"Angalieni watoto wanacheza"

Translation: Look at the kids playing

[AGreatUserName]

"Y'all look at them children aplayin'"

[machieng]

:D that translation is the most awkward English sentence I've ever had to read

[AGreatUserName]

It's funny being forced to write "you all" or "y'all" randomly because it's not in my dialect, so my brain immediately wants to add other things I think of as Southern US dialect (but may not actually be).

[aminih]

No, it was perfect. I'm a Californian Korean, and I use "y'all" too, otherwise, it's just too awkward to read as an American.

[AbbyCordes]

Bless your heart.

[TurboIntercooler]

I think it should be, " angalieni, watoto wanacheza" meaning "look, the children are playing".

The answer provided "look at the children playing" is better translated as "angalieni watoto wakicheza".

My humble 2 cents.

[chaseyds]

Why can't this be 'watch the children playing"

[pablopublico]

How do you say "children's games"?

[machieng]

michezo ya watoto

[pablopublico]

Asante!

[Wowza42]

How would I say "Look at the playing children"?

[Kvalitetstid]

I think it is the ending "ni" that refers to second person plural which is not clear in the english translation unless it is put like that.. as awkward as it is. The verb ending "ni" refers to the subjects "nyinyi".

[Dan411608]

Is there any reason it can't be "dancing" rather than "playing"?

[ScorpioGir5]

Look at the children play isn't accepted!

[Jurekkolas]

Another nonsense: rejected because missing 'the' before children. What is the basis for demanding it?

[Ramen_Noodles1]

"wakicheza" would be better here. As it is the sentence reads like "Look, the children are playing". The "ki" is used like the "ing" in a sentence like this or "I saw him sleeping" - "Niliona yeye akilala"