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86 Cards in this Set
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hairuhusiwi
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it is forbidden
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-ruhusu
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to permit, allow
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-egesha
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to park a vehicle
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sijui wewe?
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how about you?(lit. I don't know about you)
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-hudhuria
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to attend(meeting, conference, class)
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mkutano(M/MI)
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meeting, conference
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ili
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in order (that)
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kazi ya uhazili
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secretarial work
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daktari(MA)
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doctor
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mtaalamu(M/WA)
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expert, specialist
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magonjwa(MA)
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illnesses, diseases
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watoto wachanga(M/WA)
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infants
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pikipiki(N)
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motorcycle
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popote(pa-o + pa-ote)
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anywhere at all
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nimo katika shida kidogo
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I'm in rather a difficulty
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-haribika
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to be broken down, spoilt
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pancha(N)
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puncture
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nina hakika
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I'm sure
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hakika(N)
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certainty
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ni shauri ya mota
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it's something to do with the motor, engine
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mota(N)
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motor, engine
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kwa sababu ya
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because of
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ilinibidi
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I had(to)(lit. it forced me)
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-zima
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switch off
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-jaribu
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to try
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-washa
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to switch on(engine)
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wapi?
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what's the use?(idiomatic use of where?)
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kitu fulani
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something or other
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fulani
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such and such, so and so
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-vunjika
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to be broken(in pieces)
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gereji(N)
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garage
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mafundi(MA)
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mechanics
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tungejua
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if we knew
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tungekwenda
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we would go
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ningekusaidia
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I would help you
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-sukuma
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to push
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upesi
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quickly
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nikamwulize
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that I may go and ask(him)
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wajenzi(M/WA)
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builders
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tangazo(MA)
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notice
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kama ungeegesha
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if you parked, were to park
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ingeondolewa
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it would be taken away
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-ondoa
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to take away
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ungerudishiwa pikipiki
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you would have the motorcycle returned
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-rudisha
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to return(something)to someone or to place
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kutozwa faini
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to be fined
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-toza
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to impose, extract(fine, penalty, etc.)
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faini(N)
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fine
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tukatafute
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let's go and look for
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mpishi
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cook
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-pik-
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cook
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mtumishi
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servant
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-tumik-
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to be employed
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mlevi
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drunkard
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-lew-
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to be drunk
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mwivi
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thief
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mwizi
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thief
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-ib-
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to steal
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mlinzi
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security guard
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-lind-
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to guard
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mzazi
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parent
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-za-
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to give birth
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mwuguzi
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nurse
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-ugu-
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to become ill
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mshoni
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tailor
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-shon-
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to sew
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mfanyikazi
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worker
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-fany- kazi
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to work
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mjenzi
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builder
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-jeng-
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to build
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mchungaji
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herder, shepherd
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-chunga
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to herd, guard
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mshonaji
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tailor
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-shona
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to sew
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mwimbaji
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singer
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-imba
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to sing
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mwombaji
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beggar, supplicant
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-omba
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to ask for, beg
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-simama
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to stop(also stand)
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eneo(MA)
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area
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mpita njia(M/WA)
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passer-by
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tafadhali
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please
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usalama(U)
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safety
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raha(N)
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comfort
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zaidi ya
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more than
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-takia
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to wish(someone)lit. want for(someone)
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