kai

Beginner Kai / BD001

home and water

Greet someone, ask where they are, and ask whether they want water.

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model

dialogue

  1. speaker A O ti. Hey, you.
  2. speaker A Ti en noa ya? Are you at home?
  3. speaker B Sai. Mi en noa. Yes. I am at home.
  4. speaker A Ti li huno ya? Do you want water?
  5. speaker B Sai, mi li huno. Yes, I want water.

pattern

what changes

  • Ti en noa ya? asks whether the listener is at the place.
  • Sai. Mi en noa. gives a positive location answer.
  • Ti li huno ya? repeats the want question across the set.

vocabulary

notes for this dialogue

o
address particle used in this greeting formula
ti
you
mi
I
en
in, within, at
noa
home, vessel, place
ya
yes-no question marker
sai
yes, aligned
li
toward, for, want
huno
water, liquid

comprehension

answer from the Kai

  1. 01
    What place word follows en in the first question?
    answer

    noa.

  2. 02
    Which line confirms speaker B is at home?
    answer

    Sai. Mi en noa.

  3. 03
    What does speaker A ask about huno?
    answer

    Ti li huno ya?

practice

short production task

  • Read speaker A aloud twice, then answer as speaker B without looking.
  • Replace noa with another place word and keep the same sentence shape.
  • Ask a partner the huno question and answer with Sai, mi li huno.