Sitõáõm
Kofä kõá sitõáõm. Ïpñ sñâ õtõá ntomaá.
Ntomaá noá boáõ yñ deán. Ïtõá ntomaá fññfñá mmienuá. Ïde baaküé maá ne
baábaáa Afuáa na õde baaküé náso maá ne baábarimaá Kwakuá. Agyaá Meánsa
náso yñ dwadinä. Ïtõán nneáñma ahoádoõ pii wõ ne sätõáõm. |
In the shop
Kofi is going to a shop. He wants to buy cloth. The
cloth is expensive. He buys two nice pieces of cloth. He gives one to his
daughter Afua and the other one to his son Kwaku. Mr. Mensa is a trader.
He sells many different things in his store. |
| Kofi:
Agyaá, maahæé. |
Kofi: Sir, good morning. |
| Mensa:
Yaa, ñsõán. Na woápñà deáñn? |
Mensa: Good morning. What do you want? |
| Kofi:
Mepñ ntomaá. Woátõn bi anaáa? |
Kofi: I'd like some cloth. Do you sell any? |
| Mensa:
Ebä wõ hõá. Mewõ ahoádoõ pii. Hwñ. Kõkõõá wõ hõá. Fätaa, tuntumá, ahahammoáno
ne akoákõsraàdeáñ. Nea ñwõá høé na woápñà? |
Mensa: There is some. I have many different ones.
Look. There is a red one, white, black, green and yellow. Which one do
you want of these? |
| Kofi:
Akoákõsraàdeáñ deñ mempñá. |
Kofi: As for the yellow one, I don't like it. |
| Mensa:
Hwñ nea woápñá naá tõá bä. Mñáteà wo soá. |
Mensa: Look which one you like and buy it. I'll
reduce it for you. |
| Kofi:
Merehwñá. Kõkõõá ne fätaa yä yñ fñá paa. |
I am looking. This red and that white one are beautiful. |
| Mensa:
Ampaá. Ñyñ ntomaá paá naá tõá bä. |
Mensa: That's true. It is good quality cloth, so
buy it. |
| Kofi:
Kõkõõá noá yñá meá fñá paa. Neá 'boáõ yñ sñán? |
Kofi: I like the red one very much. How much is
it? |
| Mensa:
Ñyñ sädi mpeám duá. |
Mensa: It's ¢10,000. |
| Kofi:
Na fätaa noá náso ñ? |
Kofi: And the white one? |
| Mensa:
Ñnoá náso saaá aára. |
Mensa: The same price. |
| Kofi:
Ei, neá 'boáõ yñ deán paa! Woánàteá soá? |
Kofi: Oh, that's very expensive! Won't you reduce
it? |
| Mensa:
Mñáteà soá. Faá baaküé bäara sädi mpeám nkroán! |
Mensa: I will. Take each of them for ¢9000! |
| Kofi:
Daabä, mñátuàaá ebäara sädi mpeám nsoán. |
Kofi: No, I'll pay ¢7,000 each. |
| Mensa: Ñnyñá koáraa. Yoo, tua
kõkõõá neá fätaa noá nyinaáa sädi mpeám duánsoán. |
Mensa: That's not a good price. Okay, pay ¢17,000
for the red and the white one together. |
| Kofi:
Te soá kakraá! Mñátuàaá sädi mpeám duánaán ahaánuám. |
Kofi: Reduce a bit. I'll pay ¢14,500. |
| Mensa:
Fa sädi mpeám duánuám braá! Mateá soá aámaá wo paáaá. |
Mensa: Bring ¢15,000! I reduced it much for you. |
| Kofi:
Yoo, sikaá näe. |
Kofi: Okay, here is the money. |
| Mensa:
Ntomaá noá náso näe. Gye nseásæè, sädi ahaánuám. |
Mensa: And here the cloth. Get the change, ¢500. |
| Kofi:
Yoo, merekõá. |
Kofi: Okay. I'm going. |
| Mensa:
Yoo, dueá neá 'wäa oo! |
Mensa: Bye bye. |