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1
Q

What is your name? (Official style)

A

Jina lako ni nani?

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2
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What do you do?

A

Unafanya kazi gani?

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3
Q

Strong sun

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Jua kali

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4
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Strong heat

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Joto kali

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5
Q

Not OK

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Sio sawa

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6
Q

Response to Shikamoo?

A

Marahaba

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7
Q

Pleased to meet you

A

Nimefurahi kukufahamu

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8
Q

They brush their teeth

A

Wanapiga mswaki

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9
Q

I get dressed

A

Navaa nguo

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10
Q

I get undressed

A

Navua nguo

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11
Q

She read the book

A

Alisoma kitabu

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12
Q

Bed / In bed

A

Kitanda / kitandani

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13
Q

We phoned the boss

A

Tulipiga simu kwa bossi

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14
Q

They will sleep deeply and dream nicely

A

Watalala fo-fof-fo na wataota ndoto nzuri

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15
Q

The day before yesterday

A

Juzi

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16
Q

Last week (not using jana)

A

Wiki iliyopita

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17
Q

Next week (not using kesho)

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Wiki ijayo

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18
Q

This month

A

Mwezi huu

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19
Q

Last year

A

Mwaka uliopita

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20
Q

Next year

A

Mwaka ujao

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21
Q

I can’t complain

A

Siwezi kulalamika

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22
Q

Where is it?

A

Iko wapi?

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23
Q

He wrote an email in the car

A

Aliandika barua pepe katika gari

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24
Q

I will exercise and then rest a little

A

Nitafanya mazoezi halafu nitapumzika kidogo

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25
Q

You (pl) played football

A

Mlicheza mpira

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26
Q

Mango / mangoes

A

Embe/ maembe

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27
Q

Watermelon

A

Tikiti maji

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28
Q

To swim in the sea

A

Kuogelea baharini

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29
Q

Right back (football position)

A

Beki wa kulia

30
Q

Attacker (football, crime, etc.)

A

Mshambuliaji

31
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You are running

32
Q

We went to the park with friends

A

Tulienda mbugani na marafiki

33
Q

How was your weekend?

A

Wikiendi yako ilikuwaje?

34
Q

After waking up, I took an Uber to the shop

A

Baada ya kuamka, nilipanda Uber dukoni

35
Q

About

36
Q

Speak, tell, say, talk

A

Ongea, ambia, sema, zungumza

37
Q

Tanzanians eat with their hands but westerners eat with a knife, fork and spoon

A

Watanzania wanakula kwa mikono lakini wazungu wanakula kwa kisu, uma na kijiko

38
Q

I hope so

39
Q

How’s things? Same as ever / as usual

A

Mambo vipi? Kama kawaida (kama kawa)

40
Q

Except

41
Q

I agree

42
Q

I like everything about Kenya except the traffic

A

Napenda kila kitu Kenya isipokuwa foleni

43
Q

You (pl.) live in Kenya (not using kaa)

A

Mnaishi Kenya

44
Q

My boss told me

A

Bosi wangu aliniambia

45
Q

Instead of

46
Q

Instead of cooking, we went to a restaurant

A

Badala ya kupika, tulienda mgahawani

47
Q

I like everything about Nairobi except the traffic

A

Napenda kila kitu Nairobi isipokuwa foleni

48
Q

East Africa

A

Afrika Mashariki

49
Q

My colleague / my colleagues

A

Mwenzangu / wenzangu

50
Q

Tell a lie

A

Sema uongo

51
Q

To lie (as in not tell the truth)

52
Q

Tell the truth

A

Sema ukweli

53
Q

I was late arriving at work

A

Nilichelewa kufika kazini

54
Q

To count

55
Q

Zero

56
Q

100,000

57
Q

It was a draw

A

Ilikuwa sare

58
Q

Win / lose against

A

Shinda / poteza dhidi ya

59
Q

I will listen to music

A

Nitasikiliza muziki

60
Q

I walked and then I ran

A

Nilitembea halafu nilikimbia

61
Q

Everyone

A

Kila mtu / watu wote

62
Q

Famous

63
Q

Last born child

A

Mtoto wa mwisho

64
Q

Are you ready?

A

Uko tayari?

65
Q

Prayer (Christian and Muslim)

A

Sali / Swali

66
Q

Do you have any questions?

A

Una maswali?

67
Q

Date

68
Q

What’s the date today?

A

Leo ni tarehe ngapi?

69
Q

Today is the sixteenth

A

Leo ni tarehe kumi na sita

70
Q

I came to Kenya on 2nd February 2023

A

Nilikuja Kenya tarehe mbili, mwezi wa pili, mwaka elfu mbili ishirini na tatu

71
Q

We climbed Kilimanjaro

A

Tulipanda Kilimanjaro

Swahili (3 decks)

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