Mimi ninaitwa Peter.
My name is Peter.
Ninatoka Uingereza.
I am coming from United Kingom.
In UK we speak English, but here you use Swahili.
Huko Uingereza sisi huzungumza Kiingereza, lakini hapa mnatumia Kiswahili.
Je, wewe unaitwa nani ?
What is your name ?
Unafanya kazi gani?
What kind of work do you do?
Unasoma?
Are you studying?
Ni shida kupata viza?
Is it a problem to get visa?
Unashangaa tabia zetu Wazungu?
Are you surprised by our habits?
Sisi si rafiki sana sio?
We are not very friendly people, aren't we ?
WORDPLAY
Remember:
a,e, i, o, u.
ba, be, bi, bo, bu.
cha, che, chi, cho, chu.
da, de, di, do, du ?
These are part of Kiswahili syllabi. Let us try to build some word using them:
abe!- a polite form of answering someone older than you!
bia- beer.
bua-dry part of maize, sugarcane or someother plant.
beba-carry.
baa- a place to drink, catastrophe.
bubu-dumb person.
bodaboda- a passenger motorcycle.
cheche- spark
chuchu-nipple
cheo- position of importance
chuo- college
choo- toilet
bucha-butcher
doda- fail to sell, spoileld
By this time you should have an English-Swahili Dictionary!
(Note-we shall provide a letter a mini dictionary for essential Kiswahili words.)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The rest of the alphabet:
The rest of the alphabet:
ga, ge, gi, go, gu
ga is pronounced as the ga in the word GARB;
ge, is pronounced as the syllabi ge in GERMAN
gi is pronounced as the letters gi in the word GIST;
go is pronounced as the letters go in the word GO;
gu is pronounced never as the gu in GUN but as the gu in GURU!
ha, he, hi, ho, hu
ha is pronounced normally as the letters ha in the word HARP;
he is pronounced just like the letters he in the word HELM;
hi is pronounced as the letters hi in the word HIT;
ho is prounced precisely as the letters ho in the word HOT:
hu is never pronounced as the hun in HUNT but always as the hu in the word HOOK. >>>>>>
ja, je, ji, jo, ju
ja is pronounced as the letters ja in the word JAM;
je is pronounced exactly as the je in the word JET:
ji is pronounced more or less like the letters ji in JILT;
jo is pronounced just as the jo in the name JOE or JORDAN or JOHANNESBURG.
ju is never pronounced as the ju in JUST but as the ju in JUKEBOX!
ka, ke, ki, ko, ku
ka is pronounced just as the letters ka in KARATE;
ke is pronounced like the ke in the name KENT;
ki is pronounced exactly like the letters ki in KILLER;
ko is pronounced like the co in COB or COLT;
ku is pronounced like the letters coo IN COOL.
It is cool, isn't it so far dear students ?
la, le, li, lo, lu
la is pronounced like the la in the word LAMENTATION:
le is pronounced like the le in LEND;
li is pronounced like the li in the word LIST;
lo is pronounced like the lo in the word LOST;
lu is pronounced like the lu in the word LUNATIC.
ma, me, mi, mo, mu.
ma is pronounced like the ma in the word MAST;
me is pronounce like the letters me in the word MELT;
mi is pronounced like the letters mi in the word MIST;
mo is pronounced like the letters mo in the word MOIST:
mu is prounced like the mu in the word MUSIC.
na, ne, ni, no, nu
na is pronounced like the na in the word NAZI;
ne is pronounced like the ne in the words NEST, NEXT;
ni is pronounced like the ni in the word NIP;
no is pronounced exactly as the word NO!
nu is pronounced like the nu in the word NUISANCE!
pa, pe, pi, po, pu.
pa is pronounced like the pa in PAPA;
pe is pronounced like the pe in the word PEST;
pi is pronounced like the pi in PISTON;
po is pronounced like the po in the word POT;
pu is pronounce like the pu in PUT.
ra, re, ri, ro, ru
ra is pronounced as the ra in the word RAM;
re is pronounced as the re in the word REST;
ri is pronounced as the ri in the word RISK;
ro is pronounced as the ro in the word ROCK;
ru is pronounced as the ru in the word RUDE.
sa, se, si, so, su
sa is pronounced as the sa in the word SAND; or the si in the word SIR;
se is pronounced like th se in the words SET AND SEND;
si is pronounced like the si in th word si or name SINDBAD;
so is pronounced like the word so in the word SONG;
su is pronounced like the su in the word SULTAN.
ta, te, ti, to, tu
ta is pronounced like the ta in the word TAP;
te is pronounced like the te in the word TEST;
ti is pronounced like the ti in the word TICK;
to is pronounced like the to in the word TOP;
tu is pronounced always like the tu in TUPAC.
va. ve. vi, vo, vu
va is pronounced like the va in the word VAST;
ve is pronounced like the ve in the word VEGETABLE;
vi is pronounced like the vi in the word VINTAGE;
vo is always pronounced like the vo in VOICE;
vu is pronounce like the voo in VOODOO!
wa, we, wi, wo, wu
wa is pronounced like the wa in WANT;
we is pronounced like the we in WELL;
wi is pronounced like the wi in WITCH, WITH.
wo is pronounced like the wo in WOLF;
and wu is pronounced like the wu in the german WUNSCH! or the woo in WOOL!
ya, ye, yi, yo, yu
ya is pronounced like the ya in YAP or YAM;
ye is pronounced like the ye in YELTSIN or YELLOW;
yi is pronounced like the yi in YING;
yo is pronounced like yo in YOGHURT;
yu is pronounced like the yu in YUSSUPH or just simply YOU!
za, ze, zi, zo, zu
za is pronounced like the za in ZANZIBAR;
ze is pronounced like the ze in ZAIN;
zi is pronounced like the zi in ZIMBABWE;
zo is pronounced like the zo in ZOMBIE;
zu is pronounced like the zu in JACOB ZUMA!
Special exercise:
There are certain syllabi/phoneme in Kiswahili which takes on more than two consonants. See below. Juggle with their pronounciation:
mchuzi-
mchwa-
mchango-
mshenzi-
mwalimu-
mheshimiwa-
mkufunzi-
mshindi-
mshindani -
How well did you try them. Remember just to pronounce the m there as mm e.g. mmshndi (competitor) or mmtoto (child) !
Assignment:
LOOK for the following Kiswahili newspaper online:
-Habari Leo.
-Tanzania Daima.
-Mtanzania.
-Mwananchi.
-Uhuru/Mzalendo.
and serarch for RADIO and TV in Kiswahili from all over the world to get a grasp of the spoken language. Kwaheri kwa leo!!!
ga, ge, gi, go, gu
ga is pronounced as the ga in the word GARB;
ge, is pronounced as the syllabi ge in GERMAN
gi is pronounced as the letters gi in the word GIST;
go is pronounced as the letters go in the word GO;
gu is pronounced never as the gu in GUN but as the gu in GURU!
ha, he, hi, ho, hu
ha is pronounced normally as the letters ha in the word HARP;
he is pronounced just like the letters he in the word HELM;
hi is pronounced as the letters hi in the word HIT;
ho is prounced precisely as the letters ho in the word HOT:
hu is never pronounced as the hun in HUNT but always as the hu in the word HOOK. >>>>>>
ja, je, ji, jo, ju
ja is pronounced as the letters ja in the word JAM;
je is pronounced exactly as the je in the word JET:
ji is pronounced more or less like the letters ji in JILT;
jo is pronounced just as the jo in the name JOE or JORDAN or JOHANNESBURG.
ju is never pronounced as the ju in JUST but as the ju in JUKEBOX!
ka, ke, ki, ko, ku
ka is pronounced just as the letters ka in KARATE;
ke is pronounced like the ke in the name KENT;
ki is pronounced exactly like the letters ki in KILLER;
ko is pronounced like the co in COB or COLT;
ku is pronounced like the letters coo IN COOL.
It is cool, isn't it so far dear students ?
la, le, li, lo, lu
la is pronounced like the la in the word LAMENTATION:
le is pronounced like the le in LEND;
li is pronounced like the li in the word LIST;
lo is pronounced like the lo in the word LOST;
lu is pronounced like the lu in the word LUNATIC.
ma, me, mi, mo, mu.
ma is pronounced like the ma in the word MAST;
me is pronounce like the letters me in the word MELT;
mi is pronounced like the letters mi in the word MIST;
mo is pronounced like the letters mo in the word MOIST:
mu is prounced like the mu in the word MUSIC.
na, ne, ni, no, nu
na is pronounced like the na in the word NAZI;
ne is pronounced like the ne in the words NEST, NEXT;
ni is pronounced like the ni in the word NIP;
no is pronounced exactly as the word NO!
nu is pronounced like the nu in the word NUISANCE!
pa, pe, pi, po, pu.
pa is pronounced like the pa in PAPA;
pe is pronounced like the pe in the word PEST;
pi is pronounced like the pi in PISTON;
po is pronounced like the po in the word POT;
pu is pronounce like the pu in PUT.
ra, re, ri, ro, ru
ra is pronounced as the ra in the word RAM;
re is pronounced as the re in the word REST;
ri is pronounced as the ri in the word RISK;
ro is pronounced as the ro in the word ROCK;
ru is pronounced as the ru in the word RUDE.
sa, se, si, so, su
sa is pronounced as the sa in the word SAND; or the si in the word SIR;
se is pronounced like th se in the words SET AND SEND;
si is pronounced like the si in th word si or name SINDBAD;
so is pronounced like the word so in the word SONG;
su is pronounced like the su in the word SULTAN.
ta, te, ti, to, tu
ta is pronounced like the ta in the word TAP;
te is pronounced like the te in the word TEST;
ti is pronounced like the ti in the word TICK;
to is pronounced like the to in the word TOP;
tu is pronounced always like the tu in TUPAC.
va. ve. vi, vo, vu
va is pronounced like the va in the word VAST;
ve is pronounced like the ve in the word VEGETABLE;
vi is pronounced like the vi in the word VINTAGE;
vo is always pronounced like the vo in VOICE;
vu is pronounce like the voo in VOODOO!
wa, we, wi, wo, wu
wa is pronounced like the wa in WANT;
we is pronounced like the we in WELL;
wi is pronounced like the wi in WITCH, WITH.
wo is pronounced like the wo in WOLF;
and wu is pronounced like the wu in the german WUNSCH! or the woo in WOOL!
ya, ye, yi, yo, yu
ya is pronounced like the ya in YAP or YAM;
ye is pronounced like the ye in YELTSIN or YELLOW;
yi is pronounced like the yi in YING;
yo is pronounced like yo in YOGHURT;
yu is pronounced like the yu in YUSSUPH or just simply YOU!
za, ze, zi, zo, zu
za is pronounced like the za in ZANZIBAR;
ze is pronounced like the ze in ZAIN;
zi is pronounced like the zi in ZIMBABWE;
zo is pronounced like the zo in ZOMBIE;
zu is pronounced like the zu in JACOB ZUMA!
Special exercise:
There are certain syllabi/phoneme in Kiswahili which takes on more than two consonants. See below. Juggle with their pronounciation:
mchuzi-
mchwa-
mchango-
mshenzi-
mwalimu-
mheshimiwa-
mkufunzi-
mshindi-
mshindani -
How well did you try them. Remember just to pronounce the m there as mm e.g. mmshndi (competitor) or mmtoto (child) !
Assignment:
LOOK for the following Kiswahili newspaper online:
-Habari Leo.
-Tanzania Daima.
-Mtanzania.
-Mwananchi.
-Uhuru/Mzalendo.
and serarch for RADIO and TV in Kiswahili from all over the world to get a grasp of the spoken language. Kwaheri kwa leo!!!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Da, de, di,do,du t0 Fa,fe,fi,fo,fu and na,ne,ni,no,nu
Da, de, di, do du
The terms above, with the exception of di and du are pronounced almost just like in the English language sounds.
Di must always assume the sound it has in DISTRIBUTION.
While Du is never pronounced as in DUTY or in DUST but rather as Du in DURATION and please avoid the dyu or juratiion sounds....!!! A good sound is the Du in DUBAI or if that's hard just recall the word DO in English it is exactly the Du we need in Kiswahili. Fine so far ?
VOCABULARY:
Dada- Sister
Dede- Stand upright
Dudu- Big Insect
Dadii- Alcohol made out of maize
Dodo- A type of large aromatic mango.
Dua- Prayer.
Doa- blemish, spot
Dia- compensation for causing death
Fa, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fu
Fa is pronounced as fa in FAT;
Fe is pronounced as fe in FERRY;
Fi is pronounced as fi in FIST;
FO is pronounced as fo in FOUR; and
FU is pronounced as fu in FURRY!
VOCABULARY:
Faa- Useful
Fua- Wash clothers
Fifi- Of lower quality;
Fofo or fofofo- in deep sleep.
Express Insert:
In order to get some conjunction quickly we introduce also:
na, ne, ni, no,nu.
na is pronounced as the na in NAST;
ne is pronounced as the ne in NEST or NEXT;
ni is pronounced as the ni in NIP;
no is pronouced just like the word NO in English and
nu is pronounced as the noo in NOON.
TRANSLATE the following words/terms/sentences into English.
i. Dada fua.
ii. Baba, mama na dada.
iii. Oa na acha.
iv. Baba na dada.
v. Choo na bafu chafu.
The terms above, with the exception of di and du are pronounced almost just like in the English language sounds.
Di must always assume the sound it has in DISTRIBUTION.
While Du is never pronounced as in DUTY or in DUST but rather as Du in DURATION and please avoid the dyu or juratiion sounds....!!! A good sound is the Du in DUBAI or if that's hard just recall the word DO in English it is exactly the Du we need in Kiswahili. Fine so far ?
VOCABULARY:
Dada- Sister
Dede- Stand upright
Dudu- Big Insect
Dadii- Alcohol made out of maize
Dodo- A type of large aromatic mango.
Dua- Prayer.
Doa- blemish, spot
Dia- compensation for causing death
Fa, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fu
Fa is pronounced as fa in FAT;
Fe is pronounced as fe in FERRY;
Fi is pronounced as fi in FIST;
FO is pronounced as fo in FOUR; and
FU is pronounced as fu in FURRY!
VOCABULARY:
Faa- Useful
Fua- Wash clothers
Fifi- Of lower quality;
Fofo or fofofo- in deep sleep.
Express Insert:
In order to get some conjunction quickly we introduce also:
na, ne, ni, no,nu.
na is pronounced as the na in NAST;
ne is pronounced as the ne in NEST or NEXT;
ni is pronounced as the ni in NIP;
no is pronouced just like the word NO in English and
nu is pronounced as the noo in NOON.
TRANSLATE the following words/terms/sentences into English.
i. Dada fua.
ii. Baba, mama na dada.
iii. Oa na acha.
iv. Baba na dada.
v. Choo na bafu chafu.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Pronouncing syllable: cha, che, chi, cho, chu.
The next Swahili words building block is composed of the terms:
cha, che, chi, cho, chu.
cha is pronounced as cha in CHARM.
che is pronounced as che in CHECK.
Chi is pronounced as chi in CHICK!
Cho is pronounced as Cho in CHOCK!
Chu is pronounced as Chu in PARACHUTE!
VOCABULARY:
Some of the words we can get from the combination of these terms include:
Chachu = Sour (taste)
Chuchu = Nipple
Cheche= Sparks
Chichi= Beloved daughter or nanny
Chache= A few
Chicha = Vegetable, what remains from squeezing coconut milk for cooking.
What is important so far is for you to pronounce the Kiswahili syllable exactly as it should. Don't attempt to learn anything so far. You are going to learn everything and very easily. The Kiswahili experts are in control here>>>>>>IF Possible ask a friend who is a Kiswahili speaker to listen to your pronounciation to tell you if you are getting it right.
cha, che, chi, cho, chu.
cha is pronounced as cha in CHARM.
che is pronounced as che in CHECK.
Chi is pronounced as chi in CHICK!
Cho is pronounced as Cho in CHOCK!
Chu is pronounced as Chu in PARACHUTE!
VOCABULARY:
Some of the words we can get from the combination of these terms include:
Chachu = Sour (taste)
Chuchu = Nipple
Cheche= Sparks
Chichi= Beloved daughter or nanny
Chache= A few
Chicha = Vegetable, what remains from squeezing coconut milk for cooking.
What is important so far is for you to pronounce the Kiswahili syllable exactly as it should. Don't attempt to learn anything so far. You are going to learn everything and very easily. The Kiswahili experts are in control here>>>>>>IF Possible ask a friend who is a Kiswahili speaker to listen to your pronounciation to tell you if you are getting it right.
Pronouncing ba, be, bi, bo, bu.
Remember the vowels?
a,e, i, o, u.
PRONOUNCIATION:
ba is pronounced as ba in BARK>
be is pronounced as be in BET.
bi is pronounced as bi in BIT
bo is pronounced as bo in BOND!
and,
bu is pronounced as bu in BULL!
VOCABULARY:
Using a, e, i, o, u
au-or
ua-flower,
ua-kill,
oa-marry,
VOCABULARY:
Using ba, be, bi, bo and bu.
baba-father
beba-carry
babu-grandfather
bibi-grandmother
bubu-dumb
a,e, i, o, u.
PRONOUNCIATION:
ba is pronounced as ba in BARK>
be is pronounced as be in BET.
bi is pronounced as bi in BIT
bo is pronounced as bo in BOND!
and,
bu is pronounced as bu in BULL!
VOCABULARY:
Using a, e, i, o, u
au-or
ua-flower,
ua-kill,
oa-marry,
VOCABULARY:
Using ba, be, bi, bo and bu.
baba-father
beba-carry
babu-grandfather
bibi-grandmother
bubu-dumb
Kiswahili Alphabet
The English language has the following alphabet:
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p, q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y and z.
Kiswahili alphabet is made up similar manner with the exception of letter q and x.
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF KISWAHILI WORDS
For the normal or ordinary vocaabulary you need to write and speak good Kiswahili one must master the basic building blocks of the language.
Below are the basic building blocks:
the vowels just as in English:
a, e, i, o, u.
However a is pronounced as a in America; e not as e in England or English but as e in Embassy; i is pronounced as i in Mix; and o as o in pot; and u as u in put.
Next the remaining alphabet with the excetption of a,e,i,o,u,q and x is simplified and presented below to provide the basic building blocks of the language:
ba, be, bi, bo, bu
cha,che, chi, cho, chu,
da,de, di, do, du,
fa, fe, fi, fo, fu,
ga, ge, gi, go, gu,
ha, he, hi, ho, hu,
ja,je, ji, jo, ju
ka,ke, ki, ko, ku
la, le, li, lo, lu,
ma, me, mi, mo, mu,
na, ne, ni, no, nu.
pa, pe, pi, po. pu,
ra, re, ri, ro, ru,
sa, se, si, so, su,
ta, te, ti, to, tu,
va, ve, vi, vo, vu,
wa, we, wi, wo, wu,
ya, ye, yi, yo, yu,
and,
za, ze, zi, zo, zu.
Next we match these letters with proper sounds in Kiswahili language using the English equivalents.
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p, q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y and z.
Kiswahili alphabet is made up similar manner with the exception of letter q and x.
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF KISWAHILI WORDS
For the normal or ordinary vocaabulary you need to write and speak good Kiswahili one must master the basic building blocks of the language.
Below are the basic building blocks:
the vowels just as in English:
a, e, i, o, u.
However a is pronounced as a in America; e not as e in England or English but as e in Embassy; i is pronounced as i in Mix; and o as o in pot; and u as u in put.
Next the remaining alphabet with the excetption of a,e,i,o,u,q and x is simplified and presented below to provide the basic building blocks of the language:
ba, be, bi, bo, bu
cha,che, chi, cho, chu,
da,de, di, do, du,
fa, fe, fi, fo, fu,
ga, ge, gi, go, gu,
ha, he, hi, ho, hu,
ja,je, ji, jo, ju
ka,ke, ki, ko, ku
la, le, li, lo, lu,
ma, me, mi, mo, mu,
na, ne, ni, no, nu.
pa, pe, pi, po. pu,
ra, re, ri, ro, ru,
sa, se, si, so, su,
ta, te, ti, to, tu,
va, ve, vi, vo, vu,
wa, we, wi, wo, wu,
ya, ye, yi, yo, yu,
and,
za, ze, zi, zo, zu.
Next we match these letters with proper sounds in Kiswahili language using the English equivalents.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
LESSON ONE
LEARN SWAHILI [ KISWAHILI ] FREE ONLINE
The Assimil-syllable Method
[Kwa Mtindo wa Kufyonza Silabi ]
LESSON 1
In this first LESSON we introduce you to the Ki-swahii alphabet. Ki-swahili alphabet consists of all English ones with the exception of Q(q) and X (x). However, some of the letters are not pronounced in similar manner. In addition, Kiswahili is best learned by using the syllables rather than letters. It is this approach of learning Kiswahili by absorbing the essential Ki-swahili syllables which is the secret behind our shortcut method of learning Kiswahili in only a few weeks.
A. The Kiswahili Alphabet
Kiswahili has the following alphabet:
IN CAPITAL LETTERS:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z.
IN LOWER CASE:
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, y and z.
THE VOWELS
Few consonants stand alone in Kiswahil (they are an exception rather than a rule. In most casesit is mainly when you need double consonants to have a single syllable.
The vowels- a, e, i, o and u are thus meaningless except when they join consonants or other vowels e.g. ua-flower or kill; oa-merry; and au-or.
THE BASIC SYLLABLES:
There are 19 Basic Syllables ending with the a vowel, these are:
1. ba
2. cha
3. da
4. fa
5. ga
6. ha
7. ja
8. ka
9. la
10. ma
11. na
12. pa
13. ra
14. sa
15. ta
16. va
17. wa
18. ya
19. za
PRONOUNCIATION:
ba- sounds as ba in bat;
cha-sounds as cha in chart;
da-sounds as da in darling;
ga-sounds as ga in garden;
ha-sounds as ha in hard;
ja-sounds as ja in Japan;
ka-sounds as ka in Karate;
la-sounds as la in lamb;
ma-sounds as ma in machine;
na-sounds as na in Nairobi;
pa-sounds as pa in pass;
ra-sounds as ra in Rambo;
sa-sounds as sa in satire;
ta-sounds as ta in tap;
va-sounds as va in vagabond;
wa-sounds as wa in want;
ya- sounds as ya in Yankee;
za- sounds as za in Zambia or Zanzibar.
More complex syllables will include more than one consonant as shall be shown in advanced lessons.
In Lesson 2 we shall show the simple syllables using the letters e and i.
In Lesson three we shall show the use of simple syllables using the letters o and u.
The Assimil-syllable Method
[Kwa Mtindo wa Kufyonza Silabi ]
LESSON 1
In this first LESSON we introduce you to the Ki-swahii alphabet. Ki-swahili alphabet consists of all English ones with the exception of Q(q) and X (x). However, some of the letters are not pronounced in similar manner. In addition, Kiswahili is best learned by using the syllables rather than letters. It is this approach of learning Kiswahili by absorbing the essential Ki-swahili syllables which is the secret behind our shortcut method of learning Kiswahili in only a few weeks.
A. The Kiswahili Alphabet
Kiswahili has the following alphabet:
IN CAPITAL LETTERS:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z.
IN LOWER CASE:
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, y and z.
THE VOWELS
Few consonants stand alone in Kiswahil (they are an exception rather than a rule. In most casesit is mainly when you need double consonants to have a single syllable.
The vowels- a, e, i, o and u are thus meaningless except when they join consonants or other vowels e.g. ua-flower or kill; oa-merry; and au-or.
THE BASIC SYLLABLES:
There are 19 Basic Syllables ending with the a vowel, these are:
1. ba
2. cha
3. da
4. fa
5. ga
6. ha
7. ja
8. ka
9. la
10. ma
11. na
12. pa
13. ra
14. sa
15. ta
16. va
17. wa
18. ya
19. za
PRONOUNCIATION:
ba- sounds as ba in bat;
cha-sounds as cha in chart;
da-sounds as da in darling;
ga-sounds as ga in garden;
ha-sounds as ha in hard;
ja-sounds as ja in Japan;
ka-sounds as ka in Karate;
la-sounds as la in lamb;
ma-sounds as ma in machine;
na-sounds as na in Nairobi;
pa-sounds as pa in pass;
ra-sounds as ra in Rambo;
sa-sounds as sa in satire;
ta-sounds as ta in tap;
va-sounds as va in vagabond;
wa-sounds as wa in want;
ya- sounds as ya in Yankee;
za- sounds as za in Zambia or Zanzibar.
More complex syllables will include more than one consonant as shall be shown in advanced lessons.
In Lesson 2 we shall show the simple syllables using the letters e and i.
In Lesson three we shall show the use of simple syllables using the letters o and u.
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