Lesson 5 — 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 covers Lessons 1–4. 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.

I love you
Hello
I don't know
Are you well?
Goodnight

2 · A tiny conversation

Read this exchange and make sure you understand every line before checking the translation below:

— aiya! tu pai? — da, mi pai. tu pai? — mi pai. okei, mi vanu — shan. — okei! somi pai.

3 · Read this

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

aiya, tu! mi ama tu. mi pai — tu pai? okei, mi vanu. somi pai.

🎯 Pro tip If a word stops you cold, don't just stare at it — go back to the lesson it came from and say it three times. One good re-say fixes more than a minute of frowning at the page.

4 · Your turn

Out loud, or written down if you have the means: say one true thing about right now, using only words you already know. A couple of starting points:

How you feel → mi pai or mi no pai
Someone (or something) you love → mi ama …
A greeting that fits right now → luma pai / shan pai / somi pai

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:

I love you → mi ama tu
Hello → aiya
I don't know → mi no sen
Are you well? → tu pai?
Goodnight → somi pai

The tiny conversation:

— Hello! Are you well? — Yes, I'm well. Are you? — I'm well. Okay, I'm off — peace. — Okay! Goodnight.

Read this:

Hello, you! I love you. I'm well — are you well? Okay, I'm going. 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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