Connections

Question 1

halafu

Kesho asubuhi nitajifunza Kiswahili halafu nitaenda kazini.

Answer 1

and then/then

Tomorrow I will study Swahili and then I will go to work.

Question 2

kama kawaida

Baada ya kumwona tulisalimiana kama kawaida.

Answer 2

as usual

After meeting him we greeted each other as usual.

Question 3

kwa kawaida

Ninapoamka asubuhi kwa kawaida ninafanya mazoezi.

Answer 3

usually

When I wake up I usually do my exercises.

Question 4

pia

Ninatoka Marekani na yeye pia anatoka Marekani.

Answer 4

also/too

I come from America, he also comes from America

Question 5

hata kama

Hata kama umechoka lazima ufanye kazi ya nyumbani.

Answer 5

even if

Even if you are tired you must do your homework.

Question 6

na

Wanafunzi watenda sokoni na mwalimu wao.
Mimi na wewe tutakaa pamoja.

Answer 6

and/with

Trainees will go to the market with their teacher.
I and you will stay together.

Question 7

pamoja na

Anafanya kazi pamoja na watu mbali mbali.

Answer 7

together with

She is working together with various people.

Question 8

samahani

Samahani, unaitwa nani?

Answer 8

excuse me

Excuse me, what is your name?

Question 9

bila wasi wasi

Ninaisha Tanzania bila wasi wasi.

Answer 9

without fear

I am living in Tanzania without fear.

Question 10

tafadhali

Ninaomba kupita tafadhali.

Answer 10

please

Please may I pass?

Question 11

pole pole

Sema pole pole tafadhali.

Answer 11

slowly

Please speak slowly.

Question 12

baadaye

Tutaonana baadaye.

Answer 12

later/afterwards

We will see each other later.

Question 13

sawa

Unapaswa kunisikiliza, sawa?

Answer 13

okay

You have to listen to me, okay?

Question 14

bado

Paul hawezi kuondoka, bado hajamaliza kazi yake.
Bado ninasubiri.

Answer 14

still/not yet

Paul can’t leave work because he has not yet finished his work.
I am still waiting.

Question 15

katika

Kuna wanyama wengi katika nchi hii.
Weka vitabu katika meza.
Ninaenda katika mkutano.

Answer 15

in/on/to etc.

There are many animals in this country.
Put the books on the table.
I am going to the meeting.

Question 16

lakini

Ninapenda soda lakini sina pesa.

Answer 16

but

I like soda but I don’t have money.

Question 17

kidogo

Nimechoka kidogo.

Answer 17

a bit

I am a bit tired.

Question 18

subiri

Subiri kidogo.

Answer 18

wait

Wait a bit.

Question 19

ndiyo

Unapenda familia yako? Ndiyo.

Answer 19

yes

Do you like your family? Yes.

Question 20

hapana

Unajua kila kitu? Hapana.

Answer 20

no

Do you know everything? No.

Question 21

tofauti

Maisha ya Tanzania ni tofauti sana na maisha ya Marekani.

Answer 21

different

Life in Tanzania is very different from life in America.

Question 22

baada ya

Baada ya kula ataendelea na kazi.

Answer 22

after

After eating, she will continue with work.

Question 23

kabla ya

Walijifunza Kiswahili kabla ya kwenda katika familia.

Answer 23

before

They learned Swahili before going to the host families.

Question 24

mbali mbali

Tunaweza kununua vita mbali mbali sokoni.

Answer 24

various

We can buy various items at the market.

Question 25

pamoja

Tunafanya kazi pamoja.

Answer 25

together

We are working together.

Question 26

labda

Hayupo shuleni labda anaumwa.

Answer 26

maybe

He is not at school may be he is sick.

Question 27

mpaka/hadi

Niliendelea kusubiri mpaka alipokuja.

Answer 27

until/up to

I continued waiting until when she showed up.

Question 28

kwa sababu

Hataenda sokoni leo kwa sababu amechoka.

Answer 28

because

She will not go to the market today because she is tired.

Question 29

ingawa

Tulifanikiwa ingawa hawakutusaidia.

Answer 29

although

We succeeded although they didn’t help us.

Question 30

kwa hiyo

Wamechoka kwa hiyo wanapaswa kupumzika.

Answer 30

therefore

They are very tired therefore they have to rest.

Question 31

isipokuwa/ila

Tunaenda shuleni kila siku isipokuwa Jumapili.

Answer 31

except

We go to school everyday except on Sunday.

Question 32

kwamba

Walisema kwamba hawatakula ugali leo.

Answer 32

that

They said that they will not eat ugali today.

Question 33

ili

Ninajifunza Kiswahili ili niweze kuwasiliana na watanzania.

Answer 33

so that/in order to

I am learning Swahili in order to be able to communicate with Tanzanians.

Question 34

jinsi ya

Anajua jinsi ya kupika ugali.

Answer 34

how to

She knows how to cook ugali.