Goal of the lesson
Give commands with a thing: take it, eat it, drink it, a little or a lot, and look for something.
New words and phrases
Take, eat, drink
| Meaning | to a man | to a woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| take the apple! | ϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ! · the same for everyone | ||
| take the cup! | ϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ! · the same for everyone | ||
| take a cup! | ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ! · the same for everyone | ||
| eat it! | ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ! · the same for everyone | ||
| drink it! | ⲥⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ! · the same for everyone | ||
| drink a little! | ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ! · the same for everyone | ||
| drink a lot! | ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ! · the same for everyone | ||
| give me the pen! | ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲁϣ! · the same for everyone | ||
| look for the book! | ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ! · the same for everyone | ||
Scene
- Marinaϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ! ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ!Take the apple! Eat it!
- Marinaϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ! ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ!Take the cup! Drink a little! (a small sip)
- Marinaⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ!Drink a lot! (a big gulp)
ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ!
Eat it!
ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ!
Drink a little!
ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ!
Drink a lot!
ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ!
Look for the book!
- Teacherⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ?Where is the book? (the teacher has dropped it)
- TeacherⲘⲏⲛⲁ, ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ!Mina, look for the book!
- Minaⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ!Here it is! (lit. this is the book)
- Teacherⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ!Give me the book!
Grammar
Exercises
Activity
Which command?
Which command makes Mina do this?
He reaches for the cup: ϭⲓ "take". See: Scene
He eats: ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ "eat it". See: Scene
He drinks: ⲥⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ "drink it". See: Scene
A small cup, a small sip: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ "a little". See: Scene
A big cup, a big gulp: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ "a lot". See: Scene
He is searching: ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ "look for". See: Scene
Activity
ⲙ̀ or ⲛ̀?
Fill in the gap.
ϭⲓ ___ⲡⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ!
"the cup"
ⲙ̀ before ⲡ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲓ-. See: Grammar
ϭⲓ ___ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ!
"a book"
Not before ⲡ, so ⲛ̀: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ-. See: Grammar
ϭⲓ ___ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ!
"the apple"
ⲙ̀ before ⲡ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲓ-. See: Grammar
ⲥⲱ ___ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ!
"a little"
Not before ⲡ, so ⲛ̀: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ-. See: Grammar
ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ___ⲡⲓⲕⲁϣ!
"the pen"
ⲙ̀ before ⲡ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲓ-. See: Grammar
ϭⲓ ___ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ!
"a cup"
Not before ⲡ, so ⲛ̀: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ-. See: Grammar
ActivityEasy
Build your sentence
Tap the words in the right order.
"Take a book!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ!
"Give me the cup!"
Your sentence
Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.
ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ!
Summary
- ϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲫⲉϩ! ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ! ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ! ⲥⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ!
- ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ "drink a little", ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ "drink a lot".
- ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲁϣ! "give me the pen!", ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ! "look for the book!"