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Ran #1 Flashcards

1
Q

Breathe! Take a breath!

A

Hema!

From kuhema

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2
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Try to relax!

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Jaribu kutulia

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3
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Is that so?

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Alaa kumbe?

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4
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What’s the fare?

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Nauli kiasi gani?

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5
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When shall i come?

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Nije lini?

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Did she have a boy or a girl?

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Amepata mtoto gani?

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When were you born?

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Ulizaliwa lini?

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8
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Please bring me a fork and a knife

+ Dissect bring me

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Tafadhali niletee uma na kisu?
(Please bring me the check (bill) - Niletee hesabu (bili) tafadhali)

Niletee

  1. Ni- to me (object infix)
  2. letee = singular imperative/command form of kuletea (to bring for)
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9
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To be appealing, to be attractive

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Kuvutia

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10
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Option/s

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Chaguo/machaguo

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Unfortunately (Adv)

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Kwa bahati mbaya

Bahati: Luck, success..

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12
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Fortunately (Adv)

Fortunate

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Kwa bahati

-enye bahai

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13
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Unhealthy

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-baya kwa afya

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14
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To drink

To be drunk

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Kunywa

Kunywewa

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15
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How to negate in (Use ninataka)

  1. Present tense (Ninataka)
  2. Future tense (Nitataka)
  3. Past simple (Nilitaka)
  4. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
  5. Commands (Taka, takeni)
  6. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
  7. Conditional (Nikitaka)
A

How to negate in (Use ninataka)
1. Present tense (Ninataka)
Add negative prefix, drop -na- + change -a to -i (Sitaki)

  1. Future tense (Nitataka)
    Add negative prefix (Sitataka)
  2. Past simple (Nilitaka)
    Add negative prefix, change -li- to -ku- (Sikutaka)
  3. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
    Add negative prefix, change -me-/-mesha- to -ja- (Sijataka)
  4. Commands (Taka, takeni)
    U- sg / M- plural + -si- + verb root (-a to -e)
    (Usitake, msitake)
  5. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
    Add negative prefix, Insert -si- between the subject prefix and the verb stem (Nisitake)

(Form subjuntive with dropping tense infix and changing final -a to -e)

  1. Conditional (Nikitaka)
    Replace -ki- with -sipo-
    (Nisipotaka)
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16
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Order of infixes etc

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S-T-R-O-V-E

  1. Subject prefix
  2. Tense sign
  3. Relative
  4. Object infix
  5. Verb stem
  6. Ending (For derivatives etc)
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17
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Rent (House)

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Kodi ya nyumba

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18
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To prefer, to favour, to like better

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Kupendelea

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19
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Hiyo

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That, that one (already mentioned) / Those, those ones

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20
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Good, pleasant, kind

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  • ema

- Usiku mwema - Good night!

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21
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Where do you come from?

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Unatoka wapi?

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22
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I come from Norway

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Ninatoka Norwei

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23
Q

What are you doing here?

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Unafanya nini hapa?

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24
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I am a doctor. I will work as a volunteer at a hospital

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Mimi ni daktari. Nitafanya kazi ya kujitolea katika hospitali

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25
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Medical department/s (2)

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Idara ya matibabu

Afisi ya matibabu

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26
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Obstetric/maternity/birth ward/s

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Wodi ya uzazi

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27
Q

Surgical ward/s

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Wodi upasuaji

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28
Q

How old are you?

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Una miaka mingapi?

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29
Q

Alone

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Pweke

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30
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On my own

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Peke yangu

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31
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Briefly

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Kwa ufupi

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32
Q

You’re welcome

A

Karibu

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33
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I wish you all the best

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Nakutakia kila la kheri/heri

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34
Q

Have a good time!

A

Jifurahishe!

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35
Q

Have fun!

A

Jiburudishe!

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36
Q

Have a safe trip!

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Safari salama!

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37
Q

Disabled person/people

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Mlemavu/walemavu

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38
Q

To be obliged, to be necessary

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Kutapaswa

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39
Q

Belly button/s, centre/s, origin/s

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Kitovu/vitovu

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40
Q

Kutolea shauri juu ya

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To offer advice on/to recommend (Unaweza kunitolea shauri juu ya restorenti nzuri? Can you recommend me a good restaurant?)

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41
Q

Kutoka (2)

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  1. To come from

2. From (preposition)

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42
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Tiredness, fatigue

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Uchovu

43
Q

Tired

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-choshwa

44
Q

Mister/s, Sir/s, Gentleman/men

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Bwana/mabwana

45
Q

How do you say this/this word in Swahili?

A

Vipi unasemaje hii/…. katika kiswahili?

46
Q

What is this?

A

Hii ni nini?

47
Q

To improve

A

Kuboresha

48
Q

To practice

A

Kufanya mazoezi

49
Q

Jambo! + reply

A

Hi!

Reply mambo!

50
Q

How are you all? + Reply

A

Hamjambo? –> Hatujambo!

51
Q

How are you madam/sir?

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Hujambo, bibi/bwana?

52
Q

Greeting to older person to be polite + reply

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Shikamoo! (Shikamooni in plural) –> Marahaba

53
Q

Salama? + reply

A

Peaceful? –> Salama! (peaceful)

Way of greeting

54
Q

What’s up? (3) + reply

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Mambo vipi? / Vipi? / mambo? –> Poa/safi (Cool)

55
Q

Cool! (2)

A

Poa!

Safi!

56
Q

Salaam aleikum + reply

A

Hello (‘peace be with you’) –> Aleikum salaam

57
Q

Good morning + reply (arabic)

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Sabah al kheri! –> Sabah an nur!

58
Q

Good evening + reply (arabic)

A

Masalkheri –> Masalkheri

59
Q

Good night (Arabic) + reply

A

Alamsiki –> Alamsiki

60
Q

May i/we come in? + reply

A

Hodi? –> Karibu/karibuni

61
Q

Good to see you/you all –> Thanks, you too (2)

A

Nafurahi kukuona/kuwaona –> Asante! Nami/nasi pia!

Nami - And me/with me. Nasi: And we)

62
Q

Nice to meet you all! –> Thanks, you too

A

Nashukuru kukufahamu/kuwafahamu –> Asante! Nami/nasi pia!

Kushukuru - To thank
(Nami - And me/with me. Nasi: And we)

63
Q

To understand (2)

A

Kuelewa

Kufahamu

64
Q

Karibu vs karibuni

A 
Karibu = welcome sg.
Karibuni = welcome pl
65
Q

Goodbye sg / pl

A

Kwaheri/kwaherini

66
Q

Have a good morning + reply

A

Asubuhi njema! –> Asante, na wewe

67
Q

Good night/sleep well (2) + reply

A

Usiku mwema/ulale salama –> Asante, na wewe

68
Q

Have a good evening + reply

A

Jioni njema –> asante, na wewe

69
Q

Have a good afternoon + reply

A

Mchana mwema –> Asante, na wewe

70
Q

Have a good journey + reply

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Safari njema –> asante

71
Q

See you tomorrow + reply

A

Tutaonana (kesho) –> Haya, tutaonana (Ok, see you)

72
Q

Reply to habari za ….. (4)

Habari gani? Habari yako/zako? habari zenu?

A
  1. Nzuri (Good)
  2. Njema (Fine)
  3. Salama (Peaceful)
  4. Na wewe? (And you?)
73
Q

How are you today?

A

habari za leo?

74
Q

How are you this morning?

A

Habari za asubuhi?

75
Q

How is the family + they are fine

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Nyumbani hawajambo? –> Hawajambo (They are fine)

76
Q

How is your health? –> I am well (and you?)

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(U) hali gani? –> Mzima (na wewe?)

77
Q

Is your health okay? + i am well

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(U) mzima? –> Mzima (na wewe?)

78
Q

Thank you / thank you all

A

Asante / asanteni

79
Q

Thank you for tea and conversation

A

Asante kwa chai na mazungumzo

80
Q

Thank you for everything / you all

A

Asante(ni) kwa kila kitu

81
Q

Hamna shida!

A

No problem!

82
Q

No/Not (3)

A

Hapana!
Hamna!
Hakuna!

83
Q

Not at all/not even

A

Hata kidogo!

84
Q

Okay, alright (2)

A

Sawa

Haya

85
Q

Not at all (2)

A

La!

La hasha!

86
Q

Yes? (In reply to a call), exactly

A

Naam?
Naam!
(Abee for women)

87
Q

Wow! Really! (2)

A

Ala!

Kumbe!

88
Q

That’s not true!

A

Siyo!

Si(yo) kweli!

89
Q

I enjoyed myself

A

Nimefurahi!

90
Q

I had a good time!

A

Nimestarehe!

91
Q

My sincere condolences

A

Pole kwa msiba

Msiba: bereavement, sorrow

92
Q

Reply to pole (sorry (sympathy))

A

Asante, nieshapoa! (Thanks, i think i will be fine)

93
Q

Sorry

  1. Sympathy
  2. Apology
A
  1. Pole

2. Samahani

94
Q

That’s okay! / No need to apologize

A

Bila samahani!

95
Q

Enough! (2)

A

Basi!

Yatosha!

96
Q

That (2)

Hamisi told me that he likes to read

A
  1. Kwamba (ya kwamba)
    - Hamisi aliniambia kwamba anapenda kusoma
  2. Kuwa (ya kuwa)
    - Hamisi aliniambia kuwa anapenda kusoma
97
Q

That (supposedly); verb “claim”

(Hamisi told me that he likes - supposedly - to read)
(Fatuma claimed me that i should read her book in order to pass the exam)

A

Eti

  • Hamisi aliniambia eti anapenda kusoma
  • Fatuma aliniambia eti nisome kitabu chake ili nifaulu mtihani
98
Q

According to …

According to Fatuma, hamisi likes to read very much

A

Kwa mujibu wa

Kwa mujibu wa Fatuma, Hamisi anapenda sana kusoma

99
Q

Therefore, …

Hamisi likes to read. Therefore, he will pass the exam

A

Kwa hivyo, …

Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kwa hivyo, atafaulu mtihani

100
Q

For this reason, …

Hamisi likes to read. For this reason, he will pass the exam

A

Kwa sababu hiyo, …

Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kwa sababu hiyo, atafaulu mtihani

101
Q

As a result, …

Hamisi likes to read. As a result, he will pass the exam

A

Kutokana na hayo, ….

Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kutokana na hayo, atafaulu mtihani

(Kutokana - To originate/result from)
(Hayo - Those, those ones)

102
Q

Accordingly, …

Hamisi likes to read. Accordingly, he will pass the exam

A

Hivyo, ….

Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Hivyo, atafaulu mtihani

103
Q

Therefore, ….

Hamisi likes to read. Therefore, he will pass the exam

A

Basi, ….

Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Basi, atafaulu mtihani

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