Basics

Question 1

Hello

How are you?

Answer 1

Salama / Jambo

Hu-Jambo

Question 2

Please

Thank you

You’re welcome

Answer 2

Tafadhali

Asante

Karibu

Question 3

Who

Answer 3

Nani

Question 4

What

Answer 4

Nini

Question 5

What sort/which?

Answer 5

Gani

Question 6

Where?

Where are you from?

I am from…

Answer 6

Wapi

Una toka wapi?

Nina toka…

Question 7

How much?

Answer 7

Ngapi

Question 8

I’m sorry for you

Answer 8

Pole (sana)

Question 9

Good morning / afternoon / evening

Answer 9

Habari za asubuhi / mchana / jioni

Question 10

Good day

Answer 10

Habari za leo

Question 11

How’s work / studies?

Answer 11

Habari za kazi / masomo?

Question 12

See you later / tomorrow

Answer 12

Tutaonana baadae / kesho

Question 13

Have a nice day

Answer 13

Siku njema

Question 14

You too

Answer 14

Na wewe pia

Question 15

Child/s

Answer 15

Mtoto / watoto

Question 16

teacher/s

Answer 16

Mwalimu / walimu

Question 17

Ill persons

Answer 17

Mgonjwa / wagonjwa

Question 18

Woman(s)

Answer 18

Mwanamke / Wanawake

Question 19

Man(s)

Answer 19

Mwanaume / Wanaume

Question 20

I have

you have

he/she has

we have

you (pl) have

they have

Answer 20

nina

una

ana

tuna

mna

wana

Question 21

I am

You are

He/she is

We are

You are

They are

It is

Answer 21

Mimi ni

Wewe ni

Yeye ni

Sisi ni

Ninyi ni

wao ni

Ni

Question 22

I havn’t

You haven’t

He/she hasn’t

We haven’t

You (pl) havn’t

They havn’t

Answer 22

Sina

Huna

Hana

Hatuna

Hamna

Hawana

Question 23

I’m not

You’re not

He’she’s not

We’re not

You’re not

They are not

It is not

Answer 23

Mimi si

Wewe si

Yeye si

Sisi si

Ninyi si

Wao si

Si

Question 24

I come from

Answer 24

Ni na toka

Question 25

You come from

Answer 25

U na toka

Question 26

He comes from

Answer 26

A na toka

Question 27

We come from

Answer 27

Tu na toka

Question 28

You (pl) come from

Answer 28

M na toka

Question 29

they come from

Answer 29

Wa na toka

Question 30

It comes from

Answer 30

I na toka

Question 31

It (pl) comes from

Answer 31

Zi na toka

Question 32

1

2

3

4

5

Answer 32

Moja

Mbili

Tatu

Nne

Tano

Question 33

6

7

8

9

10

Answer 33

Sita

Saba

Nane

Tisa

Kumi

Question 34

10

20

30

40

50

Answer 34

Kumi

Ishirini

Thelathini

Arobaini

Hamsini

Question 35

60

70

80

90

100

Answer 35

Sitini

Sabini

Themanini

Tisini

Mia

Question 36

100

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

Answer 36

Mia

Elfu

Laki

Milioni

Question 37

to eat

Answer 37

Kula (short)

Question 38

to come

Answer 38

Kuja (short)

Question 39

to drink

Answer 39

Kunywa

Question 40

to GO

Answer 40

Kwenda / enda

Question 41

to Like / Love

What don’t you like?

Answer 41

penda

Hu pendi nini?

Question 42

to come from

I come from

Answer 42

toka

Ni na toka…

Question 43

to stay / live

Answer 43

Kaa

Question 44

to UNDERSTAND

I don’t understand

Answer 44

fahamu

Si fahamu

Question 45

do (work)

I work at…

Answer 45

(ku) fanya (kazi)

Ni na fanya kazi.. KCMC..

Question 46

beg (polite request)

I would like..

Answer 46

Omba

Ni na omba

Question 47

Can / able to

I can’t

Answer 47

Weza

Si wezi

Question 48

to want

I want…

I don’t want

Answer 48

taka

Ni taka

Si taki

Question 49

to buy

Answer 49

Nunua

Question 50

coffee

Answer 50

Kahawa

Question 51

tea

Answer 51

Chai

Question 52

chicken

Answer 52

kuku

Question 53

What is your name?

What are they called?

Answer 53

Nina langu nani?

Ana itwa nani?

Question 54

To STUDY

I study at…HOSPITAL

Answer 54

Soma

Ni na soma..hospitali

Question 55

I

you

he/she

we

you (pl)

they

Answer 55

si toki (ni na toka)

hu toki

ha toki

hatu toki

ham toki

hawa toki

Question 56

I don’t like

you

he’she

we

you (p)

they

Answer 56

Si pendi.. (ni na penda)

hu pendi..

ha pendi

hatu pendi

ham pendi

hawa pendi