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Swahili Ch. 7 vocab
Elementary Swahili I- Mshomba, Penn, Tuseme Kiswahili
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11/22/2010

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kuangalia
Definition
to watch, observe
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kuamka
Definition
to wake up
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kuazima
Definition
to borrow
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kuenda
Definition
to go
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kuendelea
Definition
to progress/develop/continue
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kufa
Definition
to die (short rule)
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kufanya
Definition
to do/make
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kuja
Definition
to come (short)
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kujifunza
Definition
to learn
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kujua
Definition
to know/know how
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kula
Definition
to eat (short)
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kunya
Definition
to poop (short)
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kununua
Definition
to buy
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kunywa
Definition
to drink (short)
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kuogelea
Definition
to swim
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kupenda
Definition
to like/love
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kupumzika
Definition
to rest
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kusali
Definition
to pray
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kusema
Definition
to speak/say
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kusoma
Definition
read/study
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kutabasamu
Definition
to smile

"tabasamu" is the noun, "smile"
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kutaka
Definition
to want/need
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kutalii
Definition
to make a tour
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kutoka
Definition
to come from/go out
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kuvua samaki
Definition
to go fishing
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kuwa
Definition
to be/become (short verb; rules don't apply in present tense)
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kuwasili
Definition
to arrive
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kuweza
Definition
to be able
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bahari
Definition
sea ocean
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barazani
Definition
in the living room
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-embamba
Definition

narrow/slender

 

(wembamba, mwembamba, nyembamba (for barabara, eg.)

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-enye
Definition
that has/have

examples:
Mtu mwenye afya= a man in good health
Watu wenye mali= rich people
Mti wenye miiba= a thorny tree
Miti yenye nguvu=vigorous trees
Chumba chenye giza= a dark room.
Samaki mwenye mafuta= a fat fish
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gani
Definition
which/what type?
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halafu
Definition
and then later
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hapahapa
Definition
right here
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hata mara moja
Definition
not once, never, not at all
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hoteli
Definition
hotel, restaurant
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jikoni
Definition
in the kithen
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jumba la makumbusho
Definition
museum

literally, large building of memories (jumba=large building, makumbusho=memories)
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juzijuzi
Definition
recently
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kanisa
Definition
church
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kesho
Definition
tomorrow
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keshokutwa
Definition
day after tomorow
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kitanda
Definition
bed
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kwa sababu
Definition
because
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leo
Definition
today
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lugha
Definition
language
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maktaba
Definition
library
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mara kwa mara
Definition
often
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mchicha
Definition
spinach
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mji
Definition
town/city
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mlima
Definition
mountain
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mtaa
Definition
street/ neighborhood
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mvinyo
Definition
wine
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mwaka ujao
Definition
next year
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mwezi ujao
Definition
next month
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mwoga
Definition
coward
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nyama ya nguruwe
Definition
pork
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nyimbo
Definition
songs
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-pana
Definition
wide/large

(mpana, wapana, mpana(9/10))
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polepole
Definition
slowely
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pwani
Definition
coast
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sasa hivi
Definition
right now
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senema
Definition
cinema, film
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shehe
Definition
sheikh
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sisi sote
Definition
all of us
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tayari
Definition
ready, already
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vizuri
Definition
well, nicely
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wala
Definition
nor
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watumwa
Definition
slaves
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wenzengu
Definition
my colleagues
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wiki ijayo
Definition
next week
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wikendi hii
Definition
this weekend
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nani tena
Definition
who else
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unajuaje
Definition
how do you know?
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kulia
Definition
to cry
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mengi/wengi/nyingi
Definition
many
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vyakula
Definition
foods (chakula=food)
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barabara
Definition
street
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aina
Definition
kinds, types
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lini
Definition
when?
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kutembelea
Definition
to visit
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