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Recap

Nothing new today. Every fifth lesson is a recap: no new words, no new patterns — just a few minutes pulling back out what you've already met, so it sticks. If some of it has gone fuzzy, that's normal, and it's exactly what this lesson is for.

This one leans on Lessons 6–9 — wanting, asking for help, asking a question, and thanks — but it also reaches back to the earlier ones, because old and new need to keep meeting. Say your answers out loud if you can; speaking beats reading.

1 · Quick-fire

Say each of these in Amatu before you peek — answers in Check yourself at the bottom.

  • I want this
  • Help me
  • I have a question for you
  • Thank you
  • You're welcome
  • You're welcome (heartfelt)

2 · A tiny conversation

Two people are getting to know each other. Read it and make sure every line lands before you check the translation below:

— aiya! tu pai? — da, mi pai. tu pai? — mi pai. mi kena tu — yuva mi. — okei! — dana — mi pai to tu. — mi oli to tu. somi pai!

3 · Read this

A few lines, all in words you know. Work out the meaning, then check yourself:

aiya, tu! mi fia ni — yuva mi. mi kena tu. dana, mi pai to tu.

🎯 Pro tip If a line stalls you, find the one word that did it and go back to the lesson it came from. The conversations in a recap aren't a test you pass or fail — they're a map of which lesson to re-open.

4 · Your turn

Out loud, or written if you have the means: make a small request and thank someone for it, using only words you already know. A few pieces to draw on:

  • Greet them → aiya
  • Say what you want → mi fia ni
  • Ask for help → yuva mi
  • Thank them → dana (or heartfelt mi pai to tu)

String two or three together into something you'd actually say. There's no answer key for this one — it's yours.

5 · Check yourself

Answers — click to reveal

Quick-fire:

  1. I want this → mi fia ni
  2. Help me → yuva mi
  3. I have a question for you → mi kena tu
  4. Thank you → dana (everyday; heartfelt is mi pai to tu)
  5. You're welcome → no to
  6. You're welcome (heartfelt) → mi oli to tu (the mirror of mi pai to tu)

The tiny conversation:

— Hello! Are you well? — Yes, I'm well. Are you well? — I'm well. I have a question for you — help me. — Okay! — Thanks — thank you. — I'm glad because of you. Goodnight!

Read this:

Hello, you! I want this — help me. I have a question for you. Thanks, thank you.

How did it land? Anything you blanked on, that's your cue — reopen that lesson and say the phrase out loud once or twice before moving on.

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