Lesson 6: Situation Nouns and Colors

Vocabulary

Situation Nouns

A word or sentence may be enclosed in brackets, forming a situation noun. A situation noun behaves as a noun.

[PIZU]
Sleeping

[GOGI]
Goodness

[BIKI PAZU]
Seeing a tree

KIKE KASA [PEKA BIKI PAZU]
I say that a person sees a tree.

KIKE GOPA [KIKU BIKI PAZU]
I want you to see a tree.

KIKE TEPO DIKU [KIKU KASA]
I go and you speak.

Brackets may optionally pronounced as KIDA and KIDU.

Practice

Translate the sentences below. When you come up with a translation, select the text in the black box under the sentence you translated.

Water is blue.
PUDO BIDO. / PUDO DIZA BIDO.

I want to see a green plant.
KIKE GOPA [BIKI BIDE PAPA].

I am not purple.
KIKE DETU DIZA BISO.

I like using the yellow machine.
KIKE GOTA [GOTO BITE TOSE].

PAPA BIDE DIKU [PEPE BIGA].
The plant is green and the animal is gray.

PEKA DIPA [GOGI].
The person has good.

KIKU KASA [PUDO BIDO].
You say that water is blue.

[PIZU] DIZA GOGI.
Sleeping is good.

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