Elementary Kiswahili Vocab
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- police
- askari
- near
- karibu
- many
- -ingi
- perhaps
- labda
- plan
- mpango, mipango
- time
- wakati
- letter
- barua
- name
- jina, majina
- tea
- chai
- luck
- bahati
- often
- mara nyingi
- meat
- nyama
- key
- ufunguo, funguo
- minute
- dakika
- pen
- kalamu
- now
- sasa
- newspaper
- gazeti, magazeti
- quickly
- upesi
- -taka
- desire, want
- loudly
- kwa sauti
- picture
- picha
- (not) yet
- bado
- knife
- kisu, visu
- book
- kitabu, vitabu
- money
- pesa
- shoe
- kiatu, viatu
- drink
- kinywaji, vinywaji
- ice
- balafu
- door
- mlango, milango
- few
- -chache
- after
- baada ya
- clean
- safi
- head
- kichwa, vichwa
- boys
- mvulana, wavulana
- hate
- chuki
- important
- muhimu
- effort
- bidii
- drug, medicine
- dawa
- hard, difficult
- -gumu
- difficulties
- shida
- car
- motokaa
- happiness
- furaha
- fat
- -nene
- ask
- uliza
- hand, arm
- mkono, mikono
- love, like
- -penda
- just, merely
- tu
- church
- kanisa, makanisa
- play
- -cheza
- answer
- -jibu
- day before
- juzi
- cigarette
- sigara
- bus
- basi, mabasi
- banana
- ndizi
- cat
- paka
- badness
- ubaya
- dirty
- -chafu
- bad
- -baya
- debt
- deni, madeni
- building
- -jengo, majengo
- daytime, afternoon
- mchana
- flower
- ua, maua
- grandmother, tomato
- nyanya
- by self
- -enyewe
- doctor
- daktari
- bed
- kitanda, vitanda
- no
- hapana
- very much, a lot
- sana
- coffee
- kahawa
- clothing
- nguo
- capability
- uwezo
- cup
- kikombe, vikombe
- child
- mtoto, watoto
- below
- chini ya
- big
- -kubwa
- chair
- kiti, viti
- or
- au
- tree
- mti, miti
- better
- bora
- gift
- zawadi
- finger/s
- kidole, vidole
- black
- -eusi
- fish
- samaki
- egg
- yai, mayai
- buyer
- mnunuzi, wanunuzi
- farmer
- mkulima, wakulima
- hurry
- haraka
- exam/s
- mtihani, mitihani
- because
- kwa sababu
- house
- nyumba
- every time
- kila wakati
- yes
- ndiyo
- game
- mchezo, michezo
- drunkard
- mlevi, walevi
- driver
- dereva
- business
- biashara
- food
- chakula
- sweet
- -tamu
- day
- siku
- early
- mapema
- cook (person)
- mpishi, wapishi
- all
- -ote
- country
- nchi
- dog
- mbwa
- friend
- rafiki, marafiki
- doubt
- shaka
- and, by, with..
- na
- leg, foot / legs, feet
- mguu, miguu
- fruit
- tunda, matunda
- expensive
- ghali
- go
- -enda
- conversation/dialogue
- zungumzo, mazungumzo
- behind
- nyuma ya
- bread
- mkate, mikate
- alcohol
- pombe
- but
- lakini
- every
- kila
- grandfather
- babu
- every day
- kila siku
- far
- mbali
- dance
- ngoma
- stop (something)
- simamisha
- steal
- -iba
- stare
- -tazama
- stand up
- -simama
- smell good
- nukia vizuri
- smell bad
- -nuka
- sit
- -keti
- sell
- -uza
- see
- -ona
- return (an item)
- -rundisha
- return
- -rudi
- rest
- -pumzika
- receive
- -pata
- pronounce
- -tamka
- prepare
- -tayarisha
- pray
- -sali, -omba
- pay
- -lipa
- pass
- -pita
- need
- -hataji
- meet
- -kutana
- marry
- -oa
- make certain
- -hakikisha
- look for
- -tafuta
- look at
- -ishi
- listen
- -sikiliza
- leave
- -ondoka
- laugh
- -cheka
- last
- -dumu
- know
- -jua
- hide
- -ficha
- help
- -saidia
- have problems
- -taabika
- hear, feel
- -sikia
- get drunk
- -lewa
- forget
- -sahau
- finish
- -maliza, -isha
- fear
- -ogopa
- explain
- -eleza
- enter
- -ingia
- eat
- -kula
- drive
- -endesha
- do
- -fanya
- cry
- -lia
- count
- -hesabu
- cook (verb)
- -pika
- come
- -kuja
- carry
- -beba
- buy
- -nunua
- believe
- -amini
- begin
- -anza
- be satisfied
- -shiba
- bathe
- -oga
- wake up, awake
- -amka
- arrive
- -fika
- agree
- -bali
- stop (an action)
- -acha
- succeed
- -faulu
- suffer
- -sumbuka
- swim
- -ogelea
- take
- -chukua
- taste
- -onja
- teach
- -fundisha
- telephone
- -piga simu
- tell
- -ambia
- think
- -fikir, -dhani
- travel
- -safiri
- try
- -jaribu
- understand
- -elewa, -fahamu
- use
- -tumia
- visit
- -zulu, -tembelea
- wait
- -ngoja
- walk
- -tembea
- want
- -taka
- wash clothes
- -fua nguo
- wear
- -vaa
- work
- -fanya kazi
- write
- -andika
- one
- m-moja
- two
- m-bili
- three
- -tatu
- four
- -nne
- five
- -tano
- six
- sita
- seven
- saba
- eight
- -nane
- nine
- tisa
- ten
- kumi
- twenty
- ishrini
- thirty
- thelathini
- fourty
- arobaini
- fifty
- hamsini
- sixty
- sitini
- seventy
- sabini
- eighty
- themanini
- ninety
- tisini
- hundred
- mia
- thousand
- elfu
- a hundred thousand
- lakini
- question
- swali
- pardon me, excuse me
- samahani
- please
- tafadhali
- news
- habari
- sir, mister
- bwana
- you (plural)
- nyinyi
- you (singular)
- wewe
- heart
- moyo, mioyo
- month
- mwezi, miezi
- year
- mwaka, miaka
- person
- mtu, watu
- american
- mmarekani
- stupid/fool
- mjinga
- girl
- msichana, wasichana
- woman
- mwanamke, wanamke
- man
- mwanaume, wanaume
- come from
- -toka
- father
- baba
- morning
- asubuhi
- ms, mrs., ms.
- bibi
- what kind, what sort?
- gani
- thank you
- asante
- safety, security, peace
- salama
- sibling
- ndugu
- student/s
- mwanafunzi, wanafunzi
- lesson, reading
- somo, masomo
- sister
- dada
- brother
- kaka
- see you later
- baada ya / baadye
- sit down (in a greeting)
- kaa, ukae
- he/she
- yeye