At the same time

Word Questions
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Continuing the discussion from Tekinolozi HW (May 13):

I ni ce, @marija! I think I know already, but to be sure before answering, can you provide a basic example sentence or a context of use with “at the same time”?

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I wanted to say something like this: N bɛ whatsapp dayɛlɛ “at the same time” that.. n bɛ n ɲɛw dayɛlɛ

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I ni ce! I can think of a few ways to express the idea, but how about this:

N bɛ n ɲɛw dayɛlɛ dɔrɔn, n bɛ WhatsApp filɛ

“As soon as I open my eyes, I look at WhatsApp”
Lit. “I open my eyes only, I look at WhatsApp”

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Aw ni ce! @Coleman I know you said you can think of a few ways… how about, also, “o tuma kelen na” (at the same time)?

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I ni ce, @Christy! I ni fama :slight_smile:

That could work too! Good thinking.

In that case, I guess I’d say it like this in two sentences:

N bɛ n ɲɛw dayɛlɛ. O tuma kelen na, n bɛ WhatsApp filɛ

“I open my eyes. At that same moment, I look at WhatsApp”

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