases.
HOMEWORK: Find a picture of yourself and a friend or family member. Write a paragraph introducing yourself and the friend or family member and talking about what you are both wearing. Use the first and third persons (I am wearing and He/She is wearing). Remember to include the colors. Share your picture and your paragraph with the class. Use presentation software to make your assignment more interesting for your audience.
Language Notes:
1. Some speakers will say ga sa le ni for the long form of jacket/coat, while others will say ga sa le na.
2. Notice the plural forms of the colors when talking about two things that are a certain color. How did the forms change?
3. Note the footnote in the vocabulary list about dialectical differences.
VOCABULARY LIST
A gwa hni wa* I am wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or dress)
Tsa hni wa You are wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or
dress)
U hni wa He/She is wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or
dress)
A gwa su la* I am wearing (for pants or shorts)
Tsa su la You are wearing (for pants or shorts)
U su la He/She is wearing (for pants or shorts)
A gwa da tso s di* I am wearing (for a belt)
Tsa da tso s di You are wearing (for a belt)
U da tso s di He/She is wearing (for a belt)
Da gwa li yo i I am wearing (for socks)
De tsa li yo i You are wearing (for socks)
Du li yo i He/She is wearing (for socks)
Da gwa la su tla I am wearing (for shoes)
De tsa la su tla You are wearing (for shoes)
Du la su tla He/She is wearing (for shoes)
Asano skirt
A ti tsa s di shirt/t-shirt
A hna wo shirt (another way to say it)/blouse/cloth
Ka li a sa no dress
A la su lo shoe
Di la su lo shoes
A li yo sock
Di li yo socks
A su lo pants
S gwa la a su lo shorts
A da tso s di belt
Ga sa le ni/na jacket/coat
Di hna wo clothing
Di su wi s di colors
Ho tsa da du i s di ha! We are styling!
*Note: In Tutiyi (Snowbird), speakers will add an /h/ to the beginning of these words, as you hear one speaker in the video pronounce it.
Lesson 6 Di hna wo no le di su wi s di
Dialogue
This is what you will hear being said in the dialogue 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.
A yo s di: Si yo. A yo s di da gwa do a. Go i ga a gwa hni wa sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di. Si yo, Na ni. Ni hi na? Do i yu s di tsa ni wa?
Na ni: A ya s gwu sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di a gwa ni wa. Do i yu s di u ni wa Gili?
A yo s di: Gi li gi ga ge i ga sa le ni u ni wa.
Gi li: V, ni, ha gwa ni wa gi ga ge i ga sa le ni. Ha gi lv gwo di gi ga ge i. Ni hi na? Tsa gi lv gwo di s ga?
A yo s di: Ha di. Ge s di ya gi lv gwo di gi ga ge i. Sa ko ni ge i a gi lv gwo dv.
Na ni: A ya sgwu. A gi lv gwo di. Sa ko ni ge i a su lo a gwa su la.
A yo s di: V, u wo du hi.
Na ni: No le u wo di ge i a da tso s di a gwa da tso s di.
Gi li: Ni! Tsu ne ga di li yo da gwa li yo i no le tsu wo di ge i di la su lo
da gwa la su tla.
Nigada: Ho tsa da du i s di ha!
ACTIVITY: Practice the dialogue together with a partner. Switch roles and decide who will take whichever role to present the dialogue to the class. Print out pictures of the clothing in the colors specified to use as props when you present to the class. Rewrite the dialogue in the syllabary.
VIDEO ACTIVITIES:
A. Answer the following in complete sentences as you watch the video. You may need to watch the video a few times to complete this activity. Watching and listening several times will help you acquire more of the language.
Ka ga (h)no? / Ka gi yu s di? Answer the following in complete sentences in Tsalagi. After your answers have been checked for correctness, go back and write the questions and the answers in the syllabary.
1. Ka gi yu s di u hni wa sa ko ni ge i a ti tsa s di?
2. Ka ga (h)no u hni wa u wo di ge i a da tso s di?
3. Ka gi yu s di u hni wa gi ga ge i ga sa le na/i?
4. Ka ga (h)no tsu li yo tsu ne ga di li yo?
5. Ka gi yu s di du la su tla tsu wo di ge i di la su lo?
6. Ka ga (h)no u su la sa ko ni ge i a su lo?
7. Ka ga (h)no sa ko ni ge i (h)u lv gwo di?
8. Ka gi yu s di gi ga ge i ge s di yu lv gwo di?
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct word to say “I am wearing” the clothing indicated based on what you hear in the video.
1. _______________ ka li sa ko ni ge i a sa no.
2. _______________ da lo ni ge i a sa no.
3. _______________ gi ga ge i ga sa le ni/a.
4. _______________ sa ko ni ge i a su lo.
5. _______________ u wo di ge i a da tso s di.
6. _______________ u ne ga di li yo.
7. _______________ gv na ge i di la su lo.
C. Now, with your teacher’s help, go back and write the sentences above to say that “you are wearing” the clothing and then that “he or she is wearing” it.
D. Teachers, as a follow-up activity, ask students who is wearing what to see if they can name the person wearing the clothing indicated in your question. Additionally, you can ask what a specific student is wearing to have students answer using the clothing phrases.
HOMEWORK: Find a picture of yourself and a friend or family member. Write a paragraph introducing yourself and the friend or family member and talking about what you are both wearing. Use the first and third persons (I am wearing and He/She is wearing). Remember to include the colors. Share your picture and your paragraph with the class. Use presentation software to make your assignment more interesting for your audience.
Language Notes:
1. Some speakers will say ga sa le ni for the long form of jacket/coat, while others will say ga sa le na.
2. Notice the plural forms of the colors when talking about two things that are a certain color. How did the forms change?
3. Note the footnote in the vocabulary list about dialectical differences.
VOCABULARY LIST
A gwa hni wa* I am wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or dress)
Tsa hni wa You are wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or
dress)
U hni wa He/She is wearing (for a shirt, blouse, jacket, skirt, or
dress)
A gwa su la* I am wearing (for pants or shorts)
Tsa su la You are wearing (for pants or shorts)
U su la He/She is wearing (for pants or shorts)
A gwa da tso s di* I am wearing (for a belt)
Tsa da tso s di You are wearing (for a belt)
U da tso s di He/She is wearing (for a belt)
Da gwa li yo i I am wearing (for socks)
De tsa li yo i You are wearing (for socks)
Du li yo i He/She is wearing (for socks)
Da gwa la su tla I am wearing (for shoes)
De tsa la su tla You are wearing (for shoes)
Du la su tla He/She is wearing (for shoes)
Asano skirt
A ti tsa s di shirt/t-shirt
A hna wo shirt (another way to say it)/blouse/cloth
Ka li a sa no dress
A la su lo shoe
Di la su lo shoes
A li yo sock
Di li yo socks
A su lo pants
S gwa la a su lo shorts
A da tso s di belt
Ga sa le ni/na jacket/coat
Di hna wo clothing
Di su wi s di colors
Ho tsa da du i s di ha! We are styling!
*Note: In Tutiyi (Snowbird), speakers will add an /h/ to the beginning of these words, as you hear one speaker in the video pronounce it.