Wine & Spirits

1. Waini

   Wine

   Usage

   Wine; for looking for it in a restaurant or shop

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English. Words such as "mupya" (new) or "wakaindi" (old) can follow it. Loanword; native review recommended

2. Ndiyanda kunywa waini.

   I want to drink wine.

   Usage

   To ask for wine with a meal or in a shop

   Grammar Note

   "Ndiyanda ku-…" is the pattern for "I want to…", followed by the infinitive. "Kunywa" is "to drink". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Tandinywi waini.

   I do not drink wine.

   Usage

   To decline when someone offers you alcohol

   Grammar Note

   "Ta-ndi-nywi" is a negative form. The same pattern as "katanywi waini" (without drinking wine). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Waini mupya

   New wine

   Usage

   Young wine; for choosing between it and an aged one

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun. "Mupya" is "new", and "waini mupya" is a set expression

5. Waini wakaindi

   Aged wine

   Usage

   Wine that has been kept a long time; for choosing against a young one

   Grammar Note

   "Wakaindi" means "old" or "former". It appears in the saying about no one wanting new wine after drinking old

6. Waini uulweela

   Sweet wine

   Usage

   Sweet wine; for saying what taste you like

   Grammar Note

   "Uulweela" is the verb "lweela" (be sweet) with the relative "uu-". "Waini uulweela" is the expression for sweet wine. Native review recommended

7. Sena kuli waini aano?

   Is there wine here?

   Usage

   To ask a shop or restaurant whether they have wine

   Grammar Note

   "Sena kuli X aano?" is the pattern for "Is there X here?". Questions that begin with "Sena kuli …" ask whether something exists. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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