Jumieka/Level 1/Lesson 1

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Lesson 1 — Greetings

Dialogue

Andre: Hallo! Mi name Andre. A wey yu name?

Sofía: Hallo, Andre. Me name Sofía. ¿A ho yu pell Andre?

Andre: Yu pell A-N-D-R-E. ¿A wa a gann?

Sofía: Nuthen much. ¿wah bout yu?

Andre: mi aright tu.

Sofía: aright, lata.

Andre: lata!

Translation (wait until the end of the lesson).

What's your name?

To ask someone else's name in Jumieka, use "name", then one of the phrases in the table below (Wey yu name? is "What's your name?").

In Jumieka, to say your name, you use name, (Mi name Andre is "My name is Andre").

English	Jumieka
I am named	Me name
You (familiar, singular) are called	Yu name
He/She/You (formal, singular) is/are called	'im name
We are called	Wi name
You (familiar, plural) are called	Uno name
They/You (formal, plural) are called	Dem name

Examples

• Me name Chris

  My name is Chris

• Dem name Peter an Robert

  They're called Peter and Robert.

• Wah yu name?

  What's your name?

• Wha im/shi name?

  What's his/her name?

Go to the exercise.

Summary

In this lesson, you have learned

• How to greet people (Hallo; Gooud Dah; Lata).
• How to introduce yourself (Me name Rosa).
• How to introduce others (shi name Rosa).
• How to say how you are (Irie; Ahright; Gooud).
• How to spell your name (Eh pelt P-E-T-E-R).
• How to ask others about any of the above (Wey yu name?; A hou yu a do?; A hou yu pell?).