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Swahili
Greetings and verb tenses
72
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Undergraduate 1
09/12/2012
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Term
Karibu
 Definition
Welcome
Term
Habari gani?
 Definition
How are you doing? How are things?
Term
Hujambo?
 Definition
Hi! How are you?
Term
Sijambo
 Definition
I'm fine
Term
Jina laku ni nani?
 Definition
What's your name?
Term
Jina langu ni .....
 Definition
My name is...
Term
Sawa
 Definition
Well. Okay.
Term
Unasema Kiingereza?
 Definition
Do you speak English?
Term
Nzuri
 Definition
Good. Fine.
Term
Asante
 Definition
Thank you.
Term
Kwaheri
 Definition
Good bye.
Term
Habari za asabuhi?
 Definition
How are things this morning?
Term
Salama
 Definition
Fine
Term
Na wewe?
 Definition
And with you?
Term
Habari za hapa?
 Definition
How are things here?
Term
Nzuri tu
 Definition
Just fine.
Term
Shikamoo
 Definition
Greetings!
Term
Marahaba
 Definition
Greetings!
Term
Habari za nyumbani?
 Definition
How are things at home?
Term
Mama na baba hawajambo?
 Definition
How are your mom and dad?
Term
mama
 Definition
mother
Term
baba
 Definition
father
Term
Hawajambo
 Definition
They're good.
Term
Ndugu zako pia hawajambo?
 Definition
You siblings are fine also?
Term
Nzuri gana
 Definition
Very well.
Term
Habari za hapa?
 Definition
How are things here?
Term
Ninatoka...
 Definition
I come from...
Term
Mimi ni Mmarekani.
 Definition
I am an American.
Term
Nimefurahi kukuona
 Definition
I'm happy to meet you.
Term
Na mimi pia.
 Definition
And me too.
Term
Na huyu ni rafiki yangu.
 Definition
And this is my friend.
Term
Na
 Definition
and, with
Term
Vizuri
 Definition
Good
Term
Tutaonana
 Definition
See you
Term
gani
 Definition
which, what
Term
habari
 Definition
news
Term
hapa
 Definition
here
Term
huyu
 Definition
this
Term
kidogo
 Definition
a little, few
Term
kukuona
 Definition
to see you, to meet you
Term
lake
 Definition
his, her
Term
lako
 Definition
your
Term
langu, yangu
 Definition
my
Term
mimi
 Definition
I
Term
langu, yangu
 Definition
my
Term
Mmarekani/Wamarekani
 Definition
an American/Americans
Term
mwanafunzi/wanafunzi
 Definition
student/s
Term
nyumba
 Definition
house
Term
pia
 Definition
also
Term
rafiki
 Definition
friend
Term
salama
 Definition
peaceful, peace
Term
sana
 Definition
very much, a lot
Term
sasa
 Definition
now
Term
tu
 Definition
just, only
Term
wewe
 Definition
you
Term
za
 Definition
of
Term
Hamjambo?
 Definition
Hello! How are all of you?
Term
Hatujambo.
 Definition
We're fine.
Term
Habari za mchana?
 Definition
What is the news of the afternoon/How are things this afternoon?
Term
Usiki mwema!
 Definition
Good night! (before bed)
Term
Mchana mwema!/Siku nzuri!
 Definition
Have a nice day!
Term
Jioni njema!
 Definition
Have a nice evening!
Term
yeye
 Definition
he/she
Term
sisi
 Definition
we
Term
nyinyi
 Definition
you (plural), all of you, you all
Term
wao
 Definition
they
Term
mimi...
 Definition
ni-
Term
wewe...
 Definition
u-
Term
yeye...
 Definition
a-
Term
sisi...
 Definition
tu-
Term
nyinyi...
 Definition
m-
Term
wao...
 Definition
wa-
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