Exercises for Pre-Lesson 1
Choose from the list of sentences how you would answer or say the following:
- If someone did something for you and you wanted to acknowledge that it was all right and that you were happy.
- If someone rattles off to you in Nuer and you don't know how to answer because you don't understand.
- If something confuses you so that you don't know what to do.
- If you want someone to come and help you.
- If you want someone to come and sit down.
- If someone is holding on to something and you want him to let go.
- If you want to know where someone is.
- If you want to acknowledge that you understand.
- If the language class is finished.
- If you want to say you forgot.
- If you want someone to come.
- If you want to say you do not understand.
- If you want to greet someone.
- If you want your informant to repeat something.
- If you want someone to stop doing something.
- How do you answer: Jï̲n a ni̲?
- If you want someone to go and call someone.
- If you are finished with something.
- How do you answer: Jɛn a thi̲̩n?
- If you don't want someone to go now.