- how do I ask: "how much is it / the bill / your paycheck?" and how would someone respond?
- having learned how to ask "can you [verb]?" ("urashobora [verb]?"), how then would I answer "yes/no I can/not [verb]" ? [ANSWERED, see next post...]
- if "ukeneye nde?" means "you need | who?" and "iki ni igiki?" means "this | is | what?", then does "ukeneye igiki?" mean "you need | what?" and would this be an appropriate way to ask "what do you need?" [ANSWERED, see next post...]
- if so, would "ushaka igiki?" mean "you want | what?" [ANSWERED, see next post...]
- what is the most appropriate way to ask "what do you need?" or "how can I help you?" [ANSWERED, see next post...]
Here are a few useful phrases that I found on other websites about Kirundi that I also need to confirm with my teacher:
- ingo -- come!
- bangwe -- stop!
- amahera / amafranga -- money
- sindabizi -- I don't know
- ndibaza -- maybe
- cane -- a lot, very (as in "urakoze cane" -- "thank you very much")
- canke -- or
- kuki? -- why?
- kuko -- because
- ryari? -- when?
- vuba -- soon, recently
- ndihuta -- I'm in a hurry
- ndarwaye -- I'm sick/ill
- wewe - you
- twebwe - we (how is this pronounced?)
- ico -- that
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