English learning for all beginners

[chuma cha mjerumani]

Huwezi kujua lugha ya pili kama lugha ya kwanza yenyewe hauijui/ ni utata.
Mfano mTanzania ili ujifunze Kiingereza ni lazima kiswahili ukijue ama sivyo utakua unaunda sentensi za hovyo.

English please

 

[georgemugwangala]

An assistance please; what 're the difference between "PERHAPS & MAYBE "?.

 

[Mwlsamwel]

An assistance plse; what 're the difference between "PERHAPS & MAYBE "?.

The difference is very small, and both are good to use. "Perhaps" is more formal, but "maybe" is very common. I use "perhaps" if I am talking with an important person about an important subject. For every day life, I use "maybe".

 

[georgemugwangala]

The difference is very small, and both are good to use. "Perhaps" is more formal, but "maybe" is very common. I use "perhaps" if I am talking with an important person about an important subject. For every day life, I use "maybe".

Thanks a lot ,but mayn't you use some examples from each , for better understanding?.if possible just help me for....pls.

 

[Mwlsamwel]

Thanks a lot ,but mayn't you use some examples from each , for better understanding?.if possible just help me for....pls.

Sure

"Maybe it will rain today"

"Perhaps it will rain today"

You see, both of these examples are acceptable. It is hard to think of an example where you can use "maybe" but cannot use "perhaps", or vice versa.

"Maybe if I go early, I will arrive before sunset"

"Perhaps if I go early, I will arrive before sunset"

In the above examples, I think "maybe" is better.

I want to also say that the word "possibly" means the same thing as "maybe" and "perhaps", but it is not as common as those two words. Use it with the word "could".

"It could possibly rain today"
"Could you possibly take me to the doctor tomorrow?"

This is very polite.

 

[georgemugwangala]

Mwlsamwel,

 

[Mwlsamwel]

Thank you,I've got something from you.

No problem, you are welcome, anytime

 

[pambe samanini]

Good try all of you

 

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(SECTION A; TENSES IN THE ACTIVE VOICE )

(A)Simple Tenses ,:

1. Simple Past Tense ( ‘li’)
- Wakati huu huongelea jambo lililofanyika na kukamilika mara moja wakati uliopita.
Mifano ; tulikuja ,walitembea, alicheza.
- Wakati huu huashiriwa na silabi ‘li’ ambayo hufanya tutambue kuwa tunaongelea jambo lililofanyika mara moja na likamalizika kufanyika katika wakati uliopita. Hii silabi ‘li’ ni lazima iunganishwe na kitendo moja kwa moja kabla ya kitendo. Mfano ; ‘Tuliimba’, tofauti na ‘Tulikuwa tunaimba’ ambapo ‘li’ imefuatiwa na kifungu ‘kuwa’ na sio kitendo. Katika maneno ‘tulikuwa tunaimba’, kitendo ‘imba’ kimetanguliwa na ‘na’ na sio ‘li’ kwa hivyo maneno hayo hayapo katika wakati huu wa Simple Past Tense, ‘li’.

Kanuni za kutumia Simple Past Tense ‘li’

a) Sentensi za taarifa/kutoa taarifa
Katika wakati huu, huwa tunapoelezea jambo tunatanguliza mtendaji wa jambo, (I/We/You/They/He/She/It) kisha tunafuatisha kitendo moja kwa moja kikiwa katika umbo la wakati uliopita.
Mfano ; - kitenda ‘enda’ ni ‘go’. Umbo lake la wakati uliopita, yaani ‘-lienda’ ni ‘went’. Tutatanguliza mtendaji wa jambo kisha tufuatishe neno ‘went’.

Sentensi za mifano;
- Juma alienda. ………. Juma went.
- Tulienda. ……… We went.
- Basi liliondoka. ……. The bus left.
- Nilicheza. ……. I played.
- Uliimba. ….. You sang.
- Walikimbia. ….. They ran.
- Maria alipika. ……. Maria cooked.
NB : Hatuweki kitu chochote katikati mwa mtendaji na kitendo.

b) Kuuliza maswali katika Simple Past Tense

- Maswali katika wakati huu huanzia na neon ‘did’. ‘Did’ ikitumika ni lazima kitendo kiwe katika umbo la kawaida kwa sababu ‘did’ ina ‘li’ ndani yake hivyo ‘li’ nyingine haihitajiki. Ina maana hiyo ‘did’ tayari imeshawakilisha wakati uliopita.
- ‘Did’ hufuatwa na nafasi inayouliziwa swali.
Mifano ya tafsiri :
- ‘Did Juma _______ ?’ …….. ‘Je, Juma ali______?’
- ‘Did they _______ ?’ ………. ‘Je, wao wali______ ?’

Sentesi za mifano :

1. Did Juma go?
Je, Juma ali enda ?

Jibu ; ( Hapana, hakuenda)…..( Kukanusha)
No, he didn’t go.
Au ; ( Ndio, alienda)…. Kukubali
Yes, he went.

2. Did she cook?
Je, alipika?

Jibu ; ( Hapana, hakupika)…..Kukanusha
No, she didn’t cook.
Au ; Ndio, alipika….. (Kukubali)
Yes, she cooked.

** katika kitabu kuna michoro ambayo inaonyesha tafsiri ya moja kwa moja ya kila kipengele cha sentensi kutoka kiswahili hadi kingereza ila hapa hatujaionyesha.

NB ; Tukiongeza neno ‘did’ katikati mwa jibu la kukubali, huwa ni kuweka msisitizo kama vile ambavyo kwa Kiswahili huwa tunaandisha sauti ili kuweka msisistizo ila sasa kwa Kingereza sauti haipandishwi ila msisitizo upo pale pale.

Mifano ; 1. Did Juma go ? …… Je, Juma alienda?
- Yes, he did go. ….. Ndio, alienda! (KWA MSISITIZO)

2. Did they cook? …….. Je, walipika?
- Yes, they did cook. …… Ndio, walipika! (KWA MSISITIZO)

NB ; Tunapokanusha sentensi kwa kutumia ‘did not’/ ‘didn’t’ , huwa hatutumii kitendo kikiwa katika umbo la wakati uliopita maana ile ‘did’ inakuwa imeshawakilisha wakati uliopita (‘li’ ambayo kinume chake ni ‘haku’) kwa hivyo hatuhitaji wakati uliopita kwa mara ya pili. Tukitumia umbo la wakati uliopita pia kwa kuuliza swali lililoanzia na ‘did’ pia tunakuwa tumeweka ‘li’ mbili katika sentensi, jambo ambalo sio sahihi.

Mifano ; 1. She didn’t went yesterday. ( Badala ya ‘She didn’t go yesterday.’)
Haku lienda jana. ( Badala ya ‘Hakuenda jana.’)

Au; 2. Did she went yesterday?
( Badala ya ‘Did she go yesterday?’)

- Je, yeye ali lienda jana?
( Badala ya ‘Je, yeye alienda jana?)

 

[Naja naja]

Here we go

 

[Naja naja]

Lets be active like before

 

[Mambo Safi]

This is a good idea . People can improve their english skills through this thread .

 

[General Mangi]

I think you should tag Miss Natafuta.
She always ask us on how we can improve her English skills..

This is best place where we can improve English grammar.

Disclaimer:
I am not that much good at this Malkia language. I'm a learner too.

 

[The Skunk]

Naja naja,

is it collect to say am in a room or am at a room?

 

[Marisia]

is it collect to say am in a room or am at a room?

It is CORRECT to say "you are in a room".


Hope you had a lovely weekend

 

[Revola]

This is my first to reply i'm so happy to join this thread to learn English lg as my second lg, hope everyone would accept it and improve speaking & writing skills. No one is perfect let it everyone write and share small basics on grammar and vocabulary so that we may capture for our better future. Sorry for my English writing i'm still leaning likewise

 

[GuDume]

You should keep on learning. Its good you like to practise though you arent competent in english.i like your spirit

Thanks so much Mr but why only beginners how about intermediate speakers and Fluently one they do not allowed to participate there?

 

[As Salafiyyu91]

To be Honestly this platform is very important unfortunately some of us we're not aware about that

 

[Kingfisher]

To be Honestly this platform is very important unfortunately some of us we're not aware about that

*To be honest* not honestly

 

[As Salafiyyu91]

*To be honest* not honestly

Thank you for correcting me I supposed to use adjective instead of adverb