2013@SWAHILI-03 Flashcards

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nimkaribishe …

A

I invite / I welcome …

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ajira

A

employment

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(ku) -isha [-kwisha]

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to make end / to complete / to finish

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namna gani

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how / which way / what’s up

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(ku) -lalamika

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to complain / to protest

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kikao cha walezi wote

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general staff meeting

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-geni / -a kigeni / -a kioja / -a kiroja

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strange / odd

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(ku) -kojoa

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to urinate (also: to reach orgasm)

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mkojo (/kojozi)

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urine

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mwajiri

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employer

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mwajiriwa

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employee

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(ku) -amini

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to trust / to believe

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(ku) -aminiana

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to trust each other

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(ku) -ngojea

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to wait for

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maandalizi

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preparations

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(ku) -zunguka

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to go around / to move around / to surround

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mwenyekiti

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the chairperson

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hadi (eg, hadi hapo)

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until / up to (eg, until then)

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inawezekana

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it is possible

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tathmini

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evaluation

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(ku) -jitambua

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to be self-aware / to know oneself (/to commit)

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(ku) -jitegemea

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to be self-reliant

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makalio

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hips (also: polite way to say ‘buttocks’)

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imeeleweka

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it has (already) been understood

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(ku) -potea
to be lost / to be wrong / to get lost / to disappear
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mengineyo
AOB / various
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(ku) -tokana na
to result from / to originate from / to stem from
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(ku) -peleka (kwa)
to send / to forward / to refer (to) / to take away
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ajali --- kwa ajali
accident / fate --- accidentally
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(ku) -jadili
to discuss / to debate / to argue
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ubao
(black)board / plank
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(ku) -changia
to contribute / to collect
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(ku) -sumbua
to disturb / to annoy / to bother
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kitu kingine
something else / another thing
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utaratibu
plan / method / procedure / proper order
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wasiwasi
a worry / an anxiety / problem(s)
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moja kwa moja
continuously / direct / straight (on)
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kwa ufupi
in brief / in short
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tungefanya
if we would do/make (hypothetical)
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namna hii -- namna hiyo
this way -- that way
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I invite / I welcome ...
nimkaribishe ...
42
employment
ajira
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to make end / to complete / to finish
(ku) -isha [-kwisha]
44
how / which way / what's up
namna gani
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to complain / to protest
(ku) -lalamika
46
general staff meeting
kikao cha walezi wote
47
strange / odd
-geni / -a kigeni / -a kioja / -a kiroja
48
to urinate (also: to reach orgasm)
(ku) -kojoa
49
urine
mkojo (/kojozi)
50
employer
mwajiri
51
employee
mwajiriwa
52
to trust / to believe
(ku) -amini
53
to trust each other
(ku) -aminiana
54
to wait for
(ku) -ngojea
55
preparations
maandalizi
56
to go around / to move around / to surround
(ku) -zunguka
57
the chairperson
mwenyekiti
58
until / up to (eg, until then)
hadi (eg, hadi hapo)
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it is possible
inawezekana
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evaluation
tathmini
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to be self-aware / to know oneself (/to commit)
(ku) -jitambua
62
to be self-reliant
(ku) -jitegemea
63
hips (also: polite way to say 'buttocks')
makalio
64
it has (already) been understood
imeeleweka
65
to be lost / to be wrong / to get lost / to disappear
(ku) -potea
66
AOB / various
mengineyo
67
to result from / to originate from / to stem from
(ku) -tokana na
68
to send / to forward / to refer (to) / to take away
(ku) -peleka (kwa)
69
accident / fate --- accidentally
ajali --- kwa ajali
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to discuss / to debate / to argue
(ku) -jadili
71
(black)board / plank
ubao
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to contribute / to collect
(ku) -changia
73
to disturb / to annoy / to bother
(ku) -sumbua
74
something else / another thing
kitu kingine
75
plan / method / procedure / proper order
utaratibu
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a worry / an anxiety / problem(s)
wasiwasi
77
continuously / direct / straight (on)
moja kwa moja
78
in brief / in short
kwa ufupi
79
if we would do/make (hypothetical)
tungefanya
80
this way -- that way
namna hii -- namna hiyo