Kiswahili Verbs Week 1

Question 1

Toka

Answer 1

To be from

Question 2

Penda

Answer 2

To like or to love

Question 3

Hitaji

Answer 3

To need

Question 4

Soma

Answer 4

To read

To study

Question 5

Pumzika

Answer 5

To rest

To relax

Question 6

Ogelea

Answer 6

To swim

Question 7

Andika

Answer 7

To write

Question 8

Zungumza

Answer 8

To talk

Question 9

Jifunza

Answer 9

To learn

Question 10

Kwenda

Answer 10

To go

Question 11

Angalia

Answer 11

To look

Question 12

Kunywa

“Koo - Nwa”

Answer 12

To drink

Question 13

Jaribu

Answer 13

To try

Question 14

Fikiri

Answer 14

To think

Question 15

Furahi

Answer 15

To be happy

To be joyful

Question 16

Kuja

Answer 16

To come

Question 17

Ona

Answer 17

To see

Question 18

Kimbia

Answer 18

To run

Question 19

Lala

Answer 19

To sleep

Question 20

Taka

Answer 20

To want

Question 21

Jua

Answer 21

To know

Question 22

Weza

Answer 22

To be able to

Question 23

Fundisha

Answer 23

To teach

Question 24

Angalia

Answer 24

To watch

Question 25

Sikiliza

Answer 25

To listen

Question 26

Kufa

Answer 26

To die

Question 27

Ona

Answer 27

To see

Question 28

Kimbia

Answer 28

To run

To run away

Question 29

Cheza

Answer 29

To play

Question 30

Vaa

Answer 30

To wear,

To put on

Question 31

Pata

Answer 31

To get

To have

Question 32

Kaa

Answer 32

To sit

To stay

Question 33

Fanya kazi

Answer 33

To do work

Question 34

Kupika

Pika

Answer 34

To cook

Question 35

Kuogelea

Ogelea

Answer 35

To swim

Swim

Question 36

Funza
Fundisha
Jifunza
Mafunzo
Wanafunzi

Answer 36

To teach
To teach (more common)
To learn
training
Students

Question 37

Nunua

Answer 37

To buy

Question 38

Endelea

Answer 38

To continue

Question 39

(Ku) panda

Answer 39

To take a

Bus, car, train, airplane, boat…

Question 40

(Ku) Uliza

Answer 40

To ask

Question 41

(Ku) jibu

Answer 41

To answer

Question 42

Kwenda

Answer 42

To go

Question 43

Kuja

Answer 43

To come

Question 44

Pendelea

Answer 44

To prefer

Question 45

Kuwa

Answer 45

To be

To be in a place

Question 46

Rudi

Answer 46

To return

Question 47

Oga

Answer 47

To take a bath

Question 48

Amka

Answer 48

Wake up

Question 49

Leta

Answer 49

Bring

Question 50

Kasirika

Answer 50

To be angry

Question 51

Elewa

Answer 51

Understand

Question 52

Endesha

Answer 52

To drive

To ride

Question 53

Ogopa

Answer 53

To be afraid

Question 54

Lewa

Answer 54

To be drunk

Question 55

Tembelea

Answer 55

To visit

Question 56

Command exception

Kuja –>njoo (s), njooni (pl)

Answer 56

You come

Ya’ll come

Question 57

Command exception

Kuleta –>lete (s) leteni (pl)

Answer 57

You bring

Ya’l bring

Question 58

Command exception

Kwenda –> nenda (s) nendeni (pl)

Answer 58

You go

Ya’ll go

Question 59

Amka

Answer 59

To wake up

Question 60

Leta

Answer 60

To bring

Question 61

Jenga

Answer 61

To build

Question 61

Fikiria

Answer 61

To think about

Question 62

Andoka

Answer 62

To leave from,

To go away from

Question 63

Kutana

Answer 63

To meet

Question 64

Chelewa

Answer 64

To be late

Question 65

Sikia

Answer 65

To hear

Question 66

Chafuka

Answer 66

To be dirty

Question 67

Weka

Answer 67

To put