Public Transport

1. Ndefwaya ukushita tiketi lya basi.

   I want to buy a bus ticket.

   Usage

   Says you want a bus ticket at a terminal ticket counter

   Grammar Note

   "Tiketi" and "basi" are loanwords, and "lya" means "of" (agreeing with "tiketi"). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Basi ikafuma ni lilali?

   When does the bus leave?

   Usage

   Asks when a bus departs

   Grammar Note

   Putting "-ka-" in the verb gives the future, and "ni lilali" means "when" at the end. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ishitima iyi ileya kwi?

   Where is this train going?

   Usage

   Checks a train's destination before you board

   Grammar Note

   "-ya" means "go" and "ile-" marks an ongoing action. "Ishitima" is a loanword also written "shitima" without the initial vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Basi

   Bus

   Usage

   A bus; "saca" is also heard in conversation

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; native review recommended

5. Ishitima

   Train

   Usage

   A train; often written "shitima" without the initial vowel, and the plural is "mashitima"

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; native review recommended

6. Tiketi

   Ticket

   Usage

   A ticket; the plural is "ama tiketi"

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; native review recommended

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