Habitual Tense/Present Tense Flashcards
mimi huwa (husoma) ninasoma asubuhi
i usually study in the morning
mimi huwa kupika (hupika) kila jioni
i usually eat every evening
ninapoamka
when i wake up
ninapomaliza
when i’m done/when i finish
kila siku
every day
halafu
and then
chamshakinywa
breakfast
chakula cha mchana
lunch
chajio/chakula cha jioni
dinner
kusahihisha
to grade
hupiga mswaki na huoga
s/he brushes her teeth and takes a shower
-sali
pray
baada ya kuoga
after showering
huanza (kuanza)
to begin/begins
-angu
my/mine
-ako
yours
-ake
his/her
-etu
ours
-ao
theirs
-enu
you (plural)
dogo
small
kubwa
big
refu
tall
fupi
short
zuri
nice
baya
bad
kali
fierce
pole
gentle
kavu
dry
bichi
raw
bovu
rotten
pana
wide
embamba
slender
zito
heavy
ema
kind
ekundu
red
eusi
black
eupe
white
gumu
hard
zima
living
pya
new
chungu
bitter
tamu
sweet
chache
few
nene
fat
nono
fat (animal)
chafu
dirty
vivu
lazy
kuu
great
tupu
empty
ote
all
epesi
light
erevu
cunning
ingi
much
ingine
other
mvulana
boy
msichana
girl
mtu
person
prefix in the possessive for ONLY regular nouns of this class is W/W (it can start with an M in singular like mwalimu)
examples: mwalimu wangu (my teacher)
wanafunzi wake (his/her students)
prefix in the possessive from irregular nouns are Y/Z
examples: dada zangu wadogo (my small sisters)