A0 · Point Zéro Chapitre 5

Counting the Basics

5 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the power of quantity and learn how to count objects in everyday Swahili life.

  • Master counting from one to ten.
  • Apply numerical agreement to M-WA class nouns.
  • Ask and answer questions about quantities.
Count with confidence in just ten steps.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Learn numbers 1-10 and how they interact with nouns. Understand the concept of numerical agreement.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Count from 1 to 10 and correctly pair them with people and objects.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Prefixes

Always look at the noun's first letter.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-5
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Practice aloud

Say the numbers 6-10 out loud to get the rhythm.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 6-10
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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first. Its prefix tells you what the number's prefix should be.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Number Agreement with Nouns
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The Rule of Three

Just remember 6, 7, and 9 are the 'invariable' ones. They never change.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Invariable Numbers (6, 7, 9)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

moja one tatu three sita six kumi ten ngapi how many mtu person

Real-World Preview

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At the Market

Review Summary

  • Number varies by prefix
  • Sita, Saba, Tisa

Erreurs courantes

Invariable numbers like 'sita' do not take class prefixes. Adding them is a common learner error.

Wrong: Watu sita-wa
Correct: Watu sita

The number 'one' must agree with the M-WA class, requiring the 'm-' prefix.

Wrong: Mtu moja
Correct: Mtu mmoja

This is actually correct, but often learners try to add prefixes to 'ngapi' based on the noun. 'Ngapi' remains constant.

Wrong: Ndizi ngapi?
Correct: Ndizi ngapi?

Next Steps

You are doing amazing! Keep counting and observing the world around you in Swahili.

Count objects in your room

Continue to: Survival Essentials

Pratique rapide (10)

Choose the correct form for 'Vitabu'.

Vitabu ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vingapi
Books belong to the Ki-Vi class.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How Many?' (Ngapi)

Fill in the blank.

Watu ___ (3).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: watatu
M-WA class uses 'wa-'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Number Agreement with Nouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Watu visita.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Watu sita
No prefix needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 6-10

Fill in the blank.

Nina vitabu ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: sita
6 is invariable.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Invariable Numbers (6, 7, 9)

Choose the correct form.

Kiti ___ (1).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kimoja
KI-VI class uses 'ki-'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Number Agreement with Nouns

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Vitabu visaba.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vitabu saba
No prefix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Invariable Numbers (6, 7, 9)

Which is 9?

9

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tisa
Tisa is 9.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 6-10

Choose the correct number.

How do you say 8?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nane
Nane is 8.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 6-10

Fill in the blank.

Nina watoto ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: wawili
Wawili matches the WA class.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Cardinal Numbers 1-5

Fill in: Nyumba ___?

Nyumba ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ngapi
N-class nouns use the base form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How Many?' (Ngapi)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

They agree with the noun class.
No, they are invariant.
After the noun.
They agree with the noun class to show grammatical connection.
No, only 1-5.
They are loanwords from Arabic and don't follow the Bantu noun class system.
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