mzee

wazee

nzuri (sana)

salama (tu)

to speak/say

to speak with

-sema

-sema na

(wewe) hujambo? -(mimi) sijambo

(yeye) hajambo -(yeye) hajambo

(ninyi) hamjambo -(ninyi) hatujambo

(wao) hawajambo? -(wao) hawajambo

haya

("Mwalimu anasema, 'Haya, basi, vizzuri sana.'")

one person

another person/other person

mmoja

mwingine

("Mmoja anasema 'hujambo" na mwingini anasema 'sijambo.'")

first lesson

second lesson

third lesson

somo la kwanza

somo la pili

somo la tatu

first conversation/dialogue

second conversation/dialogue

third conversation/dialogue

mazungumzo ya kwanza

mazungumzo ya pili

mazungumzo ya tatu

first drill/exercise

second drill/exercise

third drill/exercise

reading exercise

homework (exercise)

zoezi la kwanza

zoezi la pili

zoezi la tatu

zoezi la kusoma

zoezi la nyumbani

grammar notes (lit. news about grammar)

how's the teacher? (lit. news about teacher)

How are things this morning?

How are the studies?

habari za sarufi

habari za mwalimu?

habari za asubuhi?

Habari za masomo?

words in the conversation

words in the reading exercise

special vocabulary (lit. words)

maneno ya mazungumzo

maneno ya zoezi la kusoma

maneno maalum

thanks/thank you

thanks, thank you (all)

asante

asanteni

how are you (lit. your news?)

how are you (all) (lit. your news?)

habari zako?

habari zenu?

many (refers only to people)

many/much

wengi

nyingi

close your book

(you all) close your books

open your book

(you all) open your books

funga kitabu chako

fungeni vitabo vyenu

fungua kitabu chako

fungueni vitabu vyenu

what's the date?

it's the first, second, third...

ni tarehe gani?

ni tarehe mosi, pili, tatu...

child

child/offspring

mtoto/watoto

mwana (i.e. 'mwananchi' - citizen)

yes

'yes, i'm here' (when called)

ndiyo

labeka (for women) and naam (for men)

house/home

at home/in,at,on the house

nyumba

nyumbani

hodi

("-bisha hodi")

happiness, blessedness, good fortune

goodbye (singular and plural)

goodbye until we see each other again

heri

kwa heri

kwa heri ya kuonana

strict, hard, tough, sharp

strict person

-kali

mkali/wakali

come in/welcome/nearly (lit. near)

near/close to

karibu

("karibu watu wote wa pwani ya kenya...")

karibu na

is/are

is not/are not

ni

si

period of time

for a period of time

muda

kwa muda

("basi, baada ya kuzungumza kwa muda kidogo...")

why?

why/for what reason?

kwa nini?

kwa sababu gani?

whats your name? -my name is

whats his name? -his name is

the guest's name is

jina lako ni nani? -jina langu ni

jina lake ni nani? -jina lake ni

jina la mgeni ni

health/good condition/fine OR adult/full grown

adult

mzima/wazima

("shikamoo, mzee, u hali gani?" mzee anaitika "mimi mzima, asante.")

mtu mzima/watu wazima

condition/situation

how are you (lit. whats your condition) and usual response

hali (sg. and pl.)

u hali gani? -mzima.

there (at a place mentioned previously)

there (at a distance)

huko

kule

woman

man

wife

husband

mwanamke/wanawake

mwanamume/wanaume

mke/wake

mume/waume

mimi -angu

wewe -ako

yeye -ake

sisi -etu

ninyi -enu

wao -ao

linguistics

language

isimu ya lugha

lugha (sg. and pl.)

who?

what?

nani?

nini?

road/street/path/way of doing something/means

by what means?

njia (sg. and pl.)

kwa njia gani?

("anaweza kwenda kwa njia gani?")

to travel

trip/journey

-safiri

safari

to do/make

to work/do work

work

at work

-fanya

-fanya kazi

kazi

kazini

archeology

biology

botany

geography

geology

history

management

medicine

meteorology

music

physics

psychology

science

chemistry

akiolojia (OR elimukale)

bayolojia

botania

jiografia

jiolojia

historia

manejimenti (OR uongozi)

udaktari (OR uganga)

meterolojia

muzili

fizikia

saikolojia

sayansi

kemia

african studies

america

american

marekani OR amerika

mmarekani/wamarekani OR mwamerika/wamerika

to be born

native/native born

-zaliwa

mzaliwa/wazaliwa

all people

all of us

all of you

wote

sote

nyote

nation

father of the nation

taifa/mataifa

baba taifa

these

these days

hizi

siku hizi OR siku za leo

kwamba

("mwalimu anasema kwamba rais museveni ni kiongozi wa uganda sasa.")

day

these days

siku (sg. and pl.)

siku za leo OR siku hizi

zamani

("milton obote ni kiongozi wa zamani.")

kama

("kama anafundisha vizuri, nitajifunza.")

true

truly/in truth

kweli

kwa kweli

("ni kweli kusema kwamba...")

farm/field

'in the rural areas'

shamba/mashamba

mashambani

kwa

therefore

because

why/for what reason?

by/with/for/to/in respect to...

kwa hivyo

kwa sababu

kwa sababu gani?

others/some (refers only to people)

other things/some things

other/another

wengine

vingine

nyingine

time (in the general sense)

time/hour

wakati

saa

airplane

airplane/bird

eropleni (sg. or pl.)

ndege (sg. or pl.)

foot

on foot/by foot

mguu/miguu

kwa miguu

car

car/vehicle

motokaa (sg. and pl.)

gari/magari

to be sufficient

enough

-tosha

-a kutosha

("pesa za kutosha")

tar/asphalt

paved

lami

-a lami

("barabara nyingi ni za lami")

few

few people

-chache

wachache

to need

needs/requirements

-hitaji

mahitaji

answer in the negative

to say no/deny/negate

jibu kwa kukataa

-kataa