Lesson 6: Ordering a meal

A typical meal in a Ugandan restaurant basically includes a starch food and a protein sauce. Listen carefully as someone orders a meal:

Speaker	Acholi	English
Moses	Cwinya yom me neni.	I am glad to see you.
Grace	An bene.	Me too.
Moses	Amini ngo?	What can I give you?
Grace	Kwon ango ma tye?	What starchy foods do you have?
Moses	Atye ki kwon kal ki mucele.	I have millet bread and rice.
Grace	Dek kono?	How about sauce?
Moses	Atye ki ringo, gweno ki munyewa.	I have meat, chicken and peanut sauce.
Grace	Gin amata, kono ngo matye?	How about drinks, what do you have?
Moses	Atye ki soda, matunda ki pii.	I have soda, passion fruit juice and water.
Grace	Kela mucele, ringo gweno ki matunda.	Bring me rice, chicken and passion fruit juice.
Moses	Aya.	Okay.
Grace	Aculi ciling adii?	How much do I pay?

Now listen to the same conversation in a natural language flow.

Other Ways of Ordering Food

You can say: I tye .....? (Do you have........?)

Acholi	English
I tye ki cam mo?	Do you have some food, please?
I tye ki pii amata?	Do you have some drinking water?

Or you can say: Konya ki ....... (I request for some ........)

Acholi	English
Konya ki mugati	I request for some bread
Konya ki tong gweno	I request for some eggs

Or you can say: Mina ...... (Give me some ..............)

Acholi	English
Mina cai	Give me some tea, please
Mina kawa	Give me some coffee, please.

More Useful Phrases

Listen to these phrases and repeat after the pause:

Acholi	English
Imito ango?	What would you like?
Itye ki ngo?	What do you have?
Cam ango ma itye kwede?	What food do you have?
Akeli ngo?	What can I get you?