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Ch 5 Flashcards

1
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After studies/lessons/classes

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Baada ya masomo

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Of course (“Without doubt!”)

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Bila shaka!

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Break/s (I.e. school break), vacation/s, holiday/s

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Likizo

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How was the break?

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Habari za likizo?

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If you like

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Kama unapenda

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To finish studies

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Kumaliza masomo

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Printing paper (Paper for printing)

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Karatasi ya kuchapishia

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(During the) time of break/vacation

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Wakati wa likizo

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Why?

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Kwa nini?

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Because

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Kwa sababu

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Maybe, perhaps

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Labda

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12
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Language studies

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Masomo ya lugha

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13
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Secondary school

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Shule ya sekondari

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14
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We would like to buy …

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Tungependa kununua …

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15
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School items/, school suppy/lies

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Kifaa cha shule/Vifaa vya shule

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16
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Where did you go?

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Ulienda wapi?

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17
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What did you do?

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Ulifanya nini?

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18
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To see parents

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Kuwaona wazazi

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For (the purpose of), Because of, For the sake of

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Kwa ajili ya

Ajili - Reason, cause, sake

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20
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Biology

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Bayolojia

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21
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Notebook/s

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Daftari/madaftari

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22
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Classroom/s

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Darasa/madarasa

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23
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Physics

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Fizika

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24
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Foreign

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-geni

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25
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Hard, difficult

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-gumu

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26
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Mathematics (2)

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Hesabu, hesabati

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27
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Geography

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Jiografi

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28
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Pen/s

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Kalamu

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29
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If, when

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Kama

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30
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Chemistry

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Kemia

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31
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Jaribio

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Test, attempt, experiment, trial

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To take a test

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Kufanya jaribio
Kufanya mtihani
(Jaribio: Test, attempt, experiment, trial)

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33
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To need

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Kuhitaji

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34
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To remember

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Kukumbuka

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35
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To finish

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Kumaliza

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36
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To rest/relax

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Kupumzika

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37
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Language

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Lugha

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38
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Exam/s, test/s

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Mtihani/mitihani

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39
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Pencil/s

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Penseli

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40
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Color/s, paint/s

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Rangi

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41
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Subject/s

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Somo/masomo

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42
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Economics

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Uchumi

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43
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Period/s, Time/s

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Wakati/nyakati

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44
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More

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Zaidi

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45
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Less

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Kasoro

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46
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I’m a student at the university

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Mimi ni mwanafunzi katika chuo kikuu

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47
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To graduate

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Kuhitimu

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48
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I will graduate this year (2)

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Nitahitimu mwaka huu
Nitamaliza masomo mwaka huu
(Kumaliza: To finish, to complete, to end)

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49
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My sister is in primary/elementary school

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Dada yangu yuko shule ya msingi

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50
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Primary/elementary school

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Shule ya msingi

Msingi: Foundation, basis, essence

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51
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What kind? What type?

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Gani?

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52
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What’ your favourite subject?

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Unapenda somo gani zaidi?

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53
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Language studies are important

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Masomo ya lugha ni muhimo

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54
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Important

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Muhimo

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55
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I need a new computer

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Ninahitaji kompyuta mpya

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56
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Which exam are you taking?

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Unafanya mtihani gani?

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57
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I have to study for my exam

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Lazima nisome kwa ajili ya mtihani

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58
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Imperative (noun) (= have to)

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Lazima

-Lazima nisome kwa ajili ya mtihani - I have to study for my exam

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59
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To pass (I.e. exam)

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Kufaulu

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60
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To pas (i.e. to transit)

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Kupita

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61
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I passed my exam!

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Nimefaulu mtihani!

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62
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Just fine

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Nzuri tu

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63
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And you?

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Na wewe?

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64
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Where did you go for break?

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Ulienda wapi kwa likizo?

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65
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To become

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Kuwa

-Kwa sababu ninataka kuwa daktari - Because i wan’t to become a doctor

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66
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Which subjects/classes do you like?

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Wewe unapenda masomo gani?

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67
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I like …

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Mimi ninapenda …

-Mimi ninapenda historia, jiografia

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68
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Which language do you like?

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Unapenda lugha gani? (‘You like language which?’)

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69
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To converse

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Kuzungumza

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70
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Later

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Baadaye

-Baadaye Ali anazungumza na mwenyeduka - Later Ali talk with the bookstore salesperson

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71
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Shopowner/shopkeeper

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Mwenyeduka

72
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Writing pad/s

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Karatasi ya kuandikia/Karatasi za kuandikia

73
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Bag/s

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Mfuko

74
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Baggage

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Mzigio

75
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School bag/s

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Mkoba wa shule

76
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Do you need anything else?

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Unahitaji nini zaidi?

77
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Sare (2)

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Free, for nothing
Uniform
-Sare za shule - School uniform

78
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To want, to ask for, to request

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Kutaka

79
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To teach, to educate

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Kufundisha

80
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Haya (3)

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  1. These
  2. OK, alright, come on
  3. Shame, disgrace, humility, respect
81
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Education, knowledge

A

Elimu

82
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National

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Kitaifa

83
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International

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Kimataifa

84
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To apply

A

Kuomba

85
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Present tense infix

A

-na-

86
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Past tense infix

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-li-

87
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Future tense infix

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-ta-

88
Q

I study swahili
I studied swahili
I will study swahili

A

Mimi ninasoma Kiswahili
Mimi nilisoma Kiswahili
Mimi nitasoma Kiswahili

89
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Subject marker of Ki-Vi class

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3rd sg: ki-

3rd pl: vi-

90
Q

Subject marker of N class

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3rd sg: i-

3rd pl: zi-

91
Q

If a noun refers to an animate being, how are it conjugated

A

The M-Wa subject prefixes will be used, regardless of which class it belongs to

92
Q

Radio

A

Redio

93
Q

To break down, to be ruined/damaged

A

Kuharibikia

94
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To ruin, to damage, to destroy

A

Kuharibu

95
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To get lost, to disappear

A

Kupotea

96
Q

To sell

A

Kuuza

97
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Past tense of ‘to be’ with examples

  • I was a student
  • The food was good
A

Use kuwa (As opposed to present tense where you only use si)

  • Mimi nilikuwa mwanafunzi
  • Chakula kilikuwa kizuri
98
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Past tense of ‘to have’ with examples

  • I had money
  • The city had many people
A

Kuwa na (As opposed to only -na in present tense)

  • Mimi nilikuwa na pesa
  • Mji ulikuwa na watu wengi
99
Q

Meeting/s

A

Mkutano

100
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During the

A

Wakati wa

101
Q

Far from …

A

Mbali na …

-Mbali na benki - Far from the bank

102
Q

In the …

A

Ndani na …

-Ndani ya mfuko - In the bag

103
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Near the …

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Karibu na

-Karibu na nyumba

104
Q

To call a doctor

A

Kuita daktari

105
Q

Lake/s

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Ziwa/maziwa

106
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Desert/s (geography)

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Jangwa/majangwa

107
Q

From Monday through Friday

A

Kuanzia Jumatatu hadi Ijumaa

108
Q

On Sundays

A

Siku za Jumapili

109
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On the, Above, over

A

Juu ya

-Juu ya meza - On the table

110
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Outside the

A

Nje ya nyumba

-Nje ya nyumba

111
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Year/s

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Mwaka/miaka

112
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Week/s

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Juma/majuma

113
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Kipindi

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Season

  • Kipindi cha baridi - Cold season
  • Kipindi cha joto - Hot season
  • Kipindi cha mvua - Rainy season
114
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Noon

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Adhuhuri

115
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To pass

A

Kupita

116
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To drive, to conduct

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Kuendesha

117
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To consent, to approve, to receive

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Kupokea

118
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Clerk/s, secretary/s

A

Karani/makarani

119
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Science

A

Sayansi

120
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Feminine

Masculine

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kike, kiume

  • Mhudume wa kike - Waitress
  • Mhudume wa kume - Waiter
121
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Law, regulation, constitution

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Sheria

-Mwanasheria - Lawyer, jurist

122
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Nurse (Male, female)

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Mwuguzi wa kiume (Male) / kike ( Female)

-Wawuguzi wa kiume/kike - Nurses

123
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Bahari

A

Sea

124
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Without

A

Bila

125
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To volunteer

A

Kujitolea

126
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Asili

A

Origin, source, ancestor

Basic, foundation

127
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Volunteer/s

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Mtu wa kujitolea/watu wa kujitolea

128
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How to form negative past tense

A

Negation marker (ha-) + subject prefix + infinitive form (ku-). Use hu- and ha- for you and he/she/it. For mimi it’s si- instead of ha-.

  • Mimi sikusoma Kiswahii - I did’nt study Swahili
  • Wewe hukusoma Kiswahili
  • Yeye hakusoma Kiswahili
  • Mimi sikuwa mwanafunzi - I was not a student
  • Chakula hakikuwa kizuri - The food wasn’t good
  • Nyumba haikuwa ndogo - The house wasn’t small
129
Q

Alternative name for N noun class, why

A

I-Zi class

  • Subject prefixes are i- and zi-
  • Possessives and of prefixes are y- and z-
  • Demonstratives are hii, hizi (this, these) and ile, zile (that, those)
130
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N noun class - Subject prefixes

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i- for sg., zi- for plural.

131
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N noun class prefix of possessives and ‘of’

A

y- and z- (YoungZ)

132
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N noun class: this, these

A

Hii, hizi

133
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N noun class: that, those

A

Ile, zile

134
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Kalamu yanu, kalamu zangu

A 
My pen, my pens
(The singular and plural forms of the nouns in the N-class are identical, the agreement markers on other elements of the sentence - verbs, possessives, demonstratives etc. will clearly show the number)
135
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This dream (N-class), these dreams

A

Ndoto hii, ndoto hizi

136
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Motokaa yangu iliharibika, translate

Form the same sentence in plural

A

My car broke down
(i- = it subject prefix for N-class, -li- = past tense, kuharibika = to break down)

Motokaa zangu ziliharibika - My cars broke down

137
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N-noun class - How to form adjectives (6)

A

Always the same in singular and plural, as with nouns in N-class.

  1. If an adjective stem begins with -d, -z or -g, it takes the prefix n- to agree with the N-class nouns
    - Kalamu ndogo, nyumba nzuri, , kazi ngumu
  2. If -b or -pya –> m-
    - Kahawa mbaya (bad coffee), meza mpya
  3. If -vowel –> ny- or y-
    -Safari nyingi (many trips), chaki nyeupe (white chalk), sukari yote (all the sugar), mvua njema (good rain)
    (Most important exception is -ema (good), which becomes njema)
  4. Animate nouns will always take M-Wa agreement on the adjective
    - Tembo mkubwa, tembo wakubwa. Rafiki wawil (Two friends)
  5. Change stem: -r –> nd- and -w –> mb-
    (-refu (long, tall), -wili (two))
    -Ndizi ndefu (a long banana/s)
    -Lugha mbili (two languages)
  6. For the rest of the adjective stems, there is no prefix at all
    - n, -m, -ng, -p (except -pya), -f, -t, -s, -sh, -ch, -k..
    - Shule kubwa, redio konge (old radio), stoo chafu (dirty storeroom/s), njia pana
138
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All

A

-ote

139
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Dirty

A

-chafu

140
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Wide

A

-pana

141
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Short

A

-fupi

142
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Fourty

A

Arobaini

143
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Eighty

A

Themathini

144
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22 people

A

Watu ishirini na wawili

1-5 and 8 agree when used after a tens-place number, just as they do on their own

145
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35 chairs

A

Viti thelathini na vitano

1-5 and 8 agree when used after a tens-place number, just as they do on their own

146
Q

How to say 200-900 - Write 101, 125, 200, 300, 587

A

Mia (hundred) + number of hundreds

  • 101: mia na moja
  • 125: mia na ishirini na tano
  • 200: mia mbili
  • 300: mia tatu
  • 587: mia tano na themathini na saba
147
Q

Thousand

A

Elfu

148
Q

22

A

Ishirini na mbili

149
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35

A

Thelathini na tano

150
Q

49

A

Arobaini na tisa

151
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56

A

Hamsini na sita

152
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60

A

Sitini

153
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70

A

Sabini

154
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95

A

Tisini na tano

155
Q

Kindergarten

A

Shule za chekechea (‘little things (

156
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Elementary school

A

Shule ya msingi

Msingi - Foundation, primary, basic

157
Q

White/European person/people

A

Mzungu/wazungu

158
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Kusoma (2)

A

To study, to receive education

-Watoto wa Kenya husoma shule ya msingi mikae minane - Children from Kenya go to/attend primary school for 8 years

159
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To sell

A

Kuuza

160
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To get lost, to disappear

A

Kupotea

161
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To fail (business, exam), to fall (down), to crash

A

Kuanguka

162
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To wake up

A

Kuamka

163
Q

Noun/s

A

Nomino/uwingi

164
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Adjective/s

A

Kivumishi/vivumishi

165
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Adverb/s

A

Kielezi/vielezi

166
Q

Cold

A

Baridi

167
Q

Warm, hot

A

Moto

168
Q

Dinner

A

Chakula cha jioni

169
Q

Spicy

A

-enye viungo vingi

-enye: possessing, viungo: spices. having. vingi: lots, a lot

170
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Spice/s

A

Kiungo/viungo

171
Q

Kilometer/s

A

Kilometa

172
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Metre/s

A

Mita

173
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Mile/s

A

Maili

174
Q

To save

A

Kuokoa

175
Q

Fedha vs pesa

A

Fedha: Money, cash, funds, currency
Pesa: Money

176
Q

Whole

A

-zima

177
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Day

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Siku

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