We just learned that in Swahili we are surprised is Tunashangaa.
Let's learn about some of the things we see every day.
To say this house is big in Swahili you say Nyumba hii ni kubwa.
In Swahili you are really saying "House this is big".
House - Nyumba - sounds like nee-yoo-m-bah - 文A
this - hii - sounds like hee - 文A
is - ni - sounds like nee - 文A
big - kubwa - sounds like koo-b-wah - 文A
(from: wikipedia - swahili language)
Russian: Этот дом большой (Etot dom bol'shoy)
Norwegian: Dette huset er stort
Greek: Αυτό το σπίτι είναι μεγάλο (Aftó to spíti eínai megálo)
ASL: This house is big
Italian: Questa casa è grande
German: Das Haus ist groß
Spanish: Esta casa es grande
French: Cette maison est grande