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Unit 1: Greetings and the first commands · Lesson 3

Yes and no

نعم ولا

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Goal of the lesson

Answer yes or no, and ask "is it X or Y?".

New words and phrases

Yes, no, and, or

Meaningto a manto a woman
yesⲁϩⲁ · the same for everyone
noⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ · the same for everyone
and, withⲛⲉⲙ · the same for everyone
orϣⲁⲛ · the same for everyone
are you … ?ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ …?ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ …?

Scene

Guess who
  1. Marinaⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ?Are you Kirollos?
  2. Minaⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ, ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.No, I am Mina.
  3. Marinaⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ?Are you a student or a teacher?
  4. Minaⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ?I am a student. Are you Sofia?
  5. Marinaⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ, ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ.No, I am Marina. This is Kirollos and this is Sofia.
  6. Minaⲁϩⲁ! ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ!Yes! Good!

Grammar

Exercises

Activity

Yes or no?

Look at the picture and answer the question.

  1. This is Mina. Ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ?

  2. This is Marina. Ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ?

  3. Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ?

  4. Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ?

  5. Ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ?

  6. Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ?

Activity

And or or?

Fill in ⲛⲉⲙ (and) or ϣⲁⲛ (or).

  1. Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ___ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ

    "Mina and Marina"

  2. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ___ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ?

    A choice: student or teacher?

  3. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ___ Ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ

    "Sofia and I"

ActivityEasy

Build your sentence

Tap the words in the right order.

  1. Ask a woman: student or teacher?

    Your sentence

    Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.

  2. Mina: "No, I am Mina."

    Your sentence

    Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.

Summary

  • ⲁϩⲁ "yes", ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ "no".
  • ⲛⲉⲙ "and", ϣⲁⲛ "or": ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ?