Vocabulary Words And Phrases

Front 1

Jina lako ni nani?

Back 1

What is your name?

Front 2

Jina langu naitwa Milton

Back 2

My name is Milton

Hint 2

Jina langu ni Milton

Front 3

Huyu ni rafiki yangu

Back 3

This is my friend

Front 4

Huyu ni mama yangu

Back 4

This is my mother

Front 5

Huyu ni baba yangu

Back 5

This is my father

Front 6

Hawa ni wazazi wangu

Back 6

These are my parents

Front 7

Mke

Back 7

Wife

Front 8

Ninatembea pole pole

Back 8

I am walking slowly

Front 9

Ninabeba viatu vyangu

Back 9

I am carrying my books

Front 10

Nilianguka

Back 10

I fell

Front 11

Ninaumwa na tumbo

Back 11

I have a stomach ache

Front 12

Ninapiga simu

Back 12

I am making a telephone call

Front 13

Niko na furaha sana kujifunza kiswahili

Back 13

I am very happy to study swahili

Front 14

Mume

Back 14

Husband

Front 15

Ninavaa nguo

Back 15

I am getting dressed

Front 16

Nenda na kusugua meno

Back 16

Go and brush your teeth

Front 17

Ninyi (pl)

Back 17

You all

Front 18

-kunja

Back 18

Bend

Front 19

Mimi ninasoma kitabu

Back 19

I am reading a book

Front 20

Mienaenda

Back 20

I am off

Front 21

Nime kwisha poa

Back 21

That's how things are with me

Front 22

Mwunguzi

Back 22

Nurse

Front 23

Shanga

Back 23

Beads

Front 24

Hapa pana

Back 24

Here are

Front 25

Kidogo tu

Back 25

A little

Front 26

Woa

Back 26

They

Front 27

Unafanya kazi gani?

Back 27

What work do you do?

Front 28

Rika moja

Back 28

Same age

Front 29

Kwa hiyo

Back 29

So

Front 30

Hiki

Back 30

This

Front 31

Yeye

Back 31

He/She

Front 32

M (pl.)

Back 32

You all

Front 33

Kwa bahati mbaya

Back 33

Unfortunately

Front 34

Huko

Back 34

Over there

Hint 34

that (place), there, over there (close to the listener), a general place (one that has already previously been mentioned in the conversation

Front 35

Kama

Back 35

If

Front 36

Mimi niko ...

Back 36

I am in ...

Front 37

Vipi wewe?

Back 37

How are you?

Front 38

Yalikuwa mazungumzo

Back 38

It was a great chat.

Front 39

Kesho wiki

Back 39

Next week

Front 40

Leo huna kazi nyingi

Back 40

Today I have no work

Front 41

Vipi maisha yaendaje?

Back 41

How is life over there

Front 42

Baadhi ya

Back 42

Some of

Front 43

Nisame

Back 43

Excuse me

Front 44

Nyingi sana

Back 44

Too many

Front 45

Ngeza

Back 45

More

Front 46

Ninaweza kusema kiswahili

Back 46

I am able to speak swahili

Front 47

Unakwenda wapi?

Back 47

Where are you going?

Front 48

Kitabu Iko wapi?

Back 48

Where is the book?

Front 49

Nenda ucheze nje

Back 49

Go play outside

Front 50

Je, unapenda?

Back 50

Do you love me?

Front 51

Kila wakati

Back 51

Always

Front 52

Wakati ule

Back 52

At that time

Front 53

Wakati

Back 53

Time / Period of time

Front 54

Zina twa

Back 54

Turn off

Front 55

Washa twa

Back 55

Turn on

Front 56

Umeshindaje?

Back 56

How have you passed the day?

Hint 56

Afternoon greeting

Front 57

Poa

Back 57

Cool

Hint 57

Response to "mambo", "vipi" or "mambo vipi"

Front 58

Niambie

Back 58

Tell me

Front 59

Asenteni

Back 59

Thank you all

Front 60

Naomba maji

Back 60

May I have some water please

Hint 60

"Naomba" is a polite request

Front 61

Usiku mwema

Back 61

Goodnight

Front 62

Jioni njema

Back 62

Good evening

Hint 62

As a goodbye greeting

Front 63

Mchana mwema

Back 63

Goodday

Hint 63

As a goodbye greeting

Front 64

Samahani

Back 64

Excuse me, sorry, i'm sorry

Front 65

Umeamkaje?

Back 65

Have you woken up?

Hint 65

Morning greeting

Front 66

Unaituaje?

Back 66

Who are you called

Front 67

Kwema

Back 67

Are things well where you are

Hint 67

Rough translation

Front 68

Yule ni mwalimu mfupi

Back 68

That (one) is a short teacher

Front 69

Nyingi sana

Back 69

Too many

Front 70

Nisame

Back 70

Excuse me

Front 71

Sifuri

Back 71

Zero

Front 72

Habari? Njema

Back 72

How are you? Good / Well

Front 73

Alipokuwa mtoto hakupenda maziwa

Back 73

When he was a child he did not like milk

Hint 73

Affix "Po" expresses "when"

Front 74

Hawa ni watoto wake

Back 74

These are his children

Front 75

Kabisa

Back 75

Totally, completely, without a doubt, absolutely

Front 76

Yeye ni Mtanzania?

Hapana, yeye si Mtanzania

Back 76

Is he / she in Tanzania?

No, he / she is not in Tanzania

Front 77

Woa ni wageni?

Hapana, woa si wageni.

Back 77

Are they foreigners / guests?

No, they are not foreigners / guests.

Front 78

Utarudi lini?

Nitarudi Alhamisi

Back 78

When will you return?

I will return on Thursday.

Front 79

-gonjwa

Back 79

Sick

Front 80

Nani

Back 80

Who

Front 81

Wapi

Back 81

Where

Front 82

Nini

Back 82

What

Front 83

Lini

Back 83

When

Front 84

Vipi

Back 84

How

Front 85

Gani

Back 85

How much

Front 86

Mimi

Back 86

I (sing.)

Hint 86

Personal pronoun

Front 87

Sisi

Back 87

We

Hint 87

Personal pronoun

Front 88

Wewe

Back 88

You (sing.)

Hint 88

Personal pronoun

Front 89

Ninyi

Back 89

You all (pl.)

Hint 89

Personal pronoun

Front 90

Yeye

Back 90

He / She

Hint 90

Personal pronoun

Front 91

Woa

Back 91

They (pl)

Hint 91

Personal pronoun

Front 92

-leta

Back 92

Bring

Front 93

-ishi

Back 93

Live

Front 94

-itwa

Back 94

To be called

Front 95

-fika

Back 95

Arrive

Front 96

Mimi ni mgonjwa

Back 96

I am sick

Front 97

Kwa nini unalala

Back 97

Why are you sleeping

Front 98

Kupika kwake kunanipenza

Back 98

Her cooking pleases me

Front 99

Sijakata

Back 99

I did not

Front 100

Umekata

Back 100

You did

Front 101

Kunanini hapa Kasim na Taj?

Back 101

What's going on Kasim and Taj?

Front 102

Siwezi mbuka

Back 102

I don't remember

Front 103

Kumbuka

Back 103

To remember

Front 104

Kwendeni

Back 104

Here we go

Front 105

Ni sawa

Back 105

Exactly

Front 106

Hiki ni nini

Back 106

What is this

Front 107

Kila

Back 107

Each, every, all

Front 108

Kila mtu

Back 108

Everybody

Front 109

Kila siku

Back 109

Everyday

Front 110

Kila kitu

Back 110

Everything

Front 111

Harusi

Back 111

Joy, happiness, wedding nuptials

Front 112

Mwema

Back 112

Good (sing.)

Front 113

Wema

Back 113

Good (pl.)

Front 114

Ninasugua meno

Back 114

I am brushing my teeth

Front 115

Ninavaa nguo

Back 115

I am getting dressed

Front 116

Nimekisoma

Back 116

I have read it

Hint 116

"Ki" object infix for non person noun class. KI/VI class

Front 117

-angu

Back 117

My

Front 118

-ako

Back 118

Your (sing.)

Front 119

-ake

Back 119

His / Her / it's

Front 120

-etu

Back 120

Our

Front 121

-enu

Back 121

Your (pl.))

Front 122

Alinipa kitabu

Back 122

He / she gave me a book

Front 123

Hatanipa kitabu

Back 123

He / she will not give me the book

Front 124

Mama alijikata

Back 124

Mama cut herself

Front 125

Wazee wanajistarehesha kwa muziki

Back 125

The old people are entertaining themselves with music

Front 126

Kwa

Back 126

With, by

Front 127

Nikinunua nyama wa mbuzi sokoni nitapika leo

Back 127

If I buy goat meat at the market I'll cook today

Front 128

-nunua

Back 128

Buy, obtain, purchase

Front 129

Ninapiga nguo zangu pasi

Back 129

I am ironing my clothes

Front 130

Watacheka

Back 130

They will laugh

Front 131

Enda salama

Back 131

Go safely everyone

Front 132

Baka salama

Back 132

Stay safe all

Hint 132

Said by person leaving

Front 133

Vizuri kabisa

Back 133

All is well

Front 134

Vipi huko kwenu?

Back 134

How are you?

Front 135

Ndani

Back 135

Inside

Front 136

Nilipokuona, nilikumbuta Jina lako

Back 136

When I saw you I remembered your name

Hint 136

The affix "po" expresses "when"

Front 137

Anaitwa

Back 137

He / she is called

Front 138

Inaitwa

Back 138

It is called

Front 139

-kunja nguo

Back 139

Fold clothes

Front 140

Sina nafasi

Back 140

I don't have time

Front 141

Msichana

Back 141

Girl

Front 142

Yule

Back 142

That

Hint 142

far from the speaker

Front 143

Jina lake nani?

Back 143

What is her name?

Front 144

Mkono mmoja hauchinji ng'ome

Back 144

One hand cannot slaughter a cow

Front 145

-chagua

Back 145

Choose, select, elect

Front 146

Uchaguzi

Back 146

Choice, selection

Front 147

Mwizi

Back 147

Thief

Front 148

Karibu na

Back 148

Near, nearly

Front 149

-la

Back 149

Eat

Front 150

Kupa

Back 150

To give

Front 151

Kutoa

Back 151

To give

Front 152

Juu

Back 152

Up, above, top

Front 153

Kufanya

Back 153

To do

Front 154

Safari

Back 154

Journey

Front 155

Babu

Back 155

Grandfather

Front 156

Safiri

Back 156

To travell

Front 157

Njia

Back 157

Road, path

Front 158

Chumba (sing.)

Back 158

Room

Front 159

Vyumba (pl.)

Back 159

Rooms

Front 160

Basi

Back 160

Then, so, well

Front 161

-ni

Back 161

In

Hint 161

Suffix eg. Nyumbani

Front 162

-tamu

Back 162

Sweet, delicious

Front 163

Viti (pl.)

Back 163

Chairs

Front 164

Hii

Back 164

This

Front 165

Hafifu

Back 165

Poor in quality

Front 166

-weza

Back 166

Can, able

Front 167

Jicho (sing.)

Back 167

Eye

Front 168

Macho (pl.)

Back 168

Eyes

Front 169

Haraka

Back 169

Fast

Front 170

Leo jioni

Back 170

This evening

Front 171

Leo

Back 171

Today

Front 172

Mwanzo

Back 172

Begining

Front 173

-kavu

Back 173

Dry

Front 174

Vyakula

Back 174

Foods

Front 175

Kisu

Back 175

Knife

Front 176

Visu

Back 176

Knives

Front 177

-chungu

Back 177

Bitter, sour

Front 178

Kamili

Back 178

Complete, whole, perfect

Front 179

Mlevi

Back 179

A drunk

Front 180

Walevi

Back 180

Drunks

Front 181

Kiuno / Viuno

Back 181

Waist / Waists

Front 182

Pikwa

Back 182

Cook / Cooks

Front 183

Kidole

Back 183

Finger

Front 184

Vidole

Back 184

Fingers

Front 185

Kushindwa

Back 185

To give in, fall, be unable

Front 186

Adui

Back 186

Enemy

Front 187

Raisi

Back 187

To make cheap, easy

Front 188

Mwanadamu

Back 188

Human

Front 189

Utoto

Back 189

Childhood

Front 190

Kesho

Back 190

Tomorrow

Front 191

-rudisha

Back 191

Give back

Front 192

Kuanguka

Back 192

To fall

Front 193

Siku

Back 193

Day

Front 194

Jina

Back 194

Name

Front 195

Jaribu

Back 195

Attempt, try

Front 196

-bichi

Back 196

Raw, unripe, uncooked

Front 197

Bora

Back 197

Fine, excellent, best

Front 198

Nywele

Back 198

Hair

Front 199

-toka

Back 199

Come from

Front 200

Pua

Back 200

Nose

Front 201

-ote

Back 201

All, whole

Front 202

Duniani

Back 202

In the world, on the earth

Front 203

Dunia

Back 203

World, earth

Front 204

-beba

Back 204

Carry, bear, transport

Front 205

Hatari

Back 205

Danger, risk

Front 206

-hatarisha

Back 206

To put in danger, to put at risk

Front 207

Simanzi

Back 207

Deep depression, grief, sorrow

Front 208

Kama

Back 208

As (like), if

Front 209

Haina shida hiyo

Back 209

That is no problem

Front 210

Kuchekesha

Back 210

Amuse, make me laugh

Front 211

Mpaka

Back 211

Until

Front 212

Hii ni doro

Back 212

This is booring

Front 213

Nilistarehe sana

Back 213

I had a great time

Front 214

Kioo

Back 214

Mirror, glass

Front 215

Unaituaje nani?

Back 215

What are you called?

Front 216

Ninaitwa...

Back 216

I am called...

Front 217

Ninafurahi kukufahamu.

Back 217

I am happy to know you.

Front 218

Unakaa wapi?

Back 218

Where are you staying?