Lesson 12

Time and Calendar

Li ajom: Laa’in tintzol chan ru aatinak chirix li hoor ut li kutankil.

Personal Study

Kawresi aawib’ re aatinak sa’ laa ch’uut rik’in xb’aanunkileb’ xb’een wa li kok’ k’anjel A toj E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Take Responsibility

Xk’ulb’al li teneb’aak

I have the power to choose, and I am responsible for my own learning.

Wan xtaql inch’ool, ut teneb’anb’il sa’ inb’een laa’in li k’a’ru tintzol.

Laa’at aj b’aanunel; k’eeb’il aawe li wankilal re sik’ok-u. Wan naq naqoyb’eni naq te’xk’e qataqlankil laj jolominel, laj k’utunel, malaj anihaq chik. Naqaj naq te’xch’olob’ chi ch’olch’o chixjunil li tento taqab’aanu. Li Dios naraj naq taqataw ru naq jo’ ralal xk’ajol a’an, wan qawankil chixsik’b’al ru li us ut xik chi uub’ej.

A’an kixye naq li ralal xk’ajol “tento naq kʼeebʼilaqebʼ ribʼ chi anchalebʼ xchʼool saʼ jun chaabʼil kʼanjel, ut teʼxbʼaanu kʼiila kʼaʼaq re ru chi yal ajbʼil xbʼaanebʼ, ut teʼxkʼe chi uxliik naabʼal li tiikilal; Xbʼaan naq wan wankilal rikʼinebʼ, li wankebʼ wiʼ choqʼ aj bʼaanunel xjunesebʼ ribʼ. Ut a’ yaal jo’ eb’ li winq neke’xb’aanu li chaab’il, maamin taasachq chiruheb’ lix q’ajkamunkileb’” (Tzol’leb’ ut Sumwank 58:27–28).

Wan wankilal aawik’in laa’at. Naru taateneb’ sa’ aab’een laa tzolb’al. Wi yaj laj k’utunel ut ink’a’ naru nachal, naru nakasik’ ru tzolok rochb’eeneb’ laa wech aj tzolonel. Wi wan li ink’a’ nakataw ru, naru nakatpatz’ok. Wi taawaj ru xnawb’al chan ru taachaab’ilob’resi laa tzolb’al, naru nakapatz’ reheb’ laa wech aj tzolonel sa’ laa ch’uut k’a’ru neke’xb’aanu a’an. Wan wankilal aawik’in re sik’ok-u ut xik chi uub’ej. Rik’in li Dios, laa’at nakasik’ ru k’a’ru taatzol ut ani tatwulaq wi’.

Ponder

• K’a’ru nakak’oxla naq teneb’anb’il sa’ aab’een jo’ aj tzolonel?

• K’a’ru naru nakab’aanu re xteneb’ankil sa’ aab’een laa tzolb’al?

Memorize Vocabulary

Tzol li naraj naxye ut chan ru nayaab’asiman li junjunq chi aatin rub’elaj li ch’uut re aatinak. Yal xtzolb’aleb’ xkomon chik li aatin naru nakawoksi sa’eb’ li eetalil. Naru nakawoksi jun tusleb’aal aatin malaj jun jaltesinel ru aatin malaj jun laa wamiiw.

date	kutankil
day	kutan
time	hoor
at	sa’
on	sa’

Time

noon	wa’leb’
midnight	tuqtu q’ojyin
five o’clock/5:00 a.m.	oob’ hoor/5:00 a.m.
five thirty/5:30 p.m.	oob’ hoor rik’in meer/5:30 p.m.

Days

Sunday	Domingo
Monday	Lunes
Tuesday	Martes
Wednesday	Miercoles
Thursday	Jueves
Friday	Viernes
Saturday	Sabado
Saturday, January 1st	Sabado, 1 re enero

Chi’ilmanq xtiqb’al li aatin re xtawb’al xkomoneb’ chik li months.

Chi’ilmanq xtiqb’al li aatin re xtawb’al xkomoneb’ chik li numbers.

Verbs

clean the house	xmesunkil li kab’l
get the mail	xxokb’al li correo
wash the dishes	xch’ajb’al li sek’

Chi’ilmanq tzolok 11 re xtawb’al xkomoneb’ chik li verbs.

Practice Pattern 1

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Naru nakak’eheb’ li aatin li wankeb’ sa’ li raqal “Memorize Vocabulary” sa’ xna’ajeb’ li aatin wankeb’ xjuch’ chirub’eleb’.

Q: What time is it?A: It’s (time).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What time is it?A: It’s five o’clock.

Q: What day is it?A: It is Sunday.

Q: What day is it?A: It’s February 5th.

Practice Pattern 2

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Yal xyeeb’aleb’ li eetalil naq yookat chi aatinak rik’in jun laa wamiiw Naru tex’aatinaq sa’ kristiaanil malaj yal teetaqla li esil.

Q: When do you (verb)?A: I (verb) on (day).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: When do they clean the house?A: They clean the house on Monday.

Q: When do you get the mail?A: I get the mail at noon.

Q: When does he wash the dishes?A: He washes the dishes at 5:30 p.m.

Use the Patterns

Tz’iib’a kaahib’eb’ li patz’om naru nakawoksi. Tz’iib’a xsumenkil li junjunq chi patz’om. Yaab’asiheb’.

Additional Activities

B’aanu li junjunq chi k’anjel ut tz’ilok-ix sa’ internet sa’ englishconnect.org/learner/resources malaj sa’ li Hu re tzolok re EnglishConnect 1.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Maakanab’ roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj. Oksi laa “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.” Tz’il rix laa meta re tzolok ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chixb’aanunkil.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Take Responsibility

(20–30 minutes)

• Yaab’asi li na’leb’ re tzolok re li tzolok a’in.

• Aatinan chirixeb’ li patz’om.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Tz’il rix xtusulaleb’ li aatin rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Yal roksinkil li eetalil 1 rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

• Yal patz’ok.

• Yal xsumenkileb’ li patz’om.

• Yal aatinak rik’in roksinkileb’ li eetalil.

B’aanu wi’chik rik’in li eetalil 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

New Vocabulary

Is it Friday, June 9th?

Ma anajwan li viernes, 9 re junio?

Il li tusleb’aal kutan. Sik’ ru jun kutan. Maaye re laa wochb’een b’arwan li kutan xasik’ ru. Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om re xq’ehinkil li kutan. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example

• A: What day is it?

• B: It’s Wednesday.

• A: Is it Wednesday, June 7th?

• B: No.

• A: Is it Wednesday, June 14th?

• B: Yes, it’s Wednesday, June 14th.

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Part 1

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix jo’q’e nab’aanuman jun k’anjel. Oksiheb’ li aatin neke’tawman sa’ li tzolok a’in ut sa’ li tzolok 11. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an. Sik’ jalan chik laa wochb’een ut yal wi’chik.

Example

• A: When do you wake up?

• B: I wake up at 7:00 a.m.

• A: When do you visit your friends?

• B: I visit my friends on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Part 2

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix jo’q’e naninq’ehiman junaq kutan. Aatin chirixeb’ li kutan sik’b’ileb’ ru sa’ li tusulal malaj k’oxlaheb’ jalan chik li kutan. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

New Vocabulary

anniversary	ninq’e
celebrate	ninq’ehink
holiday	xnimal ru kutan

Eb’ li kutan aajeleb’ ru

• Eb’ li kutan aajeleb’ ru

• Xkutankil lix yo’lajik jun li komon sa’ li junkab’al

• Jun ninq’e

• Li xnimal ru kutan jwal nawulak chawu (Ralankil; Xkutankil li ach’ab’aak; Li ak’ chihab’)

Example

• A: When do you celebrate your sister’s birthday?

• B: I celebrate my sister’s birthday on December 10th.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Tz’il rix li ak xab’aanu re xtz’aqob’resinkileb’ ru li ajom ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chiroksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Say the time and date.

  Xyeeb’al li hoor ut li kutan.

  

• Ask for the time and date.

  Xpatz’b’al li hoor ut li kutan.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Tz’il rix lix yalb’al aaq’e sa’:

1. Xtzolb’al li na’leb’ re tzolok.

2. Xtzolb’al sa’ aach’ool eb’ li aatin.

3. Xyalb’al roksinkileb’ li eetalil.

4. Roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

K’e jun li meta. K’oxla roksinkileb’ li na’leb’ sa’ Li naru nab’aanuman re tzolok li wankeb’ sa’ li “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.”

Wotz laa meta rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Wan qik’in chiqajunilo li wankilal re sik’ok-u, ut maak’a’ taaruq chixmaq’b’al a’an chiqu. Wan wankilal qik’in re xsik’b’al ru qab’e sa’ li yu’am” (Harold C. Brown, “The Marvelous Gift of Choice,” Ensign, diciembre 2001, 49).