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Janis

Janis asks Chali about a tall girl named Mariamu Juma, whom she hasn't met before. Chali offers to introduce them, and they agree to sit down and talk. The conversation also touches on the use of negation in language, highlighting its unexpected nature in certain contexts.

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Janis

Janis asks Chali about a tall girl named Mariamu Juma, whom she hasn't met before. Chali offers to introduce them, and they agree to sit down and talk. The conversation also touches on the use of negation in language, highlighting its unexpected nature in certain contexts.

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Janis: Who’s the tall girl next to Daria?

Chali: That’s Mariamu Juma . Didn’t you meet her at Safian's party?

Janis: No, I wasn’t at Safian's party.

Chali: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now. Mariamu, this is my cousin Janis.

Mariamu: Hi, Janis. I’m glad to meet you.

Janis: I’m glad to meet you. Can’t we sit down somewhere and talk?

Mariamu: Sure, let’s sit over there.

Janis: Nani yule msichana mrefu karibu na Daria?

Chali: Huyo ni Mariamu Juma . Si, ulikutana naye kwenye sherehe ya Safian?

Janis: Hapana, sikuwa kwenye karamu ya Safian.

Chali: Oh! Basi wacha nikutambulishe kwake sasa. Mariamu, huyu ni binamu yangu Janis.

Mariamu: Habari, Janis. Nimefurahi kukutana nawe.

Janis: Nimefurahi kukutana nawe. Si, tukae mahali na kuzungumza?

Mariamu: Bila shaka, hebu tuketi pale.

Si, ulikutana naye kwenye sherehe ya Safian...?

Si, tukae mahali tuzungumze?

Tazama: matumizi ya kauli ya kukanusha

Ingawa kwa ujumla hutumiwa kuonyesha matarajio ya uthibitisho jibu, hapa linaonyesha
mshangao kwamba jibu la swali labda itapungua na bila kutarajia—ni kauli ya kukanusha.

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