KIU E Flashcards
This is our one small store key.
That is our one small store key.
Huu ni ufunguo wetu mmoja mdogo wa stoo.
Ule ni ufunguo wetu mmoja mdogo wa stoo.
This page has a picture.
Ukurasa huu una picha.
His house keys were lost.
Funguo zake za nyumba zimepotea.
Peter bought those brooms.
Peter alinunua fagio zile.
That is my broom.
Ule ni ufagio wangu.
This is my big rental house.
That is my big rental house.
Hii ni nyumba yangu kubwa ya kupangisha.
Ile ni nyumba yangu kubwa ya kupangisha.
The tall house fell.
Nyumba ndefu imeanguka.
N class nouns do not take prefixes for the adjectives except: ndefu, njema, mpya, mbaya, and mbovu (out of order).
Here is my place for relaxation.
There is my place for relaxation.
Hapa ni mahali pangu pa kupumzika.
Pale ni mahali pangu pa kupumzika.
He can stay anywhere.
Anaweza kukaa mahali popote.
This is a good place to build a house.
Hapa ni mahali pazuri pa kujenga nyumba.
We like this place.
We liked that place.
Tunapenda mahali hapa.
Tulipenda mahali pale.
This place has no water at all.
Mahali hapa hapana maji kabisa.
Is this the place where you were born?
Hapa ni mahali ulipozaliwa?
Take these stamps and give me 5000 shillings.
Chukua stempu hizi na nipe shillingi elfu tano.
It takes a long time to travel by foot.
Inachukua muda mrefu kusafiri kwa miguu.
Water buffalo looks similar to a cow.
Nyati anafanana na ng’ombe.
Lion is the fiercest wild animal of all.
Simba ni mnyama mkali kuliko wote.
An elephant is bigger than a leopard.
Tembo ni mkubwa kuliko chui.
Adjectives for M/Wa
Singular - M
Plural - Wa
Including numbers
Adjectives for Ji / Ma
Singular - No Prefix (Moja, Zuri, Kubwa)
Plural - Ma (Mawili, Mazuri, Makubwa)
Exception Jipya / Mapya
Same rule for numbers
Adjectives M / Mi
Singular - M
Plural - Mi
Same for numbers
Adjectives Ki / Vi
Singular - Ki
Plural - Vi
Same for Numbers
Adjectives for U / N Class
Singular - M (mmoja, mrefu, mdogo, mnene (fat), mfupi, mchafu)
Plural - Some take N (ndogo, ndefu). Others take none (nene, fupi, chafu)
Mmoja but plural numbers do not take prefix.
Adjectives for N Class
Singular & Plural are same
Some take N (nzuri, ndogo, ngumu (difficult), ndefu, njema)
Start with B or P take M (Mbaya, Mbovu (out of order), Mpya)
Start with K, F, C, N no prefix (kubwa, fupi, chafu, chache)
Numbers no prefix
He is a very honest child. He is tall and thin.
Yeye ni mtoto mwaminifu sana. Yeye ni mrefu na mwembamba.
She mopped the house.
Alipiga deki nyumbani.
The lake that is located in Western Tz is called Lake Tanganyika.
Ziwa ambalo lipo magharibi ya Tz linaitwa ziwa Tanganyika.
The chair that is in back of the table is broken.
Kiti ambacho kipo nyuma ya meza ni kibovu.
I will give you this book which I have just finished reading.
Nitakupa kitabu hiki ambacho nimemaliza kusoma.
Nitakupa kitabu hiki nimechomaliza kusoma.
This is the room in which I will sleep.
Hiki ni chumba ambacho nitalala.
Hiki ni chumba nitacholala.
People who live at the beach prefer to swim.
Watu ambao wanaishi pwani wanapendelea kuogelea.
My house has three bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen and a bathroom.
Nyumba yangu ina vyumba vitatu vya kulala, sebule, jiko na bafu.
These are our two small store keys.
Those are our two small store keys.
Hizi ni funguo zetu mbili ndogo za stoo.
Zile ni funguo zetu mbili ndogo za stoo.
These are my big rental houses.
Those are my big rental houses.
Hizi ni nyumba zangu kubwa za kupangisha.
Zile ni nyumba zangu kubwa za kupangisha.
