Goal of the lesson
Say where a city or a river is (ϧⲉⲛ), learn the words of the classroom with the definite article, and give commands with a place: go to, go back to, write on.
New words and phrases
City and country
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| the city | ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| the city (a Greek word) | ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · the same for everyone | ||
| the country | ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ · the same for everyone | ||
| Egypt | ⲭⲏⲙⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| the river (the Nile) | ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ · the same for everyone | ||
| a river | ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ · the same for everyone | ||
| Africa, Europe, Asia, America | ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ, ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲡⲁ, ⲁⲥⲓⲁ, ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲕⲏ · the same for everyone | ||
| Rome, Italy | ⲣⲱⲙⲏ, ⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ · the same for everyone | ||
| Egypt is in Africa. | ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ. · the same for everyone | ||
| The Nile is a river in Africa. | ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ. · the same for everyone | ||
The classroom (with the definite article)
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| the window | ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ · the same for everyone | ||
| the door | ⲡⲓⲣⲟ · the same for everyone | ||
| the house | ⲡⲓⲏⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| the chair | ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ · the same for everyone | ||
| the floor, the ground | ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ · the same for everyone | ||
| the board | ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ · the same for everyone | ||
| the table | ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ · the same for everyone | ||
| under | ϩⲁ- · the same for everyone | ||
| on | ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ · the same for everyone | ||
| I am at / in front of … | ϯⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ … · the same for everyone | ||
Commands with a place
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| go to the table! | ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ! · the same for everyone | ||
| go to the window! | ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ! · the same for everyone | ||
| go back to the chair! | ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ! | ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ! | |
| write on the board! | ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ! · the same for everyone | ||
Scene
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.
Egypt is in Africa.
ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.
The Nile is a river in Africa.
- Marinaⲁⲥⲑⲱⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ?Where is Egypt?
- Minaⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.Egypt is in Africa.
- Marinaⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ?Where is the Nile?
- Minaⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.The Nile is a river in Africa.
- Teacherⲧⲱⲛⲕ, Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ! ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ!Stand up, Mina! Go to the board!
- Minaϯⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ.I am at the board.
- Teacherⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ! … ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ!Write on the board! … Go back to the chair!
- Teacherⲧⲱⲛⲉ, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ! ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ!Stand up, Marina! Go to the table!
- Teacherⲁⲣⲉⲑⲱⲛ?Where are you?
- Marinaϯⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.I am at the table.
- Teacherⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ!Go back to the chair!
Grammar
Exercises
Activity
Where is it?
Choose the part of the world.
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Where is Egypt?
Egypt is in Africa: ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ. See: New words and phrases
ⲣⲱⲙⲏ
Where is Rome?
Rome is in Italy, in Europe: ϧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲡⲁ. See: New words and phrases
ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ
Where is the Nile?
The Nile is a river in Africa. See: Scene
Which part of the world is marked?
The marked part is Africa. See: New words and phrases
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ___ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.
Fill in the gap.
Egypt lies in Africa: ϧⲉⲛ "in". See: Grammar
Activity
The classroom
Pair each word with its picture.
Activity
Fill in
Choose the word that is missing.
ⲁⲕⲑⲱⲛ? – ___ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ.
You answer for yourself.
"I am here": ϯⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲧⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ means "you (a woman) are here". See: Grammar
ⲙⲁϣⲉ ___ⲡⲓⲣⲟ!
"Go to the door!"
"To" a place: ⲉ̀ + ⲡⲓⲣⲟ = ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲟ. See: Grammar
ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓ___!
"Go back to the chair!"
ⲧⲟⲧⲥ "chair" is masculine and takes ⲡⲓ-. See: New words and phrases
ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯ___!
"Write on the board!"
ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ "board" is feminine and takes ϯ-. See: New words and phrases
ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ ___ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.
"The Nile is a river in Africa."
"In": ϧⲉⲛ. See: Grammar
___ ⲉ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲁⲓ!
Call Mina to here.
"Come!" to a man: ⲁⲙⲟⲩ (to a woman ⲁⲙⲏ). See: Lesson 5
ActivityEasy
Build your sentence
Tap the words in the right order.
"Go to the window!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ!
"Write on the board!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ!
Summary
- ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ. ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲫⲣⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ.
- The classroom: ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ, ⲡⲓⲣⲟ, ⲡⲓⲏⲓ, ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ, ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ, ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ, ϯⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
- ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲧ! ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲕ / ⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ! ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ! – ϯⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲝ.