Goal of the lesson
Give commands with a direction (to here, to there, after me, back here), slowly or quickly, and say what you are doing.
New words and phrases
Commands with a direction
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| to here / to there | ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ / ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ · the same for everyone | ||
| go there! | ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ! · the same for everyone | ||
| come back here! | ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ! | ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ! | |
| follow me! (walk after me) | ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
| slowly | ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ · the same for everyone | ||
| quickly | ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ · the same for everyone | ||
What I am doing
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am standing up | ϯⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| I am walking | ϯⲙⲟϣⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| I am running | ϯϭⲟϫⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| I am stopping | ϯⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧ · the same for everyone | ||
| I am sitting down | ϯϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
Scene
ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ!
Walk slowly! (like a snail)
ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ!
Run quickly! (like a hare)
- Petros (teacher)Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ, ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!Mina, stand up!
- Minaϯⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ.I am standing up.
- Petros (teacher)ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ!Follow me slowly!
- Minaϯⲙⲟϣⲓ.I am walking.
- Petros (teacher)Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ, ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ!Marina, go there quickly!
- Marinaϯϭⲟϫⲓ!I am running!
- Petros (teacher)ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ! ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!Come back here! Sit down!
- Marinaϯϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ.I am sitting down.
Grammar
Exercises
Activity
Say what you do
The teacher gives a command. Answer with what you are doing.
ⲙⲟϣⲓ!
ⲙⲟϣⲓ → ϯⲙⲟϣⲓ: ϯ- + the verb. See: Grammar
ϭⲟϫⲓ!
ϭⲟϫⲓ → ϯϭⲟϫⲓ. See: Grammar
ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!
ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ → ϯϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ. See: Grammar
ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!
"Stand up" changes in the answer: ϯⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ. See: Grammar
ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ!
In the answer the "you" (-ⲕ) disappears: ϯⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧ. See: Grammar
"Come back here!" to Mina
-ⲕ to a man. See: New words and phrases
"Come back here!" to Marina
No -ⲕ to a woman: ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ. See: New words and phrases
"Follow me!"
ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ = after me. See: New words and phrases
Activity
Slowly or quickly?
Do what is said: tap the picture.
ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ!
ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ = slowly, like the snail. See: Scene
ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ!
ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ = quickly, like the hare. See: Scene
How does the snail move?
The snail is slow: ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ. See: New words and phrases
How does the hare move?
The hare is fast: ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ. See: New words and phrases
ActivityEasy
Build your sentence
Tap the words in the right order.
"Go there quickly!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ!
To Marina: "Come back here slowly!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ!
Activity
Review test: unit 1
Twelve questions from all seven lessons, from easy to hard.
Greet!
The sun rises: morning. See: Lesson 1
ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ? – ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ___ Ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ.
ⲧⲉ follows a feminine word or a woman. See: Lesson 1
How is she?
−−: ϯⲟⲕⲉⲙ. See: Lesson 1
"I am a girl."
Feminine: you speak to (or about) a woman or a girl. See: Lesson 2
ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ___? (to Mina / till Mina / لمينا)
Masculine: you speak to (or about) a man or a boy. See: Lesson 2
ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ___ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ?
A choice: ϣⲁⲛ "or". See: Lesson 3
ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ!
ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ = jump. See: Lesson 4
"Stop!"
Feminine: you speak to (or about) a woman or a girl. See: Lesson 4
"Come to the table!" to the class
Plural: you speak to several people. See: Lesson 5
___ⲡⲓⲣⲟ / ___ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ
"the door / the table"
ⲣⲟ is masculine (ⲡⲓ-), ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ feminine (ϯ-). See: Lesson 5
___ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ? – ϯⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ.
Feminine: you speak to (or about) a woman or a girl. See: Lesson 6
ⲧⲱⲛⲕ! – ___
Answer with what you do.
"I stand up": ϯⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ. See: Lesson 7
Summary
- ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ / ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ, ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁⲩ, ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ / ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ, ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ.
- ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟϣ "slowly", ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ "quickly".
- I: ϯⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ, ϯⲙⲟϣⲓ, ϯϭⲟϫⲓ, ϯⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧ, ϯϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ.