Beginner Kai / BD004

workplace and water

Practice kamnoa with location answers and the repeated want question.

model

dialogue

  1. speaker A O ti. Hey, you.
  2. speaker A Ti en kamnoa ya? Are you at the workplace?
  3. speaker B Sai. Mi en kamnoa. Yes. I am at the workplace.
  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 kamnoa ya? asks whether the listener is at the place.
  • Sai. Mi en kamnoa. gives a positive location answer.
  • Ti li huno ya? repeats the want question across the set.

vocabulary

notes for this dialogue

kamnoa
workplace, work-place
en
in, within, at
li
toward, for, want
huno
water, liquid
sai
yes, aligned
ya
yes-no question marker

comprehension

answer from the Kai

  1. 01
    What place does speaker A ask about?
    answer

    kamnoa.

  2. 02
    What is the full positive location answer?
    answer

    Sai. Mi en kamnoa.

  3. 03
    Which word marks desire in Mi li huno?
    answer

    li.

practice

short production task

  • Read only the Kai lines, then summarize the exchange in English.
  • Swap kamnoa for lunnoa and keep the rest of the dialogue unchanged.
  • Write a two-line version with only the location question and answer.