Mary in Malawi

Inde, Ndi li Bwino! =) Mavuto ndi pangono. Zikomo! =) (Yes, Now i am better! All problems seems smaller today. Thanks!) **' Yeah, today things feels a little bit better... Talked to my mother and to Christian in phone, it helped a lot..And thank you everyone else for sending some encouragement here and on facebook! =) It is highly appreciated! =) It is ahrd to imagin how isolated you are here, and every word from the "normal world" is sooo wellcome! =) No horrible things at work today, at least not so far, and we are celebreating thanks giving in advance tonight! =) We have an american friend here, she's gonna make us turkey! =)Wohoo! =)



I am getting good in Chichewa! =) I can understand a lot, and speak a little. I don't really write it, but at least these things I (almost) know how to spell:

Muli bwanji?
A, Ndi li bwino, kaya ino? 
A Ndilibwino!
 Zikomo!
 Zikomo! =)
 Wu ku pita kuti?
 Ndi li kupita ku nyumba! =)
 zikomo!
A, ku nyumba, a li bwanji?
 A a li bwino. Zikomo!
 Dszina lanu Nndani?
 Dine maria, ndi li Nambwino ndi chipatala Nkhoma! =)

*** How are you? I am fine, and you? I am fine,! Thank you! Thank you. Where are you going? To my house, thank you (for asking)! A, how is you home? It is fine, thank you. what is you'r name? I am maria, and I am a nurse at Nkhoma Hospital! =)

***

 Mwana, a li bwanji? = How is the baby doing? a li bwino Pangono = He/she is fine a little bit (means: he is not fine) A li be malongo? = Does he/she have malaria? A li be kuthenta thupi? = Is he/she having fever? Sequla mimba = Diarrhea? Muko sansa? = vomitting? Wawa? = Pain *** Amai, lowani! = Mother*, come in! Amai, tie! = Mother, let's go! Abambo, kalani apa = Father** sit down here Agogo, dikilani umo = Grandmother**, wait over there Pepani, amai, a li amourira = I am sorry mother, he/she is dead. Mogono bwino! = Good night! Pepani= I am sorry.

*Amai. means mother, but you call every adult women amai. **Abambo. Same thing, means father, but you call every man abambo. ***Agogo. A lady that is really, really old, who is wrinkled, you call agogo. It meand old lady, or grandmother. But you can also call really old men this.


OSSADANDAULA, PALIBE MAVUTO! =) = NO WORRIES, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. =)