Ch 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Welcome
A
Karibu
2
Q
How are you doing? How are Things?
A
Habari gani?
3
Q
Hi! How are you?
A
Hujambo?
4
Q
I’m fine (As response to hujambo?)
A
Sijambo
5
Q
What’s Your name?
A
Jina lako ni nani?
6
Q
My name is Ali
A
Jina langu ni Ali
7
Q
Well / Okay
A
Sawa
8
Q
Do you speak Swahili?
A
Unasema Kiswahili?
9
Q
Do you speak English?
A
Unasema Kiingereza?
10
Q
Good / Fine
A
Nzuri
11
Q
Thank you
A
Asante
12
Q
Good-bye
A
Kwaheri
13
Q
Morning
A
Asubuhi
14
Q
Which, what
A
Gani
15
Q
News
A
Habari
16
Q
Here
A
Hapa
17
Q
This
A
Huyu
18
Q
Name
A
Jina
19
Q
A little / Few
A
Kidogo
20
Q
To see you, to meet you
A
Kukuona
21
Q
His, Her
A
Lake
22
Q
Your
A
Lako
23
Q
My
A
Langu, Yangu
24
Q
an American, Americans
A
Mmarekani, Wamarekani
25
a Tanzanian, Tanzanians
Mtanzania, Watanzania
26
Student, students
Mwanafunzi, wanafunzi
27
And, with
Na
28
I'm glad / I'm happy
Nimefurahi
29
House(s)
Nyumba
30
Home, at home
Nyumbani
31
Good / Fine
Nzuri
32
Also
Pia
33
Friend(s)
Rafiki
34
Peace / peaceful
Salama
35
Very much / A lot
Sana
36
Now
Sasa
37
Just / Only
Tu
38
See you!
Tutaonana!
39
Of
Za
40
We're fine
Hatujambo
41
Good morning!
Habari za asubuhi!
42
Good afternoon!
Habari za mchana!
43
Good evening!
Habari za jioni!
44
Fine, thank you
Nzuri, asante
45
His/Her name is ...
Jina lake ni ...
46
I'm glad to see you
Nimefurahi kukuona
47
Good night!
Usiku mwema!
48
Have a Nice day (2)
Mchana mwema! / Siku nzuri!
49
Have a Nice evening!
Jioni njema!
50
Evening
Jioni
51
Greeting from younger to older person + response
Shikamoo --> marahaba
52
Which three elements can a Swahili verb be built with
Subject prefix + tense infix + verb root
53
Standard Swahili infinite prefix
Ku- (Kutoka - To come from, Kusema - To speak)
54
Present tense infix
-na-
I come from the US -> Mimi ninatoka Marekani
You come from the US -> Wewe unatoka Marekani
55
To come from
Kutoka
56
To speak
Kusema
57
To study / read
Kusoma
58
To live/stay
Kukaa
59
To like / love
Kupenda
60
To sleep
Kulala
61
To laugh
Kucheka
62
To sing
Kuimba
63
To play / dance
Kucheza
64
To write
Kuandika
65
To hear
Kusika
66
To see
Kuona
67
To live
Kuishi
68
To answer / respond
Kujibu
69
To try
Kujaribu
70
To Return to
Kurudi
71
To think
Kufikiri
72
How to ask question (2)
1. Je + setning (Je, jina lako ni Ali?) - Is Your name Ali?
| 2. Use rising intonation - Jina lako ni Ali? - Is Your name Ali?