Common Verbs Flashcards
kupenda
to love
kula
to eat
kunywa
to drink
kusoma
to read
kuandika
to write
kuimba
to sing
kuogelea
to swim
kuendesha
to drive
kufikiri
to think
kucheka
to laugh
kulala
to sleep
kuamka
to wake up
kujaribu
to try
kufanya
to do
kufa
to die
kukimbia
to run
kuzungumza
to talk
kutazama
to watch
kusikia
to hear
kutembea
to walk
kuomba
to ask/request
kutuma
to send
kutaka
to want
kutafuta
to search/look for
kucheza
to play
kujua
to know
kusaidia
to help
kutengeneza
to make/repair
kufungua
to open
kufunga
to close
kufurahia
to enjoy
kupiga
to hit
kupiga kelele
to shout
kuzunguka
to go around
kupumzika
to rest
kufundisha
to teach
kuendesha gari
to drive a car
kununua
to buy
kuuza
to sell
kuleta
to bring
kupeana
to give each other
kusafisha
to clean
kuzima
to turn off
kujaa
to be full
kutoka
to go out
kuingia
to enter
kuona
to see
kuvaa
to wear
kuogopa
to fear
kujali
to care
kusubiri
to wait
kukata
to cut
kukaa
to sit/stay
kutema
to spit
kupoteza
to lose
kukumbuka
to remember
kusamehe
to forgive
kusalimia
to greet
kurudi
to return
kuwasha
to light/turn on
kushika
to hold
kuchukua
to take
kupanda
to climb
kuanguka
to fall
kuacha
to leave
kuweza
to be able
kupumua
to breathe
kuruka
to jump
kusafiri
to travel
kukutana
to meet
kugusa
to touch
kubeba
to carry
kuhisi
to feel
kuweka
to put
kutoza
to charge
kusahau
to forget
kuendelea
to continue
kupata
to get
kufaulu
to succeed
kujitolea
to volunteer
kuokoa
to save
kupiga simu
to call (phone)
kushangaa
to wonder
kupika
to cook
kufuta
to erase
kupunguza
to reduce
kuamua
to decide
kuanza
to start
kumaliza
to finish
kuchora
to draw
kupaka
to apply
kupasha
to warm
kuchoma
to roast
kusonga
to move
kupasua
to cut
kupakia
to load
kujibu
to answer
kulinda
to protect
kuchelewa
to be late
kutandika
to make a bed
kufagia
to sweep
kuzingatia
to focus
kuhesabu
to count
kuhurumia
to pity
kukumbatia
to hug
kupaka mafuta
to apply oil
kukopa
to borrow
kukodisha
to rent
kuhifadhi
to preserve
kuhudhuria
to attend
kuhoji
to interview
kutunza
to take care of
kushtaki
to accuse
kustahili
to deserve
kupongeza
to congratulate
kutembeza
to take for a walk
kupakua
to unload
kuboresha
to improve
kushangilia
to celebrate
kuhusisha
to involve
kushuka
to descend
kubadilika
to change
kutoa
to give
kueleza
to explain
kupokea
to receive
kupinga
to oppose
kuandaa
to prepare
kuinua
to lift
kuchanganya
to mix
kutangaza
to announce
kubadilisha
to change
kupendekeza
to suggest
kuelimisha
to educate
kusimamia
to manage
kuruhusu
to allow
kuelewa
to understand
kuthibitisha
to confirm; to prove
kubaini
to identify
kupangilia
to arrange
kuhakikisha
to ensure
kuelekeza
to direct
kujadili
to discuss
kuimarisha
to strengthen
kuongeza
to increase
kufikiria
to think
kuburudisha
to entertain
kutafsiri
to translate
kupigania
to fight for
kuanzisha
to establish
kuharakisha
to hurry
kufanya maamuzi
to make decisions
kuzingatia
to consider
kutekeleza
to implement
kuangalia
to look at
kuchunguza
to examine
kupanga
to plan
kufanikisha
to accomplish
kuwazia
to imagine
kupima
to measure
kujifunza
to learn
kuhifadhi
to save
kurekodi
to record
kushughulikia
to handle
kutunza
to care for
kurekebisha
to fix
kuweka
to place
kubali
to accept
kufurahi
to be happy
kushukuru
to thank
kuzungumza
to converse
kuhisi
to sense/feel
kufundisha
to teach
kuvuta
to pull
kuangalia
to watch
kusafiri
to travel
kujenga
to build
kupunguza
to reduce
kucheka
to laugh
kupotea
to get lost
kuomba
to pray
kukimbia
to run
kulia
to cry
kuokota
to pick up
kufungua
to unlock
kuonyesha
to show
kuogopa
to fear
kuvunja
to break
kufuta
to wipe
kuahidi
to promise
