Language Class No. 1

BULA VINAKA KEMUNI NA TURAGA KEI NA MARAMA KEI NA GONE!

At present there are weekly classes on a Friday evening in the home of members in Geelong involving mainly families with Fijians and Australian partners. The teacher is your Club's President Rev. Peceli Ratawa. Classes involve small plays, stories, conversation and vocabulary.

Sample Conversation ~ Taking the taxi

Jone : Ki Valenibula kemuni	To the hospital driver
Driver : Ki na St Vincent’s Hospital?	To St Vincent hospital?
Jone : E nona na Lotu Katolika?	Is that the Catholic Hospital?
Driver: Lo saka, sa dina	Yes sir, that’s true.
Jone: E vica na kenai vodovodo?	How much is the fare?
Driver: Ena tukuna ga mita na kenai sau	That depends on the meter.
E tinikarua na dola na kenai sau.	The fare is twelve dollars.
Raica mada na mita	Look at the meter.
Jone: Sa dina sara kemuni.	Yes it is true.
Sa rui sau levu na nomu taxi.	Your taxi costs too much.
Driver: A cava ga ko sega ni vodo tram kina?	Why didn’t you catch the tram?
Jone: Au nanuma ga na veiwekani	I thought you can help me, relative.
Driver: Io e rawa, me soli ga mai nai lavo.	Yes I can help, give me the money.

Vocabulary

Vica	how much
Lavo	money
Dola	dollar
Vodo	travel
Vodovodo	fare
Kenai	its
sau levu	large value
vale ni bula	hospital
veiwekani	cousin/relative
tinikarua	twelve

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