She, he, it

So far every sentence has been about me and you. Today you get the words for everyone else — one for any person, one for any thing.

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1 · Say this

la ama mi (lah · AH-ma · mee) She loves me. / He loves me.

ama and mi you've had since Lesson 1. The new piece is la — the word for any third person: she, he, they, that person over there. One word covers them all.

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2 · A closer look: la for people, ta for things

Amatu	Says	Means
la	"lah"	she / he / they (a person)
ta	"tah"	it (a thing)

la slots into the same place mi and tu do — so every move you already know still works:

mi ama la — I love her / him. (swap the order, as you've done since Lesson 1)

la pai? — Is she well? (the tu pai? question from Lesson 3, pointed at someone else)

And for a thing, reach for ta:

mi fia ta — I want it. (the mi fia ni shape from Lesson 6, with ta as the thing)

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🧭 Why it's built this way Amatu doesn't make you pick he or she — la is one word for any person, whoever they are. The only split is person vs. thing: la for someone, ta for something. Two words, and you can talk about the whole rest of the world.

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⚠️ Watch out Keep both vowels pure and short. la is "lah" (not "law"), ta is "tah" (not "tah-ah"). One clean beat each.

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3 · Your turn

Out loud:

1. She loves me → la ama mi
2. I love her → mi ama la
3. Is he well? → la pai?
4. I want it → mi fia ta

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4 · Tonight's phrase

la ama mi — she loves me — plus ta for any it.

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30-second check

Cover the page. (1) Say she loves me. (2) Say I want it. (3) Tell yourself which word is for a person and which is for a thing. Three for three? You can now talk about anyone and anything, not just the two people in the room.

⬅️ Back: Lesson 12 — What's your name? · ➡️ Next: Lesson 14 — With you