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225 Cards in this Set
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kuchagua
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to choose
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dhambi
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sin
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dhima
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duty, obligation
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maradhi
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illness
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gharika
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flood/s
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kimya
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silent
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ndoo
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bucket
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nje
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outside
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asante sana
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thanks a lot
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asanteni
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thank you to all
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asubuhi
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morning
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habari gani...
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what's the news
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haya
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fine, ok
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hujambo
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how are you
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kazi
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work
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kwaheri
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bye
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kwaherini
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goodbye to all
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mzee
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old man
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nyumbani
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home
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tu
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only
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karibu
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welcome
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karibu ndani
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welcome in
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safari
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trip
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tafadhali
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please
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asubuhi
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morning
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mchana
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noon
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jioni
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afternoon
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usiku
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night
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shikamoo
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initial hello greeting of respect
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marahaba
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Hello (respectful ans to elders)
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bila asante
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don't mention it
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funga kitabu
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close the book
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fungeni vitabu
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you all close the books
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fungua kitabu
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open the book
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fungueni vitabu
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you all open the books
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sielewi
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i don't understand
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hii ina maama gani
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what does this mean
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hongera
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congratulations
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jibu
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answer
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kwa kiswahili
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in swahili
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mmeelewa
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have you all understood
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nimeelewa
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i have understood
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ninaelewa
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i understand
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samahani
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sorry, excuse me
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sawa
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ok
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kusema
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to say
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sijui
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i don't know
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tafadhali sema tena
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please repeat
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unasemaje...
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how do you say..
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kuuliza
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to ask
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uliza swali
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ask a question
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umeelewa
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have you understood
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_______ humaanisha..
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_______ means..
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kwa sasa
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for now
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lakini
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but, however
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mimi ni
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I am
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mtu kutoka
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a person from
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na pia
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and also
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nina
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i have
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alaa!
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really, is that so
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kaeni
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you all sit
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karibuni
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inviting more than one person
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nini
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what
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wapi
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where
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na jina la mama yake, JE
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WHAT ABOUT the name of your mother?
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nani
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who
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gani
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which type, what
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fanana
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look alike
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hapa karibu
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near here
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mbona
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why?, why on earth?
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kulala
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to sleep
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kununua
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to buy
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kulipa
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to pay
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kuuza
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to sell
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kusoma
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to read, study
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kukaa
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to stay
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kutaka
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to want
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acha...bwana/mama
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stop it, don't be ridiculous, man/mama
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bei gani?
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what price
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bei ghali!
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the price is too high
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bia
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beer
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kugawanya kwa
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to divide by
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ghali sana!
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too expensive
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haiwezekani!
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utterly impossible
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hapana!
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no
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punguza tafadhali
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reduce (the price) please
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kusema
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to speak
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kujifunza
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to learn, study
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chuoni
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university (location)
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kusikiliza
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to listen
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kujua
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to know
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kuimba
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to sing
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kula
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to eat
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kufundisha
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to teach
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kucheza muziki
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to dance
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kucheza
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to play
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kucheka
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to laugh
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kujibu
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to answer
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bweni
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dorm
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ninapita tu
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I'm just passing by
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haraka kidogo
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hurry a little
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lini
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when
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unafanya nini
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what are you doing
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au
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or
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sipendi
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I don't like
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kuangalia
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to watch
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kunywa
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to drink
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kupigwa picha
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to be photographed
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kweli
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true
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sikweli
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false
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swali
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question
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maswali
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questions
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sisi
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we/us
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kufurahi
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to be happy
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wongofu
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righteousness
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utamaduni
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culture
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mwenyewe
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alone
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chache
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few
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kuchemsha
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to boil
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hai
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alive
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salama
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safe, well
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taabani
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in bad new, distress
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tayari
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ready
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kuna
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there is/there are
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kuna nini
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what is there
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pana
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here is/here are
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mna
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there is/there are
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hali ngumu
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hard living conditions
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hali ye hewa
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weather
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joto kali sana
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very hot weather
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maradhi mengi
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many illnesses
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mavuno mazuri
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a good harvest
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mvua kali
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heavy rain
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shida nyingi
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lots of problems
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hakuna
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there isn't/there aren't
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hapana
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here isn't/here aren't
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hamna
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(in there) there isn't/there aren't
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hamna shida
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there is no problem
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hamna wasiwasi
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there nothing to worry about
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hamna neno
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It's nothing, don't worry, never mind, no problem
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kwa sababu
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because
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kuweza
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to be able
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karibu na
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near
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kuishi
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to live
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wa mwisho
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last
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kueleza
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to explain
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shughuli nyingi
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pressing business, many things to attend to
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kuwasili
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to arive
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kupumzika
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to rest
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halafu
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and then
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baadaye
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later on
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baada ya
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after...
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baada ya hapo
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after that
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baadae
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later
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kabla ya...
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before..
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kabla ya hapo..
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before that
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kupenda
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to like
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kutembea
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to walk
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kuogelea
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to swim
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kuvua samaki
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to fish
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kuamka
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to wake up
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hapa hapa
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right here
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jiko
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kitchen
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kusali
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to pray
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kutalii
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to make a tour
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kufa
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to die
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kuja
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to come
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kula
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to eat
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kunya
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to shit
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kunywa
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to drink
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kuwa
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to be
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kuendelea
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to progress, develop, continue
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njaa
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hungry
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hata mara moja
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not even one
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wala
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nor
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kuazima
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to borrow, lend
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kutabasamu
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to smile
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sasa hivi
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right now
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nyimbo
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songs
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sisi sote
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all of us
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kupanda
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to ride, climb
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yaani
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that is
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jumla
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total
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nijani
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on the way
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kurudi
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to return
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kumaliza
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to finish
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kwenda
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to go
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kuanza
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to begin
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mara mojamoja
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once in awhile
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kupokelewa
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to be recieved
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kutumia
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to use, utilize
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juzijuzi
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recently
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majuzi
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recently
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kama
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about, like, such as
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kuhusu
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about
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kukua
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to grow up
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mambo
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issues
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mara
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suddenly, then
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mpaka
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until
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kuendesha
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to drive
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kwamba
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that
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nami
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with me
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nanyi
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with you all
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nao
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with them
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nasi
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with us
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nawe
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with yoiu
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naye
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with him
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kutembelea
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to visit
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kuvaa
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to wear, put on clothes
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kadhalika
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etc..
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nenda
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go
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nendeni
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you all go
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njoo
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come
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njooeni
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you all come
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lete
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bring
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leteni
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you all bring
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jaribu
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try
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jaribuni
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you all try
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haribu
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destroy
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haribuni
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you all destroy
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nipe
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give me
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nipeni
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give me, you all
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niambie
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tell me
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niambieni
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tell me, you all
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kuambia
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to tell
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