Say something true
Nothing new today — and that's the point. You've gathered enough Amatu to stop reciting and start speaking. Tonight you say a few true things about your own life, using only words you already own.
1 · Say this
na mi, mi shan(nah · mee · mee · shahn) As for me — I'm glad.
na (Lesson 64) sets the frame — as for me, today, here — and then you just say what's so.
mi shan is I'm glad. One small true thing. That's a whole sentence, and it's yours.
2 · A closer look: you already have the words
Nothing to learn here — only to reach for. Everything below is already yours. Pick one from each well and a true sentence almost builds itself:
| Well | Words you own |
|---|---|
| People | iya mother · pita father · omo child · yari friend · nara people |
| Feelings | oli happy · kau sad · shan glad · huhu angry · weli afraid |
| Doing | hana make/do · pau finished · omei come · vanu go · somi sleep |
| Things | domu home · cho dog · mau cat · yala water · taru tree |
mi ho un cho— I have one dog.iya de mi, la shan— My mother — she's glad.na ni sola, mi pau— As for today, I'm done.
Each is just a person or a thing, plus what's true about it. No trick.
💛 The feeling This is the night Amatu stops being a list and becomes yours. The first time you say a true thing about your own life — my friend is here, I'm tired, I love my child — and the words arrive without a worksheet, something quietly clicks. You're not translating anymore. You're speaking.
⚠️ Watch out
Keep na ("nah," the frame at the front) clear and even — it just opens the door, then your
true sentence walks through. And remember i is and ("ee"), while ne is but ("neh") —
handy tonight for my dog and my cat, or I'm tired, but glad.
3 · Your turn
No prompts to copy, no answers to match. Out loud, or written if you can — say two or three true things about your life right now. Reach into the wells above and pull what fits.
A few ways in, if you'd like a push:
- Someone you love →
mi ama …(my mother, my child, my friend) - How you feel tonight →
na mi, mi …(glad, tired, happy) - Something true at home →
mi ho …·… po in domu de mi - Pair two with
i(and) orne(but) →mi kau, ne mi shan
Turn the warmth up if you like — he mi ama omo de mi, I love my child, tenderly. These are
your sentences about your life. There's no wrong one.
4 · Tonight's phrase
na mi, mi shan— as for me, I'm glad — the shape of every true thing you'll say: a frame, then what's so.
30-second check
No quiz tonight — just this. Cover the page and say one true thing about your life in Amatu. Then a second. Then a third, if it comes. Did they arrive without hunting? Then you're past the hard part: the words are in you now, and they answer when you call. That's what seventy-five lessons were quietly building toward.
⬅️ Back: Lesson 74 — Recap · ➡️ Next: Lesson 76 — Milestone — seventy-five lessons in
Get one lesson delivered to your inbox each morning —subscribe free.