tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112265701362847312.post9077368382049523348..comments2023-07-27T21:22:27.337+12:00Comments on Room 5 @ Melville Intermediate School: Melville Intermediate - Learn to Speak SwahiliM Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213006352175006579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112265701362847312.post-62353857377389378772009-04-12T10:40:00.000+12:002009-04-12T10:40:00.000+12:00Nice job girls. We will be watching this series ve...Nice job girls. We will be watching this series very closely! One of our class members is from Congo as well and his family speak Swahili and French as well as English at home.Jarrod Lamshedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670550802220250080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112265701362847312.post-76770560008564426462009-04-11T18:22:00.000+12:002009-04-11T18:22:00.000+12:00When I was growing up in Yorkshire, England my gra...When I was growing up in Yorkshire, England my grandad had a traditional way of counting up to 20. Here it is..<BR/>1 to 5 - Yan, tan, tethera, methera, pip.<BR/>6 to 10 - Sethera, leathera, overa, dovera, dick.<BR/>11 to 15 - Yanadick, tanadick, tetheradick, metheradick, bumfit.<BR/>16 to 20 - Yanabum, tanabum, tetherabum, metherabum, jiggit.<BR/><BR/>I bet you're laughing at 10 and 15!<BR/>Mr F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com