Swahili Peter Wilson Ch 31-35

Front 1

add -sha at end of verb

Back 1

causative construction

Front 2

add -za at the end of the verb

Back 2

causative construction exception

Front 3

many, many, many!

Back 3

causative construction exception 3

Front 4

ku-amsha

Back 4

to awaken (someone), to cause to awake

Front 5

ku-angusha

Back 5

to cause to fall (to fell, as in a tree)

Front 6

ku-bahatisha

Back 6

to guess, to try luck

Front 7

ku-chemsha

Back 7

to boil (to cause to boil

Front 8

ku-chemka

Back 8

to be boiling

Front 9

ku-chokesha

Back 9

to tire

Front 10

ku-eleza

Back 10

to explain

Front 11

ku-elea

Back 11

to be clear

Front 12

ku-endesha

Back 12

to drive

Front 13

ku-fikisha

Back 13

to cause to reach, to arrive

Front 14

ku-fundisha

Back 14

to teach or instruct

Front 15

ku-geuza

Back 15

to cause to turn around

Front 16

ku-geuka

Back 16

to turn

Front 17

si- hu- ha- ... hatu- ham- hawa-

Back 17

negative subject prefixes – m-wa class

Front 18

hau- ... hai-

Back 18

negative subject prefixes – m-mi class

Front 19

haki- ... havi-

Back 19

negative subject prefixes – ki-vi class

Front 20

negative subject prefix – verb stem – last vowel to “-i” if bantu.

Back 20

negative present tense

Front 21

short verbs – no change to the rule (“siji” or “hamli”)

Back 21

negative present tense for short verbs

Front 22

sina, huna, hana ... hatuna, hamna, hawana

Back 22

“to have” in negative present tense (M-Wa class)

Front 23

hauna ... haina

Back 23

“to have” in negative present tense (m-mi class)

Front 24

hakina ... havina

Back 24

“to have” in negative present tense (ki-vi class)

Front 25

hapana

Back 25

there is not or there are not around definite place

Front 26

hakuna

Back 26

there is not or there are not around somewhere

Front 27

hamna

Back 27

there is not or there are not – inside a place

Front 28

-ta-

Back 28

future tense infix

Front 29

negative subject prefix – future tense infix – verb stem

Back 29

construction of negative future tense

Front 30

sitakula, sitaharibu, sitasoma

Back 30

examples of construction of negative future tense

Front 31

-ku-

Back 31

negative past tense infix

Front 32

negative subject prefix – negative past tense infix – verb

Back 32

construction of negative past tense

Front 33

sikuharibu, sikusoma,

Back 33

examples of construction of negative past tense

Front 34

sikula, sikuenda

Back 34

examples of construction of negative past tense – short verbs

Front 35

asubuhi - asubuhi (n-n)

Back 35

morning

Front 36

baba - baba (n-n)

Back 36

father

Front 37

bahati - bahati (n-n)

Back 37

Luck

Front 38

barabara - barabara (n-n)

Back 38

Road

Front 39

baridi - baridi (n-n)

Back 39

cold, coolness

Front 40

barafu - barafu (n-n)

Back 40

refrigerator, ice

Front 41

barua - barua (n-n)

Back 41

letter

Front 42

bia - bia (n-n)

Back 42

beer

Front 43

bei - bei (n-n)

Back 43

price

Front 44

bilauri - bilauri (n-n)

Back 44

tumbler, glass

Front 45

chai - chai (n-n)

Back 45

tea

Front 46

chumvi - chumvi (n-n)

Back 46

salt

Front 47

chupa - chupa (n-n)

Back 47

bottle

Front 48

dakika - dakika (n-n)

Back 48

minute

Front 49

dawa - dawa (n-n)

Back 49

medicine

Front 50

habari - habari (n-n)

Back 50

news

Front 51

hatari - hatari (n-n)

Back 51

danger

Front 52

hema - hema (n-n)

Back 52

tent

Front 53

homa - homa (n-n)

Back 53

fever

Front 54

inzi - inzi (n-n)

Back 54

fly

Front 55

jioni - jioni (n-n)

Back 55

evening

Front 56

kahawa - kahawa (n-n)

Back 56

coffee

Front 57

kalamu - kalamu (n-n)

Back 57

pen (pencil)

Front 58

kaptula - kaptula (n-n)

Back 58

shorts (used in singular)

Front 59

karabai - karabai (n-n)

Back 59

pressure lamp

Front 60

karatasi - karatasi (n-n)

Back 60

paper (writing paper)

Front 61

kazi - kazi (n-n)

Back 61

work

Front 62

mama - mama (n-n)

Back 62

mother

Front 63

mbegu - mbegu (n-n)

Back 63

seeds, planting material

Front 64

mboga - mboga (n-n)

Back 64

vegetables, relish

Front 65

mbu - mbu (n-n)

Back 65

mosquito

Front 66

mbwa - mbwa (n-n)

Back 66

dog

Front 67

meza - meza (n-n)

Back 67

table

Front 68

motokaa - motokaa (n-n)

Back 68

car

Front 69

mvua - mvua (n-n)

Back 69

rain

Front 70

nafasi - nafasi (n-n)

Back 70

opportunity, spare time, space

Front 71

nguo - nguo (n-n)

Back 71

garment, clothes

Front 72

nyama - nyama (n-n)

Back 72

meat

Front 73

nyoka - nyoka (n-n)

Back 73

snake

Front 74

nyumba - nyumba (n-n)

Back 74

house

Front 75

paka - paka (n-n)

Back 75

cat

Front 76

panga - panga (n-n)

Back 76

machete

Front 77

pasi - pasi (n-n)

Back 77

flat-iron

Front 78

pesa - pesa (n-n)

Back 78

money, coin (usually plural)

Front 79

pilipili - pilipili (n-n)

Back 79

pepper

Front 80

pombe - pombe (n-n)

Back 80

local beer

Front 81

rafiki - rafiki (n-n)

Back 81

friend

Front 82

ratili - ratili (n-n)

Back 82

pound (weight)

Front 83

ruhusa - ruhusa (n-n)

Back 83

permission

Front 84

ruksa - ruksa (n-n)

Back 84

permission

Front 85

saa - saa (n-n)

Back 85

clock, watch, hour

Front 86

sababu - sababu (n-n)

Back 86

reason, cause

Front 87

sabuni - sabuni (n-n)

Back 87

soap

Front 88

safari - safari (n-n)

Back 88

journey

Front 89

sahani - sahani (n-n)

Back 89

plate, dish

Front 90

samaki - samaki (n-n)

Back 90

fish

Front 91

sehemu - sehemu (n-n)

Back 91

part, portion, fraction

Front 92

shida - shida (n-n)

Back 92

difficulty, trouble

Front 93

siagi - siagi (n-n)

Back 93

butter

Front 94

sigara - sigara (n-n)

Back 94

cigaratte

Front 95

siku - siku (n-n)

Back 95

day

Front 96

suruali - suruali (n-n)

Back 96

trousers

Front 97

taa - taa (n-n)

Back 97

lamp

Front 98

takataka - takataka (n-n)

Back 98

rubbish

Front 99

tarehe - tarehe (n-n)

Back 99

date (of the year)

Front 100

wiki - wiki (n-n)

Back 100

week

Front 101

ndogo – ngumu – nzuri

Back 101

n-n agreements: examples “small” “hard” “good” (consonants D, G, Z)

Front 102

mbaya – mvivu – mpya

Back 102

n-n agreements: examples “bad” “lazy” “new” (consonants B, V, P)

Front 103

chache, fupi, kali, ngapi, tamu, etc

Back 103

n-n agreements: all other consonants – no concord agreement.

Front 104

nyeusi – nyingine

Back 104

n-n agreements: with vowels, add “ny” - examples: Black, another

Front 105

njema - njema (n-n)

Back 105

good

Front 106

ndefu - ndefu (n-n)

Back 106

long

Front 107

mbili

Back 107

two

Front 108

I-

Back 108

n-n subject prefix positive singular

Front 109

Hi-

Back 109

n-n subject prefix negative singular

Front 110

Zi-

Back 110

n-n subject prefix positive plural

Front 111

Hazi-

Back 111

n-n subject prefix negative plural

Front 112

Hii

Back 112

this (n-n)

Front 113

Hizi

Back 113

these (n-n)

Front 114

ile

Back 114

that (n-n)

Front 115

zile

Back 115

those (n-n)

Front 116

kaptula hii

Back 116

these shorts

Front 117

suruali ile

Back 117

those trousers

Front 118

iko

ipo

imo

Back 118

locative verb – singular (n-n)

Front 119

ziko

zipo

zimo

Back 119

locative verb – plural (n-n)

Front 120

ya

Back 120

possessive – singular (n-n)

Front 121

za

Back 121

possessive – plural (n-n)

Front 122

yangu yetu

yako yenu

yake yao

Back 122

personal possessives (n-n) – singular

Front 123

zangu zetu

zako zenu

zake zao

Back 123

personal possessives (n-n) – plural

Front 124

ku-cheza mpira

Back 124

to play football

Front 125

ku-fanya kazi

Back 125

to work (to do work)

Front 126

ku-fua nguo

Back 126

to wash clothes

Front 127

ku-nyesha mvua

Back 127

to rain (lit. to rain rain)

Front 128

ku-pakua chakula

Back 128

to serve up the food

Front 129

ku-panga meza

Back 129

to lay the table – set the table

Front 130

ku-safisha vyombo

Back 130

to do the washing up

Front 131

ku-sikia baridi

Back 131

to feel cold

Front 132

ku-tandika kitanda

Back 132

to make a bed

Front 133

ku-vaa nguo

Back 133

to dress (to wear clothes)

Front 134

ku-vua nguo

Back 134

to undress

Front 135

ku-vua samaki

Back 135

to fish (lit. to fish fish)

Front 136

ku-vuta sigara

Back 136

to smoke (cigarattes)

Front 137

ku-piga dawa

Back 137

to apply insecticide and etc. or to polish

Front 138

ku-piga deki

Back 138

to scrub the floor

Front 139

ku-piga hema

Back 139

to pitch a tent

Front 140

ku-piga hodi

Back 140

to say 'hodi'

Front 141

ku-piga pasi

Back 141

iron

Front 142

nenda zako

Back 142

be on your way

Front 143

tulikwenda zetu

Back 143

we went on our way

Front 144

anakwenda zake

Back 144

he is on his way (going away)

Front 145

nyumba hii inataka kuanguka

Back 145

the house is going to fall

Front 146

inataka kunyesha mvua

Back 146

it is going to rain

Front 147

ku-fua

Back 147

to wash or work (needs to have nguo for clothes or chuma for metal)

Front 148

ku-nyesha

Back 148

to rain, but needs to have mvua (rain) nearby in the sentence

Front 149

ku-pakua

Back 149

to unload

Front 150

ku-sikia

Back 150

to hear, obey, feel

Front 151

ku-tandika

Back 151

to spread out, spread over

Front 152

ku-vua

Back 152

to catch fish or to undress

Front 153

ku-vuta

Back 153

to pull, drag, tow, (breathe deep?)

Front 154

I- or Hai

Back 154

“it” for verbs where “it” is not specified or for a collection of dissimilar nouns – use n-n class

Front 155

askari

Back 155

guard or policeman

Front 156

binadamu

Back 156

human being (son of Adam)

Front 157

binamu

Back 157

cousin

Front 158

binti

Back 158

daughter

Front 159

dada

Back 159

sister

Front 160

jamaa

Back 160

family member

Front 161

kaka

Back 161

brother

Front 162

ndugu

Back 162

younger brother/sister, 'relative,' friend

Front 163

nyanya

Back 163

grandmother

Front 164

shangazi

Back 164

aunt (father's sister only)

Front 165

shemeji

Back 165

in-law

Front 166

yaya

Back 166

nurse or nanny

Front 167

kumi

Back 167

10

Front 168

ishirini

Back 168

20

Front 169

thelathini

Back 169

30

Front 170

arobaini

Back 170

40

Front 171

hamsini

Back 171

50

Front 172

sitini

Back 172

60

Front 173

sabini

Back 173

70

Front 174

themaninni

Back 174

80

Front 175

tisini

Back 175

90

Front 176

mia

Back 176

100

Front 177

elfu

Back 177

1000

Front 178

laki

Back 178

100000

Front 179

milioni

Back 179

1000000

Front 180

nusu

Back 180

half

Front 181

theluthi

Back 181

third

Front 182

robo

Back 182

quarter

Front 183

... kwa mia

Back 183

... per cent

Front 184

sifuri

Back 184

0

Front 185

pointi ... or ... nukta

Back 185

decimal