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Unit 1: Greetings and the first commands · Lesson 4

The first commands

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Goal of the lesson

Understand and give the first commands: stand up, walk, run, stop, sit down, jump, go out.

New words and phrases

Commands

Meaningto a manto a woman
stand up!-ⲕ to a man, -ⲉ to a woman.ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!ⲧⲱⲛⲉ!
walk!ⲙⲟϣⲓ! · the same for everyone
run!ϭⲟϫⲓ! · the same for everyone
stop! stand still!Tibaki writes ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁϯ to a woman.ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ!ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁϯ!
sit down!ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ! · the same for everyone
jump!ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ! · the same for everyone
go out!ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ! · the same for everyone

Scene

Mina's turn
  1. ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!

    Stand up!

  2. ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ!

    Jump!

  3. ⲙⲟϣⲓ!

    Walk!

  4. ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ!

    Stop!

  5. ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ!

    Go out!

Marina's turn
  1. ⲧⲱⲛⲉ!

    Stand up!

  2. ϭⲟϫⲓ!

    Run!

  3. ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁϯ!

    Stop!

  4. ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ!

    Jump!

  5. ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!

    Sit down!

Grammar

Exercises

Activity

Do what is said

Read the command and tap the picture.

  1. ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!

  2. ⲙⲟϣⲓ!

  3. ϭⲟϫⲓ!

  4. ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ!

  5. ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!

  6. ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ!

  7. ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ!

  8. ⲙⲟϣⲓ!

Activity

Picture to command

Which command makes Mina do this?

Activity

To a man or to a woman?

Choose the right form for the person in the picture.

  1. "Stand up!"

  2. "Stand up!"

  3. "Stop!"

  4. "Stop!"

  5. "Run!" Does the form change?

  6. "Go out!"

  7. ⲧⲱⲛ___!

    You speak to Sofia. Which ending?

  8. ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁ___!

    You speak to Kirollos. Which ending?

ActivityEasy

Marina's turn, in order

Tap the words in the right order.

  1. Stand up, run, stop, jump, sit down.

    Your sentence

    Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.

Summary

  • Same for everyone: ⲙⲟϣⲓ, ϭⲟϫⲓ, ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ, ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ, ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ.
  • To a man / a woman: ⲧⲱⲛⲕ / ⲧⲱⲛⲉ, ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ / ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁϯ.