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Swahili Final
Chapters 1-8
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Undergraduate 1
12/06/2008
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Term
chai
 Definition
tea
Term
chuoni
 Definition
at/to/from the college
Term
dada
 Definition
siter
Term
hapana
 Definition
no
Term
hawa
 Definition
these (people or animals)
Term
haya
 Definition
ok, fine, well then...
Term
hodi
 Definition
knock
Term
huyu
 Definition
this (person or animal)
Term
jina la
 Definition
name of
Term
kaka
 Definition
brother
Term
kutoka
 Definition
from
Term
kwa sasa
 Definition
for now/ currently
Term
lakini
 Definition
however/ but
Term
mdogo
 Definition
small, younger (person)
Term
mgeni
 Definition
visitor/ guest
Term
mjomba/ wajomba
 Definition
uncle(s)
Term
Mkenya
 Definition
a Kenyan
Term
Mmarekani
 Definition
an American
Term
Mrusi
 Definition
A Russian
Term
msichana
 Definition
a girl
Term
Mtanzania
 Definition
A Tanzanian
Term
mtu
 Definition
a person
Term
Mwafrika
 Definition
an African
Term
Mzungu
 Definition
a white person
Term
na
 Definition
and/ with
Term
ndiyo
 Definition
yes
Term
ndugu
 Definition
relatives/s, sibling/s
Term
ngapi?
 Definition
how many?
Term
nini?
 Definition
what?
Term
pia
 Definition
also, too
Term
samahani
 Definition
excuse me/ us
Term
shangazi
 Definition
aunt(s)
Term
tafadhali
 Definition
please
Term
utaifa
 Definition
nationality/ nationalities
Term
wanaume
 Definition
men
Term
wanawake
 Definition
women
Term
wapi?
 Definition
where
Term
Bei gani?
 Definition
what price?
Term
bei ghali/ rahisi
 Definition
the price is expensive/ cheap
Term
bia
 Definition
beer
Term
hapa(karibu)
 Definition
near here, nearby
Term
jamani!
 Definition
oh my god! oh my!
Term
jana
 Definition
yesterday
Term
juzi
 Definition
the day beforw yesterday
Term
juzijuzi
 Definition
recently
Term
karanga
 Definition
peanuts/ groundnuts
Term
karoti
 Definition
carrot
Term
kipepeo
 Definition
butterfly
Term
kitu hiki
 Definition
this thing
Term
kitunguu/ vitunguu
 Definition
onion(s)
Term
kwa
 Definition
for
Term
limau
 Definition
lemon
Term
marahage
 Definition
beans
Term
maji
 Definition
water
Term
maziwa
 Definition
milk
Term
mbona?
 Definition
why? "Why on earth?" (Strong why)
Term
mbu
 Definition
mosquito(es)
Term
mkate
 Definition
bread
Term
mwaka jana
 Definition
last year
Term
mwanafunzi
 Definition
student
Term
mwanamke
 Definition
woman
Term
mwezi jana
 Definition
last month
Term
mzee
 Definition
old man
Term
ndizi
 Definition
banana(s)
Term
nyanya
 Definition
tomato(es)
Term
nyuki
 Definition
bee(s)
Term
nzi
 Definition
housefly/ flies
Term
pacha
 Definition
twin
Term
paka
 Definition
cat
Term
panzi
 Definition
grasshopper
Term
papai
 Definition
papaya
Term
pilipili
 Definition
peper
Term
sabuni
 Definition
soap
Term
shilingi ngapi?
 Definition
how many shillings? how much?
Term
siafu
 Definition
biting ant(s)
Term
simba
 Definition
lion(s)
Term
sisimizi
 Definition
ant(s)
Term
sukari
 Definition
sugar
Term
tembo
 Definition
elephant
Term
wadudu
 Definition
insects
Term
wale
 Definition
those (people or living creatures)
Term
wanyama
 Definition
animals
Term
wiki jana
 Definition
last week
Term
wote
 Definition
all (people and living creatures)
Term
yule
 Definition
that (person or living creature)
Term
-kaa
 Definition
live
Term
nina
 Definition
I have
Term
-penda
 Definition
love or like
Term
-soma
 Definition
study or read
Term
-taka
 Definition
want
Term
-toka
 Definition
come
Term
-fanana(na)
 Definition
look alike/ resemble
Term
-gawanya kwa
 Definition
divide by
Term
haiwezekani!
 Definition
utterly impossible!
Term
-jumlisha
 Definition
add, plus
Term
-lipa
 Definition
pay
Term
ni
 Definition
is/ are
Term
-nunua
 Definition
buy
Term
-punguza kidogo
 Definition
reduce a little
Term
-toa
 Definition
munus, subtract
Term
unauzaje?
 Definition
how much are you selling for?
Term
-uza
 Definition
sell
Term
au
 Definition
or
Term
babu
 Definition
grandfather
Term
baridi
 Definition
cold
Term
chakula cha
 Definition
the food or/ from
Term
chuo (kikuu)
 Definition
university
Term
duka
 Definition
a shop/ store
Term
gani?
 Definition
of what type?
Term
hapa
 Definition
here
Term
historia
 Definition
history
Term
joto (kali)
 Definition
warmth, hotness
Term
Kiafrika
 Definition
African (type)
Term
kweli
 Definition
truth
Term
masomo ya televisheni
 Definition
telivision studies
Term
maswali
 Definition
questions
Term
muziki
 Definition
music
Term
nani?
 Definition
Who?
Term
profesa
 Definition
profesor
Term
redio
 Definition
radio
Term
sana
 Definition
a lot
Term
tu
 Definition
just
Term
utamaduni
 Definition
culture
Term
vitu
 Definition
things/ articles/ items
Term
wongo (uongo)
 Definition
lie, false
Term
angalia
 Definition
watch
Term
-cheza (dansi)
 Definition
to dance
Term
-fanya
 Definition
do
Term
-fundisha
 Definition
teach
Term
-furahi
 Definition
happy
Term
-imba
 Definition
sing
Term
-jibu
 Definition
jibu
Term
-jifunza
 Definition
learn
Term
-jua
 Definition
know, sun
Term
kula
 Definition
to eat
Term
kunywa
 Definition
to drink
Term
-lala
 Definition
sleep
Term
-pigwa picha
 Definition
be photographed
Term
-sema
 Definition
speak
Term
-sikiliza
 Definition
listen
Term
si
 Definition
is/ are not
Term
Bafu
 Definition
bathroom
Term
bakuli
 Definition
bowl
Term
baraza
 Definition
sitting/ living room
Term
chumba cha kulala
 Definition
bedroom
Term
chumba cha kulia
 Definition
dining room
Term
chupa ya manua
 Definition
flower vase (bottle for flowers)
Term
feni
 Definition
fan
Term
godoro
 Definition
mattress
Term
hai
 Definition
alive
Term
hali ngumu
 Definition
hard living conditions
Term
hali ya hewa
 Definition
weather (conditions of the air)
Term
hewa nzuri
 Definition
fresh air
Term
jiko
 Definition
kitchen
Term
jua (kali)
 Definition
very hot sun
Term
kabati
 Definition
cupboard
Term
kalamu
 Definition
pen
Term
kaya
 Definition
homestead
Term
kelele
 Definition
noise
Term
kitanda/ vitanda
 Definition
bed(s)
Term
kwa sababu
 Definition
because
Term
kwetu
 Definition
our place
Term
(ma)kochi
 Definition
sofa
Term
maradhi mengi
 Definition
many illnesses
Term
mavuno mazuri
 Definition
good harvest
Term
meza
 Definition
table
Term
miji
 Definition
town/homestead
Term
mkutano
 Definition
meeting
Term
mpishi
 Definition
a cook
Term
mto/ mito
 Definition
pillow(s)
Term
mvua (kali)
 Definition
heavy rain
Term
nje
 Definition
outside
Term
nija
 Definition
the way
Term
nyumba
 Definition
house
Term
ofisi
 Definition
office
Term
orafa
 Definition
storey, floor
Term
pensili
 Definition
pencil
Term
sahani
 Definition
plate
Term
salama
 Definition
safe/well
Term
shida nyingi
 Definition
a lot problems
Term
(ma)shuka
 Definition
bed sheets
Term
simu
 Definition
phone
Term
swichi ya feni/ taa
 Definition
switch for fan/ lights
Term
taabani
 Definition
in bad need/ distress
Term
tayari
 Definition
ready
Term
ubao
 Definition
black/white board
Term
ukuta
 Definition
wall
Term
uma
 Definition
fork
Term
vijiko
 Definition
spoons
Term
viti
 Definition
chairs
Term
vyoo
 Definition
toilets/ bathroom
Term
vyumba (vya kulala)
 Definition
bedrooms
Term
zulia
 Definition
carpet
Term
-chemsha
 Definition
boil
Term
kuna
 Definition
there is/ are
Term
niko
 Definition
I am [at the place]
Term
-pumzika
 Definition
rest
Term
-sikia
 Definition
hear
Term
-weza
 Definition
able
Term
familia
 Definition
family
Term
karabu na
 Definition
near
Term
kwa
 Definition
to, for, by, with
Term
laki
 Definition
one hundred thousand
Term
mbalimbali
 Definition
various
Term
miaka
 Definition
years
Term
mpole
 Definition
kind, gentle
Term
mwanangu
 Definition
my child
Term
tarehe
 Definition
date (on a calendar)
Term
zawadi
 Definition
a present/ presents
Term
-furahi
 Definition
be happy
Term
a katikati
 Definition
center
Term
-a kulia
 Definition
right
Term
-a kushoto
 Definition
left
Term
-a kwanza
 Definition
first
Term
-a mwisho
 Definition
last
Term
-a pili
 Definition
second
Term
-aminifu
 Definition
trustworthy
Term
bibi
 Definition
grandma
Term
-changamfu
 Definition
charming
Term
-cheshi
 Definition
humorous, charming
Term
daktari
 Definition
doctor
Term
-dogo
 Definition
small
Term
-embamba
 Definition
slim, thin
Term
-erevu
 Definition
clever, bright
Term
-eupe
 Definition
white
Term
-eusi
 Definition
black
Term
-fupi
 Definition
short
Term
gari
 Definition
car
Term
-gonjwa
 Definition
sick
Term
haraka
 Definition
hurry/ haste
Term
homa (kali)
 Definition
high fever
Term
-jinga
 Definition
dumb, foolish, ignorant
Term
kahawa
 Definition
coffee
Term
kama
 Definition
as, like, similar to
Term
-karimu
 Definition
generous, hospitable
Term
kazi (nyingi)
 Definition
lots of work
Term
keki
 Definition
cake
Term
kiasi
 Definition
some amount, slightly, a bit
Term
kiu
 Definition
thirst
Term
-kubwa
 Definition
big
Term
kuhusu
 Definition
about
Term
kuliko (wote)
 Definition
more than, more than all (most)
Term
mke
 Definition
wife
Term
mkulima
 Definition
farmer
Term
muuguzi
 Definition
nurse
Term
-nene
 Definition
fat, plump, thick
Term
njaa
 Definition
hunger
Term
nyimbo
 Definition
songs
Term
-pole
 Definition
kind, gentle
Term
-refu
 Definition
tall, long
Term
-safi
 Definition
clean
Term
shahada ya sheria
 Definition
law degree
Term
shughuli (nyingi)
 Definition
pressing business, many things to attend to
Term
shule ya msingi
 Definition
primary school
Term
shule ya sekondari
 Definition
secondary school
Term
-tundu
 Definition
naughty
Term
ugonjwa
 Definition
an illness
Term
vitabu
 Definition
books
Term
watoto
 Definition
children
Term
-cheka
 Definition
laugh
Term
-eleza
 Definition
explain
Term
-kuwa
 Definition
be
Term
-tabasamu
 Definition
smile
Term
baadaye
 Definition
later on
Term
bahari
 Definition
sea/ ocean
Term
-enye
 Definition
that has/ have
Term
halafu
 Definition
and then, later
Term
hapahapa
 Definition
right here
Term
hata mara moja
 Definition
not once, never, not at all
Term
hoteli
 Definition
hotel, restaurant
Term
jumba la makumbusho
 Definition
museum
Term
kanisa
 Definition
church
Term
kesho
 Definition
tomorrow
Term
keshokutwa
 Definition
the day after tomorrow
Term
leo
 Definition
today
Term
lugha
 Definition
language
Term
maktaba
 Definition
library
Term
mara kwa mara
 Definition
often
Term
mchicha
 Definition
spinach
Term
mlima
 Definition
mountain
Term
mtaa
 Definition
street, neighborhood
Term
mvinyo
 Definition
wine
Term
mwaka ujao
 Definition
next year
Term
mwezi ujao
 Definition
next month
Term
mwoga
 Definition
coward
Term
nyama ya nguruwe
 Definition
pork
Term
pana
 Definition
wide
Term
polepole
 Definition
slowly
Term
pwani
 Definition
coast
Term
sasa hivi
 Definition
right now
Term
senema/ sinema
 Definition
cinema, film
Term
shehe
 Definition
sheikh
Term
ugali
 Definition
stiff mealie meal
Term
wala
 Definition
nor
Term
watumwa
 Definition
slaves
Term
wenzangu
 Definition
my colleagues
Term
wiki ijayo
 Definition
next week
Term
wikendi
 Definition
weekend
Term
-amka
 Definition
wake up
Term
-azima
 Definition
borrow
Term
-endelea
 Definition
progess, develope, continue
Term
kufa
 Definition
to die
Term
kuja
 Definition
to come
Term
kunya
 Definition
to drink
Term
kwenda
 Definition
to go
Term
-ogelea
 Definition
swim
Term
-sali
 Definition
pray
Term
talii
 Definition
make a tour
Term
-tembelea
 Definition
walk
Term
-toka
 Definition
come from, go out
Term
-vua samaki
 Definition
do fisihing
Term
-wasili
 Definition
arrive
Term
baada ya
 Definition
after
Term
bado
 Definition
not yet
Term
bweni
 Definition
dormitory
Term
dakika
 Definition
minutes
Term
hadi
 Definition
until, up to
Term
jumla
 Definition
total
Term
kabla ya
 Definition
before
Term
kasoro
 Definition
less
Term
kisiwa
 Definition
island
Term
kumbukumbu
 Definition
memories
Term
mambo
 Definition
things, issues
Term
mapema
 Definition
early
Term
mara
 Definition
suddenly, then
Term
mashua
 Definition
boat
Term
mbali
 Definition
far
Term
meli
 Definition
ship
Term
moja kwa moja
 Definition
straight forward
Term
mara mojamoja
 Definition
once in a while
Term
mpaka
 Definition
until
Term
msikiti
 Definition
mosque
Term
mtondo
 Definition
the day after the day after tomorrow
Term
mtondogoo
 Definition
the day after the day after the day after tomorrow
Term
mwaka juzi
 Definition
the year before last
Term
mwenyewe
 Definition
him/ herself
Term
mwezi uliopita
 Definition
last month
Term
ndege
 Definition
airplane
Term
ngalawa
 Definition
canoe
Term
ni saa ngapi?
 Definition
what time is it?
Term
nusu
 Definition
half
Term
robo
 Definition
quarter
Term
saa hizi
 Definition
at this time
Term
saa
 Definition
hour(s), time, watch(es)
Term
wegine
 Definition
others
Term
wenyeji
 Definition
host
Term
wenzake
 Definition
his/ her colleagues
Term
wiki iliyopita
 Definition
last week
Term
zaidi
 Definition
zaidi
Term
kua
 Definition
grow up
Term
-panda
 Definition
climb, get on board, ascend, plant
Term
-pokelewa
 Definition
be recieved
Term
-safiri
 Definition
travel, go on journey
Term
tumia
 Definition
use, utilize
Term
-vua
 Definition
do some fishing, take off clothes
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