Day 1-4 Flashcards
jana
yesterday
bora
better
kuliko
than
mganga (1:2)
doctor, witchdoctor
kuchoka
to be tired
nyuzi joto
temperature
nyuzi
measurement
kubili
necessary, required
kinywaji (7:8)
drink
jadi
traditional
kulima
to farm, sow, grow
kuitwa
to be called, be named
kuvaa
to wear
kutaka
to want, desire, like to
chapati
flat bread, naan
maandazi
donut, beignet
mwili
body
kama
like, as, if, since
historia
history
jiografia
geography
hesabu
math, accounting
kule
over there, over in (generally)
pwani
coast
kisiwa
island
hasa
especially
mashambani
rural area, outlands, boonies
upesi
speed, quickly
kwa hivyo
therefore, thus
mfanyakazi
worker, employee
mwananchi (1:2)
citizen
wakati wa [infinitive]
when [verb]
vizuri
very well, well (adverb)
gari la moshi
train (lit. car of smoke)
mguu / miguu
foot
-chache
few
taabu
problem, difficulty
barabara
road, highway, thoroughfare
udongo
dirt, soil
ingawa
although
pesa
money
-a kutosha
enough
mbali
far
meza
table
kukataa
to deny, negate
kwitika
positive
meli
ship, ocean vessel
mashua
ship, ocean vessel
kutosha
to be sufficient
sivyo
isn’t it, isn’t that so, no?
tunda / matunda
fruits
mboga
vegetables
embe
mango
papai
papaya
fenesi
jackfruit
mchicha
spinach
vipi
[question word]
choroko
(specific type of pea-like vegetable)
ila
rather, however
maharage
beans
njegere
peas
chenza
tangerine
chungwa
orange
kiungo
spices
mbuzi
goat
ng’ombe
cow
nyama ya [animal]
[meat of that animal - beef, lamb, etc.]
ili
in order to
mnada
auction
aina
type
mbegu
seed, lentils
mnunuzi
shopper, buyer, customer
nguo
clothing, clothes
mwuzaji
seller, shopkeeper
mteja
customer
shati
shirt
kiasi
price, cost
-pungua
to lower, reduce
suruali
pants
fulana
undershirt, T-shirt
fulani
whoever, random/unknown person
-eusi
black
-ekundu
red
rangi
color
na kadalika (n.k.)
et cetera
kifaa
needs, necessities, gear
katikati
middle, center
daftari
notebook
kitabu
book
maslahi
profit, benefit
kuomba
to pray, ask, request
shiti
sheet, page
mhudumu
cashier, clerk, teller
kutuma
to send
bahasha
envelopes
zipo
are there?
kusaidia
to help, aid
kupima
to weigh, measure
kubandika
to stick, attach, glue
kusubiri
to wait
nayo
with you
kifurushi
package
kifutio
eraser