Lesson 7: Questions and Animals

Vocabulary

GOTO GOKO PIDI

GOTO GOKO PIDI is the expression for 'eat'. It literally means 'use for food'.

KIKE DETU GOTO PAPA GOKO PIDI.
I don't eat plants.

If there is no object, just use GOTO PIDI.

KIKE GOTO PIDI
I eat.

Questions

SUZI and KEZI are used to form questions. SUZI means 'what' or 'which' and is placed before the question word.

PEKA BIKI SUZI PAZU?
What tree does the person see?

KEZI is placed before the verb to turn the sentence into a yes or no question

PEKA KEZI BIKI PAZU?
Does the person see a tree?

Practice

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

A bird eats.
PEBE GOTO PIDI.

I am a male and you are a female.
KIKE DIZA PEZU DIKU [KIKU DIZA PEZI].

The reptile wants to eat.
PEZA GOPA [GOTO PIDI].

Does the mollusk see a machine?
PEGA KEZI BIKI TOSE?

SUZI PESA DIPA PIDI?
What arthropod has food?

PEGU DEZU.
The family is big.

PEPI DESA POPI PUDO.
A fish is out of water.

SUZI PEPI BIDO?
What fish is blue?

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