Swahili (9/11/13-9/27/13) Flashcards
Verb grammar, family, drinks, numbers, languages, time, dates
moja
1
mbili
2
tatu
3
nne
4
tano
5
sita
6
saba
7
nane
8
tisa
9
kumi
10
mmoja
1 (adjective, m/wa class)
wawili
2 (adjective, m/wa class)
watatu
3 (adjective, m/wa class)
wanne
4 (adjective, m/wa class)
watano
5 (adjective, m/wa class)
sita
6 (adjective, m/wa class)
saba
7 (adjective, m/wa class)
wanane
8 (adjective, m/wa class)
tisa
9 (adjective, m/wa class)
kumi
10 (adjective, m/wa class)
kumi na moja
11
kumi na mbili
12
kumi na tatu
13
kumi na nne
14
kumi na tano
15
kumi na sita
16
kumi na saba
17
kumi na nane
18
kumi na tisa
19
ishirini
20
thelathini
30
arobaini
40
hamsini
50
sitini
60
sabini
70
thelathini
80
tisini
90
mia moja
100
elfu moja
1000
mama
mother
baba
father
ndugu
sibling
kaka
brother
dada
sister
mtoto
child
mtoto msichana
girl child
mtoto ….
boy child
mme
husband
mke
wife
nyanya / bibi
grandmother (two ways)
nyanya mkuu / bibi mkuu
great grandmother (two ways)
babu
grandfather
babu mkuu
great grandfather
mama mdogo
aunt (mother’s younger sister)
mama mkubwa
aunt (mother’s older sister)
mjomba
uncle (mother’s brother)
baba mdogo
uncle (father’s younger brother)
baba mkubwa
uncle (father’s older brother)
shangazi
aunt (father’s sister)
binamu
cousin
mjukuu
grandchild
mpwa
niece/nephew
-itwa
to be called
Majina yao
their names
wote
all
mimi
I
wewe
you
yeye
they
sisi
we
nyinyi
you all
wao
they
-na-
present tense marker
-li-
past tense marker
-ta-
future tense marker
ni-
I (conjugation)
u-
you (conjugation)
a-
he/she (conjugation)
tu-
we (conjugation)
m-
you all (conjugation)
wa-
they (conjugation)
si(root)i
I, present tense, negation
hu(root)i
you, present tense, negation
ha(root)i
he/she, present tense, negation