Contacts & SNS

1. Mpa ennamba y'essimu yo, mwattu

   Please give me your phone number

   Usage

   To ask for contact details; ask once you have chatted for a while.

   Grammar Note

   Ennamba "number" has its own lg.wikipedia article; essimu "phone" is in Wikivoyage ("Nsobola okukozesa essimu yo?"). Composed from verified parts; the exact phrase for "phone number" should be checked with a native speaker.

2. Nkuwe ennamba yange?

   Shall I give you my number?

   Usage

   Offering your own number; literally "should I give you my number?".

   Grammar Note

   The "shall I" form of okuwa "to give" (-we) with the "you" marker ku-. Composed from verified words.

3. Okozesa WhatsApp?

   Do you use WhatsApp?

   Usage

   Asks which messaging app someone uses; WhatsApp is the usual one in Uganda.

   Grammar Note

   Okukozesa "to use" appears in Tatoeba "Nsobola okukozesa ko essimu yo?". The app name stays as it is. Composed from verified parts.

4. Okozesa Facebook?

   Do you use Facebook?

   Usage

   Asks about another contact route; swap in another service name.

   Grammar Note

   Same frame as "Okozesa WhatsApp?". Facebook is common on lg.wikipedia.

5. Tulabagane edda!

   See you later!

   Usage

   A parting phrase; fine for a longer farewell too.

   Grammar Note

   Verbatim in Tatoeba ("See you later!"). Okulabagana is "to see each other".

6. Nsuubira tunaddamu okusisinkana

   I hope we meet again

   Usage

   Parting words after a meeting on a trip; okusuubira means "to hope".

   Grammar Note

   Okusuubira is hope in the dictionary. "Tunaddamu okusisinkana" is from Tatoeba "Tunaddamu ddi okusisinkana?". Composed from verified words.

7. Kati mbeera mu Kampala

   I live in Kampala now

   Usage

   Says where you live now; swap the place name.

   Grammar Note

   Okubeera "to live" is in Tatoeba "Obeera wano?" and kati "now" in Tatoeba "Tugende kati". Kampala has its own lg.wikipedia article. Composed from verified parts.

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