Jay's Essential Swahili
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- maharagwe
- beans
- ugali
- thick cornmeal porridge
- uji
- millet porridge
- chapatti
- wheat flour flatbread/tortilla
- chai
- tea
- mayai
- eggs
- nyama
- meat/animal
- machugwa
- orange (fruit)
- ndogo
- small
- kubwa
- big
- -refu
- tall
- -fupi
- short
- baridi
- cold
- choto
- hot
- moto
- fire
- moshi
- smoke
- mbwa
- dog
- kuku
- chicken
- bata
- duck
- bata mzinga
- turkey
- nguruwe
- pig
- ngombe
- cow
- kondoo
- sheep
- mbuzi
- goat
- nyoka
- snake
- ndege
- bird/airplane
- kinyonga
- chameleon
- farasi
- horse
- paka
- cat
- punda
- donkey
- punda milia
- zebra
- chui
- leopard
- duma
- cheeta
- tembo
- elephant
- popo
- bat
- kuenda
- to go
- kulala
- to sleep
- kula
- to eat
- kufa
- to die
- kuongea
- to speak
- kusema
- to say
- kutupa
- to throw
- kuona
- to see
- kusoma
- to read
- kukimbia
- to run
- kucheza
- to dance
- kupiga
- to hit/kick/cook
- kujua
- to know
- kusikia
- to understand
- kunywa
- to drink
- kuandika
- to write
- kulete
- to bring/give
- kubisha
- to cry out
- kuimba
- to sing
- kuomba
- to pray
- kuvua samaki
- to fish
- kuvaa
- to put on/wear
- kuruka
- to jump
- kutengeneza
- to fix/make
- kukazi
- to work
- kupenda
- to like/love
- kutembea
- to walk
- kucheza ngoma
- to dance
- Mungu
- God
- viasi
- potato
- maji
- water
- barafu
- ice
- mcheli
- rice
- maziwa
- milk
- nywele
- hair
- vidole
- fingers
- miguu
- feet
- macho
- eyes
- mahindi
- maize
- ngano
- wheat
- gari
- car
- kufanya
- to do/make
- kuna
- to be
- kuweza
- to be able
- ngoma
- dance
- mpira
- ball
- mzee
- old man
- bibi
- lady/wife
- ndugu
- brother
- bwana
- sir/lord
- miti
- tree
- shamba
- farm/garden
- njia
- street/road
- barabara
- street
- nyumba
- house
- chumba
- room
- kikombe
- cup
- simu
- telephone
- mesa
- table
- juu
- up/on
- katika
- in
- katikati
- within/inside
- kusishi
- to live
- kukaa
- to stay
- kutoka
- to come from
- kuja
- to come to
- baada ya
- after
- baina ya
- between
- kabla
- before
- kitabu
- book
- mzuri
- good
- chache
- few
- mingi
- many
- wengine
- others
- sana
- very
- zaidi
- more
- mbaya
- bad
- salama
- fine/peaceful
- sawa
- OK
- kidogo
- small
- kuvuta
- to smoke
- cigara
- cigarettes
- bhangi
- marijuana
- ukimwi
- AIDS
- mgonjwa
- sick
- matumbo
- stomach/guts
- mataco
- buttocks
- mafuta
- oil
- mafuta ya taa
- kerosene
- kusukuma
- to strech
- kusonga
- to scoot
- pesa
- money
- samaki
- fish
- jiko
- grill
- kazi
- work
- kuogelea
- to swim
- kutafsiri
- to translate
- kufunga
- to close
- kufungua
- to open
- viatu
- shoes
- jamia
- family
- nchi
- country
- wakati
- time
- saa
- hour/clock
- kitu
- thing
- yote
- all
- hodi
- hello
- habari
- what's up
- jambo
- hello
- mbinguni
- heaven
- roho
- soul
- damu
- blood
- kunyamba
- to fart
- kujisaidia
- to go #2
- kujoa
- to go #1
- kuni
- firewood
- kuvua
- to fish
- kufua nguo
- to wash clothes
- mjinga
- stupid
- mnoki
- idiot
- nyani
- money
- mrefu
- tall
- mfupi
- short
- kilugha
- language
- ndizi
- banana
- taifa
- nation
- matatu
- taxi
- kartasi
- paper
- choo
- outhouse
- kalamu
- pen
- kushida
- to win
- mbio
- race/run
- watu
- people
- mbu
- mosquito
- mkate
- bread
- mandazi
- donut
- sukari
- sugar
- unga
- flour
- mavi
- feces
- kijana
- boy
- msichana
- girl
- mtoto
- kid
- mama
- mom
- baba
- dad
- mwanfunzi
- student
- mwalimu
- teacher
- daktari
- doctor
- pikipiki
- motorcycle
- matunda
- fruit
- mboga
- cabbage
- nyanya
- tomato
- pilipili
- pepper
- pilipili hoho
- bell pepper
- shule
- school
- chuo kikuu
- university
- rais
- president
- ziwa
- lake
- mlima
- hill
- kahawa
- coffee
- machungwa
- orange
- kanisa
- church
- mbale
- far
- karibu
- welcome/close
- mabati
- tin sheet
- chumvi
- salt
- sabuni
- soap
- mwanume
- man
- mwanamke
- woman
- viyoo
- glass
- kiyoo
- mirror
- maneno
- words
- sasa
- now
- badaye
- later