Articles

The first lesson will focus on Articles. In English, we have "the","a,an", and "some".

• The - Y (pronounced "eeh")
• The (plural) - Y_Ira (pronounced "eerah", literally they or them)
• A/An - Tadday (pronounced "tahd die", meaning "one")*

*When using "tadday", "nga" is often added to mark the subject or the noun.

1. The dog - Y kitu
2. The people - Y tolay Ira (note that both "Y" and "Ira" are placed around the noun)
3. A flower - Tadday nga lappaw (note the "nga". this is a marker linking the article to the noun)

1. y kutu, y kitu, y kitaw
2. y balakak ira, y madjan ira, y bale ira
3. tadday nga futu, tadday nga lalaki, tadday nga zila

1. the lice, the dog, the cat
2. the mice, the maids, the houses
3. one heart, one man, one tongue

Vocabulary
kutu - lice
kitu - dog
kitaw - cat
balakak - rat/mice
madjan - maid
bale (balay) - house
futu - heart
lalaki - men/boy/male
zila - tongue