The hand

One new word today, and not a single new rule. Everything else you already own — so this is a light one: a single word to add, and the quiet pleasure of seeing how far it already reaches.

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1 · Say this

kasi de mi (KAH-see · deh · mee) my hand.

You already know de (of / my, Lesson 22) and mi (I / me, Lesson 1). The one new word is kasi — hand. Put them in a row and you've named the thing at the end of your arm.

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2 · A closer look: kasi

kasi is just hand — the thing that waves, holds, and reaches. Two open syllables, nothing hidden. Watch how little you have to learn to put it to work, because the rest is all yours already:

Amatu	Says	Means
kasi	"KAH-see"	hand

Same building blocks you've used for weeks, with one fresh word slotted in:

kasi de mi — my hand. kasi de mi li pai — my hand is good (it's fine, it works). no kasi — no hand / not a hand. mi ho du kasi — I have two hands.

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🌏 The giving and taking hand Remember dona (give, Lesson 17) and tika (take, Lesson 17)? Those are the two great jobs of a hand — it gives, and it takes. Across the world the word for hand sits right at the center of words for help, work, and trade. Now you've got the noun itself: kasi, the thing that does the dona and the tika.

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⚠️ Watch out Keep the i pure: kasi is "KAH-see," never "KAH-sih" or "KAH-sigh." Both vowels stay full and clean, and the stress lands on the first syllable: "KAH-see."

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3 · Your turn

Out loud:

1. my hand → kasi de mi
2. my hand is good → kasi de mi li pai
3. no hand → no kasi
4. I have two hands → mi ho du kasi

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4 · Tonight's phrase

kasi de mi — my hand — the hand that gives (dona) and takes (tika), now with a name of its own.

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30-second check

Cover the page. (1) Say my hand. (2) Say my hand is good. (3) Say I have two hands. Three for three? Then you just proved today's whole point again: one fresh word, and the sentence still falls out of your mouth on its own.

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