Maneno Flashcards
1
Q
leg
A
mguu
Pl. miguu
2
Q
luck, chance, fate
A
bahati
3
Q
building
A
jumba
4
Q
hall / dormitory
A
bweni
5
Q
area of / region of
A
eneo la
6
Q
university
A
chuo kikuu
7
Q
sit / stay / reside
A
-kaa
8
Q
in
A
katika / kwenye
9
Q
city
A
jiji
9
Q
listen here
A
eti / hebu
10
Q
to fail / be beaten
A
-shindwa
11
Q
to be wrong / mistaken
A
-kosea
12
Q
My goodness!
A
Jamani!
13
Q
it seems
A
inaonekana
14
Q
companion
A
mwenzi
15
Q
laugh
A
-cheka
16
Q
hope / expect
A
-tumai
17
Q
ready
A
tayari
18
Q
to be separated
A
-tengana
19
Q
wife
A
mke
20
Q
to reunite
A
-rudiana
21
Q
divorce
A
talaka
22
Q
to finish
A
-maliza
23
Q
after
A
baada ya
24
to expect / anticipate / rely on
-tegema
25
marriage
ndoa
26
to tie the knot (marriage)
-funga ndoa
27
relatives
jamaa
28
plans / arrangements
mipango
29
end (n.)
mwisho
30
personality, character
tabia
31
husband
mume
32
child (of one's own)
mwana
33
second (2nd)
wa pili
34
to look alike / resemble
-fanana
35
grandfather
babu
36
uncle (maternal)
mjomba
37
grandmother
bibi
38
hundred
mia
39
thousand
elfu
40
41
administration (gov’t)
utawala
