Acholi
Unit 1
To address Prevention
| Speaker | Acholi | English |
|---|---|---|
| PCV | Itye nining? | How are you? |
| LC | Atye maber. | I am fine. |
| PCV | Nyinga kilwongo ni Jennifer. Abedo latic me Peace Corps. | My name is Jennifer. I am a Peace Corps volunteer. |
| LC | Iya yom me nenni. | You are welcome. |
| PCV | An bene iya yom me nenni. | I am also happy to be here. |
| LC | Itiyo tic ango? | What work do you do? |
| PCV | Abedo daktar. Apwonyo dano ma i kin gang ki lok ma mako yot kum ki gengo two macalo HIV/AIDS (cilim), cam maber, pii maleng, ki lengo me kom. | I am a doctor. I teach people about health issues like HIV/AIDS prevention, good nutrition, clean water, and personal hygiene. |
| LC | Meno ber tutwal. Wajoli. | That’s very good. We appreciate it. |
| PCV | Kakare. | Okay. |
An kilwonga ni Otim. Abedo lawer, aa ki i Kactom. Dano ni kilowngo ni Rose. En obedo larema. En kwano. Gang gi tye Alero

Translation
- Otim aa ki kwene?
- Rose timo ngo?
- Rose aa ki kwene?
- Otim timo ngo?
Present Imperfect (Continuous) Tense
It is formed by placing a subject prefix to the verb infinitive.
e.g
- aa: Aa, Wa aa
- Iaa: Wu aa
- En aa: Gi aaa.
Bedo
- Abedo: Wa bedo
- Ibedo: Wu bedo
- En bedo: Gi bedo.