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06/16/2010
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Term
Uhuru
 Definition
Freedom
Term
Adija
 Definition
woman's name
Term
Kiswahili
 Definition
the Swahili language
Term
asubuhi
 Definition
morning
Term
au
 Definition
or
Term
baba
 Definition
father
Term
bibi
 Definition
ms.mrs,miss
Term
bwana
 Definition
mr. sir
Term
gani
 Definition
what kind? what sort?
Term
habari
 Definition
news (habari gani? 'what's the news/how are things')
Term
hujambo
 Definition
how are you
Term
Juma
 Definition
man's name
Term
-itika
 Definition
respond,affirm
Term
je?
 Definition
question "what about?"
Term
mama
 Definition
mother
Term
mchana
 Definition
daytime,afternoon
Term
mwalimu/walimu
 Definition
teacher/plural
Term
mwanafunzi
 Definition
student
Term
wanafunzi
 Definition
students
Term
mzee
 Definition
elder
Term
wazee
 Definition
elders
Term
ndugu
 Definition
sibling (sister or brother),relative
Term
nzuri
 Definition
good(adjective;used in response to habari greeting)
Term
salama
 Definition
safety,security,peace
Term
-sema
 Definition
speak,say
Term
tu
 Definition
only,just,merely
Term
sijambo
 Definition
i'm fine
Term
wewe
 Definition
you
Term
basi
 Definition
well,then,well then
Term
-fundisha
 Definition
teach
Term
kufundisha
 Definition
to teach
Term
anafundisha
 Definition
s/he is teaching
Term
haya
 Definition
alright/ o.k.
Term
-itika
 Definition
respond,affirm
Term
kuitika
 Definition
infinitive: to respond, (act of) responding
Term
anaitika
 Definition
s/he is responding
Term
mmoja
 Definition
one person
Term
mwingine
 Definition
another person,other person
Term
na
 Definition
and (also'by,with)
Term
sasa
 Definition
now
Term
-sema
 Definition
speak,say
Term
kusema
 Definition
infinitive:to speak,say
Term
anasema
 Definition
s/he is saying,speaking
Term
jibu
 Definition
answear
Term
wanasema
 Definition
they are speaking
Term
-soma
 Definition
read,study
Term
kusoma
 Definition
to study,read
Term
msingi wa kusema
 Definition
a foundation for speaking
Term
kusoma na kuandika
 Definition
reading,and writing
Term
somo la kwanza
 Definition
first lesson
Term
somo la pili
 Definition
second lesson
Term
somo la tatu
 Definition
third lesson
Term
maamkio
 Definition
greetings
Term
baina ya watu wawili
 Definition
between two people
Term
mazungumzo
 Definition
conversation
Term
mazoezi
 Definition
drills,exercises
Term
zoezi la kusoma
 Definition
reading exercise
Term
habari za sarufi
 Definition
grammer notes
Term
zoezi la nyumbani
 Definition
homework exercise
Term
tafsiri kwa kiswahili
 Definition
translate into swahili
Term
jaza mistari
 Definition
fill the blanks/lines
Term
kwa kiswahili
 Definition
by,in,into Swahili
Term
msamiati
 Definition
vocabulary
Term
mmaneno ya mazungumzo
 Definition
special vocab
Term
la kusoma
 Definition
reading exercise
Term
maneno maalum
 Definition
special vocabulary
Term
vizuri
 Definition
very well fine
Term
yeye
 Definition
she,he
Term
asante
 Definition
thanks,thank you
Term
asanteni
 Definition
thanks,thank you
Term
habari zenu?
 Definition
how are you, what is your news
Term
hamjambo
 Definition
how are you all doing
Term
hatujambo
 Definition
we are fine
Term
ninyi
 Definition
you all
Term
somo
 Definition
lesson reading
Term
masomo
 Definition
lessons, readings
Term
tu
 Definition
only, just, merely,quite
Term
wengi
 Definition
many(only to people)
Term
mbili
 Definition
2
Term
tatu
 Definition
3
Term
nne
 Definition
4
Term
tano
 Definition
5
Term
sita
 Definition
6
Term
saba
 Definition
7
Term
nane
 Definition
8
Term
tisa
 Definition
9
Term
kumi
 Definition
10
Term
-amkiana
 Definition
greet one another
Term
lakini
 Definition
but
Term
-jibu
 Definition
answer
Term
mimi
 Definition
I
Term
ni
 Definition
is/are it is/they are
Term
-uliza
 Definition
ask (a ???)
Term
funga kitabu chako
 Definition
close your books (sg)
Term
fungeni vitabu vyenu
 Definition
close your books
Term
fungua kitabu chako
 Definition
open your book (pl)
Term
fungueni vitabu vyenu
 Definition
open your books.(pl)
Term
Ni tarehe gani?
 Definition
What's the date
Term
Ni tarehe mosi, pili,tatu
 Definition
Term
Sema tena, tafadhahi
 Definition
Please repeat.
Term
Sema kwa sauti
 Definition
Speak louder/loudly
Term
Sijui
 Definition
I don't know
Term
Sikiliza
 Definition
Listen sg
Term
Sikilizeni
 Definition
Listen all.(pl)
Term
baba
 Definition
father
Term
hajambo
 Definition
is she/he well?
Term
hawajambo
 Definition
are well well
Term
je
 Definition
? particle
Term
juu ya
 Definition
about,concerning,on
Term
lakini
 Definition
but
Term
mama
 Definition
mother
Term
mgonjwa
 Definition
sick,sick person
Term
wagonjwa
 Definition
sick people
Term
jioni
 Definition
evening 4-7
Term
kidogo
 Definition
a little bit,somewhat,a little
Term
wewe
 Definition
you
Term
yeye
 Definition
you
Term
sisi
 Definition
we,us
Term
wao
 Definition
them,they
Term
habari zako
 Definition
how are you
Term
mtoto
 Definition
child
Term
watoto
 Definition
children
Term
mzee
 Definition
old person,elder
Term
ndiyo
 Definition
yes
Term
nyumba
 Definition
home,house
Term
nyumbani
 Definition
at home
Term
swali
 Definition
?
Term
maswali
 Definition
?'s
Term
wako
 Definition
your,yours (possessions)
Term
wengine
 Definition
others,some
Term
zako
 Definition
your,yours all
Term
kuwa
 Definition
to have
Term
mashariki
 Definition
east
Term
kaskazini
 Definition
north
Term
kusini
 Definition
south
Term
magharibi
 Definition
west
Term
katikati ya
 Definition
middle of
Term
mji wa
 Definition
city of
Term
rafiki
 Definition
friend
Term
kukaa
 Definition
to live,to sit
Term
jimbo la
 Definition
the state/province of
Term
mtu
 Definition
person
Term
pale
 Definition
there
Term
wake
 Definition
his
Term
nchi ya
 Definition
country of
Term
bara ya
 Definition
sub continent of
Term
mtaa wa
 Definition
neighrhood
Term
mtaa wa
 Definition
neighrhood
Term
wapi
 Definition
where
Term
katika
 Definition
in
Term
kama
 Definition
as,like
Term
pia
 Definition
also
Term
mimi pia
 Definition
me too
Term
jana
 Definition
yesterday
Term
leo
 Definition
today
Term
kesho
 Definition
tomorrow
Term
wiki
 Definition
week
Term
juma
 Definition
week
Term
mwezi
 Definition
month
Term
mwaka
 Definition
year
Term
kila
 Definition
weekly/every
Term
mlango
 Definition
door
Term
darasa
 Definition
class
Term
ishirini
 Definition
20
Term
hapa
 Definition
here
Term
pale
 Definition
there
Term
chuo kikuu cha
 Definition
university of
Term
niko (kuwa)
 Definition
I am ( to be)
Term
Uko (kuwa)
 Definition
you are
Term
ako (kuwa),ni
 Definition
s/he
Term
tuko (kuwa)
 Definition
we are (to be)
Term
Mko (Kuwa)
 Definition
you are all (to be)
Term
wako,ni (kuwa)
 Definition
they are (to be)
Term
angu
 Definition
my
Term
etu
 Definition
ours
Term
-ako
 Definition
your
Term
-ake
 Definition
his/hers
Term
-enu
 Definition
you all
Term
-ote
 Definition
they all
Term
-agana
 Definition
say goodbye to each other,take leave of one another
Term
baada ya
 Definition
after
Term
baina ya
 Definition
between,among
Term
hapana
 Definition
no
Term
-bisha hodi
 Definition
call hodi to seek entrance
Term
dada
 Definition
elder sister, but also sister
Term
heri
 Definition
happiness,blessedness,good fortune
Term
-kali
 Definition
strict,hard,tough,sharp
Term
karibu
 Definition
come in,welcome
Term
kijana
 Definition
youth,young person
Term
vijana
 Definition
young people
Term
kwa
 Definition
with,by,to,for
Term
kwa heri ya kuonana
 Definition
goodbye until we see each other again
Term
la
 Definition
no (borrowed from Arabic)
Term
marahaba
 Definition
response to shikamoo
Term
mkali
 Definition
strict,hard,tough person
Term
wakali
 Definition
tough people
Term
nani?
 Definition
who?
Term
nyumbani
 Definition
at home,at the house
Term
-onana
 Definition
see one another
Term
shikamoo
 Definition
greeting for elders and superiors
Term
si
 Definition
is not,are not (negative of ni)
Term
-zungumza
 Definition
converse,chat
Term
amkio;-amkiana
 Definition
greeting;greet one another
Term
maamkio
 Definition
greet more they one
Term
au
 Definition
or
Term
kwa muda
 Definition
for a period of time
Term
msamiati
 Definition
vocabulary
Term
misamiati
 Definition
vocabularies
Term
zoezi
 Definition
excercise
Term
mazoezi
 Definition
exercises
Term
jina
 Definition
name
Term
majina
 Definition
names
Term
lako
 Definition
your,yours
Term
lake
 Definition
his,her,hers
Term
langu
 Definition
my,mine
Term
mzima
 Definition
healthy,good condition,fine,well,adult,full grown
Term
wazima
 Definition
full grown persons
Term
cha
 Definition
of
Term
chuo
 Definition
school
Term
vyuo
 Definition
schools
Term
elimu
 Definition
education
Term
gani?
 Definition
what sort,what kind of
Term
hali
 Definition
condition,situation
Term
huko
 Definition
there(at a place mentioned previously)
Term
mgeni
 Definition
guest,stranger
Term
wageni
 Definition
guests strangers
Term
mtu
 Definition
person
Term
watu
 Definition
persons people
Term
mtu mzima
 Definition
adult
Term
watu wazima
 Definition
adults
Term
shule or skuli
 Definition
school
Term
u hali gani?
 Definition
a greeting; how are you what's your condition response: mzima 'fine,well'.
Term
mtoto
 Definition
child
Term
watoto
 Definition
childern
Term
msichana
 Definition
girl
Term
wasichana
 Definition
girls
Term
mvulana
 Definition
boy
Term
mwanamke
 Definition
woman
Term
mwanamume (mwana +mume)
 Definition
man
Term
wanaume (wana + ume)
 Definition
men
Term
bweni
 Definition
dormitory
Term
mabweni
 Definition
dormitories
Term
chuo k
 Definition
Term
vyuo vikuu
 Definition
universities
Term
-fundisha
 Definition
teach
Term
gani?
 Definition
what sort,what kind?
Term
isimu ya lugha
 Definition
linguistics
Term
-kaa
 Definition
live reside;stay,remain;sit
Term
kwa nini?
 Definition
why?
Term
lugha
 Definition
language
Term
maabara
 Definition
laboratory
Term
mtaa
 Definition
street,section/quarter of town,neighborhood
Term
mitaa
 Definition
streets plural
Term
nani?
 Definition
who?
Term
nini?
 Definition
what?
Term
njia
 Definition
road,street path
Term
-safiri
 Definition
travel
Term
-soma
 Definition
study,read
Term
somo
 Definition
lesson,study
Term
masomo
 Definition
lessons studies
Term
-taka
 Definition
want,desire
Term
-toka
 Definition
come from
Term
utafiti
 Definition
research
Term
digri
 Definition
degree
Term
-fanya
 Definition
do,make
Term
-fanya kazi
 Definition
work,do work
Term
hapa
 Definition
here
Term
hospitali
 Definition
hospital
Term
katika
 Definition
in,on
Term
mji
 Definition
town,city
Term
miji
 Definition
cities
Term
mke
 Definition
wife
Term
wake
 Definition
wives
Term
mume
 Definition
husband
Term
-pata
 Definition
get obtain
Term
pia
 Definition
also
Term
-rudi
 Definition
return
Term
shahada
 Definition
degree
Term
wao
 Definition
they
Term
African studies
 Definition
masomo ya Kiafrika
Term
maneno Maalum
 Definition
Academic Subjects
Term
archeology
 Definition
akiolojia
Term
architecture
 Definition
usanifu majengo
Term
-enu
 Definition
your,yours
Term
jamaa
 Definition
family
Term
-jua
 Definition
know
Term
Marekani
 Definition
America
Term
Mkenya
 Definition
Kenyan
Term
Wakenya
 Definition
Kenyans
Term
Mmarekani
 Definition
American
Term
Wamaarekani
 Definition
Americans
Term
Mtanzania
 Definition
tanzainan
Term
mzaliwa
 Definition
native
Term
nyote
 Definition
all of you
Term
rais
 Definition
president
Term
marais
 Definition
presidents
Term
vema
 Definition
very well,very good,fine
Term
yangu
 Definition
my ,mine (people)
Term
zenu
 Definition
your,yours
Term
baba Taifa
 Definition
Father of the Nation
Term
darasa
 Definition
class room,class
Term
madarasa
 Definition
classes
Term
-eleza
 Definition
explain
Term
hawajui
 Definition
they don't know
Term
hizi
 Definition
these
Term
kiongozi
 Definition
leader
Term
viongozi
 Definition
leaders
Term
kwamba
 Definition
that
Term
masshariki
 Definition
east
Term
mhesimiwa
 Definition
respected person
Term
waheshimiwa
 Definition
respected person
Term
mtukufu
 Definition
his excellency
Term
nchi
 Definition
country
Term
taifa
 Definition
nation
Term
mataifa
 Definition
nations
Term
siku
 Definition
day
Term
siku za leo
 Definition
these days
Term
yaani
 Definition
that is (i.e)
Term
zamani
 Definition
old,long ago,past
Term
biology
 Definition
Biolojia
Term
law
 Definition
sheria
Term
Europe
 Definition
Ulya
Term
france
 Definition
Ufaransa
Term
Unguja
 Definition
traditional name of Zanibar
Term
labeka
 Definition
yes i hear you
Term
naam
 Definition
yes i hear you
Term
vingine
 Definition
other things,some things 9only used with vi-words)
Term
wakati/saa
 Definition
time/hour
Term
wakati wa
 Definition
when(When i study I learn)
Term
kwa hivyo
 Definition
therefore
Term
Mbalibali
 Definition
varoius,assorted,different ones
Term
mfanyakazi/wafanyakazi
 Definition
worker
Term
-tumia
 Definition
use
Term
shamba/mashamba
 Definition
farm/farms/field
Term
sehemu
 Definition
section
Term
pwani
 Definition
coast,shore
Term
kisiwa
 Definition
island
Term
karibu
 Definition
nearly
Term
kazi
 Definition
work
Term
kabila
 Definition
tribe,ethnic group
Term
hasa
 Definition
especially
Term
-jifunza
 Definition
learn
Term
-sema na
 Definition
speak with
Term
kazini
 Definition
at work
Term
kwa keli
 Definition
truth in truth
Term
mwanachi/wanachi
 Definition
citizens
Term
mashubani
 Definition
rural areas
Term
La
 Definition
empathic No!!!
Term
yaani
 Definition
that is
Term
kule/pale
 Definition
there
Term
nchi
 Definition
country
Term
siku
 Definition
day
Term
ko/po/mo
 Definition
is right here
is out here
is in here
Term
kwa sababu
 Definition
because
Term
mashambani
 Definition
in the rural areas
Term
mbalimbali
 Definition
various assorted different ones
Term
wafanyakazi
 Definition
workers
Term
mfanyakazi
 Definition
worker
Term
mwanachi
 Definition
citizen
Term
wanachi
 Definition
citizens
Term
pwani
 Definition
coast,shore
Term
sehemu
 Definition
section,part
Term
-sema na
 Definition
speak with
Term
shamba
 Definition
farm,field
Term
mashamba
 Definition
farms
Term
-tumia
 Definition
use
Term
Unguja
 Definition
traditional name of the Island of Zanzibar
Term
upesi
 Definition
quick,quickly
Term
vingine
 Definition
other things,some things
Term
vizuri
 Definition
very well(adverb;see vema very well,well)
Term
wakati
 Definition
time(in general sense saa time hour)
Term
wakati wa
 Definition
when
Term
bara
 Definition
mainland, up country,inland ;continent
Term
hasa
 Definition
especially
Term
-jifunza
 Definition
learn
Term
kabila
 Definition
tribe;ethnic group
Term
makabila
 Definition
tribes
Term
karibu
 Definition
nearly (come in,near,welcome)
Term
vijini
 Definition
urban
Term
kusoma
 Definition
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