Monthly Archives: September 2010
Quick Follow-up
Just a couple more conversational expressions. The usual response when you’re introduced to someone new is, of course, Oel ngati kameie, ma ____. But in addition you can say: 47. Nice to know you. Smon nìprrte’. To ask how to … Continue reading
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Getting to Know You, Part 3
Kaltxì nìmun, ma oeyä eylan. Here’s the third and final part of the conversational material. Ideally I’d space all of this out a bit more, but I wanted to make sure the people would have it who are participating in … Continue reading
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Getting to Know You, Part 2
This post continues the conversational theme. Here we’re beyond the introduction stage and beginning to find out things about the person we’re speaking with. Thanks again to Prrton for his great work on this. First, some useful expressions to help … Continue reading
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Getting to Know You, Part 1
Kaltxì, ma oeyä eylan. Greetings from Los Angeles, where for a couple of days now I’ve been trying to overcome jet lag. I had hoped to post something from Paris, but a minor ailment had me out of commission for … Continue reading
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Kaltxì ta Kopenhan–Hi from Copenhagen
Kaltxì, ma eylan. And hello from Copenhagen, where we’ve spent 4 rainy but very interesting days. My talk in Stockholm at the Bonnier GRID 2010 conference is already online: if you’re interested, you can find it here. I’m afraid it’s … Continue reading
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