INPUT ARTICLE: Article: One of the easiest and quickest ways to keep your hair looking good during a workout is to put it up in a ponytail with hair ties. You may tie your hair up with several hair ties so it is secure when you do an intense workout, such as running, an aerobic class, or interval training. Tying it back and high on your head can keep your hair away from the sweat on your body as you work out. You can also try using bobby pins as well as a hair tie to put your hair in a loose bun on the top of your head so it is out of your face and away from your sweat. You can prevent your hair from getting too wet and frizzy during your workout by wrapping it in a scarf. You may use a cotton scarf to ensure your hair can breath without getting too wet. You can also try using a hair cover designed to protect your hair when you work out. You may look for a hair cover that is designed for use at the gym online or at specialty Black hair stores. These hair covers are often designed to repel moisture and release heat so your hair does not get too wet or frizzy while you exercise. You can keep sweat out of your hair by wearing a sweatband when you workout. You may put your hair in an updo with hair ties and then wear a sweatband for extra protection for your hair from your sweat. Look for a sweatband made of absorbent material. Make sure the sweatband sits securely around your head as you do not want it to slip or move while you are working out.

SUMMARY: Put your hair up with hair ties. Wrap your hair in a scarf or a hair cover. Wear a sweatband.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Greetings are some of the most useful words in any language, including Huttese. Have a look at a Huttese dictionary or word-list online, and pull out a few of the most useful greetings and salutations, such as:  Achuta (“Hello”) Bo shuda (“Greetings”)  Chowbaso (“Welcome”) Gooddé da lodia! (“Good day to you!”) Mee jewz ku (“Goodbye”) Learning how to refer to yourself and other people (or droids, or alien life-forms) is also key to mastering any language. Familiarize yourself with some pronouns, and learn some nouns for the types of beings you are likely to discuss in Huttese.  The known Huttese pronouns are jee (“I/me”), jee-jee (“we/us”), chuba (“you”), and cheekta (“her”). You might also find use for words like bukee (“boy”), footoo (“fellow”), cheeka (“woman”), nek (“man”), ulwan (“smuggler”), murishani (“bounty hunter”), and jeedai (“Jedi”). You could refer to a friend as ma pateessa (“my friend”), while an enemy might be wermo (“fool” or “idiot”), sleemo (“slime-ball”), or peedunkey (“punk”). Words for places and things are also very useful. Get to know a few nouns that might come up in everyday conversation on Tatooine, such as:  See'ybark (“sailing barge”) Blasto (“weapon” or “blaster”) E'nachu (“food”)  Gopptula (“ransom”) Planeeto (“planet”) In addition to the simplest of verbs (such as sa for “is/are”), you'll need words to express a variety of actions. Learn some Huttese verbs, such as:  Boska (“search” or “go”) Stuka (“see”) Dwana (“sell”) Cheeska (“cheat”) Winkee (“sleep”) Huttese is an expressive language with lots of colorful descriptors. You'll get the most out of Huttese if you have a rich vocabulary of adjectives. For example:  Gusha (“lucky”) Lapti (“fancy”) Shado (“fast”) Double-crossing (“dopa-meeky”) Goola (“bad”) Grancha (“large”) Azalus (“dangerous”) Once you have a basic vocabulary, you can build phrases by using helping words like conjunctions, prepositions, imperatives, interrogatives, articles, and particles. A few additional useful words in Huttese include:  An (“and”) Che (“for”) Ta (“the”) Du (“a/an”) Coo (“who/which”), coo sa (“Who is . . . ?” or “Which is . . . ?”) Choy (“what”) Jopay (“when”) Konchee (“where”) Tagwa (“yes”) No (“nobata”) Out (“nenoleeya”) In (“noleeya”) Hagwa (“don't”) Huttese can come in handy when you want to greet a fellow Star Wars fan, close a business deal Tatooine-style, or engage in some playful banter. You can find a list of Huttese phrases broken down by category here: http://www.nerdgirlarmy.com/2011/02/speak-in-huttese-language-of-jabba-hut.html. A few helpful phrases include:  Achute, my pee kasa Susan. (“Hello, my name is Susan.”) Hi chuba na daga? (“What do you want?”) Bargon wan chee kospah. (“There will be no bargain.”) Bona nai kachu. (“You're in trouble now!”) Since the Hutts have only 4 fingers on each hand, they count in base 8 rather than base 10. This means that they only use the digits 0-7, with 8 being the equivalent of our 10. This is very useful to know if you are negotiating ransom price for your favorite chuba doompa dopa-maskey ulwan (low-down, two-faced smuggler). The known numbers in Huttese are:  Bo (1) Dopa (2) Duba (3) Fwanna (4) K'wanna (5) Kita (6) Goba (7) Our 8-15 are the Huttese equivalent of 10-17. These numbers are hunto, biska, boboba, goboba, joboba, soboba, koboba, and foboba. The only other known Huttese number is 100 (144 in base 8): jujumon. For the most part, Huttese is pronounced as it is written. However, the language has 1 or 2 sounds that may be unfamiliar to an English speaker. For example, an X is pronounced like a kissing sound or a loud smack of the lips.  This sound appears in the phrase Ap-xmasi keepuna (“Don't shoot!”). Watch and listen closely to characters speaking Huttese in the Star Wars films and spinoff shows, and try to approximate the harsh and guttural sounds of Huttese speech.

SUMMARY:
Learn some Huttese greetings. Memorize words for friends and foes. Get familiar with a few common nouns. Master some basic verbs. Acquaint yourself with some adjectives. Learn other useful words. Pick up some Huttese phrases. Learn the Huttese counting system. Practice Huttese pronunciation.