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Ch 8 Flashcards

1
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What would you like?

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Unataka nini?

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Can i help you? (2)

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Naweza kukusaidia?

Nikusaidie nini?

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I would like this (N class singular)

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Ninataka hii

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Here you / Here you are

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Hizi hapa

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What time does the store (usually) open?

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Duka hufunguliwa saa ngapi?

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What time does the store (usually) close?

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Duka hufungwa saa ngapi?

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That’ll be great!

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Nitafurahi sana!

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You’re welcome back!

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Karibu tena!

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9
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Price/s

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Bei

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10
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Blouse/s

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Blauzi

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A little bit, small

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-dogo

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Clothing store/s

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Duka la nguo/Maduka ya nguo

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Shoe store/s

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Duka la viatu/maduka ya viatu

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Undershirt/s

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Fulana

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15
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Expensive

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Ghali

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16
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Jacket/s

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Jaketi/majaketi

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17
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Credit card/s (2)

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Kadi ya malipo/kadi za malipo

Krediti kadi

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18
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Like, if

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Kama

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19
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Dress/es, robe/s

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Kanzu

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20
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Shorts

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Kaptura

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21
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Boot/s

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Kiatu cha buti/viatu vya buti

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22
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Hat/s, cap/s

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Kofia

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23
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Coat/s

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Koti/makoti

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24
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To tell

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Kuambia

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25
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TO choose, to pick out

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Kuchagua

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26
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To explain, to give directions

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Kuelekeza

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27
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To do

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Kufanya

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28
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To know

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Kujua

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29
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To pay

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Kulipa

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30
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To increase

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Kuongeza

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31
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To get

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Kupata

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32
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To reduce

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Kupunguza

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33
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To help

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Kusaidia

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34
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To look for, to search for

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Kutafuta

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35
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To want

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Kutaka

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36
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To sell

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Kuuza

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37
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Discusssion, conversation (Ji-Ma pl.)

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Mazungumzo

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38
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Belt/s

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Mkanda/mikanda

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39
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Used clothes

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Nguo ya mtumba/nguo za mitumba

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40
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Cheap

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Rahisi

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41
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Shirt/s

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Shati/mashati

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42
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Sock/s

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Soksi

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43
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Department store/s

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Supamaketi

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44
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Pants

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Suruali

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45
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Underpants

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Suruali ya ndani/Suruali za ndani

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46
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Suit

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Suti

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47
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Tie/s

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Tai

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48
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Again

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Tena

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49
Q

What can i do for you? (2)

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Nikusaidie nini?

Naweza kukusaidia?

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50
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I would like some batteries

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Ninataka betri

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51
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I’d like a map of the city

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Nataka ramani ya mji

Note that the full form ninataka (i want, i’d like) is often shortened to nataka in spoken Swahili

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52
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I’d like to see some postcards

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Nataka kuona postikadi

Note that the full form ninataka (i want, i’d like) is often shortened to nataka in spoken Swahili)

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53
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I want to buy some clothes

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Nataka kununua nugo

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54
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What size do you wear?

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Saizi gani unavaa?

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55
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I use small/medium/large

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Ninavaa saizi ndogo / saizi ya kati / saizi kubwa

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56
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Small (size)

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Saizi ndogo

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57
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Medium (size)

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Saizi ya kati

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58
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Large (size)

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Saizi kubwa

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59
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I don’t know my size

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Sijui saizi yangu

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60
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Do you have this in a smaller size?

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Hii mnayo ya saizi ndogo?

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61
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Do you have this in a larger size?

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Hii mnayo ya saizi kubwa?

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62
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Do you have this in another color?

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Hii mnayo ya rangi nyengine?

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63
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Could you show me that?

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Unaweza kunionesha hiyo?

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64
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To show, to exhibit

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Kunyonesha

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65
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How much do these cost?

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Hizi hapa ni bei gani?

66
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Please write down the price for me

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Naomba niandikie bei

67
Q

Come down a little bit on the price

A

Punguza bei kidogo

68
Q

Why is it so expensive? (Used when one wants to bargain)

A

Mbona ghali sana?

-Mbona - Why, for what reason, how

69
Q

May i pay by credit card?

A

Ninaweza kulipa kwa kadi ya malipo/krediti kadi?

70
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No, cash only

A

Hapana, ni taslimu tu

71
Q

Already, ready, prepared

A

Tayari

72
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Yes/Sure, that would be great (‘yes, i’ll appreciate that very much’)

A

Ndio nitafurahi sana

73
Q

How’s work?

A

Habari za kazi?

74
Q

Total, sum, final result

A

Jumla

-Jumla itakuwa shilingi 900 (mia tisa) - The total amount will be sh. 900

75
Q

Wow!

A

He!

76
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Bras (BH)

A

Sidiria

77
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Where in a sentence is usually wapi?

A

In the end
(Don’t forget that if you want to ask where something is, you use a special construction with -ko and the appropriate prefix for the noun class.)
-Baba yako anakaa wapi? Unakula wapi? Gari liko wapi? Walimu wako wapi?

78
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Where in a sentence is usually ‘nini’ (What) placed?

A

In the end
-Hiki ni nini? (What is this?), utakula nini? (what will you eat?), unasoma nini?

(Nini cannot be used to refer to humans, there nani is used in the expression @Jina lako ni nani?’)

79
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Vipi

  • Definition
  • Placement in sentence
A

= How, what … like

Either at the beginning of a sentence or at the end.

  • Vipi watoto? (How are the kids?)
  • Vipi Amerika (How is the US?/What’s the US like?)
  • Leseni ya gari unapata vipi? (How do you get a driver’s license?)
  • Mombasa unaenda vipi? (How do you get to Mombasa?)
80
Q

To turn on, To hurt/cause pain

A

Kuwasha

81
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Gani

  • Translation
  • Placement in sentence
A

= Which? as a question word on its own or as an interrogative adjective, meaning “what kind/sort of”

  • Bei gani? (How much / ‘What kind of price’)
  • Hiki ni kitabu gani? (Which book is this? / What kind of book is this?)
  • Unapenda chakula gani? (What kind of food do you like?
  • Leo utavaa nguo gani? (Which clothes will you wear today?)
82
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Kwa nini?

  • Translation
  • Placement in sentence
A

= Why? for what?
Normally used at the beginning of a question.
-Kwa nini unanunua mitumba? (Why do you buy secondhand clothes?)
-Kwa nini unasoma Kiswahili? (Why are you learning Swahili?
-Kwa nini unapenda kuenda Kenya? (Why do you like going to Kenya?)

83
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Lini?

  • Translation
  • Placement in a sentence
A

= When, but only in the context of “which day” (Not “at what time”, for which saa ngapi/wakati gani is used)
Can come anywhere in a sentence (Beginning, middle after the verb or at the end of the question)
-Baba yako atakuja lini? / Atakuja lini baba yako? (When (which day) will your father come?)
-Lini utaenda Tanzania? (When will you go to Tanzania?)
-Ulizaliwa lini? (When were you born)

84
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When (‘at what time’)? (2)

A

Saa ngapi?

Wakati gani?

85
Q

When were you born?

A

Ulizaliwa lini?

-Kuzaliwa - To be born

86
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  • ngapi?
  • Translation
  • Usage
A

= How many?

Unlike other question words, -ngapi takes a prefix to show agreement with the relevant noun class (Notice that when -ngapi means “how many”, it will always have plural agreement.)

  • Mama yako ana watoto wangapi? (How many children does your mother have?)
  • Nyumba ina vumba vingapi? (How many rooms does the have?)
  • Wanafunzi wana vitabu vingapi? (How many books do the students have?)
87
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Kiasi gani?

  • Translation
  • Usage
A

How much? (For asking about the amount of a “mass” or non-count noun, such as water, sugar, cofee, flour etc..)

  • Unakunywa kahawa kasi gani? (How much coffee do you drink?)
  • Unataka maji kiasi gani? (How much water do you want?)
  • Unapenda sukari kiasi gani katika chai yako? (How much sugar do you want in your tea?)
88
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To be patient, to wait for

A

Kusubiri

89
Q

Mattress/es

A

Godoro/magodoro

90
Q

To smell bad, to stink

A

Kunuka

91
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Thief/ves

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Mwizi/wezi

92
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Girl/s

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Msichana/wasichana

93
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Nose/s

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Pua

94
Q

For which type of word are animate nouns in agreement with their own noun class, and not automatically M-Wa

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Possessives (Subject prefixes and adjectives (among others) automatically agree with the M-Wa class)
-Kaka yako yuko wapi? (Where is your older brother?)

95
Q

Island/s

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Kisiwa/visiwa

96
Q

Dirty, filthy

A

-chafu

97
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Man/men

A

Mwanaume/wanaume

98
Q

Liquor store

A

Duka la pombe

99
Q

Mosquito/s

A

Mbu

100
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Word/s

A

Neno/maneno

101
Q

Sentence (setning)

A

Sentensi

102
Q

Driver/s, chauffeur

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Dereva/madereva

103
Q

Attire, clothing, dress

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Vazi

-Vazi rasmi - Official dress

104
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Christian/s

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Nasara/manasara

105
Q

Religious

A

-a kidini

106
Q

Belief, faith

A

Tumaini

107
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Muslim/s

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Mwislamu/waislamu

108
Q

Shirt with long sleeves

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Shati ya mikono mirefu

109
Q

Tailor/s

A

Mshonaji/washonaji

110
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Farmer/s, cultivator/s

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Mkulima/wakulima

111
Q

Together

A

Pamoja

112
Q

To depend (on)

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Kutegemea

113
Q

Distinguished, esteemed, famous, important

A

Maarufu

114
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Customer/s

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Mteja/wateja

115
Q

To sew, to stitch

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Kushona

116
Q

Celebration, party, ceremony, festival

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Sherehe

117
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Wedding/s

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Harusi

118
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Wedding celebration

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Sherehe za harusi

119
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Sikukuu

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Holiday, festival

120
Q

How to pronounce ‘r’

A

Like the r in rake, but slightly rolled

121
Q

How to pronounce ‘j’

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Like the j in jar (but with the tongue held more tightly against the roof of the mouth)

122
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How to pronounce ‘dh’ (Fedha, aidha)

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Like the th in either

123
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How to pronounce ‘gh’ (Ghali, ghorofa)

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Similar to French r

124
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How to pronounce ‘th’ (thelathini, theluji)

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Like the th in think

125
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How to pronounce M in the beginning of a word

  1. m + consonant …
  2. mw …
A
  1. Pronounce m as its own consonant, almost like a short “mmm”, as in “mmm, that smells good”
    - Mtoto, mtu, mzazi, mzee
  2. M is not produced as a separate syllable, but as a combined sound with w
    - Mwaka, mwenza, mwizi
126
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How to pronounce N in the beginning of a word

  1. N + consonant …
  2. Ny …
  3. Ng …
A
  1. Pronounce n as its own consonant
    - Ndizi, ndefu, ndyio, ndugu
  2. Ny- is pronounced as on sound, like the ni in onion or ny in canyon
    - Nyumba, nyani, nyumbu
  3. As it is written
    - Nguo, ngozi, ng’ambo
127
Q

Among … / Some (of) / A few ( of)

A

Baadhi ya …

128
Q

Reason/s

A

Sababu

129
Q

Sort, kind, style, fashion

A

Mitindo

130
Q

Dress styles, seams

A

Mishono

131
Q

Huwa

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Always be, usually be (Inflicted of kuwa)

132
Q

To be available/obtainable, to be found

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Kupatikakana

133
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Kwa hivyo

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Therefore

134
Q

Fabric/s, material/s, cloth/s

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Kitambaa/vitambaa

135
Q

To measure

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Kupima

136
Q

Kind/s, type/s, sort/s

A

Aina

137
Q

To instruct, to inform, to enlighten, to introduce someone

A

Kufahamisha

138
Q

To know, to be acquainted with, to perceive, to understand, to comprehend

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Kufahamu

139
Q

To pick up, to carry, to transport

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Kuchukua

140
Q

Payment, salary

A

Malipo

141
Q

To offer, to produce

A

Kutoa

-Anaweza kutoa - He can offer to …

142
Q

True, correct, genuine

A

Sahihi

-Tahajia sahihi - Correct spelling ….

143
Q

Baadae

A

Other (incorrect) way of spelling baadaye (afterwards, later on, thereafter, then)

144
Q

To finish, to complete, to conclude

A

Kumaliza

145
Q

Sana sana

A

Especially, particularly

146
Q

Intellectual/s, educated person/people, professional/s

A

Mtaalamu/wataalamu

147
Q

Mbalimbali

A

Different, diverse, various

148
Q

Worker/s

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Mfanyakazi/wafanyakazi

149
Q

Kama vile

A

Such as, for example

150
Q

Someone, somebody

A

Mtu

151
Q

Properly, exactly, just right, completely

A

Hasa

152
Q

Then

A

Basi

153
Q

ili

A

In order that, so that

154
Q

Bug/s, insect/s

A

Mdudu/wadudu

155
Q

To sell

A

Kuuza

156
Q

Easy

A

Rahisi

157
Q

Fierce, cruel, mean, sharp, strong

A

-kali

158
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Cupboard/s

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Kabati/makabati

159
Q

Head

A

Kichwa

160
Q

Telephone/s

A

Simu

161
Q

How many windows does this room have?

A

Chumba hiki kina madirisha mangapi?

-ngapi has to agree with the noun, like an adjective

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