LingQ Mini Stories, 20- Nilihitaji Kwenda Kazini

Agnes alihitaji kwenda kazini. Agnes needed to|needed|to go|to work Agnes behövde jobba.|behövde|| Agnes musste zur Arbeit gehen. Alissa is trying to go to work. Agnès devait aller travailler.

Alikuwa anajaribu kuwasha gari lake. He was|is trying|start|| Han var||starta|| Er versuchte, sein Auto zu starten. She is trying to start her car. Il essayait de démarrer sa voiture.

Lakini kulikuwa na baridi sana nje, hivyo gari lake likawa haliwaki. |"there was"||cold||outside|thus|||would not start|does not start |det var||||utanför||||blev|startade inte But it's too cold outside, So her car isn't starting. Mais il faisait très froid dehors, donc sa voiture n'a pas démarré.

Kwanza akatazama ratiba za basi. First|checked|bus schedules|of the bus|bus schedule |kontrollerade|busscheman||buss She checks the bus schedule first. Il a d’abord regardé les horaires des bus.

Angechelewa kama angechukua basi. Would be late|if|would have taken| Skulle bli sen||skulle ha tagit| The city buses are too slow. Il serait en retard s'il prenait le bus.

Kisha akatazama ratiba za treni. |looked at|||train schedules ||||tågtidtabellerna She checks the train schedule instead. Puis il regarda les horaires des trains.

Treni zilikuwa zinafika ndani ya muda. trains|were|were arriving|within||time |var|ankommer||| The trains are running on time. Les trains arrivaient à l'heure.

Akaamua kuchukua treni kwenda kazini. He decided|to take||| Bestämde sig för|ta tå||| She decides to take the train to work. Il a décidé de prendre le train pour aller travailler.

Alikuwa akitarajia hatachelewa kazini. |was expecting|"would not be late"| |hoppades att|kommer inte att försena| She hopes she won't be late for work. Il espérait qu'il ne serait pas en retard au travail.

Hii ni hadithi hiyo ikisimuliwa na Agnes. Here is the same story told in a different way. C'est l'histoire racontée par Agnès.

Nilihitaji kwenda kazini. I needed|| Jag behövde|| I needed to go to work. Je devais aller travailler.

Nilijaribu kuwasha gari langu. I tried|to start|car| I tried to start my car. J'ai essayé de démarrer ma voiture.

Lakini kulikuwa na baridi sana nje. |there was||cold||outside But it was too cold outside. Mais il faisait très froid dehors.

Hivyo gari langu halikuwaka. therefore|||did not start |||startade inte So my car wouldn't start. Donc ma voiture n'a pas démarré.

Kwanza nilitazama ratiba za basi. First|I checked|bus schedule|| I checked the bus schedule first. J’ai d’abord regardé les horaires des bus.

Ningechelewa kama nitachukua basi. I would be late|if|"I take"| ||tar det| The city buses are too slow. Je serais en retard si je prenais le bus.

Kisha nikatazama ratiba za treni. |I looked at|schedule|| I checked the train schedule instead. Ensuite, j'ai regardé les horaires des trains.

Treni zilikuwa zinafika ndani ya muda. |were|were arriving|||time The trains were running on time. Les trains arrivaient à l'heure.

Nikaamua kuchukua treni kwenda kazini. I decided|to take||| Jag bestämde mig|||| I decided to take the train to work. J'ai décidé de prendre le train pour aller travailler.

Nilikuwa nikitarajia sitachelewa kazini. "I was"|I was hoping|I won't be late| |hade förväntat mig|| Ich hatte gehofft, dass ich nicht zu spät zur Arbeit komme. I hoped I wouldn't be late for work. J'espérais que je ne serais pas en retard au travail.

Maswali. Questions:

1) Agnes anajaribu kwenda kazini. |is trying|| One: Alissa is trying to go to work. Je, Agnes alikuwa anajaribu kwenda kazini? ||was||| Is Alissa trying to go to work? Ndiyo, Agnes alikuwa anajaribu kwenda kazini. Yes, Alissa is trying to go to work.

2) Kulikuwa na baridi nje. ||cold|outside Two: It's cold outside. Je, kulikuwa na joto nje? |||heat| Is it hot outside? Hapana, hakukuwa na joto nje. |there was no||| |det var inte||| No, it's not hot outside. Kulikuwa na baridi nje. It's cold outside.

3) Gari la Agnes halikuwaka kwa sababu kulikuwa na baridi sana nje. |||did not start||because||||| 3) Agnes' Auto sprang nicht an, weil es draußen sehr kalt war. Three: Alissa's car won't start because it's too cold outside. Je, gari la Agnes liliwaka? ||||was on fire ||||brann Hat Agnes‘ Auto Feuer gefangen? Does Alissa's car start? Hapana, gari la Agnes halikuwaka kwa sababu kulikuwa na baridi sana nje. Nein, Agnes' Auto sprang nicht an, weil es draußen zu kalt war. No, Alissa's car won't start because it's too cold outside. Non, la voiture d'Agnès n'a pas démarré parce qu'il faisait trop froid dehors.

4) Baada ya hapo, Agnes alitazama ratiba za basi. ||||looked at||| ||||tittade på||| Four: Alissa checks the bus schedule first. Je, Agnes alitazama ratiba za treni kwanza? ||looked at|||| Does Alissa check the train schedule first? Agnès a-t-elle d'abord regardé les horaires des trains ? Hapana, hakufanya hivyo. |did not do| |gjorde inte det| No, she doesn't. Non, il ne l'a pas fait. Agnes alitazama ratiba za basi kwanza. Alissa checks the bus schedule first. Agnès a d'abord regardé les horaires des bus.

5) Agnes angechelewa kama angechukua basi. Five: The city buses were too slow. 5) Agnès serait en retard si elle prenait le bus. Je, Agnes angefika ndani ya muda kama angechukua basi? ||would have arrived|||||| ||skulle ha kommit|||||| Were the city buses slow? Agnès serait-elle arrivée à temps si elle avait pris le bus ? Hapana, angechelewa kama angechukua basi. Yes, the city buses were too slow. Non, il serait en retard s'il prenait le bus.

6) Treni zilikuwa zinafika ndani ya muda. Six: The trains were running on time. 6) Les trains arrivaient à l'heure. Je, treni zilikuwa zinachelewa? |||"delayed" ||var, var de|var försenade Hatten die Züge Verspätung? Were the trains running late? Les trains étaient-ils en retard ? Hapana, treni zilikuwa hazichelewi. |||were not late |||var inte sena No, the trains were not running late. Non, les trains n'étaient pas en retard. Zilikuwa zinafika ndani ya muda. Sie kamen rechtzeitig an. they were running on time. Ils arrivaient à temps.

7) Agnes aliamua kuchukua treni kwenda kazini. |decided to|||| |beslutade sig för|||| Seven: Alissa decided to take the train to work. 7) Agnès a décidé de prendre le train pour aller travailler. Je, Agnes aliamua kuchukua basi kwenda kazini? ||she decided|||| Did Alissa decide to take the bus to work? Agnès a-t-elle décidé de prendre le bus pour aller travailler ? Hapana, Agnes hakuamua kuchukua basi. ||did not decide||bus ||bestämde sig inte|| No, Alissa didn't decide to take the bus. Non, Agnès n'a pas décidé de prendre le bus. Aliamua kuchukua treni kwenda kazini. she decided to take the train to work. Il a décidé de prendre le train pour aller travailler.

8) Agnes alitarajia hatachelewa kazini. |expected|| |förväntade sig|| Eight: Alissa hoped she wouldn't be late for work. 8) Agnès espérait qu'elle ne serait pas en retard au travail. Je, Agnes alitaka kuchelewa kazini? ||wanted to|be late| ||ville ha|komma för sent| Did Alissa want to be late? Agnès voulait-elle être en retard au travail ? Hapana, hakutaka kuchelewa kazini. |did not want|| |ville inte|| No, she didn't want to be late. Non, il ne voulait pas être en retard au travail. Alitarajia hatachelewa kazini. Förväntade sig|| she hoped she wouldn't be late for work. Il espérait qu'il ne serait pas en retard au travail.