"Ninaomba kisu"

Translation: I ask for a knife

[dUlOGy]

Why, Duolingo?

[Ghalib962002]

Surely "I request a knife" is correct??

[KameronSmith44]

I said "I would like the knife." It said it was wrong and it should be "a knife." It's the same right?

[juryrigging]

yes. Report it next time you see it.

[Katie105911]

Yes, it's the same

[Ghalib962002]

I request a knife... why wrong?

[Katie105911]

It's not great English but it's a good translation

[BabaKwaku]

Kuuliza also means to ask

[BB8eZ2Cd]

how does one know it is 'a 'or "the"?

[Katie105911]

There is no a or the in Swahili. Use either

[BB8eZ2Cd]

"May I have a knife" is a polite way of saying "I ask for a knife" so quite correct.