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Swahili Vocabulary
Beginner
300
Language - Other
1st Grade
05/01/2012

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Term
Karibu
Definition
Welcome
Term
Habari gani?
Definition
What's the news?/How are you?
Term
Hujambo?
Definition
How are you?/You're not busy?/You have nothing better to do?
Term
Sijambo
Definition
I'm fine/I'm not busy/I have nothing better to do
Term
Jina lako ni nani?
Definition
What is your name?
Term
Jina langu ni...
Definition
My name is...
Term
Jina/majina
Definition
Name/names
Term
Sawa
Definition
Okay
Term
Unasema...
Definition
You speak/do you speak
Term
Nzuri
Definition
Fine
Term
Kwaheri
Definition
Goodbye
Term
Asante
Definition
Thanks
Term
Asubuhi
Definition
Morning
Term
Gani
Definition
Which/What
Term
Habari
Definition
News
Term
Hapa
Definition
Here
Term
-dogo
Definition
small/few
Term
kukuona
Definition
to meet
Term
lake
Definition
his/her
Term
lako
Definition
your
Term
langu/yangu
Definition
my
Term
Mimi
Definition
I
Term
Mmarekani/Wamarekani
Definition
American/Americans
Term
Mtanzania/Watanzania
Definition
Tanzanian/Tanzanians
Term
mwanafunzi/wanafunzi
Definition
student/students
Term
na
Definition
and/with
Term
Nimefurahi
Definition
I'm happy
Term
Nyumba
Definition
House/houses
Term
nyumbani
Definition
home/at home
Term
pia
Definition
also
Term
Rafiki
Definition
Friend
Term
salama
Definition
peace
Term
sana
Definition
very/very much/a lot
Term
sasa
Definition
now
Term
tu
Definition
just/only
Term
wewe
Definition
you
Term
za
Definition
of
Term
yeye
Definition
he/she
Term
sisi
Definition
we
Term
nyinyi
Definition
you (plural) 
Term
wao
Definition
they
Term
kusoma
Definition
to study/read
Term
kukaa
Definition
to stay/to live/to sit
Term
kupenda
Definition
to love/like
Term
kulala
Definition
to sleep
Term
kucheka
Definition
to laugh
Term
kuimba
Definition
to sing
Term
kucheza
Definition
to play/dance
Term
kuandika
Definition
to write
Term
kusikia
Definition
to hear
Term
kuona
Definition
to see
Term
kuishi
Definition
to live
Term
kujibu
Definition
to answer/respond
Term
kujaribu
Definition
to try
Term
kurudi
Definition
to return
Term
kufikiri
Definition
to think
Term
baba
Definition
father/fathers
Term
mama
Definition
mother/mothers
Term
kaka
Definition
brother/brothers
Term
dada
Definition
sister/sisters
Term
unaishi wapi?
Definition
Where do you live?
Term
unakaa wapi?
Definition
Where are you staying?
Term
Unafanya nini?
Definition
What are you doing? What do you do?
Term
Unasema Kiswahili?
Definition
Do you speak Swahili?
Term
Ninasema Kiswahili kidogo tu.
Definition
I speak just a little Swahili.
Term
Kaa chini
Definition
Sit down
Term
Nimefurahi kukuona.
Definition
I'm glad to see you.
Term
Hodi hodi
Definition
knock knock (before entering a house or room)
Term
babu
Definition
grandfather/grandfathers
Term
bibi
Definition
grandmother/grandmothers
Term
mjomba/wajomba
Definition
uncle/uncles
Term
shangazi
Definition
aunt/aunts
Term
mjukuu/wajukuu
Definition
grandchild/grandchildren
Term
mke/wake
Definition
wife/wives
Term
mume/waume
Definition
husband/husbands
Term
mpwa/wapwa
Definition
nephew/nephews
Term
mtoto/watoto
Definition
child/children
Term
mtu/watu
Definition
person/people
Term
mwalimu/walimu
Definition
teacher/teachers
Term
mwanafunzi/wanafunzi
Definition
student/students
Term
mzazi/wazazi
Definition
parent/parents
Term
mzee/wazee
Definition
elder/elders/sir
Term
ndugu
Definition
sibling/siblings
Term
nyanya
Definition
grandmother/grandmothers
Term
nani?
Definition
who?
Term
nini?
Definition
what?
Term
wangu
Definition
my
Term
wako
Definition
your
Term
wake
Definition
his/her
Term
wetu
Definition
our
Term
wenu
Definition
your(plural)
Term
wao
Definition
their
Term
huyu
Definition
this
Term
hawa
Definition
these
Term
yule
Definition
that
Term
wale
Definition
those
Term
kwa mwezi
Definition
per month
Term
mwenyenyumba
Definition
landlord
Term
ni bei gani?
Definition
how much is it?
Term
nimeipenda
Definition
I like it
Term
Nitakupigia simu
Definition
I'll call you on the phone
Term
tutaongea
Definition
we will talk
Term
twende
Definition
let's go
Term
uko wapi?
Definition
where are you?
Term
anuani/anwani
Definition
address/addresses
Term
au
Definition
or
Term
bluu
Definition
blue
Term
bustani
Definition
garden/gardens or yard/yards
Term
choo/vyoo
Definition
bathroom/bathrooms
Term
chumba cha kulala/vyumba vya kulala
Definition
bedroom/bedrooms
Term
chumba/vyumba
Definition
room/rooms
Term
dirisha/madirisha
Definition
window/windows
Term
-dogo
Definition
small/little
Term
-ekundu
Definition
red
Term
-eupe
Definition
white
Term
-eusi
Definition
black
Term
fleti
Definition
apartment/apartments
Term
gari/magari
Definition
car/cars
Term
-ingine
Definition
other
Term
jiko/majiko
Definition
kitchen/kitchens, also fireplace,oven,stove
Term
Jumatatu
Definition
Monday
Term
kijani
Definition
green
Term
kitabu/vitabu
Definition
book/books
Term
kitanda/vitanda
Definition
bed/beds
Term
kiti/viti
Definition
chair/chairs
Term
kompyuta
Definition
computer/compters
Term
-kongwe
Definition
old
Term
kuangalia
Definition
to view/watch
Term
-kubwa
Definition
big
Term
kuja
Definition
to come
Term
kula
Definition
to eat
Term
kulala
Definition
to sleep
Term
kuna
Definition
there is/there are
Term
manjano
Definition
yellow
Term
meza
Definition
table/tables
Term
mlango/milango
Definition
door/doors
Term
-moja
Definition
one
Term
ndani
Definition
inside
Term
nje
Definition
outside
Term
-pya
Definition
new
Term
televisheni
Definition
television/televisons
Term
sehemu ya kulia/sehemu za kulia
Definition
dining room/dining rooms
Term
stoo
Definition
pantry/pantries
Term
-tatu
Definition
three
Term
ukumbi/kumbi
Definition
living room/living rooms
Term
umeme
Definition
electricity
Term
wapi?
Definition
where?
Term
-wili
Definition
two
Term
-zuri
Definition
beautiful, nice
Term
njia
Definition
road/roads
Term
mbwa
Definition
dog/dogs
Term
ng'ombe
Definition
cow/cows
Term
ndizi
Definition
banana/bananas 
Term
ngoma
Definition
drum/drums
Term
mvua
Definition
rain/rains
Term
nyoka
Definition
snake/snakes
Term
tembo
Definition
elephant
Term
simba
Definition
lion/lions
Term
paka
Definition
cat/cats
Term
chupa
Definition
bottle/bottles
Term
lugha
Definition
language/languages
Term
safari
Definition
trip/trips
Term
kahawa
Definition
coffee
Term
saa
Definition
hour/clock/time
Term
gereza
Definition
prison/prisons
Term
motokaa
Definition
car/cars
Term
posta
Definition
post office/post offices
Term
stampu
Definition
stamp/stamps
Term
sukari
Definition
sugar
Term
teksi
Definition
taxi/taxies
Term
Japani
Definition
Japan
Term
taa
Definition
lamp/lamps
Term
pesa
Definition
money
Term
kabati/makabati
Definition
dresser/dressers, also filling cabinet
Term
jambo
Definition
matters
Term
muhimu
Definition
important
Term
utamaduni
Definition
culture/cultures
Term
jirani/majirani
Definition
neighbor/neighbors
Term
kuazima
Definition
to borrow 
Term
kuomba
Definition
to ask
Term
kitu/vitu
Definition
thing/things
Term
kwa mfano
Definition
for example
Term
pasi
Definition
iron (for clothing)
Term
baiskeli
Definition
bicycle
Term
kama
Definition
if/like
Term
kisima/visima
Definition
well/wells
Term
maji ya bomba
Definition
fresh water
Term
matatizo
Definition
emergency
Term
moto
Definition
fire
Term
sio sawa
Definition
not the same/not right
Term
inategemea
Definition
it depends
Term
mkahawa wa shule
Definition
school cafeteria
Term
kwa mfano
Definition
for example
Term
baada ya hapo
Definition
after that
Term
kufanya mazoezi
Definition
to make exercises/to work out
Term
chakula cha jioni
Definition
evening meal/dinner
Term
kazi za shule/mazoezi ya nyumbani
Definition
school work/homework
Term
ni kweli
Definition
it's true/indeed
Term
kufua nguo
Definition
to wash clothes
Term
shule ya bweni
Definition
boarding school
Term
kabla ya
Definition
before
Term
kamili
Definition
exact
Term
kila
Definition
every
Term
kuamka
Definition
to wake up
Term
kuenda
Definition
to go
Term
kununua
Definition
to buy
Term
kula
Definition
to eat
Term
kuoga
Definition
to bathe
Term
kupiga mswaki
Definition
to brush teeth
Term
kupika
Definition
to cook
Term
kwa
Definition
by
Term
kwa kawaida
Definition
usually
Term
kwanza
Definition
first
Term
maisha
Definition
life
Term
mapema
Definition
early
Term
saa
Definition
time/watch/hour
Term
shule/skuli
Definition
school
Term
siku
Definition
day
Term
sinema
Definition
cinema
Term
tofauti
Definition
different
Term
wapi?
Definition
where
Term
zaidi
Definition
more/too much
Term
mchezo
Definition
sports
Term
kazini
Definition
(your)job
Term
Jumamosi
Definition
Saturday
Term
Jumapili
Definition
Sunday
Term
Jumatatu
Definition
Monday
Term
Jumanne
Definition
Tuesday
Term
Jumatano
Definition
Wednesday
Term
Alhamisi/Alkamisi
Definition
Thursday
Term
Ijumaa
Definition
Friday
Term
moja
Definition
one
Term
mbili
Definition
two
Term
tatu
Definition
three
Term
nne
Definition
four
Term
tano
Definition
five
Term
sita
Definition
six
Term
saba
Definition
seven
Term
nane
Definition
eight
Term
tisa
Definition
nine
Term
kumi
Definition
ten
Term
ishirini
Definition
twenty
Term
na nusu
Definition
and half
Term
kasorobo
Definition
quarter before
Term
na robo 
Definition
quarter after
Term
baadaye ya masomo
Definition
after studies
Term
bila shaka
Definition
of course (without a doubt)
Term
habari za likizo?
Definition
How was your break?
Term
kama unapenda
Definition
if you like...
Term
kumaliza masomo
Definition
to finish studies
Term
karatasi ya kuchapishia
Definition
paper for printing
Term
kwa likizo
Definition
for break
Term
wakati wa likizo
Definition
time of break
Term
likizo
Definition
break/vacation
Term
kwa nini?
Definition
why?
Term
kwa sababu
Definition
because
Term
labda
Definition
maybe
Term
masomo ya lugha
Definition
language study
Term
shule ya sekondari
Definition
secondary school
Term
tungependa kununua
Definition
we would like to buy
Term
vifaa vya shule
Definition
school supplies
Term
ulienda wapi?
Definition
where did you go?
Term
ulifanya nini?
Definition
what did you do?
Term
kuwaona wazazi
Definition
to see parents
Term
kwa ajili ya
Definition
for the purpose of
Term
bayolojia
Definition
biology
Term
daftaria/madaftaria
Definition
notebook/notebooks
Term
darasa/madarasa
Definition
class/classes
Term
daktari/madaktari
Definition
doctor/doctors
Term
disketi
Definition
disk/disks
Term
fizikia
Definition
physics
Term
-geni
Definition
foreign 
Term
-gumu
Definition
difficult
Term
hesabu
Definition
mathematics
Term
historia
Definition
history
Term
jiografia
Definition
geography
Term
kalamu
Definition
pen/pens
Term
kemia
Definition
chemistry
Term
kifaa/vifaa
Definition
supply/supplies, item/items
Term
kufanya mtihani
Definition
to take an exam
Term
kuhitaji
Definition
to need
Term
kukumbuka
Definition
to remember 
Term
kumaliza
Definition
to finish
Term
lugha
Definition
language/languages 
Term
mtihani/mitihani
Definition
exam/exams
Term
penseli
Definition
pencil/pencils
Term
rangi
Definition
color/colors, paint/paints
Term
some/masomo
Definition
studies, subject/subjects
Term
uchumi
Definition
economics
Term
wakati/nyakati
Definition
time/times
Term
kuharibika
Definition
to breakdown 
Term
thelatini
Definition
thirty
Term
arobaini
Definition
forty
Term
hamsini
Definition
fifty
Term
sitini
Definition
sixty
Term
sabini
Definition
seventy
Term
themanini
Definition
eighty
Term
tisini
Definition
ninety
Term
mia
Definition
hundred
Term
elfu
Definition
thousand
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