• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/96

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

96 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Jina lako ni nani?
What is your name?
Jina langu ni Mark
My name is Mark
Sawa
Okay
Do you speak English?
Unasema Kiingeraza?
And with you?
Na wewe?
How are things here?
Habari za hapa
a little, few
Kidogo
Just fine
Nzuri tu
How are (your) mom and dad
Mama na Baba hawajambo
They're fine
Hawajambo
Your siblings are fine, too?
Ndugu zako pia hawajambo
They're good
Wote hawajambo
I come from the United States
Ninatoka Mareikani
And me too
Na mimi pia
And this is my friend
Na huyu ni rafiki yangu
home, at home
Nyumbani
a little, few
kidogo
which, what
gani
this
huyu
name
jina
his/her
lake
your
lako
my
langu/yangu
What is the subject pronoun used for "I"?
mimi
students/students
mwanafunzi/wanafunzi
and/with
na
I'm glad I'm happy
Nimefurahi
house
nyumba
also
pia
good
nzuri
friend/s
rafiki
peace/peaceful
salama
very much / a lot
sana
now
sasa
I'm fine. I'm doing well
Sijambo
just, only
tu
See you!
Tutaonana
What is the subject pronoun for "you (singular, used with one person)?
wewe
of
za
Hello, How are you (sing)?
Hujambo?
Hello! How are all of you? (plural)
Hamjambo?
We're fine
Hatujambo
How are you doing ("What's the news")?
Habari gani?
Good morning!
Habari za asubuhi
Good afternoon!
Habari za mchana!
Good evening!
Habari za jioni!
His/Her name is
Jina lake ni
I'm glad to meet you
Nimefurahi kukuona
Good night!(before bed)
Usiku mwema
Have a nice day!
Mchana mwema! / Siku nzuri!
Have a nice evening!
Jioni njema
What is the subject pronoun for "he/she"?
yeye
What is the subject pronoun for "we"?
sisi
What is the subject pronoun for "you (plural) all of you, you all"?
nyinyi
What is the subject pronoun for "they"?
wao
in Swahili, is it enough to use a subject pronoun alone?
No, need to attached a subject prefix to the verb
What is the subject prefix for "mimi"?
ni-
What is the subject prefix for "wewe"?
u-
What is the subject prefix for "yeye"?
a-
What is the subject prefix for "sisi"?
tu-
What is the subject prefix for "nyinyi"?
m-
What is the subject prefix for "wao"?
wa-
What are the three steps in conjugating a Swahili verb?
Step 1: Drop the infinitiive ku-
Step 2: Add infix (e.g., na- or present tense)
Step 3: Add subject prefix (e.g., ni, or I)
You come from the United States
Wewe Unatoka Marekani
He/she comes from the United States
Yeye anatoka Marekani
We come from the United States
Sisi tunatoka Marekani
to speak
kusema
I speak Swahili
Mimi ninasema Kiswahili
You speak Swahili
Wewe unasema Kiswahili
He/she speaks Swahili
Yeye anasema Kiswahili
We speak Swahili
Sisi tunasema Kiswahili
They speak Swahili
Wao wanasema Swahili
to study/read
kusoma
to live/stay
kukaa
to like/love
kupenda
to sleep
kulala
to laugh
kuchecka
to sing
kuimba
to play/dance
kucheza
to write
kuandika
to hear
kusikia
to see
kuona
to live
kusihi
to answer or respond
kujibu
to try
kujaribu
to return to
kurudi
to think
kufikiri
I live in America
Mimi ninaishi Marekani
He/she is answering
Yeye anajibu
We are trying
Sisi tunajaribu
Are you returning to America
Wewe unarudi Marekani
what is the present tence of "to be"
ni
We are students
Sisi ni wanafunzi
I'm an American
Mimi no Mmarekani
What is the negation of ni?
si
No, my name is not Mark
Hapana, jina langu si Mark