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