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Recap

Nothing new today. Every fifth lesson is a recap: no new words, no new patterns — just a few minutes pulling back out what you've already met, so it sticks. If some of it has gone fuzzy, that's normal, and it's exactly what this lesson is for.

This one leans on Lessons 11–14 — speaking Amatu, asking names, talking about other people and things, and being with someone — but it also reaches back to the earlier ones, because old and new need to keep meeting. Say your answers out loud if you can; speaking beats reading.

1 · Quick-fire

Say each of these in Amatu before you peek — answers in Check yourself at the bottom.

  • Do you speak Amatu?
  • What's your name?
  • She loves me
  • I love her
  • I want it
  • I'm glad to be with you
  • Without you

2 · A tiny conversation

Two friends, talking about a third person. Read it and make sure every line lands before you check the translation below:

— aiya! tu pai? — da, mi pai. mi shan we tu. — la pai — la ama tu! — okei! mi ama la.

3 · Read this

A few lines, all in words you know. Work out the meaning, then check yourself:

aiya, tu! mi shan we tu. la pai — la ama mi. mi no fia ta. mi vanu — somi pai.

🎯 Pro tip When a line about la or ta trips you, ask the small question first: is this about a person or a thing? That one fork tells you which word you needed, and usually unlocks the rest of the line.

4 · Your turn

Out loud, or written if you have the means: say one true thing about someone who isn't in the room — using only words you already know. A few pieces to draw on:

  • Someone you love → mi ama la
  • Whether they're well → la pai
  • That you're glad to be with someone → mi shan we tu

There's no answer key for this one — it's yours. The only rule is that it be true.

5 · Check yourself

Answers — click to reveal

Quick-fire:

  1. Do you speak Amatu? → tu vo Amatu?
  2. What's your name? → tu namu li shu?
  3. She loves me → la ama mi
  4. I love her → mi ama la
  5. I want it → mi fia ta
  6. I'm glad to be with you → mi shan we tu
  7. Without you → no we tu

The tiny conversation:

— Hello! Are you well? — Yes, I'm well. I'm glad to be with you. — She's well — she loves you! — Okay! I love her.

Read this:

Hello, you! I'm glad to be with you. She's well — she loves me. I don't want it. I'm off — goodnight.

How did it land? Anything you blanked on, that's your cue — reopen that lesson and say the phrase out loud once or twice before moving on.

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