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DZA TENSE – Future Tense
1. Will you play football tomorrow?
Vocabulary
| English | Chichewa |
| (word introducing a question) | Kodi |
| you | mu |
| (future tense) | dza |
| play | sewera |
| football | mpira |
| tomorrow | mawa |
| Yes | Eee |
| I | ndi |
| No | Ayi |
| Not | si |
*It is possible to omit ’Kodi’ as the word introducing a question.
John
(Kodi) mudzasewera mpira mawa?
Will you play football tomorrow?
Emma
Eee, ndidzasewera mpira mawa.
Yes, I will play football tomorrow.
Emma
Ayi, sindidzasewera mpira mawa.
No, I won’t play football tomorrow.
2. Will she go to Lilongwe next week?
Vocabulary
| English | Chichewa |
| (word introducing a question) | Kodi |
| she | a |
| (future tense) | dza |
| go | pita |
| to | ku |
| Lilongwe (Malawi’s capital city) | Lilongwe |
| next week | mulungu wa mawa |
| Yes | Eee |
| No | Ayi |
| She won’t | sa (x. si-a) |
John
(Kodi) Adzapita ku Lilongwe mulungu wa mawa?
Will she go to Lilongwe next week?
Emma
Eee, adzapita ku Lilongwe mulungu wa mawa.
Yes, she will go to Lilongwe next week.
Emma
Ayi, sadzapita ku Lilongwe mulungu wa mawa.
No, she won’t go to Lilongwe next week.
3. Will Steven go to market next Monday?
Vocabulary
| English | Chichewa |
| (word introducing a question) | Kodi |
| he | a |
| (future tense) | dza |
| go | pita |
| to | ku |
| market | msika |
| next week | mulungu wa mawa |
| Monday | Lolemba |
| No | Ayi |
| He doen not | sa (x. si-a) |
John
(Kodi) Steven adzapita ku msika mulungu wa mawa Lolemba?
Will Steven go to market next Monday?
Emma
Eee, Steven adzapita ku msika mulungu wa mawa Lolemba.
Yes, Steven will go to market next Monday.
Emma
Ayi, Steven sadzapita ku msika mulungu wa mawa Lolemba.
No, Steven won’t go to market next Monday.
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