Swahili Vocabulary for Exam
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- Swahili
- English
- acha
- let/leave
- aga
- bid farewell
- alika
- call
- almasi
- diamonds
- ambia
- tell
- amka
- wake up
- amkia
- greet
- andika
- write to/for
- angalia
- look/watch
- anguka
- fall
- anmkia
- greet
- anza
- begin
- anzisha
- cause to begin, initiate
- ata
- stop
- baadhi
- some
- baki
- be left over, remain
- binadamu(-)
- man/citizen
- busu
- kiss
- cha
- (to) dawn
- chaganya
- mix
- chagua
- choose
- Chakula(vy)
- dawn
- chana
- comb
- cheka
- laugh
- chekelea/tabasamu
- smile
- cheza
- play
- chiririka
- lick
- choka
- tired of, fed up (with)
- chokoza
- cheat/deceive
- chukia
- hate
- chuma
- pick
- Chumba(vy)
- room
- chuo (vy)
- college
- chwa
- dusk
- dahabu
- gold
- Dakikia(-)
- minute
- duka(ma)
- shop
- elekea
- go toward (a place)
- enda
- go
- endelea
- continue, go on
- endesha
- drive/have a running stomach
- fa
- die
- fahamu
- understand
- fanya
- do
- ficha
- hide
- fika
- arrive
- fikia
- reach
- fikiri
- think
- fuata
- smelt
- fuga
- raise animals
- fundisha
- learn
- funga
- close
- fungua
- open
- furahi
- be happy
- gadi
- watch
- gaia
- give
- Gari(ma)
- car
- geuka
- depart
- gonjwa (ma)
- disease
- hali ya hewa
- weather
- hesabu(-)
- mathematics
- hima
- know
- hubiri
- preach
- imba
- sing
- isha
- get finished/end
- ishi
- live, exist
- ita
- call
- itika
- respond
- itwa
- be called
- ja
- come
- jamaa(-)
- family
- jenga
- build/construct
- jibu
- answer
- jicho (macho)
- eye
- jicho(ma)
- eye
- jifunza
- learn
- jua
- know
- kaa
- reside/live/stay
- karibisha
- welcome
- kasirika
- be annoyed
- kaza
- tighten
- kazi(-)
- work
- kiatu(vi)
- shoe
- kichawa (vi)
- head
- kidole (vi)
- finger
- kifua
- chest
- kimbia
- run
- kiongozi(vi)
- leader
- kipepeo(vi)
- butterfly
- Kitu(vi)
- thing
- kiumbe(vi)
- human being
- kohoa
- cough
- kosa
- miss/fail/make mistake
- ku oa kuoana to marry (guy)
- kua
- grow up
- kuend
- to go
- kuhitaji
- to need
- kuimba
- to sing
- kula
- eat
- kumbuka
- remember
- kunywa
- drink
- kuolewa
- to marry (lady)
- kuseme
- to say
- kutaka
- to want
- kutana
- meet
- kuuza
- to sell
- kuwa
- be
- la
- eat
- lala
- sleep
- lalamika
- complain
- lampa
- lick
- lazimisha
- compel, force
- lea
- raise (children)
- lia
- cry
- lima
- cultivate, farm
- lipa
- compensate, pay
- Lugha(-)
- language
- maliza
- consume, finish off
- mashariki
- east
- Mchi(-)
- country
- meza
- swallow
- Mgeni(wa)
- visitor
- mji mkuu
- capital city
- Mji(mi)
- city
- mjuu(mi)
- leg
- mkate(mi)
- cake/bread
- Mke(wa)
- wife
- mkono (mi)
- hand
- mkono(mi)
- heart
- mkulima(wa)
- farmer
- mnyama(wa)
- animal
- moyo(mi)
- heart
- Msichana(wa)
- girl
- Mti(mi)
- tree
- Mtoto(wa)
- child
- Mume(wa)
- lover
- mungu (mi)
- god
- Mvulana(wa)
- boy
- Mwaka(mi)
- year
- mwambao
- coast
- Mwezi(mi)
- month
- Mzazi(wa)
- parent
- Mzee(wa)
- elder
- nawa uso
- wash face
- nchi
- country
- ndege(-)
- bird
- Ndugu(-)
- relative
- Nguo(-)
- clothing
- nunua
- buy
- nya
- to rain/defecate
- nyoka(-)
- snake
- nyuki(-)
- bee
- Nyumba(-)
- house
- nywa
- drink
- nywele
- hair
- nywele(-)
- hair
- oa
- marry
- oga
- bathe
- ogelea
- swim
- ogopa
- fear
- ona
- see
- ona aibu
- be ashamed
- ona haya
- feel embarassment
- ona kiu
- feel thirsty
- ona njaa
- feel hungry
- ona uchungu
- feel anguish
- onana
- feel
- ondoka
- depart
- ongea
- talk
- onkoka
- leave
- onyesha
- show
- osha
- wash face
- paka (ma)
- give
- panga
- plan, arrange
- pasa nguo
- iron clothes
- pata
- get/find
- pelekea
- take to/for
- penda
- like/love
- piga pasi
- iron clothes
- pigana
- fight
- pigania bei
- (to) bargain
- pika
- cook
- pika chakula
- cook food
- pikwa
- be cooked
- pinda
- bend
- pinga
- block, oppose, thwart
- pokea
- accept, receive, obtain
- ponya
- heal
- poteza
- lose (something), ruin
- pua (ma)
- nose
- pumzika
- rest
- Rafiki(ma)
- friend
- Rais(ma)
- president
- rasmi
- official
- ripoti
- report
- rudi
- return
- ruka
- fly
- Saa(ma)
- hour
- saemhe
- forgive
- safiri
- travel
- safisha
- clean
- saidia
- help
- samehe
- forgive
- Sehemu(-)
- section/part
- sema
- say/speak
- semeshe
- talk to
- seremala (ma)
- carpenter
- shamba
- farm
- shangaa
- (be) astonished
- shinda
- endure, pass, win
- shona
- sew
- shtuka
- (be) startled
- sikia
- hear
- sikia harafu
- smell
- sikia hofu
- be afraid
- sikia joto
- feel hot
- sikia nja
- be hungry
- sikia uchungu
- feel pain
- sikia wivu
- be jealous
- sikiliza
- listen
- sikio (ma)
- ear
- sikitika
- regret
- siku(-)
- day
- simama
- stand up/stop
- singo (-)
- neck
- Somo(ma)
- study
- subiri
- wait
- tafsiri
- translate
- tafuta
- search/seek
- taka
- want
- tambua
- recognize
- tangaza
- stare
- tapika
- (to) vomit
- Tarehe(-)
- date
- tazama
- look
- tegemea
- depend
- tembea
- walk
- tembelea
- visitor