Swahili vocab (beginner)
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- water
- maji
- learn
- -soma
- read
- -soma
- look
- -ona
- watch
- -angalia
- sleep
- -lala
- eat
- kula
- cook
- -pika
- drink
- -nywa
- food
- chakula
- write
- -andika
- listen
- -sikiliza
- be born
- -zaliwa
- primary/secondary school
- shule ya msingi/sekondari
- begin
- -anza
- course, studies
- masomo
- first
- kwanza
- how?
- vipi
- to be, become
- kuwa
- equal, similar, correct
- sawa
- German language
- kijerumani
- economics
- sayansi ya uzalishaji
- sell
- -uza
- complete
- -maliza
- see each other
- -onana
- often
- mara kwa mara
- seldom
- mara chache
- need
- -hitaji
- tell
- -ambia
- live
- -ishi
- minute
- dakika
- explain
- -eleza
- help
- -saidia
- ask
- -uliza
- word
- neno
- person
- mtu
- girl
- msichana
- money
- pesa
- verb
- kitenzi
- converse
- -zumgumza
- if, like
- kama
- woman
- mwanamke
- use
- -tumia
- wake up
- -amka
- -amkia
- greet
- -pumzika
- rest
- mke
- wife
- darasa
- class
- katika
- inside, on
- kabla
- before
- baada
- after
- -kaa
- sit
- kitanda
- bed
- masanduku
- dresser
- sanduku
- drawer
- kiti
- chair
- kabati
- closet
- nguo
- clothes
- taa
- light
- dawati
- desk
- daftari
- binder
- saa
- clock
- -chora
- draw
- picha ya kuchora
- picture
- mlango
- door
- nene
- fat
- kubwa
- big
- refu
- tall
- fupi
- short
- nusu
- half
- -uliza
- ask
- swali
- question
- karibu
- welcome, you're welcome
- Mtu- watu
- person
- Mgeni- wageni
- guest
- Mgonjwa- wagonjwa
- sick person
- Mpishi-wapishi
- cook
- Mtoto –Watoto
- child
- Mzungu-Wazungu
- European person
- Mfanyakazi – wafanyakazi
- worker
- Mke-wake
- wife
- Mtalii-Watalii
- tourist
- Msichana- Wasichana
- girl
- Mvulana- Wavulana
- boy
- mkulima-wakulima
- farmer
- Mdudu-Wadudu
- bug
- Mnyama- Wanyama
- animal
- Mwanafunzi- Wanafunzi
- student
- Mwalimu- Walimu
- teacher
- Mwenyeji- wenyeji
- resident, customer
- Mwizi- wezi
- robber
- Mwanamke- wanawake
- woman
- Mwanamume- wanaume
- man
- Baba
- dad
- Mama
- mom
- Ndugu
- sibling
- Kaka
- brother
- Dada
- sister
- Rafiki
- friend
- Dereva
- driver
- Daktari
- doctor
- Suruali
- pants
- Pua
- nose
- Shingo
- collar
- Nyumba
- home
- Email( barua pepe)
- Kompyuta
- computer
- Barua
- letter
- Anwani
- address
- Sabuni
- soap
- Meza
- table
- Bia
- beer
- Chai
- tea
- soda
- soda
- Kitabu-vitabu
- book
- Kijiko-vijiko
- spoon
- Kisima-visima
- well
- Kiatu- viatu
- shoe
- Kiazi-viazi
- potato
- Kiberiti-viberiti
- match (fire)
- Kichwa- vichwa
- leader
- Kidole – Vidole
- finger
- Kidonge- vidonge
- pill
- Kijiji- vijiji
- village
- Kikombe –vikombe
- cup
- Kiswahili
- Swahili (language)
- Chumba-vyumba
- room
- Chakula-vyakula
- food
- Choo-vyoo
- bathroom
- Kioo-vioo
- glass, mirror
- Kisu- visu
- knife
- Kitanda- vitanda
- bed
- Mti – Miti
- tree
- Mchungwa
- orange tree
- Mpapai
- papaya tree
- Mchezo- Michezo
- game
- Mfuko- Mifuko
- a bag, pocket
- Mguu. Miguu
- leg, foot
- Mji- Miji
- town, city
- Mkate- Mikate
- bread, cake
- Mlango-Milango
- door
- Mlima
- mountain
- Muziki
- music
- Msikiti
- mosque
- -enye
- posessing
- -ote
- all, whole
- Jicho- macho
- eye
- Gari- magari
- car
- Jani- majani
- bush
- Jina- majina
- name
- Goti-magoti
- knee
- Duka- maduka
- store/shop
- Tunda- matunda
- fruit
- Chungwa- machungwa
- orange
- Yai- mayai
- egg
- Darasa- madarasa
- class(room)
- Jiwe- mawe
- rock, weight (of scales)
- Maji- maji
- water
- Dirisha- madirisha
- window
- Jua- majua
- sun
- Nanasi- mananasi
- pineapple
- Papai-mapapai
- papaya
- Embe-maembe
- mango
- Ghali
- expensive
- -bovu
- bad, rotten
- -bichi
- fresh, raw
- -bivu
- ripe, cooked
- -eupe
- clean, clear, white
- -ingine
- other
- -ingi
- many
- -chache
- few
- kila siku
- daily
- -oga
- wash oneself
- kwazababu
- because
- mdugu
- siblings
- kiatu-viatu
- shoes
- -sikiliza
- listen
- ufaransa
- france
- -kutana
- meet
- jimbo-majimbo
- state
- sawa
- same
- pamoja
- together
- vipi
- how
- biashara
- business
- -endesha
- ride (drive?)
- shahada
- degree
- kuchora
- drawing
- nini maana ya____
- what is the meaning of ____
- kitu-vitu
- things
- kila
- each, every
- dirisha
- window
- tayari
- ready
- picha
- picture
- kioo
- mirror
- kiti - viti
- chair
- kamusi
- dictionary
- sukari
- sugar
- chumvi
- salt
- pilipili
- pepper
- mboga
- vegetable
- -vutia
- attractive
- kulia
- right
- kushoto
- left
- -jenga
- to build
- jengo-majengo
- building
- au
- or
- ama
- either
- kumbuka
- remember
- sahau
- to forget
- ufukwe-fukwe
- beach
- askari
- police/soldier
- embe
- mango
- chungwa
- orange
- nanasi
- pineapple
- nasi
- coconut
- mkate
- bread
- -jua
- to know
- kama
- if, like
- -tufuta
- to look for
- mvua
- rain
- -pata
- to get
- humu
- inside
- mahali
- place
- japo
- although
- bandari
- port
- maisha
- life
- pale
- there
- kule
- over there
- huku
- hereabouts (unspecified)
- -nuka
- smell bad
- -nukia
- to smell good
- -baya
- bad, evil
- ng'ombe
- cow
- barabara
- street
- sentensi
- sentence
- baridi
- the cold
- -burudi
- be cold
- mlima-milima
- mountain
- tamu
- agreeable, appetizing
- -imba
- sing