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kumi
ten
asubuhi
morning
Cow
Ng'ombe
kupiga picha
take a picture
kutosha
to be enough
Nina miaka kumi na tisa
I am nineteen years old
kanga
traditional cloth
nyasi
grass
Jumatatu
Monday
Corn
Mahindi
panya
rat
pole pole
slowly
dudu
bug
farasi
horse(s)
Rat
Panya
tumbili
monkey
Coffee
Kahawa
jina lako ni nani?
what is your name?
kabla ya
before
mtu
person
bwana
Mr., sir
Taa
lamp
Jumatano
Wednesday
to be tired
choka
tisa
nine
kusoma
read
mgonjwa
sick person
ndege
airplane
watoto
children
mioyo
hearts
meza
table
makaa
charcoal
to clean
safisha
Pia
Also
kabila
tribe
saa
clock
Alhamisi
Thursday
mandazi
donut
lini
when
Elephant
Ndovu, tembo
themanini
eighty
mfanya kazi
worker
sabini
seventy
Pancake
Chapati
kofia
hat
nyumbani
home
mwanamume
man
barua
letter
Kuja
to come
usiku
night
mamba
crocodile
hadithi
sorry
mvulana
boy
Onions
Vitunguu
dada
sister
Salt
Chumvi
Piga
beat, knock, hit
kupata
to get
kuandaa
to prepare
mume
husband
mama
mother
kwa hivyo
therefore
ndege
bird
kuni
firewood
to sweep for
fagilia
kitbau
book
to cook
pika
arobaini
forty
Jumapili
Sunday
pole
sorry
hapana
no
simu
telephone
tu
only
kubwa
big
Kurudi
to return
chakula
food
chumba
room
kufanya
to do
to swim
ogelea
baadaye
afterwards
gumu
hard
kuelewa
to understand
Tea
Chai
shiba
full
je
hey
tisni
ninety
njaa
hunger
sitini
sixty
to look for
kutafuta
Kuwa
to be
tupa
to throw away
to wash clothes
fua nguo
gari
car
sema tena
say that again
kupa
to give
nyanya
grandmother
to make a phone call
piga simu
mia moja
one hundred
mchuzi
soup
Mosquitoe
Mbu
chuo
college
kuimba
to sing
Orange
Chungwa
hujambo
how are you? (sing.)
fikiri
think
gani
which
bila
without
Yesu Kristo
Jesus Christ
Kabila
Tribe
kwa sababu
because
hamjambo
how are you? (pl.)
sasa
now
bei
price
to bathe
oga
samaki
fish
moshi
smoke
rafiki
friend
Cat
Paka
baba
father
goti
knee
chumvi
salt
ngapi
how many?
amini
believe
Pineapple
Nanasi
kalamu
pencil or pen
kama
if
Lion
Simba
kuharibika
to be spoilt, to be wrecked
una umri gani?
How old are you?
mpira
ball
kuomba
to request, to pray
karatasi
paper
mlango
door
mchungaji
pastor
dogo
small
mti
tree
jina langu ni
my name is
to be happy
furahi
dawa
medicine
sahani
plate
mkulima
farmer
hatari
danger
ndiyo
yes
mboga
vegetable
pesa
money
kwisha
to be all gone
nene
fat
kufikiri
to think
habari
news
sikio
ear
haya
okay
kaka
brother
mwanamke
woman
ngoma
drum
Kuandika
to write
jioni
evening
kumbe
really
msichana
girl
Chicken
Kuku
hatujambo
we're fine
punda
donkey
mkate
bread
mungu
god
moto
fire
moyo
heart
mwizi
tief
mwana
son/daughter
tamu
sweet or tasty
nini
what
kufanya kazi
to do work
kusahau
to forget
mwislamu
Muslim
to be able to
weza
twiga
giraffe
kijiko
spoon
pya
new
punda milia
zebra
chafu
dirty
jema
good
kitanda
bed
au
or
mvuvi
fisherman
Cockroach
Mende
mji
town
sana
very
sita
six
Jana
yesterday
daktari
doctor
fupi
short
Hog
Nguruwe
labda
maybe
umri
age
thelathini
thirty
Fly
Nzi
mwaka
year
to leave
ondoka
m***o
bag
to be late
chelewa
kukasirika
to be angry
elewa
understand
kichwa
head
to cut
kukata
kufa
to die
sermala
carpenter
mnyama
animal
Leo
today
Tomatoes
Nyanya
kibanda
hut
ndiyo
yes
ogopa
fear
penda
like/love
njema
good
mbili
two
wazo
idea
kuwinda
to hunt
baraka
blessing
kingereza
English language
mwenzi
companion
saba
seven
kitu
thing
tajiri
rich
Snake
Nyoka
sukari
sugar
sawa
correct
Kujenga
to build
nyesha
to rain
mto
river
na
to have
mchana
afternoon
mikono
hands
chombo
vessel
la
no
nane
eight
kabisa
totally or absolutely
zawadi
gift
kasirika
to be angry
mfupi
short person
Tutaonana
we shall see eachother
Kuamka
to wake up
mvua
rain
kiti
chair
yai
egg
maharagwe
beans
kusikia
to hear or feel
Meat
Nyama
kisu
knife
Dog
Mbwa
ukimwi
AIDS
matunda
fruit
pia
also
ndoo
bucket
juma
week
mgeni
visitor
tosha
enough
mganga
native doctor
kusaidia
help
Kuuza
to sell
mimba
pregnancy
to talk
zungumza
mdudu
insect
hamsini
fifty
ili
so that
nne
four
kiazi
potato
kiu
thirst
ingi
much or many
sijambo
I'm fine
baada ya
after
Kuhitaji
to need
sijui
I don't know
ote
all
wali
rice
baya
bad
mkristo
Christian
tatu
three
kidogo
a little bit
moja
one
familia
family
askari
watchman
Stiff porridge
Ugali
Butter
Siagi, Samli
kiatu
shoe
bibi
lady
mbuzi
goat
mzungu
European
Asante
Thank you
Rahisi
Cheap/Easy
jaribu
test
babu
grandfather
Kuanza
to start/begin
few
-chache
nawa
to wash
uma
to bite
shoka
axe
mzee
old person
jembe
hoe
maziwa
milk
kusema
speak (say)
Kuanza
to start/begin
zuri
nice
Lakini
But
mbaya
bad
kabisa
completely,wholly,exactly
karani
clerk
kitunguu
onion
hapa
here
nguvu
strong
mpishi
cook
mfugaji
herder
Sheep
Kondoo
to know
jua
refu
tall
choka
tired
shilingi
shillings
darasa
class
kikapu
basket
maskini
poor
chache
few
kupumzika
to rest
ghali
expensive
ishirini
twenty
jibu
answer
kiboko
hippo
to come from
toka
Jumanne
Tuesday
kikombe
cup
safi
clean
Ndani
Inside
ni
is/are
mke
wife
safari
trip, journey
Zebra
Punda milia
Kulala
to sleep
choo
toilet
mafuta
oil
Ijumaa
Friday
mhindi
Indian
tano
five
chupa
bottles
bado
not yet
fika
arrive
mtoto
child
kupanda
to plant
kwa heri
goodbye
baridi
cold
to be full
shiba
kesho
tomorrow
Ant
Siafu
to eat
kula
funga
to shut
Eggs
Mayai
na
and or with
picha
picture
Moto
fire
dakika
minute
mrefu
tall person
salaama
peace
mimi
I
tafadhali
please
kweli
true
kali
fierce
nguruwe
pig
mkulima
farmer
kuwa
to be
simba
lion
kosa
to be wrong
kijana
young person
Jumamosi
Saturday
to teach
fundisha
Spider
Buibui

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