How is/are…? Translate! (cf. "Asking about someone's
health 1 and 2"
in Unit 1)
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Question
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Answer
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| Example: How
is your husband? |
Woá
'kuánu hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 1. …your wife? |
Wo
yeáre hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 2. …your daughter? |
Wo
baábaáa hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 3. …your son? |
Wo
baábarimaá hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 4. …Kwame? |
Kwaåmeà
hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 5. …you (sg.)? |
Wo
hüé te sñán? |
I'm fine. |
Me hüé yñá. |
| 6. …you (pl.)? |
Mo
hüé te sñán? |
We're fine. |
Yñn hüé yñá. |
| 7. …your grandfather? |
Woá
nanaábarimaá hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 8. …your grandmother? |
Woá
nanaábaáa hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 9. …your brothers
and sisters? |
Woá
nuaánom hüé te sñán? |
They are fine. |
Wõn hüé yñá. |
| 10. …Amma? |
AÁmmaá
hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 11. …your father in-law? |
W'aseábarimaá
hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 12. …your mother in-law? |
W'aseábaáa
hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 13. …your (maternal)
aunt? |
Woá
sewaáa hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 14. …your father? |
W'aágyaà
hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 15. …your parents? |
W'awoáfoõ
hüé te sñán? |
They're fine. |
Wõn hüé yñá. |
| 16. …they? |
Wõn
hüé te sñán? |
They're fine. |
Wõn hüé yñá. |
| 17. …your mother? |
Woá
maaáme hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 18. …Kwame's father? |
Kwaåmeà
aágyaà hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 19. …Amma's mother? |
AÁmmaá
maaáme hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 20. …his/her mother? |
Neá
maaáme hüé te sñán? |
She's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 21. …your child? |
Wo
baá hüé te sñán? |
S/he's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 22. …your children? |
Wo
mmaá hüé te sñán? |
They're fine. |
Wõn hüé yñá. |
| 23. …your uncle? |
Woá
wõfa hüé te sñán? |
He's fine. |
Ne hüé yñá. |
| 24. …your cousins? |
Woá
nuaánom hüé te sñán? or: W'anuaánom hüé te sñán? |
They're fine. |
Wõn hüé yñá. |