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Holly Berkley Fletcher's avatar

Nimefurahi sana kugundua substack yako! Nahitaji mazoezi kwa hivyo kuisema kutanisaidia.

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Mmerikani (Swahili & English)'s avatar

Hujambo Holly! You are exactly the audience I was thinking of when I started this Substack: Others who may wish to practice and see Swahili and/or English. Karibu sana !! Kiswahili chako ni safi! Umesoma lugha hilo shule Kenya au masomo yaliyopitia kanisa lako?

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Holly Berkley Fletcher's avatar

Zaidi kuhusu kujifunza kwangu. Ulijifunza vipi?

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Mmerikani (Swahili & English)'s avatar

Haya. Ndiyo lugha ni kama muziki na watu huko Afrika ya Mashariki ni wema sana. Siku moja, nataka kuishi huko, kama watu huko wananiruhusu. :) Hadithi yangu ni kwamba nilijifunza lugha kwa ajili ya Jeshi la Anga (USAF), kama unaweza kuamini. Kutoka huko, nilisoma kwangu tu. Pia, nina mheshimiwa mwalamu ambaye amenisaidia kupita kiasi.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher's avatar

Kama ungependa mwalimu mzuri sana mtandaoni, rafiki yangu ni bora kabisa!!! Former fulbright scholar.

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Mmerikani (Swahili & English)'s avatar

Bado unasafiri huko Kenya?

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Holly Berkley Fletcher's avatar

Mara moja/mwaka kwa kawaida

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Holly Berkley Fletcher's avatar

Kidogo kama mtoto, zaidi kama mzima kwa kazi na kwa sababu napenda.

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Safari's avatar

Kiswahili yako- inazidi kupata ngazi Hadi ngazi ya juu!

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Mmerikani (Swahili & English)'s avatar

KISWAHILI: Hujambo walimu wangu wa Kiswahili mwenye busara!!! Uko hapa kwenye @substack.

TRANSLATION: Hello my wise Swahili teacher!!! You are here on @substack!

KISWAHILI: Mahali hapa ni pazuri sana. Ni jumuiya ya wanaandishi na wasomaji wa sifa.

TRANSLATION: This place is great! It is a community of quality writers and readers.

KISWAHILI: Siyo kama Twitter au tovuti zingine za mitandao ya kijamii.

TRANSLATION: It is not like Twitter or other social media sites.

KISWAHILI: Nitarudi kwenye kazi yetu ya kitabu chako kijacho punde, Bwana. Tutaonana!

TRANSLATION: I will return to our work on your upcoming book next, good sir. See you later!

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Barry Dorian Danilowitz's avatar

I now feel I need to read Walter Scott - thanks for the inspiration

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