Les 14
Lesson 14
Tak.-Clock
ta |
hour |
bao |
Before,early |
mid |
half |
-su |
after |
euta |
minute |
Uenli? |
For when? |
tae |
second |
Kamin ta? |
In how long(time)? |
gi |
quarter |
no |
on |
te |
more |
gus |
To come |
tie |
less |
him |
To arrive |
lu |
back |
dinsu |
After dinner |
To express the hour in Usik we will come in the following way
• First will say the hour
• Next we will include the word te (s) (more) or tie (s) (less) followed by the minutes that spend of the hour.If these begin with vowel we will place them before.
• To indicate the exact hour we will put the same followed by ta
• To indicate the quarter we will use behind this gi (a quarter).
• To indicate the half we will use mid .Mid, will go before the hour.
1.-Atiegi
1.-It is a quarter to ten
2.-Gu etie
2.-It is twenty to five
3.-Atesa
3.-It is ten past ten
4.-Midab
4.-It is eleven thirty
5.-Daigi
5.-It is three fifteen
6.-Bo ta him ibun i Bafki?
6.-At what time does the airplane coming from Cuba arrive?
7.-Midai
7.-At three thirty
8.-Bo ta?
8.-What time is it?
9.-Dai ta
9.-It is three o'clock
10.-Bo ta himis laman dom?
10.-At what time the electrician arrived home