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Vera: Hi Trader: Hi Vera, do you want to buy anything? Look at this ginguba I have Vera: I dont want ginguba Ma’am, but what about your Banana Adriana, how much is it? Adriana: 100 kwanza for one banana Vera: Oh ma’am! But this is really expensive! Adriana: I can give you a good price, what about 300 kwanzas for 4 bananas? Vera: No, its too expensive, but what about your tomatoes? Adriana: The small ones are 4 for 200 and the big ones are 100 each Vera: Wow, these prices are crazy. But what else can I do? Okay I’ll take 4 of the big tomatoes and 4 bananas Adriana: Okay Sir, 700 Kwanzas then Vera: Here is 1,000 Kwanzas, do you have change? Adriana: No, wait – FILOMENA! Please lend me 100, 100 Filomena: Okay here take Adriana Adriana: Here you go, and may God bless you Vera: Okay thanks |
Vera: Menekenu! Trader: Mwene vulye Vera, wunafumpa kulanda chimwe chuma? Hachitala yonu katapi nguli nenyi Vera: Chafumpile katapi mama, mba kuchi hali hawa makonde Adriana, chingahi wunalanjisa? Adriana: 100 kwanza hali likonde limuwika Vera: Mamu! Mba kali nyi ndando mpundu! Adriana: Mungukusela ndando yipema, kuchi nyi nakusela 300 kwanzas ha Makonde 4 Vera: Kaa, nyi hindu kali nyi ndando, mba kuchi wunase yono kamacha? Adriana: Hawu kamacha mukehemukehe kali 4 ngunase 200 ja kwanza nyi munenemunene ngunase 100 kwanza umuwika Vera: Mamu, yino ndando yinapiha. Mba chishi nyi chakulinga nawa? Chinepeme, mungumbata kamacha munenemunene 4 nyi Makonde 4 Adriana: Chinepeme mwane, 700 kwanzas mba Vera: Tambula 1,000 kwanzas uli nyi mbongo ja troco/change? Adriana: Kaa, shimbwila – FILOMENA! Mala ngukwesenuko mbongo chama kulakaji, kulakaji Filomena: Chinapeme, haji Adriana Adriana: Haji, nyi Zambi anuwahise Vera: Chinepeme, twasakwila |
Scenario Two
In Luena, Angola, Joâo goes to a small shop to buy phone credit for his side chick..
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João: Good evening Miguel! Miguel: Good evening João João: Do you have credit? Miguel: Yes, we have the top up card! João: Okay, but do you have electronic top up? Miguel: No, we don’t have, only the top up card João: Okay here you go Miguel: Okay Side Chick: João, where is my credit? João: It’s here, just have some patience Miguel: Mana you have already spent the saldo that you bought yesterday? Side Chick: Of course! I am an important person, oh João, I want these biscuits and a soft drink João: Okay sure why not, erm I also want this bag of rice and 2 kg of beans Miguel: Okay that will be 4,000 kwanzas João: Do you accept cash card? Miguel: the card terminal does not work, sorry, do you have cash? João: Sure, just wait a minute, here you go. |
João: Ufuku upema Miguel! Miguel: Ufuku upema Joâo! Joâo: Nuli nyi credit? Miguel: Hewa, tuli nyi ya mapapelo! João: Chinepeme, mba nuli ya kutuma? Miguel: Kaa, tushinayo, tuli wika nyi ya mapapelo João: Chinepeme hayi Miguel: Chipeme Pequena: Joâo, kuli yili credit yami? Joâo: Nguli nayo, mba pwako nyi uholumboji Miguel: Yaya wahuissa saldo nakuthuminanga zau? Pequena: Chochene! Nguli mutu mulemu, Joâo, ngunafumpu haji biscuits nyi drink Joâo: Hewa, chinepeme, ngunafumpu nawa njeke ya loso nyi njongo 2 ja makunde Miguel: Chinepeme jeswe mujipwa 4,000 kwanzas João: Mutayiza mbongo jeli hapapelo? Miguel: Ja hapapelo njeshi kukalakala, ngukonekene, kushi nyi mbongo mu moko? Joâo: Chochene, shimbwila, hayi or tambuleno. |
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