School & Education

1. Msambizgi wane ni njani?

   Who is my teacher?

   Usage

   Asks who your assigned teacher is at a school or class

   Grammar Note

   "Msambizgi" is a class 1 (person) noun with the plural "ŵasambizgi". "Ni njani" means "who is it". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Sukulu yili nkhu?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asks where the school is

   Grammar Note

   "Sukulu" is a class 9 noun, so "yili" is used. "Nkhu" goes at the end. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Mwana wane wakuluta ku sukulu

   My child goes to school

   Usage

   Says that your child attends school

   Grammar Note

   "Wa-ku-luta" is "he/she-present-go". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Nkhukhumba kuŵazga buku

   I want to read a book

   Usage

   Says you want to read a book, for example at a school or library

   Grammar Note

   "Kuŵazga" means "to read". "Buku" is a class 5 noun with the plural "mabuku". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Sukulu

   School

   Usage

   A school; "kuluta ku sukulu" is to go to school

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun, a loanword from English "school"; the plural is "masukulu"; loanword, native review recommended

6. Msambizgi

   Teacher

   Usage

   A teacher; the plural is "ŵasambizgi"

   Grammar Note

   A class 1 noun meaning "one who teaches", made from the verb "kusambizga" (to teach)

7. Ŵasambiri

   Students

   Usage

   Students or disciples; the singular is "musambiri"

   Grammar Note

   A class 2 (people, plural) noun made from the verb "kusambira" (to learn); the initial ŵ is written as a single letter ŵ

8. Buku

   Book

   Usage

   A book; the plural is "mabuku"

   Grammar Note

   A class 5 noun borrowed from English "book", with the plural "mabuku"

9. Chipinda chakusambiriramo

   Classroom

   Usage

   The room where lessons take place; useful when asking for a classroom at a school

   Grammar Note

   Literally "room for learning"; the verb "kusambira" (to learn) takes the locative ending "-mo"

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