Markets & Souvenirs

1. Makete

   Market

   Usage

   The word for a market, a place where people gather to buy and sell

   Grammar Note

   Borrowed from English "market"; the same form also works as "at the market"

2. Mutengo

   Price

   Usage

   The word for the price of something

   Grammar Note

   A "mu-" noun; "mutengo wa ..." means "the price of ..."

3. Ndi khou ṱoḓa u ya makete

   I want to go to the market

   Usage

   How to say you want to go to the market

   Grammar Note

   Composed from attested parts. "makete" can follow the verb directly as a place. This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

4. Ndi khou ṱoḓa u renga khuhu

   I want to buy a chicken

   Usage

   For buying chicken at a market

   Grammar Note

   Composed from attested parts. "khuhu" is the hen or chicken. This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

5. Ndi khou ṱoḓa u renga miroho

   I want to buy vegetables

   Usage

   For buying vegetables at a market

   Grammar Note

   Composed from attested parts. "miroho" is the plural of "muroho". This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

6. Ndi khou ṱoḓa u renga mitshelo

   I want to buy fruit

   Usage

   For buying fruit at a market

   Grammar Note

   Composed from attested parts. "mitshelo" is the plural of "mutshelo". This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

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