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Ch 9 Flashcards

1
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Beer (2)

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Bia

Pombe

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Salt

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Chumvi

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Glass/es

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Glasi

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Bean/s

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Haragwe/maharagwe

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Corn (Mostly used in the plural)

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Hindi/mahindi

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Juice

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Juisi

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Sour

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-kali

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Spoon/s

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Kijiko/vijiko

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Cup/s

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Kikombe/vikombe

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Can/s, tin/s

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Kikopo/vikopo

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Drink/s, beverage/s

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Kinywaji/vinywaji

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Piece/s

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Kipande/vipande

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Knife/ves

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Kisu/visu

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Cucumber/s

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Kitango/vitango

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Garlic/pieces of garlic

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Kitunguu thomu/vitunguu thomu

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Onion/s

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Kitunguu/vitunguu

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Thirst

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Kiu

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18
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Spice/s

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Kiungo/viungo

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19
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To watch

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Kuangalia

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20
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To boil

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Kuchemsha

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21
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To roast

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Kuchoma

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To carry, to take, to hold, to keep

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Kuchukua

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23
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To call

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Kuita

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24
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To know

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Kujua

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25
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To fry

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Kukaanga

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26
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Chicken

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Kuku

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27
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There is, there are

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Kuna

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28
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To bake

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Kuoka

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29
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To ask

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Kuomba

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30
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To give

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Kupa

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31
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To cook

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Kupika

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32
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To return

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Kurudi

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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 wait, to be patient

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Kusubiri

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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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Potato/es (2)

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Kiazi/viazi

Mbatata

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37
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Vegetables

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Mbogamboga

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38
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Spinach

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Mchicha

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39
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Restaurant/s

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Mkahawa/mikahawa

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40
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Bread/s

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Mkate/mikate

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Arm/s, hand/s

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Mkono/mikono

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42
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Customer/s

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Mteja/wateja

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43
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Cassava/s

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Muhogo/mihogo

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44
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Wine

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Mvinyo

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45
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Coconut/s

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Nazi

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46
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Banana/s

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Ndizi

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47
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Napkin (2)

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Nepkini

Sarvieti

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48
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Hunger

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Njaa

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49
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Half

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Nusu

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50
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Meat

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Nyama

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51
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Beef

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Nyama ya ng’ombe

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52
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Pork

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Nyama ya nguruwe

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53
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There (over there)

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Pale

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54
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Spice, pepper, chili

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Pilipili

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55
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Black pepper

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Pilipili manga

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56
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Plate/s

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Sahani

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57
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Salad

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Saladi

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58
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Fruit salad

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Saladi ya matunda

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Butter

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Siagi

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60
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Soda

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Soda

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Sugar

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Sukari

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62
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Soup

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Supu

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63
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Sweet

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-tamu

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64
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Ginger

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Tangawizi

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65
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Apple/s

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Tufaa/matufaa

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Fruit/s

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Tunda/matunda

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67
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Tomato/es (2)

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Nyanya

Tungule

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68
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Fork/s

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Uma/nyuma

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69
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Flour

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Unga

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70
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Rice

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Wali

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71
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Delicious

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-zuri

72
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A table for two, please

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Tunaomba meza ya watu wawili, tafadhali

Niletee: bring me/please bring me. Subjunctive (command) of kuleta: bring

73
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The menu, please

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Niletee orodha ya chakula, tafadhali

Niletee: bring me/please bring me. Subjunctive (command) of kuleta: bring

74
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The wine list, please

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Niletee orodha ya mvinyo, tafadhali

Niletee: bring me/please bring me. Subjunctive (command) of kuleta: bring

75
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What sort of food do you have?

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Kuna chakula gani?

76
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Do you have vegetarian dishes?

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Una chakula cha mboga mboga?

Mboga: Vegetable

77
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Can i have plain rice?

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Naomba wali mweupe?

Naomba, abbreviated ninaomba from kuomba: to ask (for)

78
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I’m very hungry

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Nina njaa sana

79
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I’m very thirsty

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Nina kiu sana

80
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I would like something to drink

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Ninataka kinywaji

81
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Can i have a (really) cold soda?

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Naomba soda baridi sana?

Naomba, abbreviated ninaomba from kuomba: to ask (for)

82
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Please bring me a fork and a knife

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Tafadhali niletee uma na kisu

83
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To bring

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Kuleta

84
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Please bring me the check (bill)

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Niletee hesabu (bili) tafadhali

Niletee: bring me/please bring me. Subjunctive (command) of kuleta: bring

85
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Is the tip included?

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Bakshishi imo ndani?

Bakshishi: Tip

86
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What can i do for you? (How can i help you?)

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Nikusaidie nini?

87
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Food price (list)/menu (2)

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Bei za vyakula
Menyu
(Bei: Price, chareg)
(Vyakula (Chakula): Foods))

88
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On the wall

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Ukutani

89
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Pilau ya kuku

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Spiced cooked rice with chicken

90
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Fried fish

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Samaki wa kukaanga

91
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Full plate

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sahani nzima

92
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Fish in pieces

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Samaki wa kipande

93
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Whole fish

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Samaki mzima

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No problem

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Hamna tabu

95
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Everything

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Kila kitu

96
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Right now

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Hivi sasa

97
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Naomba (Basi naomba wali mveupe…)

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I ask for (shortened for ninaomba)

98
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To chose, to select

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Kuchagua

99
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Nikuletee kinywaji gani?

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Which drink would you like? (‘I bring drink which?’)

100
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Anything else?

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Hutaki kitu kingine? (‘You don’t want thing other?’)

101
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How much is (all) that?

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Itakuwa bei gani kila kitu?

‘It will be price which everything?’

102
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Here you are (Giving money)

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Hizi hapa pesa

103
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Few, little, scarce

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Chache

Also adjective: -chache –> Baada ya dakika chache: After a few minutes …

104
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Hamna

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Is nothing, is empty

105
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Nor/or

Jane doesn’t see any knife or fork

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Wala

Jana anaona hamna kisu wala uma

106
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Eat by hand

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Kula kwa mikono

107
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Kwahivyo/kwahiyo

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So, accordingly …

108
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Together

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Pamoja

109
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To give him/her

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Kumpa

110
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To give

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Kupa

111
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French fries

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Chipsi

112
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Malipo mwanzo

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Pay in advance

113
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Utensil/s

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Chombo/vyombo

114
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Can i pay? (Asked i.e. after a meal)

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Naomba kulipa?

Naomba is shortened form of ninaomba

115
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To tip (Tips restaurant)

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Kutoa (To produce, offer…) bakshishi

116
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Mshikaki/nyamachoma

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Pieces of spicy meat roasted on a skwer

Mshikaki/mishikaki: Kebab/s, shish

117
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The M-Mi class: Content and how to form

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Mostly a mixed bag, many names of trees and plants
No names of people or animals

Formed with m- (the prefix changes to mw- before a vowel (mwembe, mwili, mwaka) in singular and mi- in plural, though there are a few exceptions (Muwa/miwa (Sugarcane/s), moyo/mioyo (heart/s), moto/mioto (Fire/s)).

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Tree/s

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Mti/miti

119
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Banana plant/s

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Mgomba/migomba

120
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Sugar cane/s

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Muwa/miawa

121
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Coconut palm/s

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Mnazi/minazi

122
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Mango tree/s

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Mwembe/miembe

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Body/ies

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Mwili/miili

124
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Heart/s

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Moyo/mioyo

125
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Fire/s

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Moto/mioto

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Stew/s

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Mchuzi/michuzi

127
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Basket/s, bag/s

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Mkoba/mikoba

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Pocket/s

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Mfuko/mifuko

129
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M-Mi: Subject prefix

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u- in singular
i- in plural

Mkahawa unauza mikate (The restaurant sells bread)
Mikahawa inauza mikate
Mti ulianguka (The tree fell down)
Miti ilianguka

130
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M-Mi: Adjective prefixes

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The same prefixes as on the noun itself

3 exceptions

  1. m- –> mw- before a vowel
    - Mfuko ni mweupe (The bag is white)
  2. plural prefix mi- –> my- before -e
    - Mitaa ni myembamba (The streets are narrow)
  3. -i in mi- is dropped when the adjective starts with an -i
    - Kuna miji mingi mwambao (There are many cities on the cost)
131
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Part/s of town, neighborhood/s, suburb/s

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Mtaa/mitaa

132
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Thin, narrow

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-embamba

133
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Coastal area/s, coast/s, coast line/s

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Mwambao/miambao

134
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M-Mi: Possessive and ‘of’ prefix

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W- for singular

Y- for plural

135
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M-Mi: Express location with -ko, -po and -mo: Prefixes

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u- for singular
i- for plural

  • Mikoba yangu iko wapi? (Where are my bags?)
  • Mtaa huu upo mjini (This street is in the town)
  • Mchezo huu umo mawazoni (This play is in my mind)
136
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M-Mi: Demonstrates
This, these
That, those

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M-Mi: Demonstrates
This, these –> Huu, Hii
That, those –> Ule, Ile (First letter i)

  • Huu ni mkono wangu (This is my hand)
  • Mikate hii ni yake (These loaves of bread are his)
  • Huu ni mto na ile ni milima (This is a river and those are mountains)
  • Ile ni mikono na hii ni miguu (Those are hands and these are legs)
137
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Pwani

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Coast, shore

-Watu wa pwani (people of the coast)

138
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Mkeka/jamvi

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Floor mat (I.e. used for eating)

139
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Tray

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Sinia

140
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Kwa kuwa

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Because

141
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Tribe/s, ethnic group/s

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Kabila/makabila

142
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Paper/s, newspaper/s

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Gazeti/magazeti

143
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Si

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Not

144
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Bag/s, luggage

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Mzigo/mizigo

145
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Wonder, amazing thing (Noun) + Amazing, astonishing (Adj)

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Ajabu

146
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Aina

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Type, sort

147
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To match, to be equal, to match, to be comparable

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Kulingana

148
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Herder/s

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Mfugaji/wafugaji

149
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To originate, to result from, to derive from, to be caused by

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Kinatoka

150
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True, truth/s

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Kweli

Can also be used as adverb: true, honestly, really

151
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Guest/s, stranger/s, foreigner/s

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Mgeni/wageni

152
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Mara nyingi

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Often, frequently

153
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Maana

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Reason, intent, purpose, cause

154
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Broad, wide

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-pana

155
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To signify, to denote, to mean

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Kumaanisha

156
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Wealthy person/s

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Kizito/vizito

-Can also be used as adjective –> Hawali chakula kizito asubuhi (They don’t eat heavy/rich meals in the morning)

157
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Maandazi/mahamuri

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Doughnut-like buns with cardamom seeds

158
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Potato/es (2)

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Mbatata

Kiazi/viazi (Also mean sweet potato/es)

159
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Muhogo/mihogo

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Cassava root/s

160
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Unripe, raw, uncooked

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  • bichi

- Ndizi mbichi - Raw/green banana

161
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Corn/s, maize

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Hindi/mahindi

162
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Plaintain

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Ndizi mbichi

163
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Chakula cha kiporo

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Leftover food

164
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Side dishe/s

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Kitoweo/vitoweo

165
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Porridge (grøt)

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Uji

166
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To put, to place, to set

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Kuweka

167
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Mtama/mitama, uwele

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Sorghum plant / Millet plant (Type of grain found in Africa and Australia)

168
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Wheat flour

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Unga wa ngano

169
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Polenta, stiff porridge

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Ugali

Polenta: Både en rett og en råvare som er laget av mais

170
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Elsewhere

A

Kwingine

171
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Githeri

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Corn and beef stwe

172
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Wali

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Dish of cooked rice

173
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By some people

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Kwa baadhi ya watu

174
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Kutumia

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To use, to utilize, to apply

175
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To sell

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Kuuza

176
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According to

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Mujibu

-Wao huuza chakula kwa mujibu wa wakati - They usually sell food according to the time of day

177
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To happen

What happened?

A

Kutokea

Nini kimetokea?

Swahili (22 decks)

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