Sports & Activities

1. Ndefwaya ukuteya umupila wakumakasa.

   I want to play football.

   Usage

   Says that you would like to join in a game of football

   Grammar Note

   "Umupila" is "ball" and "wakumakasa" is "of the feet", so football is "the foot ball". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Bushe kuti twateya umupila kwi?

   Where can we play football?

   Usage

   Asks where there is open ground or a pitch for playing ball

   Grammar Note

   "Kwi" asks about a place and comes at the end. Here "umupila" (ball) alone stands for football. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Umupila

   Ball

   Usage

   A ball; it is also used to mean football

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix umu-)

4. Ndefwaya ukunina ulupili.

   I want to climb a mountain.

   Usage

   Tells a guide or host that you want to go hill climbing

   Grammar Note

   "-nina" means "climb, go up", and "ndefwaya" is followed by an "uku-" infinitive. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ndefwaya ukubutuka.

   I want to run.

   Usage

   Says that you want to go for a run

   Grammar Note

   "-butuka" means "run". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Ubwangalo

   Game / sport

   Usage

   A sport or match; useful when talking about watching a game

   Grammar Note

   A class 14 noun (prefix ubu-), formed from the verb -angala, "play"

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