Kikuyu Lessons
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
Lesson 2Introductions and Personal Pronouns in KikuyuLearn the six Kikuyu personal pronouns (niĩ, wee, we, ithuĩ, inyuĩ, o) and how to introduce yourself and ask someone's name: Wĩtagwo atĩa?Start lesson →
Lesson 3Asking Simple Questions in KikuyuLearn the Kikuyu question words nũũ, nĩkĩĩ, kũũ, rĩĩ, irĩkũ, niwaũ, atĩa and nĩkĩ, with singular and plural examples and a short conversation.Start lesson →
Lesson 4The Present Tense of "To Be" in KikuyuSay I am, you are, he/she is, we are and they are in Kikuyu with the short markers ndĩ, wĩ, nĩ, tũrĩ and mũrĩ.Start lesson →
Lesson 5Chapter 1 ReviewReview Kikuyu greetings, personal pronouns, question words and the "to be" markers from Chapter 1, with a combined conversation and quiz.Start lesson →
Chapter 2: People, Family and Numbers
Lesson 6Describing People in KikuyuDescribe people in Kikuyu: tall, small, old, beautiful, calm, talkative, bright, and how describing words change from mũraya to araya.Start lesson →
Lesson 7Talking About Family in KikuyuLearn Kikuyu family words like maitũ, baba, cũcũ and guka, how to say "I have" with Nĩ ndĩ, and how to say "my" family member.Start lesson →
Lesson 8Numbers and Counting in KikuyuCount in Kikuyu from ĩmwe (one) to ngiri (a thousand), build numbers above 20, and learn the months of the year.Start lesson →
Lesson 9Present Tense Verbs in KikuyuUse Kikuyu verbs in the present tense: read, eat, drink, go, work and see, with the subject markers ndĩ-, ũ-, a-, tũ-, mũ- and ma-.Start lesson →
Lesson 10Chapter 2 ReviewReview describing people, family, numbers and present tense verbs in Kikuyu from Chapter 2, with a combined conversation and 12-question quiz.Start lesson →
Chapter 3: Everyday Life and Plans
Lesson 11Food and Drinks in KikuyuLearn Kikuyu words for food and drinks, how to ask what is available, make a polite request with Ndakũhoya and ask the price.Start lesson →
Lesson 12Jobs and the Workplace in KikuyuTalk about jobs in Kikuyu: mũrutani, mũrĩmi and more, ask what someone does, say your job and ask where someone works.Start lesson →
Lesson 13The Future Tense in KikuyuTalk about the future in Kikuyu with the -ga- and -gũ- markers, time words like rũciũ (tomorrow), and questions about future plans.Start lesson →
Lesson 14Ending a Conversation in KikuyuSay goodbye in Kikuyu: Thiĩ wega, Tigwo wega, Ũkome wega and other polite ways to end a conversation and leave.Start lesson →
Lesson 15Chapter 3 ReviewReview food and drinks, jobs, the future tense and ending a conversation in Kikuyu from Chapter 3, with a combined conversation and 12-question quiz.Start lesson →
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