Kiswahili Question Words And Time Phrases Week 1 Flashcards
Wapi?
Where? (Put at end or middle of a sentence) Kesho mchana utakwenda wapi?
Gani ?
Which? What Kind of? (Inserts at the end or middle, but MUST be AFTER a NOUN) Unapenda matunda gani?
Nini?
What? (Locate at the end or the middle, but MUST be AFTER a VERB) Unapenda kula nin kila diku jioni?
Nani?
Who? (Mostly is placed at the Beginning of a sentence) Nani atakwenda Zanzibar?
Bada ya
After
Kila siku
Every day
Jana
Yesterday
Juzi
Day before yesterday
Kesho
Tomorrow
Kesho kutwa
Day after tomorrow
Kwa nini?
Why? ALWAYS at the BEGINNING Kwa nina uapenda kula matunda?
Kwa Sababu…
Because…. Kwa sabau MAtunda ni MAtumu.
Lini?
WHEN? (Not a specific time, but a time period.) Lini can go at beginning , middle, or end. Utakwenda lini Kenya? Lini untakwenda Kenya? Utakwenda Kenya lini?
–Ngapi?
How many? Must have a PREFIX May be at the beginning or end; ALWAYS after a PLURAL NOUN. Takes the plural prefix of the noun Una WAtoto WAngapi?
Nanani?
With Whom?
Je ?
1) to call attention to your asking a question; Je, unapenda matunda? 2) HOW? (ATTACHED at the END of VERB) Utakwendaje Dar-Es- Salaam? 3) HOW ABOUT? Ninapenda kuku, na wewe je?
Who?
Nani?
What?
Nini
When?
Lini?
