Internet & WiFi

1. Guaha WiFi guini?

   GWA-ha wi-FI GUI-ni

   Is there WiFi here?

   Usage

   Checking if WiFi is available at a café or hotel

   Grammar Note

   guaha is the existential verb equivalent to English "there is"

2. Håfa password-ña?

   HA-fa PAS-word-nya

   What is the password?

   Usage

   Asking for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   -ña is the third-person singular possessive suffix

3. Nisisita yu' chaddek na koneksion

   ni-si-SI-ta yu CHAD-dek na ko-nek-SI-on

   I need a fast internet connection

   Usage

   Expressing need for a fast internet connection

   Grammar Note

   koneksion is borrowed from the Spanish conexión. "To need" is nisisita; "chetton" means "to stick / adhere"

4. Ti siña hu chule' señåt

   Ti SI-nya hu CHU-le se-NYAT

   I can't get a signal

   Usage

   Saying there is no mobile signal

   Grammar Note

   "Cannot" is "ti" (the negative marker) plus "siña" (can, be able), as in "Ti siña yu' li'e' klåru". "Mungnga" (also "munga") is the prohibitive "don't", not "cannot". "Chule'" means "to take, bring, get, to fetch"

5. Håfa direksion-ña gi website?

   HA-fa di-REK-sion-nya gi WEB-sait

   What is the website address?

   Usage

   Asking for a website URL

   Grammar Note

   direksion is borrowed from Spanish dirección. "What" is håfa; håyi means "who"

6. Atrasáo i internet guini

   a-tra-SAO i IN-ter-net GUI-ni

   The internet here is slow

   Usage

   Commenting on slow internet speed

   Grammar Note

   atrasao is borrowed from Spanish atrasado (delayed / slow)

7. Nå'i yu' i ñumeru-mu gi tilifón

   NA-i yu i NYU-me-ru-mu gi ti-li-FON

   Give me your phone number

   Usage

   Exchanging phone numbers for contact

   Grammar Note

   ñumeru is borrowed from the Spanish número

8. Siña hu na'hånao koreo elektróniku?

   SI-nya hu na-HA-nao ko-RE-o e-lek-TRO-ni-ku

   Can I send an email?

   Usage

   Asking if you can send an email

   Grammar Note

   siña is the modal verb expressing ability or permission

9. Måtai i bateria-ku

   MA-tai i ba-TE-ri-a-ku

   My battery is dead

   Usage

   Saying your phone battery has run out

   Grammar Note

   bateria is borrowed from the Spanish batería

10. Guaha chårdgåt guini?

    GWA-ha CHARG-at GUI-ni

    Is there a charger here?

    Usage

    Asking to borrow a phone charger

    Grammar Note

    chårdgåt is borrowed from the English word charger

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