This lesson is exercises only. Before each one there is a short reminder of what it builds on.
Articles
Strong articles: ⲡⲓ (masculine), ϯ (feminine). Weak: ⲡ̀ and ⲧ̀, which become ⲫ̀ and ⲑ̀ before Ⲃ Ⲓ Ⲗ Ⲙ Ⲛ Ⲟ Ⲣ. Plural: ⲛⲓ (lesson 1.6).
ActivityMedium
Articles
Choose the right definite form.
the hand (feminine, strong)
the eye (masculine, strong)
the head (feminine, weak)
ⲁ is not one of Ⲃ Ⲓ Ⲗ Ⲙ Ⲛ Ⲟ Ⲣ, so ⲧ̀ stays.
the lips (plural)
Pronouns
ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ I, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ/ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ you, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ he, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ she, ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ we, ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ you (plural), ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ they (lesson 1.6).
ActivityEasy
Pronouns
Choose the right pronoun.
she
you (plural)
you (to a man)
they
Greetings
Ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ and Ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (hello), Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ (goodbye), Ⲛⲁⲛⲉ + a time of day, and thanks to a man (ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ) or a woman (ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ) (lessons 1.6–1.7).
ActivityEasy
What do you say?
Choose the right phrase.
You meet someone in the evening.
You say goodbye.
You thank a woman.
It is a feast day.
Words
The words in the definite form from lesson 1.7.
ActivityMedium
Words for the test
Match each word with its meaning.
Choose an answer for every row first.
Dialogue
Ⲡⲉ, ⲧⲉ and ⲛⲉ follow gender and number: ⲡⲉ masculine, ⲧⲉ feminine, ⲛⲉ plural (lesson 1.6).
ActivityHard
Dialogue
Put the words of each line in order.
Who are you? (to a group)
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
Ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ?
We are Joseph and Mary.
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
Ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ
What are these?
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
Ⲁϣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ?
These are the stars.
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ
