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