Where are things?

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pa :: on

lamya ili pa chipuna
the phone is on the chair
amabuku yali pa chipuna
books are on the chair
ichipuna
chair
tebulo
table
amabuku yali pa tebulo
books are on the table
bushe lamya ilikwi?
where is the phone? / the phone is where?
bushe amabuku yali kwi?
where are the books? / the books are where?
ili
for use with singular
yali
for use with plural
ibuku
book
ibuku lili pa chipuna
the book is on the chair
imfungulo
keys
imfungulo shili pa chipuna
the keys are on the chair
ama keys yali kwi?
where are the keys?
ama keys yali pa chipuna
the keys are on the chair
inama ili pa tebulo
the meat is on the table
bushe ifinkubala fili kwi?
where are the catterpillars?
ifinkubala fili ya tebulo
catterpillars are on the table

munshi :: under

munshi ye tebulo
under the table
munshi ya busanshi
under the bed
munshi ya bed
under the bed
bushe lamya ili kwi?
where is the phone?
lamya ili munshi ya tebulo
the phone is under the table
imfungulo shili munchi ya chipuna
the keys are under the chair
imfungulo shili munshi ya tebulo
the key are under the table
imfungulo shili munshi ya bed
the keys are under the bed
imfungulo shili mwifungu
the keys are under the bed

mu :: in

mu chipatala
in hospital
mu kalale
in town
mu town
in town
mu mpoto
in the pot
mu munani
in the relish
mu ng'anda
in the house
mu chimbusu
in the restroom / in the water closet
mu toilet
in the toilet
amabuku yali mu muputule wa kulilamo
the books are in the dining room
lamya ili mu muputule wa kwipikilamo
the phone is in the room for cooking / the phone is in the kitchen
imbale shili kwi?
where are the plates?
imbale shili mu muputule wa kulilamo
the plates are in the dining room

lubali :: besides

lubali
besides

kunuma ya :: behind

kunuma ya chipatala
behind the hospital
ndi pa UTH
I'm at UTH
ndi panse
I am outside (accidentally similir to pa/at)
ndi panse ya ng'anda
I'm outside the house (probably not in the yard even)

Created: 2023-07-03 Mon 17:07

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