Remember to check the Logistics Task for any updates and to ensure you are on schedule!

Training Goals:

1. Swahili Week 2 (Arusha and Zanzibar volunteers)

Keep practicing the greetings from last week:

Mambo vipi?       --->      Poa
Hujambo?           --->     Sijambo
Habari yako?      --->      Nzuri
Shikamoo?         --->      Marahaba

Now let's take a look at a sample conversation between you and an elderly man using the greetings we learned.

You:      Shikamoo?                        (Hello, how are you? [Formal])
Elder:    Marahaba!                         (I'm very well.)
Elder:    Hujambo?                         (How are you?)
You:      Sijambo.                             (I'm good)
You:      Habari za leo?                   (How is you day going?)
Elder:   Nzuri, habari yako?           (Good, how are you?)
You:      Nzuri, asante.                    (Good, thank you)
Elder:   Kwa heri.                            (Goodbye)
You:      Kwa heri                             (Goodbye)

Note that often when someone responds with "marahaba" they will then use a form of the Jambo greeting to the younger person (this greeting is usually used for younger people or possibly peers as an initial greeting).  Also note that the basic question of "how are you" was asked in a couple of different ways; this is very commonly done by native speakers to ask more thoroughly how a person is doing and to extend the conversation.

Conjugating Verbs

2. Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (South Africa volunteers)

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony is a documentary by Lee Hirsch that features South African poets, musicians, and activits as they recall the struggle against Apartheid from the 1940's-1990's. The film depicts the important role of music, specifially "freedom songs", as a form of non-violent social protest against the oppressive, discriminatory regime that stripped black South African citizens of nearly every basic human right.

The documentary can be viewed for free on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9BXqbxC9tA&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1

Or on Hulu at: http://www.hulu.com/watch/206701/amandla-a-revolution-in-four-part-harmony

Listen to this song: Tinariwen "Aman Iman" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YhynhACbRY. Enjoy!