Music & Entertainment

1. Natemwa ukwimba.

   I like singing.

   Usage

   Tells people you like to sing; also a natural reply when asked to sing

   Grammar Note

   Natemwa followed by an infinitive (uku-) means "I like to ...". Ukwimba means "to sing" but the same verb also means "to dig", so make the singing context clear. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Nalishiba ukwimba inyimbo sha Cibemba.

   I can sing Bemba songs.

   Usage

   Tells local people that you can sing songs in Bemba

   Grammar Note

   -shiba followed by an infinitive means "know how to". Inyimbo is a class 10 plural noun, so "of" is sha. After sha the language name is often written without its initial i. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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