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FSI Swahili, Units 1-40
Swahili, FSI Basic Course
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05/31/2020

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Term
Would you (sg.) like some food?
Definition
Je, unataka chakula?
Term
Yes. What kind of food do you have? (What kind of food is there?
Definition
Ndiyo. Kuna chakula gani?
Term
There is fruit, gruel and eggs.
Definition
Kuna matunda, na uji na mayai.
Term
Please bring me some eggs.
Definition
Tafadhali, niletee mayai.
Term
to bring for/to
Definition
-letea
Term
Do you (sg.) want ...
eggs, fruit, food
Definition
Unataka mayai?
Unataka matunda?
Unataka chakula.
Term
Please, bring me ...
eggs, fruit, porridge
Definition
Tafadhali, niletee mayai.
Tafadhali, niltee matunda.
Tafadhali, niletee uji.
Term
What kind of food is there?
There is gruel (fruit, eggs).
Definition
Kuna chakula gani?
Kuna uji (matunda, mayai)
Term
Do you (sg.) want gruel (fruit, eggs)?
Yes, bring me gruel (fruit, eggs).
Definition
Unataka uji (matunda, mayai)?
Ndiyo, niletee uji (matunda, mayai).
Term
Would you (sg.) like some fruit?
Yes, sir. What kind of fruit is there?
Definition
Je, unataka matunda?
Ndiyo, bwana. Kuna matunda gani?
Term
There are bananas and oranges and mangoes.
Definition
Kuna ndizi na machungwa na maembe.
Term
Please bring me one orange.
Definition
Tafadhali, niletee chungwa moja (basi).
Term
Are there any oranges (bananas, mangoes)?
Yes, there are oranges (bananas, mangoes).
Definition
Kuna machungwa (ndizi, maembe)?
Ndiyo. kuna machungwa (ndizi, maembe).
Term
What kind of food do you have (is there)?
There is fruit and eggs.
Definition
Kuna chakula gani?
Kuna matunda na mayai.
Term
What kind of fruit is there?
There are bananas and mangoes.
Definition
Kuna matunda gani?
Kuna ndizi na maembe.
Term
Bring me some bananas, please.
Definition
Tafadhali, niletee ndizi (basi).
Term
Do you (pl.) want some food?
Yes. please bring us some fruit.
Definition
Mnataka chakula?
Ndiyo. Tafadhali, tuletee matunda.
Term
Do you (sg.) want some food?
Yes, bring me some fruit.
Definition
Unataka chakula?
Ndiyo, niletee matunda.
Term
Do you (pl) want some food?
yes, bring us some fruit.
Definition
Mnataka chakula?
Ndiyo, tuletee matunda.
Term
My children are hungry.
please bring them some bread.
Definition
Watoto wangu wana njaa.
Tafadhali, waletee mkate.
Term
What kind of food do the children have?
They have bread.
Definition
Watoto wana chakula gani?
Wana mkate.
Term
What kind of food do you (pl.) have?
We have fruit.
Definition
Mna chakula gani?
Tuna matunda.
Term
What kind of food do you (sg.) have?
I have bread.
Definition
Una chakula gani?
Nina mkate.
Term
I am hungry. Bring me food.
Definition
Nina njaa. Niletee chakula.
Term
We are hungry. Bring us food.
Definition
Tuna njaa. Tuletee chakula.
Term
The children are hungry. Bring them food.
Definition
Watoto wana njaa. Waletee chakula.
Term
Is Hamisi hungry?
Definition
Je, Hamisi ana njaa?
Term
Would he like some bread and porridge?
Definition
Anataka mkate na uji?
Term
Just bring him some bread (that is all).
Definition
Mletee mkate tu, basi.
Term
Very well, sir.
Definition
Vizuri, bwana.
Term
You (sg.) are hungry.
He/she is hungry.
Definition
Una njaa.
Ana njaa.
Term
Bring us some bread.
Bring him/her some bread.
Definition
Tuletee mkate.
Mletee mkate.
Term
The children have some oranges.
The children want some bread.
Definition
Watoto wana machungwa.
Watoto wanataka mkate.
Term
He is hungry. Bring him some food.
They are hungry. Bring them some food.
Definition
Ana njaa. Mletee chakula.
Wana njaa. Waletee chakula.
Term
I am hungry. Bring me some food.
We are hungry. Bring us some food.
Definition
Nina njaa. Niletee chakula.
Tuna njaa. Tuletee chakula.
Term
Are you having soup? (Do you want soup?)
Yes, please bring me (it).
Definition
Unataka supu?
Ndiyo, tafadhali niletee.
Term
Do you want fish?
No, I do not like it.
Definition
Unataka samaki?
La, sipendi.
Term
What kind of meat is there today?
There is beef.
Definition
Kuna nyama gani leo?
Kuna nyama ya ng'ombe.
Term
Isn't there any pork?
No, sir. We have beef only.
Definition
Hakuna nyama ya nguruwe?
Hakuna, bwana. Tuna nyama ya ng'ombe tu, basi.
Term
Please bring me the meat now.
Definition
Tafadhali, niletee nyama sasa.
Term
There is no soup (bread, fish) today.
Definition
Hakuna supu (mkate, samaki) leo.
Term
The children have no soup.
The children have no food.
Definition
Watoto hawana supu.
Watoto hawana chakula.
Term
The children are not hungry.
Definition
Watoto hawana njaa.
Term
Hamisi has no fruit (bread, bananas).
Definition
Hamisi hana matunda (mkate, ndizi).
Term
Don't you (pl.) have any bread?
Don't you (pl.) have any fruit?
Definition
Hamna mkate?
Hamna matunda?
Term
We have no bananas.
We have no fruit.
Definition
Hatuna ndizi.
Hatuna matunda.
Term
Aren't you (sg.) hungry? Have you no bread?
Definition
Huna njaa? Huna mkate?
Term
I don't have any bananas.
i don't have any meat.
Definition
Sina ndizi.
Sina nyama.
Term
I don't want any porridge. I don't like porridge.
Definition
Sitaki uji. Sipendi uji.
Term
We don't want any bread.
We don't want any oranges.
Definition
Hatutaki mkate.
Hatutaki machungwa.
Term
We have oranges.
We don't have oranges.
Definition
Tuna machungwa.
Hatuna machungwa.
Term
He does not have oranges.
They do not have oranges.
Definition
Hana machungwa.
Hawana machungwa.
Term
I do not have bread. You (sg.) do not have bread.
Definition
Sina mkate. Huna mkate.
Term
You all do not have bread.
Definition
Hamna mkate.
Term
We want bread.
We do not want porridge.
Definition
Tunataka mkate.
Hatutaki uji.
Term
Do they want fish?
No, they don't like it.
Definition
Wanataka samaki?
La, hawapendi.
Term
Do the children want meat? No, they do not want meat. They want soup.
Definition
Watoto wanataka nyama? La, hawataki nyama. Wanataka supu.
Term
Does Hamisi want bread? No, he does not want bread. He wants meat.
Definition
Hamisi anataka mkate? La, hataki mkate. Anataka nyama.
Term
Do you all want tea or coffee?
Bring us tea, please.
Definition
Mnataka chai au kahawa?
Tafadhali, tuletee chai.
Term
Do you all want milk and sugar? Yes, please, my friend uses milk & sugar.
Definition
Mnataka maziwa na sukari? Ndiyo, tafadhali, rafiki yangi anatumia maziwa na sukari.
Term
But I use only milk.
(As for me...)
Definition
Lakini mimi, ninatumia maziwa tu, basi.
Term
Hamasi uses milk.
Hamasi does no use sugar.
Definition
Hamasi anatumia maziwa.
Hamasi hatatumii sukari.
Term
My friend does not want sugar.
Definition
Rafiki yangu hapendi sukari.
Term
I use milk.
I do not use sugar.
Definition
Ninatumia maziwa.
Situmii sukari.
Term
We use milk.
We do not use sugar.
Definition
Tunatumia maziwa.
Hatutumii sukari.
Term
Do you use sugar?
No, I don't use (it).
Definition
Unatumia sukari?
La, situmii.
Term
Do you all use milk?
No, we don't use (it).
Definition
Mnatumia maziwa?
La, hatutumii.
Term
Is there enough bread, sir?
(Does the bread suffice?)
Yes, there is plenty.
Definition
Mkate unatosha, bwana?
Ndiyo, unatosha sana.
Term
But there is not enough butter for the bread.
Please bring me (some) butter.
Definition
Lakini siagi haitoshi kwa mkate.
Tafadhali, niletee siagi.
Term
There is plenty of bread.
There is plenty of butter.
There is plenty of meat.
Definition
Mkate unatosha sana.
Siagi inatosha sana.
Nyama inatosha sana.
Term
There are plenty of oranges.
There are plenty of mangoes.
There are plenty of bananas.
Definition
Machungwa yanatosha sana.
Maembe yanatosha sana.
Ndizi zinatosha sana.
Term
There is not enough bread.
There is not enough milk (pl.).
There is not enough fruit.
Definition
Mmkate hautoshi.
Maziwa hayatoshi.
Matunda hayatoshi.
Term
There are not enough bananas.
There is not enough food.
Definition
Ndizi hazitoshi.
Chakula hakitoshi.
Term
(v) bring
Is Hamasi bringing fruit?
Definition
-leta
Hamasi analeta matunda?
Term
Yes, he is bringing us coconuts and pineapples.
Definition
Ndiyo, anatuletea nazi na mananasi.
Term
Do you know the price of pineapples?
No, I don't know (it).
Definition
Unaijua bei ya mananasi?
La, siijui.
Term
He is bringing fruit.
He is bringing us fruit.
Definition
Analeta matunda.
Anatuletea matunda.
Term
Do you know Hamisi?
Definition
Unamjua Hamisi?
Term
We have no bananas.
Hamasi is bringing us bananas.
Definition
Hatuna ndizi.
Hamasi anatuletea ndizi.
Term
The children have no bananas.
Hamasi is bringig them bananas.
Definition
Watoto hawana ndizi.
Hamasi anawaletea ndizi.
Term
He is bringing me bananas.
he is bringing you bananas.
Definition
Ananiletea ndizi.
Anakuletea ndizi.
Term
Do you know my children?
yes, I know them well.
Definition
Unawajua watota wangu?
Ndiyo, ninawajua sana.
Term
Does Hamisi know the price of coffee?
No, he doesn't know (it).
Definition
Hamisi anaijua bei ya kahawa?
La, haijui.
Term
There is plenty of food.
Definition
Chakula kinatosha sana.
Term
What kind of fruit is your friend bringing? I don't know. I think he is bringing oranges.
Definition
Rafiki yako analeta matunda gani? Sijui. Nadhani analeta machungwa.
Term
to think
I think
I don't think
Definition
-dhani
nadhani
sidhani
Term
Are his oranges good?
Definition
Machungwa yake ni mazuri?
("ni" can be omitted)
Term
They are usually very good.
But sometimes they are not ripe.
Definition
Kwa kawaida, ni mazuri sana.
Lakina wakati mwengine si mabivu.
Term
time
some/other
some times (other times)
Definition
wakati (U class)
-ingine
wakati mwengine
Term
His bananas are good.
His banana is good.
Definition
Ndizi zake ni nzuri.
Ndizi yake ni nzuri.
Term
His mangoes are good.
His food is good.
His bread is good.
Definition
Maembe yake ni mazuri.
Chakula chake ni kizuri.
Mkate wake ni mzuri.
Term
I don't want his oranges.
I don't want his bananas.
Definition
Sitaki machungwa yake.
Sitaki ndizi zake.
Term
I don't have enough bananas.
(My bananas do not suffice.)
I don't have enough coconuts.
Definition
Ndizi zangu hazitoshi.
Nazi zangu hazitoshi.
Term
I don't have enough coffee.
I don't have enough bread.
I don't have enough food.
Definition
Kahawa yangu haitoshi.
Mkate wangu hautoshi.
Chakula changu hakitoshi.
Term
Do you have enough oranges?
Do you have enough bread?
Do you have enough food?
Definition
Machungwa yako yanatosha?
Mkate wako unatosha?
Chakula chako kinatosha?
Term
My orange is not good.
May oranges are not good.
Definition
Chungwa langu si zuri.
Machungwa yangu si mazuri.
Term
His orange is not ripe.
His pineapple is not ripe.
Definition
Chungwa lake si bivu.
Nanasi lake si bivu.
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