Lesson 3: Informal greetings.

These are commonly used among peers and acquaintances. Listen carefully as Grace greets her friend Moses:

Speaker	Acholi	English
Grace	Itye nining, Moses?	How are you, Moses?
Moses	Atye maber, Grace.	I am fine, Grace.
Grace	Ngo manyen?	Any news?
Moses	Lok maber keken, in kono?	Good news only, how about you?
Grace	Atye marom.	I am fine.

Now listen to the natural flow of the whole informal greeting:

Speaker	Acholi
Grace	Itye nining, Moses?
Moses	Atye maber, Grace.
Grace	Ngo manyen?
Moses	Lok maber keken. In kono?
Grace	Atye marom.

Practice

Listen and repeat after short pauses:

Acholi	English
Ningo?	How are you?
Mo pe.	Nothing.

Now try it out yourself:

• Say hello to Grace: Ningo Grace?
• Say hello to Moses: Ningo Moses?
• Say I am fine: Atye marom.