Kiswahili Question Words And Time Phrases Week 1

Question 1

Wapi?

Answer 1

Where? (Put at end or middle of a sentence) Kesho mchana utakwenda wapi?

Question 2

Gani ?

Answer 2

Which? What Kind of? (Inserts at the end or middle, but MUST be AFTER a NOUN) Unapenda matunda gani?

Question 3

Nini?

Answer 3

What? (Locate at the end or the middle, but MUST be AFTER a VERB) Unapenda kula nin kila diku jioni?

Question 4

Nani?

Answer 4

Who? (Mostly is placed at the Beginning of a sentence) Nani atakwenda Zanzibar?

Question 5

Bada ya

Answer 5

After

Question 6

Kila siku

Answer 6

Every day

Question 7

Jana

Answer 7

Yesterday

Question 8

Juzi

Answer 8

Day before yesterday

Question 9

Kesho

Answer 9

Tomorrow

Question 10

Kesho kutwa

Answer 10

Day after tomorrow

Question 11

Kwa nini?

Answer 11

Why? ALWAYS at the BEGINNING Kwa nina uapenda kula matunda?

Question 12

Kwa Sababu…

Answer 12

Because…. Kwa sabau MAtunda ni MAtumu.

Question 13

Lini?

Answer 13

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?

Question 14

–Ngapi?

Answer 14

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?

Question 15

Nanani?

Answer 15

With Whom?

Question 16

Je ?

Answer 16

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?

Question 17

Who?

Answer 17

Nani?

Question 18

What?

Answer 18

Nini

Question 19

When?

Answer 19

Lini?

Question 20

Where?

Answer 20

Wapi?

Question 21

Why?

Answer 21

Kwa nini?

Question 22

Which?

Answer 22

Gani?

Question 23

How many?

Answer 23

Ngapi?

Question 24

How? How about? Question indicator…

Answer 24

Je?

Question 25

Where? (Put at end or middle of a sentence) Kesho mchana utakwenda wapi?

Answer 25

Wapi?

Question 26

Which? What Kind of? (Inserts at the end or middle, but MUST be AFTER a NOUN) Unapenda matunda gani?

Answer 26

Gani ?

Question 27

What? (Locate at the end or the middle, but MUST be AFTER a VERB) Unapenda kula nin kila diku jioni?

Answer 27

Nini?

Question 28

Who? (Mostly is placed at the Beginning of a sentence) Nani atakwenda Zanzibar?

Answer 28

Nani?

Question 29

After

Answer 29

Bada ya

Question 30

Every day

Answer 30

Kila siku

Question 31

Yesterday

Answer 31

Jana

Question 32

Day before yesterday

Answer 32

Juzi

Question 33

Tomorrow

Answer 33

Kesho

Question 34

Day after tomorrow

Answer 34

Kesho kutwa

Question 35

Why? ALWAYS at the BEGINNING Kwa nina uapenda kula matunda?

Answer 35

Kwa nini?

Question 36

Because…. Kwa sabau MAtunda ni MAtumu.

Answer 36

Kwa Sababu…

Question 37

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?

Answer 37

Lini?

Question 38

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?

Answer 38

–Ngapi?

Question 39

With Whom?

Answer 39

Nanani?

Question 40

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?

Answer 40

Je ?

Question 41

Nani?

Answer 41

Who?

Question 42

Nini

Answer 42

What?

Question 43

Lini?

Answer 43

When?

Question 44

Wapi?

Answer 44

Where?

Question 45

Kwa nini?

Answer 45

Why?

Question 46

Gani?

Answer 46

Which?

Question 47

Ngapi?

Answer 47

How many?

Question 48

Je?

Answer 48

How? How about? Question indicator…