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?