Have you ever been in a situation where strangers wanaamua kukusengenya in a language that you grasp while they assume you don't understand the language?
Recently, I went to buy kienyeji vegetable from a mama mboga shop run by a woman and her two daughters.

Nilikuwa nadai milo, the kienyeji with tiny leaves. Nikarequest wanichimbulie as I waited.
Nikasimama hapo kando wakitoa mboga wakiongea in Luhya. I was not interested in their conversation until they made me the business of their chat.

'This one anakaa ako late twenties na hajaoa bado. Nimezoea wanawake ndio hubuy mboga kaa kienyeji!' the mother told her daughters.
'Maybe ako na bibi, Mum!' the elder daughter said.
'Hakai. Wilkister bwana ndio huyu. Smile akuone!' the mother said teasingly.

I have never met Wilkister that ain't Luhya.
'Aaii, Mum mimi niko na boyfriend. Acha Josephine amuchukie yeye ndio ako single.' Wilkister said.
'Vahne, Wilkister, huyu anakaa kuwa bwana wa kuingia jikoni ajipakulie chakula kwa sufuria mwenyewe.

Anakaa mabwana wa kuhesabu pieces za nyama before and after kupika.' Esie tawe.'
'Kwanza anakaa kuniuliza mbona chapo zimetoka 28 na unga kubwa ya chapo inafaa kutoa 32?' Wilkister asked and they all burst out laughing.

'Ukiendelea kuwa picky utaendelea kuzeekea kwangu wakati wenzako wanapata mabwana!' the mother said.
'Tawe Mai!' the younger daughter declined. Walimalizia kutoa toa mboga mamayao akaniuliza in Swahili:'kijana wangu utachukua nyanya pia na vitunguu?'

I faked a smiled and said. 'nyanya sai ni expe siezi afford!' I joked. I had some in the house.
'Unaona mum, unataka mimi niende kwa huyu nikufe njaa kwa nyumba yake? Tawe Mai. Ata haezi afford nyanya.!'
I picked my vegetables and paid for the vegetable.

While taking back my balance I thanked them in Luhya. 'Murio muno.'
You should have seen the shock on their faces. The mother smiled sheepishly and asked, 'kumbe we ni mtu wa ingo?'