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Ch 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Early

A

Mapema

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2
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Time, watch/es, hour/s

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Saa

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3
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Mama ntilie

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Street food vendor/kiosk

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4
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I go to the cinema every Sunday night

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Huenda sinema kila Jumapili usiku

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5
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I usually get up much earlier in the dormitory

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Kawaida huamka mapema zaidi bwenini

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Gym (Treningsstudio)

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Sehemu ya mazoezi

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7
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To wake up, to get up

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Kuamka

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8
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Before

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Kabla ya

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9
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First, at first

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Kwanza

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10
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Day/s

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Siku

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11
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Cinema/s, movies

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Sinema

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12
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Do you go out with your friends?

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Wewe huenda kutembea na rafiki zako?

Kutembea: To walk, to travel around

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13
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Boarding school

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Shule ya bweni

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14
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School cafeteria

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Mkahawa wa shule

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15
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It depends

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Inategemea

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16
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Monday

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Jumatatu (Third day)

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17
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Biashara ndogo / Juakali

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Small street business

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18
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I have a lot of work

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Nina kazi nyingi

-ingi: lots, a lot, much

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19
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Mitumba

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Second hand clothing

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20
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Thursday

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Alhamisi / Alkhamisi

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21
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Friday

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Ijumaa (Congregation day)

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22
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To cook

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Kupika

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23
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I work during the week

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Ninafanya kazi siku za wiki

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24
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Do you play any sports?

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Unacheza mchezo wowote?

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25
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Every

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Kila

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26
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To wash clothes

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Kufua nguo

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27
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Wednesday

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Jumatano (Fifth day)

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28
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To rest/relax, to retire

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Kupumzika

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29
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Habitual tense - Def.

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Used to talk about events that take place on a regular basis, such as a daily routine

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30
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True, honestly, really (Adv)

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Kweli

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31
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Cup/s

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Kikombe/vikombe

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32
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I relax on the weekend with my family

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Wikiendi hupumzika na familia yangu

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33
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Road/s, path/s, way/s

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Njia

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34
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Dormitory

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Bweni

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35
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More, too much, extra

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Zaidi

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36
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To shave

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Kunyoa ndevu

Ndevu: Beard/s

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37
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Clothes, clothing, dress

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Nguo

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38
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Night

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Usiku

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39
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Tuesday

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Jumanne (Fourth day)

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40
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Game/s, match/es, play/s

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Mchezo/michezo

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41
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Breakfast (2)

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Chakula cha asubuhi

Chai ya asubuhi

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42
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After that

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Baada ya hapo

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43
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To get dressed

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Kuvaa nguo

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44
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Equal to

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ni sawa na

-Equal to/same as life here at home? - .. Ni sawa na maisha ya hapa nyumbani

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45
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Do you sleep after that?

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Baada ya hapo unalala?

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46
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To rent

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Kukodi

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47
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School/s (2)

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Shule, skuli

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48
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To exercise, to work out

A

Kufanya mazoezi

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49
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Fabric/s, material/s, texture/s

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Mfumo

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50
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Homework (2)

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  1. Kazi (‘Job, work, task, employment’) za shule

2. Mazoezi ya nyumbani

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51
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Different

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Tofauti

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52
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Every

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Kila

  • huenda sehemu ya kupumzikia kila Jumamosi (We go to the park saturdays/every Saturday)
  • Husoma Kiswahili kila Jumatatu na Jumatano (They study swahili every Monday and Wednesday)
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53
Q

How do you get to work?

A

Unaenda vipi kazini?

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54
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Afterwards, thereafter, then

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Kisha

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55
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To understand

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Kuelewa

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56
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Habitual tense - How to make

A

Add the prefix hu- to the verb. The verb don’t require any subject prefix, the subject is known only from context, and the tense carries an automatic sense of “usually”, “often”, “typically” etc.
-Kila siku huoga saa kumi na mbili asubuhui (I (you, they etc) take a shower at 6:00 am every day), yeye huenda sinema kila jumapili usiku (He/she goes to the movies every sunday night), wikiendi mimi hufua nguo (I wash my clothes on the weekend)

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57
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Job, work, employment

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Kazi

Kazini: At work

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58
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Usually

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Kwa kawaida

Kawaida: usual, customary, custom, habit

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59
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Dinner, evening meal

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Chakula cha jioni

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60
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That’s true Indeed

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Ni kweli

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61
Q

Exercise/s

A

Zoezi/mazoezi

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62
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Not bad

A

Sio mbaya

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63
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The habitual tense usually goes along with certain time expressions, name a few

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Kwa kawaida (usually)
Kila siku (every day)
Kila wikiendi...
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64
Q

What do you do in the evening?

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Unafanya nini jioni?

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65
Q

Egg/s

A

Yai/mayai

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66
Q

Near by, close by

A

Karibu

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67
Q

How’s life at college?

A

Vipi maisha ya chuoni?

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68
Q

What time do you get up?

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Unaamka saa ngapi?

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69
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How many?

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Ngapi?

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70
Q

By

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Kwa

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71
Q

To brush your teeth

A

Kupiga mswaki

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72
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Rationale for naming of the Swahili week days

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Named according to the muslim religious week; Friday is the last day, and also the day of prayer.

73
Q

Hygiene, sanitation

A

Usafi

74
Q

Then

A

Kisha

75
Q

Bus/ses

A

Basi/mabasi

76
Q

Wamachinga

A

Street traders

77
Q

After

A

Baada ya

78
Q

Street kiosks

A

Magenge

79
Q

To get on, to climb, to get into vehicle

A

Kupanda

80
Q

How

A

Vipi

81
Q

Sunday

A

Jumapili (Second day)

82
Q

That, then, at that time

A

Hapo

83
Q

To buy

A

Kununua

84
Q

To return, to come back

A

Kurudi

85
Q

Life

A

Maisha

86
Q

To take a shower or bath

A

Kuoga

87
Q

Weekend/s

A

Wikendi

88
Q

Do you like your classes and your professors?

A

Unapenda masomo yako na walimu wako?

89
Q

Trade, business, commerce

A

Biashara

90
Q

Sharp (at a specific time), exact

A

Kamili

91
Q

It’s not the same

A

Sio sawa

92
Q

What do you usually do on the weekend?

A

Kwa kawaida unafanya nini wikiendi?

93
Q

Not the same, not okay, not right

A

Sio sawa

94
Q

Saturday

A

Jumamosi (First day)

95
Q

Lesson/s, subject/s, study/ies

A

Somo/masomo

96
Q

Living room/s

A

Ukumbi wa kupumzikia/kumbi za kupumzikia

97
Q

Which numbers are invariable

A

6-10 except 8
-The rest are variable and must agree with the noun (i.e. -moja, -tatu)
(Mtoto mnoja - One child. Kiti kimoja - One chair. Mbwa mmoja - One dog. Watu watatu - Three people. Vitabu vitano - Five books)

98
Q

How is the day divided in Swahili

A

12 hours of daylight starting at 6 am and 12 hours of night starting at 6 pm. -> 7 pm = Hour one of the night/saa moja usiku

99
Q

Early morning - Time, swahili (2)

A

5-5.59 am

Alfajiri / Asubuhi mapema sana

100
Q

Morning - Time, swahili (2)

A

6-12 am

Asubuhi

101
Q

Noon/afternoon - Time, swahili (2)

A

12-3 pm

Mchana

102
Q

Late afternoon - Time, swahili (2)

A

3-5 pm

Alasiri

103
Q

Evening - Time, swahili (2)

A

5-7

Jioni

104
Q

Night - Time, swahili (2)

A

7 pm-5 am

Usiku

105
Q

Which Swahili words needs to be used when giving the time

A 
Saa (hour)
-Saa is an N-class noun, so you always use the same forms of the numbers as you do when counting
106
Q

Counting - Which noun class does the number used for counting agree with

A 
N class
(Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi..)
107
Q

Numbers without prefix 1-10

A
  1. -moja (Mtoto mmoja, kiti kimoja, mbwa mmoja..)
  2. -wili
  3. -tatu (Watu watatu)
  4. -nne
  5. -tano
  6. Sita
  7. Saba
  8. -nane
  9. Tisa
  10. Kumi
108
Q

6:00 am/pm

A

Saa kumi na mbili asubuhi/jioni

109
Q

7:00 am/pm sharp

A

Saa moja kamili asubuhi / jioni or usiku

110
Q

8:00 am/pm

A

Saa mbili asubuhi/usiku

111
Q

10:00 am/pm

A

Saa nne asubuhi/usiku

112
Q

12:00 pm (12:00)/am (00:00)

A

Saa sita mchana / usiku

113
Q

3:00 pm / am

A

Saa tisa alasiri / usiku

114
Q

5:00 pm / am

A

Saa kumi na moja jioni/alfajiri

115
Q

Half past (2)

A

Unusu
Na nusu
(Nusu: Half, part)

116
Q

Quarter past

A

Na robo

Robo: Quarter

117
Q

A quarter before

A

Kasorobo

Robo: Quarter

118
Q

How to say another amount of minutes (Not half or quarter) after the hour

A

Na dakika + minutes

Dakika: Minute

119
Q

Minute/s (Time)

A

Dakika

120
Q

Second/s (Time)

A

Sekonde

121
Q

1:30 am/pm

A

Saa saba unusu (na nusu) usiku/mchana

122
Q

3:15 am/pm

A

Saa tisa na robo usiku / alasiri

123
Q

5:45 am/pm

A

Saa kumi na mbili kasorobo alfajiri / jioni

124
Q

11:10 am/pm

A

Saa tano na dakika 10 asubuhi / usiku

125
Q

10:05 am/pm

A

Saa nne na dakika tano asubuhi/usiku

126
Q

Of: How to form

A

Basic form is -a, prefix is according to noun class and the same as the one used for posessives

  • M-Wa -> wa
  • Ki/Ch-Vi/vy –> cha (sg) / vya (pl)
  • N -> ya (sg), za (pl)
127
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M-Wa noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular:
  2. Plural:
A

M-Wa noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake…)
  2. Plural: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake…)
128
Q

M(w)-Mi noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular:
  2. Plural:
A

M(w)-Mi noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake..)
  2. Plural: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake..)

(M(w)-mi –> What You doing? Tenk kul kis med solbriller som henger på en benk)

129
Q

(ji) -ma noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’
1. Singular:
2. Plural:

A

(ji) -ma noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’
1. Singular: l- (la) (langu, lako, lake …)
2. Plural: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake …)

(Ji-ma -> Love You! Tenk liten asiater som ser opp med store øyne)

130
Q

Ki(ch)-Vi(vy) noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular:
  2. Plural:
A

Ki(ch)-Vi(vy) noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular: ch- (cha) (changu, chako, chake ..)
  2. Plural: vy- (vya) (vyangu, vyako, vyake …)
131
Q

N noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular:
  2. Plural:
A

N noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake …)
  2. Plural: z- (za) (zangu, zako, zake ..)

(N -> YoungZ. Tenk the New YoungZ)

132
Q

U noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular:
  2. Plural:
A

U noun class: Prefix for posessives and ‘of’

  1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake ..)
  2. Plural: z- (za) (zangu, zako, zake …)

(U going to the WZ. Tenk: U doing what?)

133
Q

w- sg + w- pl ‘of’ and posessives -> Noun class

A 
M-Wa
(M(w)-mi noun class and u noun class also has w- for sg, but different for plural)
134
Q

w- sg + y- pl ‘of’ and posessisves –> Noun class

A

M(w)-mi

M-Wa also has w- for sg and pl. U also has w- for sg.

135
Q

L- sg + y- pl ‘of’ and posessisves –> Noun class

A

(ji)-ma

M(w)-mi also has y- for pl and N has y- for sg

136
Q

ch- sg + vy- pl ‘of’ and posessisves –> Noun class

A

Ki(ch)-Vi(vy)

137
Q

y- sg + z- pl ‘of’ and posessisves –> Noun class

A

N noun class

M(w)-mi also has y- for pl and (ji)-ma has y- for sg

138
Q

w- sg + z- pl ‘of’ and posessisves –> Noun class

A

U noun class

M-Wa also has w- for sg. and pl.. M(w)-mi also has w- for sg. N also has z- for pl.

139
Q

To converse

A

Kuzungumza

140
Q

East Africa

A

Afrika ya Mashariki

141
Q

East

A

Mashariki

142
Q

West

A

Magharibi

143
Q

North

A

Kaskazini

144
Q

South

A

Kusini

-Afrika ya Kusini - South Africa

145
Q

To be taught, To be educated

A

Kufundishwa

146
Q

Body/ies

A

Mwili/miili

147
Q

And so on/etc (4)

A

Kadhalika
Na kadhalika
Na mengineyo
Na nyenginezo

148
Q

From time to time

A

Mara kwa mara

149
Q

Mara moja

A

At once, Suddenly

150
Q

Time, sequence, turn

A

Mara

151
Q

Soap/s

A

Sabuni

152
Q

Kwa (4)

A

For
With
By
To

153
Q

Mvulana/Wavulana (2)

A

Boy/s

Youth/s

154
Q

Haswa

A

Especially

155
Q

To appear, to be seen, To seem

A

Kuonekana

-Kunaonekana kuwa sio usafi - It is considered/seen as unhygienic

156
Q

Some, few (of)

A

Baadhi (ya)

157
Q

Barber(s)

A

Kinyozi/vinyozi na kukatwa nywele
(Nywele - Hair)
(Kukatwa - To be cut)

158
Q

To cut

A

Kukata

  • Kukata nywele - To cut hair
  • Kukata kucha - To cut nails
159
Q

Razor blade/s

A

Kiwembe/viwembe

160
Q

Washing machine

A

Mashine za kufulia

Kufulia - Laundry

161
Q

Woman/women, lady/ladies

A

Mwanamke/wanamke

162
Q

To wash/do the dishes

A

Kuosha vyombo

163
Q

To herd (animals), to look after

A

Kuchunga

164
Q

To rear/herd cattle

A

Kuchunga mifugo

165
Q

To close, to be locked

A

Kufungwa

166
Q

Bao

A

Board games

167
Q

To play poker

A

Karata

168
Q

Football

A

Mpira wa miguu

‘Ball of foot’

169
Q

Playing field, open field, courtyard

A

Kiwanja/viwanja

-Kiwanja cha mpira - Soccer field

170
Q

Samaki wa kukaanga

A

Fried fish

-Kukaanga - To fry

171
Q

Vitumbua

A

Rice fritters

172
Q

Maandazi

A

Buns

173
Q

Friend/s

A

Rafiki

174
Q

Discotheque/s

A

Ukumbi wa musiki, kumbi za musiki

175
Q

To stay (i.e. at home)

A

Kubai

176
Q

To listen

A

Kusikiliza

177
Q

Musque/s

A

Miskiti

178
Q

Church/es

A

Kanisa/makanisa

179
Q

Hotuba

A

Sermon (religious), speech, lecture

Swahili (22 decks)

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