Not Knowing:
- urazi ___ ? -- do you know _____ ? (a person or fact)
- oya, sinzi. -- no, I do not know ("si" negating first person verbs, "n" meaning "I")
- ura ntuzi -- you | do not know ("ntu" negating 2nd person verbs)
Not Hearing or Understanding:
- urumva? -- understand? (from "kwumva" -- to hear or understand)
- sinumva -- I don't understand
- "si" (negation) + "n" (I) + "umva" (understand)
- sindavyumva -- I don't understand them (e.g. words, maths, etc.)
A Conditional Thank You:
- uzoba ukoze -- "...a conditional thank you. In other words, you know I appreciate what you will do for me but you have [yet] to do it."
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