kai

Everyday Kai / speaking

conversation role-play cards

Partner-ready role-play cards for this course level. Each card gives a scenario, speaker roles, target forms, constraints, and success checks so practice stays focused and assessable.

Everyday Kai spaced review self-assessment model responses

routine

how to run a card

  • Read the scenario and assign roles before speaking.
  • Speak once slowly, then repeat with roles switched.
  • Use the constraints during the role-play, not as after-the-fact corrections.
  • Finish by checking the success criteria together.

cards

practice path

  1. appointment change A clinic appointment must move to another time. Negotiate the change and confirm the new plan.
  2. work help request A task at work is blocked. Ask for help, explain what is missing, and agree on the next action.
  3. travel repair A traveler is on the wrong route. Ask where they need to go and repair the route.
  4. polite disagreement Two speakers disagree about a practical plan but must keep the conversation cooperative.

cards

Everyday Kai role-play set

card 01

appointment change

A clinic appointment must move to another time. Negotiate the change and confirm the new plan.

roles

  • speaker A asks for the change
  • speaker B confirms time, place, and need

target forms

  • yari
  • sannoa
  • rinan
  • Mi el nive...
  • Nai an yare.

constraints

  • Use at least one content question word.
  • Use an for the future plan.
  • End with a confirmation line.

success checks

  • The new time is explicit.
  • The need is stated without poetic language.
  • Both speakers can summarize the final plan in English.
card 02

work help request

A task at work is blocked. Ask for help, explain what is missing, and agree on the next action.

roles

  • speaker A describes the blocked task
  • speaker B asks a clarifying question and offers support

target forms

  • kamnoa
  • kamo
  • alo
  • telteno
  • Ma nive mi.

constraints

  • Use practical workplace vocabulary.
  • Include one clarification question.
  • Use ma for the request or instruction.

success checks

  • The problem is concrete.
  • The support offer names a tool, device, or person.
  • The final line gives the next action.
card 03

travel repair

A traveler is on the wrong route. Ask where they need to go and repair the route.

roles

  • speaker A is the traveler
  • speaker B gives route support

target forms

  • yava
  • yaro
  • yare
  • rin-te
  • niva

constraints

  • Ask where with yava.
  • Use yare for movement.
  • Include one safety check with niva.

success checks

  • The destination is recoverable.
  • The route is repaired in Common Kai.
  • The traveler repeats the corrected plan.
card 04

polite disagreement

Two speakers disagree about a practical plan but must keep the conversation cooperative.

roles

  • speaker A proposes the plan
  • speaker B disagrees and asks for a better option

target forms

  • Mi el sile ti.
  • ri mi sha e sainel.
  • Ma rallune.
  • Mi el nive yelo.

constraints

  • Acknowledge before disagreeing.
  • Ask for clarification or an example.
  • Do not accuse the other speaker.

success checks

  • Disagreement is marked with sha e sainel.
  • The repair request keeps the conversation open.
  • The pair creates a revised plan.