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Milestone: how far you've come

Still nothing new — but this one's bigger. The every-fifth recaps look back over the last four lessons. This is a milestone review: a step back to take in the whole road from Lesson 1, twenty-five lessons of it. No new words — just proof of how much is already yours.

Think about where you started: one phrase, mi ama tu. Look at the conversation in section 2 now and notice you can simply read it. That's the distance you've covered.

1 · Quick-fire — the whole road

These reach all the way back, not just to recent lessons. Say each in Amatu before you peek — answers in Check yourself at the bottom.

  • I love you
  • Goodnight
  • I want this
  • Please help me
  • I'm so happy
  • My mother
  • Thanks
  • What's your name?
  • You're welcome (heartfelt)

2 · A longer conversation

More lines than a usual recap — a whole little visit, drawing on lessons from across the track. Read it through and make sure each line lands before you check the translation:

— aiya, yari de mi! mi oli. — aiya! mi ori tu — nalu! — tu namu li shu? — mi namu li Mira. tu namu li shu? — mi namu li Joel. iya de tu pai? — da, la pai. mi shan we tu. — mi fia yala — sa dona ta. — okei. mi tika ta to tu. dana! — no to. mi vanu — somi pai.

3 · Read this

A few lines, all in words you've held since earlier lessons. Work out the meaning, then check yourself:

aiya, nara! mi ori tu, mi nawa tu. tu kena, mi vo: omo de mi li pai. mi sen ta — mi shan we la. mi vanu, somi pai.

🎯 Pro tip Don't grade yourself on perfection here — grade yourself on coverage. A phrase that needed no thought is a phrase that's truly yours. A phrase you had to reconstruct is just one that wants another night or two. Both are fine; this is a map, not an exam.

4 · Your turn

Out loud, or written if you have the means: say two or three true things about your life right now — your people, how you feel, what you'd ask a friend — using only words you already know. Stitch them into something you'd actually say. A few wells to draw from:

  • Who's in your life → iya de mi / pita de mi / omo de mi / yari de mi
  • Ask and answer → tu namu li shu? / mi namu li … / mi kena tu
  • Give and take → mi dona ta to tu / mi tika ta / sa yuva mi
  • How you feel, what you do → mi oli / mi ori … / mi shan we … / mi ama …

There's no answer key for this — it's yours, and it's the whole point of the other twenty-five lessons. The only rule is that it be true.

5 · Check yourself

Answers — click to reveal

Quick-fire:

  1. I love you → mi ama tu
  2. Goodnight → somi pai
  3. I want this → mi fia ni
  4. Please help me → sa yuva mi
  5. I'm so happy → mi oli
  6. My mother → iya de mi
  7. Thanks → dana
  8. What's your name? → tu namu li shu?
  9. You're welcome (heartfelt) → mi oli to tu

The longer conversation:

— Hello, my friend! I'm happy. — Hello! I see you — wow! — What's your name? — My name is Mira. What's your name? — My name is Joel. Is your mother well? — Yes, she's well. I'm glad to be with you. — I'd like water — please give it. — Okay. I take it from you. Thanks! — You're welcome. I'm off — goodnight.

Read this:

Hello, people! I see you, I hear you. You ask, I say: my child is well. I know it — I'm glad to be with her. I'm off, goodnight.

Twenty-five lessons stand behind you, five minutes at a time — a real foothold in a real language. From here the track keeps growing: more words, longer thoughts, and the small joiners that string everything you know into bigger sentences. One night at a time.

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