"Grandfather, how did you wake up?"

Translation: Babu, umeamkaje?

[IStanCappieChan]

I love seeing the direct translations of common phrases in other languages. It sounds like the speaker didn't expect Old Babu to wake up at all. :p

[Pam866124]

lol

[Sabina424611]

So what's the difference between "how did you sleep" and "how did you wake up" - what context is each used in?

[machieng]

Same context, but in terms of phrasing, the above is used more often than "how did you sleep?"

[StacyKacey]

still the same thing no difference...we prefer using how did you sleep

[Moussajuma]

Daa Bina changa kwakweli, ila ndo ivo tuzidi ku pambana

[Coralie204597]

Yes, this isn't something you would say in English and I'm not sure what it means. Is it similar to good morning?

[machieng]

it is used as a morning greeting, so, kind of?

[ScarlettFlight]

Can this be interpreted as ' how did you rest?'

[machieng]

that would be more like 'Babu ulilalaje?' (Grandfather how did you sleep?)

[terrencewa20]

"Babu uliamkaje?"
Would be the correct translation for this sentence since the tense in this sentence is in the past.

[StacyKacey]

there is nothing wrong with saying 'babu uliamkaje'

[Pam866124]

literal meaning in Shona (Zimbabwe) is mamukasei?
in english it doesn't sound right but that's what it is