6. Zao jí ní lua / I know this story
That was a lot of grammar. Let’s spend a lesson simply expanding our vocabulary. It’s a good idea to make flashcards in order to memorize the words. If you’d rather learn by doing, you can join the Toaq Discord and make some sentences in the #toaq-practice channel.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poq | ▯ is a person |
| req | ▯ is a human |
| deo | ▯ is a child |
| nıaı | ▯ is an animal |
| kato | ▯ is a cat |
| kune | ▯ is a dog |
| cıe | ▯ is a fish |
| jıbo | ▯ is mine |
| suqbo | ▯ is yours |
| súna | y’all, you (pl.) |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toa | ▯ is a word |
| kuna | ▯ is a sentence |
| lım | ▯ understands ▯ |
| sıo | ▯ is an idea |
| choq | ▯ uses ▯ |
| chuo | ▯ is a tool |
| hıo | ▯ greets ▯ |
| kuq | ▯ says ▯ |
| shú word | the word… |
| mó … teo | the words… |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hıaı | ▯ laughs |
| nuo | ▯ sleeps |
| sıgı | ▯ is interesting |
| zao | ▯ is familiar with ▯ |
| cho | ▯ likes ▯ |
| maı | ▯ loves ▯ |
| keoı | ▯ talks with ▯ |
| gaq | ▯ accompanies ▯ |
| pao | ▯ is a parent of ▯ |
| pıa | ▯ is a sibling of ▯ |
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lua | ▯ is a story |
| kıq | ▯ is a movie |
| kue | ▯ is a book |
| gıaq | ▯ is music |
| rom | ▯ is an app/program |
| suaq | ▯ sings |
| marao | ▯ dances |
| baı | ▯ makes/builds ▯ |
| fıeq | ▯ invents ▯ |
| sı | ▯ focuses on ▯ |
Vocatives with hóı
You can say hóı followed by a noun — say, someone’s name — to make a phrase that’s like an interjection, calling out their name.
Hóı Álısı, jadı. — Jadı hóı súq.
Hi, Alice. — Hey you.Hıchu, hóı ké deo, sı súq jí ba!
Oi, kid, pay attention to me!
Quotation
We use shú to quote single words, and mó … teo to quote multiple words.
When writing Toaq, we surround quoted words by « guillemets ».
Kuq jí shú « jadı ».
I say “hello.”Kuna mó « suaq ké deo da » teo.
“The child sings” is a sentence.
Exercises
Translate these sentences:
- I like this story.
- This dog is mine. (“is mine” will be the verb.)
- She greets the child.
- Okay, I’ll make the pizza. (This is a promise; use nha.)
- I understand the word “kato”.
- The cat is asleep.
- He watches the movie. (Use si for “watch.”)
- Kuq súq ní toa ba.
- Choq ké poq ní chuo dâ.
- Ma de ní kıq?
- Hıchu, marao úmo ba.
- Ma zao súq Míqte móq?
- Fıeq ké req ní lua.
- Kuq nháo mó « jadı, hóı súq! » teo.