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
kushinda
to succeed; to spend (time)
kutaka
to want, desire, like to
chapati
flat bread, naan
maandazi
donut, beignet
mwili
body
kama
like, as, if, since
elimi
education
historia
history
jiografia
geography
hesabu
math, accounting
kule
over there, over in (generally)
huko
over there (specific place)
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
ananasi
pineapple
fenesi
jackfruit
mchicha
spinach
kisamvu
cassava
vipi
[question word]
choroko
(specific type of pea-like vegetable)
ila
rather, however
maharage
beans
njegere
peas
chenza
tangerine
chungwa
orange
bamia
okra
boga
gourd, squash
kiungo
spices
binzari
curry powder
iliki
cardamom
mdalisini
cinnamon
mbuzi
goat
kukuu
chicken
ng’ombe
cow
nyama ya [animal]
[meat of that animal - beef, lamb, etc.]
changu
snapper
nguru
kingfish
kamba
shrimp
kombe
shellfish
papa
shark
pweza
octopus
papa na pweza
calamari
ili
in order to
tuwahi
to arrive on time
mnada
auction
raisi
cheap
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
-eupi
white
-ekundu
red
rangi
color
na kadalika (n.k.)
et cetera
kifaa
needs, necessities, gear
katikati
middle, center
daftari
notebook
kitabu
book
maslahi
profit, benefit
pakti
pack, box
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
risiti
yako
kupeleke
to take (from one to another)
nayo
with you
kifurushi
package
kifutio
eraser
msingi
root, foundation
shule ya msingi
elementary school
mazingira
environment, environs
baraza
lounge, lobby
zamu
warden, watchman
-simamia
?supervise, watch over
mkoa
neighborhood
likizo
vacation, leave
-kuta
to find
sare
uniform
kaptula
shorts
kiranja
monitor, supervisor
mkondo
major, area of study, curriculum
akili
smart, intelligent
kubadilisha
to change