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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
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to speak/say
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kusoma
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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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