Nouns 3 - KI/VI Flashcards
kiatu / viatu
a shoe (or any footwear)
kiazi / viazi
a potato
kiberiti / viberiti
a box of matches, lighter
kichwa / vichwa
a head
kidole / vidole
a finger, toe
kidonda / vidonda
a sore, ulcer
kidonge / vidonge
a pill, tablet
kijiji / vijiji
a village (cf. Mji a town)
kijiko / vijiko
a spoon, teaspoon (cf. Mwiko a ladle)
kikapu / vikapu
a basket
kiko / viko
a pipe (smoker�s)
kikombe / vikombe
a cup
kilima / vilima
a hill (cf. Mlima a mountain)
kilimo
agriculture (not used in plural)
kioo / vioo
a mirror, sheet of glass
kipande / vipande
a piece, portion, stint, slice
kipimo / vipimo
a measuring device of any sort
kisahani / visahani
a saucer (cf. Sahani, a plate)
kisima / visima
a well, water hole
kisu / visu
a knife
kitabu / vitabu
a book
kitanda / vitanda
a bed
kitambaa / vitambaa
a cloth, material
kiti / viti
a chair, stool, seat
kitu / vitu
a thing
chakula / vyakula
food
chandalua / vyandalua
mosquito net, tarpaulin (sometimes seen as chandarua)
cheti / vyeti
note, chit, certificate, reference of work, etc.
chombo / vyombo
tool, container, vessel of any kind � also used for furniture
choo / vyoo
lavatory, latrine, faeces (cf. kioo, vioo)
chuma / vyuma
piece of iron, metal (unspecific)
chumba / vyumba
room (cf. nyumba, a house)
kiboko / viboko
a hippopotamus (or a whip, since in days of slavery, hippo hide was used for whips)
kifaru / vifaru
a rhinoceros
kibarua / vibarua
a labourer, daily-paid worker
kijana / vijana
a youth
kipofu / vipofu
a blind person
kiwete / viwete
a lame person, cripple
kiziwi / viziwi
a deaf person
Swahili
English
Viazi vidogo
Small potatoes
Kijiji kidogo
A small village
Vikombe vichafu
Dirty cups
Kisu kikali sana
A very sharp knife
Viko virefu vipya vingapi?
How many long new pipes?
Cheti kichafu
A dirty note
Chumba kikubwa
A large room
Chuma kizito sana
A very heavy piece of iron
Chakula kinanuka
The food smells bad
Kitambaa kidogo kinafaa
A small cloth is suitable
Vidonge vidogo vilitosha
The small pills were sufficient
Vyeti vilikuwa virefu
The references were long
Kisu kiko wapi?
Kipo pale mezani
Viazi viko wapi?
Vimo kikapuni
Chakula kipo mezani?
Ndiyo, Bwana, kipo.
Kitabu hiki
This book
Chakula kile
That food
Visu hivi
These knives
Vyumba vile
Those rooms
Kidonda kibaya kile
That bad sore
Vyombo vipya hivi
This new furniture (These new furnishings)
Safisha vitu vichafu vile
Clean those dirty things
Funika chakula hiki
Cover this food
Tunajifunza Kiswahili
We are learning Swahili
Kiko kiko wapi?
Where is the pipe?
Kipo mezani
It (the pipe) is on the table.
Kitambaa kipya hiki kilikuwa kichafu sana
This new cloth was very dirty
Tulipanda kilima kidogo kile
We climbed that small hill
Ninasoma kitabu kizuri kabisa
I am reading an extremely good book
Mpishi anaomba cheti
The cook is asking for a chit
Choo kiko wapi?
Kipo pale.
Vidole
Fingers
Kiberiti
A lighter
Kilimo
Agriculture
Kilatini
Latin
Kioo
A sheet of glass
Visahani
Saucers
Vidonge
Pills
Kijiko
A spoon
Viatu
Shoes
Viazi
Potatoes
Kisu
A knife
Vikapu
Baskets
Kibarua
A labourer
Kichwa
A head
Vijana
Youths
Kiswahili
Swahili
Kisima
A water hole
Kijiji
A village
Kiingereza
English
Kifaru
A rhinoceros
Kiko
A pipe
Choo
A W.C.
Kioo
A mirror
Chumba
A room
Chakula
Food
Kiboko
A whip
Kipimo
A measuring device
Cheti
A note
Kisima
A well
Kilima
A hill
Kijiji hiki
This village
Vyumba vile
Those rooms
Kitanda hiki
This bed
Vibarua hawa
These labourers
Kikombe hiki
This cup
Kikapu kile
That basket
Viboko wale
Those hippos
Cheti hiki
This chit
Kilimo hiki
This agriculture
Kiswahili hiki
This Swahili
Kiko kile
That pipe
Vipande vile
Those pieces
Vilima hivi
These hills
Kitu hiki
This thing
Kiti kile
That chair
Chakula hiki
This food
Kisu hiki
This knife
Kiberiti kile
That lighter
Kitambaa hiki
This cloth
Viazi hivi
These potatoes
Kijiko kidogo kile
That small spoon
Kidonda kibaya hiki
This bad sore
Kilugha kigumu kile
That difficult dialect
Vikapu vitupu hivi
These empty baskets
Kiti kidogo hiki
This small chair
Viatu vichafu vile
Those dirty shoes
Chumba kikubwa kitupu kile
That large empty room
Kiko kirefu kipya hiki
This long new pipe
Vitabu vizuri vingapi?
How many good books?
Chuma kizito kile
That heavy iron
Chumba kile kilikuwa kidogo sana
That room was very small
Safisha vyombo
Do the washing up (lit. Wash the vessels)
Angalia kisu kikali hiki
Be careful of this sharp knife
Mzee yule anasema kilugha
That old man is speaking a tribal language
Upange chumba hiki
Would you arrange this room
Usisahau kwenda kijijini kununua viazi
Don�t forget to go to the village to buy potatoes
Wanawake walinunua viatu vipya Arusha
The women bought new shoes in Arusha
Jaza kikapu hiki (na) viazi sokoni
Fill this basket with potatoes at the market
Kidonda kile kidoleni kilikuwa kibaya sana
That sore on the finger was very bad
Toa vikombe na visahani vipya vile
Put out those new cups and saucers
Kidonda kiko wapi? Kipo pale mguuni
Where is the sore? It is there on the leg
Viazi vikubwa hivi vinafaa sana
These large potatoes are very suitable
Vibarua wale walikuja kusafisha chumba kile
Those labourers came to clean that room
Mganga alileta vidonge hivi
The doctor brought these pills
Tuliona kifaru mkali sana Manyara
We saw a very fierce rhinoceros in Manyara
Kitanda kile kinahitaji mto mpya
That bed needs a new pillow
Weka vitu hivi kikapuni
Put these things in the basket
Choo kiko wapi? Kipo pale
Where is the W.C.? It is over there
Unahitaji vipande vingapi? Vichache
How many pieces are you wanting? A few
Vijana warefu wale walikwenda kuleta viti vichache
Those tall youths went to bring a few chairs
Cheti kizuri kabisa
An extremely good reference/chit
Kitabu kikubwa kile
That large book
Chakula kitamu hiki
This sweet food
Viti vizuri vingapi?
How many good chairs?
Vyumba vidogo vile
Those small rooms
Mzee kipofu yule
That blind old man
Kisima kirefu kile
That deep well
Vijiko vichafu hivi
These dirty spoons
Vikapu vitupu vichache
A few empty baskets
Chombo kikubwa kile
That big vessel/container
Nilipata kitambaa kipya mjini leo
I got some new material in town today
Vibarua wazuri wale walifaulu kuinua chuma kizito hiki
Those good labourers succeeded to raise this heavy iron
Chandalua kikubwa kile kinafaa kufunika vitu hivi
That large tarpaulin is suitable to cover these things
Mtoto yule anapenda kutazama kiooni
That child likes to gaze in the mirror
Usisahau kula vidonge vile
Don�t forget to take (eat) those tablets/pills
Kibarua huyu anaomba cheti
This labourer is asking for a reference
Wenyeji wale wanazoea kilimo hiki
Those inhabitants are becoming used to this agriculture
Chakula kizuri hiki kinatosha sana
This good food is quite enough
Kisu kikali hiki kinafaa sana kukata mkate
This sharp knife is very suitable to cut bread (for cutting bread)
Kiko kiko wapi? Kipo pale kitini
Where is the pipe? It is there on the chair
chama / vyama
club, society, association, co-operative, etc.
kiasi / viasi
quantity, amount
kibanda / vibanda
shed, hut (but not a permanent dwelling)
kipini / vipini
a small handle
kiraka / viraka
a patch (in clothing, tyre, etc.)
kisiwa / visiwa
an island
kitunguu / vitunguu
an onion
kivuli / vivuli
a shade, shadow
kiwanda / viwanda
a workshop
kiwanja / viwanja
a plot of ground, pitch
kizibo / vizibo
a cork, stopper
