Goal of the lesson
Give and understand the command "turn around", to the left and to the right, and give the commands of unit 1 one after another.
New words and phrases
Turn around
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| turn around!Tibaki only gives the form to a man. | ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ! | – | |
| to the left | ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ · the same for everyone | ||
| to the right | ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ · the same for everyone | ||
| turn left! | ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ! | – | |
| turn right! | ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ! | – | |
| I turn. | ϯⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ. · the same for everyone | ||
| left? right? | ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ? ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ? · the same for everyone | ||
Review from unit 1
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| stand up! | ⲧⲱⲛⲕ! | ⲧⲱⲛⲉ! | |
| walk! | ⲙⲟϣⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
| jump! | ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
| sit down! | ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
| follow me! | ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
Scene
ⲧⲱⲛⲕ!
Stand up!
ⲙⲟϣⲓ!
Walk!
ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ!
Jump!
ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!
Sit down!
- Minaⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ? ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ?Left? Right?
- Marinaⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ!To the right! (she points)
- Marinaⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ!Turn around!
- Minaϯⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ.I turn. (he spins round)
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ!
Turn around!
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ!
Turn left!
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ!
Turn right!
Grammar
Exercises
Activity
Left or right?
Look at the sign and choose the direction.
Which way does the sign point?
The arrow points to the left: ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ. See: New words and phrases
Which way does the sign point?
The arrow points to the right: ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ. See: New words and phrases
Tell Mina to turn this way.
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ + ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ: turn right. See: New words and phrases
Tell Mina to turn this way.
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ + ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ: turn left. See: New words and phrases
Mina turns round. What does he say?
He says what he does: ϯⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ "I turn". ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ! is the command. See: Grammar
Activity
The commands in the right order
Read the commands. Choose the picture for each one, in order.
ⲧⲱⲛⲕ! ⲙⲟϣⲓ! ϭⲓ ⲫⲉⲓ! ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ!
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Stand up, walk, jump, sit down. See: Scene
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ! ⲙⲟϣⲓ! ϭⲟϫⲓ! ⲟϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ!
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Turn around, walk, run, stop. See: New words and phrases
ActivityEasy
Build your sentence
Tap the words in the right order.
"Turn right!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ!
"I turn."
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ϯⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ.
Summary
- ⲫⲟⲛϩⲕ! "turn around!" (to a man), ⲉ̀ϫⲁϭⲏ "to the left", ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ "to the right".
- ϯⲫⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ "I turn".