Kiswahili Verbs Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Toka
A
To be from
2
Q
Penda
A
To like or to love
3
Q
Hitaji
A
To need
4
Q
Soma
A
To read
To study
5
Q
Pumzika
A
To rest
To relax
6
Q
Ogelea
A
To swim
7
Q
Andika
A
To write
8
Q
Zungumza
A
To talk
9
Q
Jifunza
A
To learn
10
Q
Kwenda
A
To go
11
Q
Angalia
A
To look
12
Q
Kunywa
“Koo - Nwa”
A
To drink
13
Q
Jaribu
A
To try
14
Q
Fikiri
A
To think
15
Q
Furahi
A
To be happy
To be joyful
16
Q
Kuja
A
To come
17
Q
Ona
A
To see
18
Q
Kimbia
A
To run
19
Q
Lala
A
To sleep
20
Q
Taka
A
To want
21
Q
Jua
A
To know
22
Q
Weza
A
To be able to
23
Q
Fundisha
A
To teach
24
Q
Angalia
A
To watch
25
Sikiliza
To listen
26
Kufa
To die
27
Ona
To see
28
Kimbia
To run
To run away
29
Cheza
To play
30
Vaa
To wear,
To put on
31
Pata
To get
To have
32
Kaa
To sit
To stay
33
Fanya kazi
To do work
34
Kupika
| Pika
To cook
35
Kuogelea
Ogelea
To swim
Swim
36
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Funza
Fundisha
Jifunza
Mafunzo
Wanafunzi
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To teach
To teach (more common)
To learn
training
Students
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37
Nunua
To buy
38
Endelea
To continue
39
(Ku) panda
To take a
| Bus, car, train, airplane, boat...
40
(Ku) Uliza
To ask
41
(Ku) jibu
To answer
42
Kwenda
To go
43
Kuja
To come
44
Pendelea
To prefer
45
Kuwa
To be
| To be in a place
46
Rudi
To return
47
Oga
To take a bath
48
Amka
Wake up
49
Leta
Bring
50
Kasirika
To be angry
51
Elewa
Understand
52
Endesha
To drive
| To ride
53
Ogopa
To be afraid
54
Lewa
To be drunk
55
Tembelea
To visit
56
Command exception
Kuja -->njoo (s), njooni (pl)
You come
Ya'll come
57
Command exception
Kuleta -->lete (s) leteni (pl)
You bring
Ya'l bring
58
Command exception
Kwenda --> nenda (s) nendeni (pl)
You go
Ya'll go
59
Amka
To wake up
60
Leta
To bring
61
Jenga
To build
61
Fikiria
To think about
62
Andoka
To leave from,
| To go away from
63
Kutana
To meet
64
Chelewa
To be late
65
Sikia
To hear
66
Chafuka
To be dirty
67
Weka
To put
