Beginner Kai / BD004
workplace and water
Practice kamnoa with location answers and the repeated want question.
model
dialogue
- speaker A O ti. Hey, you.
- speaker A Ti en kamnoa ya? Are you at the workplace?
- speaker B Sai. Mi en kamnoa. Yes. I am at the workplace.
- speaker A Ti li huno ya? Do you want water?
- 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
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01
What place does speaker A ask about?
answer
kamnoa.
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02
What is the full positive location answer?
answer
Sai. Mi en kamnoa.
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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.