Beach & Activities

1. Kasi mu maji agha muli ng'wina?

   Are there crocodiles in this water?

   Usage

   Always ask locals before entering a river or lake shore

   Grammar Note

   In "ng'wina" the "ng'" is a single nasal sound, and the plural has the same form; "muli" means "there is inside". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Nkhukhumba kuluta ku mphepete mwa nyanja

   I want to go to the lakeshore

   Usage

   Says you want to go to the lakeshore; "nyanja" means lake or sea

   Grammar Note

   "mphepete mwa nyanja" is "the edge of the lake", meaning shore or beach; nyanja covers both big lakes such as Lake Malaŵi and the sea. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Mphepete mwa nyanja

   Lakeshore / beach

   Usage

   Refers to the edge of a lake or sea; useful for asking the way

   Grammar Note

   "mphepete mwa ..." means "the edge of ..."; mumphepete mwa nyanja means "on the lakeshore"

4. Mchenga

   Sand

   Usage

   Beach sand

   Grammar Note

   A mu- class noun, also spelled mcenga

5. Zuŵa lakotcha chomene

   The sun is very hot

   Usage

   Remarks on strong sunshine

   Grammar Note

   "zuŵa" is a li- class noun, so la-kotcha agrees with it; zuŵa means both "sun" and "day". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Nkhukhumba kuskamba

   I want to swim

   Usage

   Says you want to swim; first ask locals whether the spot is safe

   Grammar Note

   kuskamba means "to swim", used as an infinitive after nkhukhumba. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Nkhukhumba kukwera boti

   I want to ride a boat

   Usage

   Says you want to take a boat out on the lake

   Grammar Note

   kukwera means "to board, to go up" (kukwera boti is "to get on a boat"); boti is a loan from English "boat" (plural maboti). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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