Swahili--M/Wa class Flashcards
person
mtu / watu
teacher
mwalimu / walimu
student
mwanafunzi / wanafunzi
guest
mgeni / wageni
patient
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
cook
mpishi / wapishi
child
mtoto / watoto
helper
msaidizi / wasaidizi
old person
mzee / wazee
bug
mdudu / wadudu
animal
mnyama / wanyama
citizen/native
mwenyeji / wenyeji
woman
mwanamke / wanawake
man
mwanamume / wanaume
farmer
mkulima / wakulima
wife
mke / wake
husband
mume / waume
this (m/wa class)
huyu
that (m/wa class)
yule
these (m/wa class)
hawa
those (m/wa class)
wale
of (m/wa class linking article)
wa
my (m/wa class)
wangu
your (m/wa class)
wako
his/her (m/wa class)
wake
our (m/wa class)
wetu
their (m/wa class)
wao
to be (referring to location, full conjugation)
niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako
to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)
siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)
ambaye
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)
ambao
bad student
mwanafunzi mbaya
rotten man
mwanamume mbovu
few people
watu wachache
dirty bugs
wadudu wachafu
small child
mtoto mdogo
short old person
mzee mfupi
foreign/strange people
watu wageni
difficult teacher
mwalimu mgumu
smart student
mwanafunzi mkali
big woman
mwanamke mkubwa
fat man
mwanamume mnene
how many guests
wageni wangapi
wide/broad woman
mwanamke mpana
new patient
mgonjwa mpya
lazy students
wanafunzi wavivu
whole patient
mgonjwa mzima
heavy patient
mgonjwa mzito
important man
mwanamume mkuu
nice woman
mwanamke mzuri
pretty animals
mwanyama wazuri
pleasant children
watoto wazuri
honest/trustworthy person
mtu mwaminifu
honest/trustworthy helpers
wasaidizi waminifu
thin/slender man
mwanamume mwembamba
thin/slender children
watoto wembamba
red bug
mdudu mwekundu
red animals
wanyama wekundu
light (in weight) child
mtoto mwepesi
light (in weight) women
wanawake wepesi
cunning/crafty student
mwanafunzi mwerevu
cunning/crafty children
watoto werevu
black man
mwanamume mweusi
black women
wanawake weusi
many patients
wagonjwa wengi
many people
watu wengi
another teacher
mwalimu mwingine
other farmers
wakulima wengine
white bug
mdudu mweupe
white animals
wanyama weupe
translator
mtafusiri
friend / friends
rafiki / marafiki
doctor / doctors
daktari / madaktari
driver / drivers
dereva / madereva
mtu / watu
person
mwalimu / walimu
teacher
mwanafunzi / wanafunzi
student
mgeni / wageni
guest
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
patient
mpishi / wapishi
cook
mtoto / watoto
child
msaidizi / wasaidizi
helper
mzee / wazee
old person
mdudu / wadudu
bug
mnyama / wanyama
animal
mwenyeji / wenyeji
citizen/native
mwanamke / wanawake
woman
mwanamume / wanaume
man
mkulima / wakulima
farmer
mke / wake
wife
mume / waume
husband
huyu
this (m/wa class)
yule
that (m/wa class)
hawa
these (m/wa class)
wale
those (m/wa class)
wa
of (m/wa class linking article)
wangu
my (m/wa class)
wako
your (m/wa class)
wake
his/her (m/wa class)
wetu
our (m/wa class)
wenu
all of your (m/wa class)
wao
their (m/wa class)
niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako
to be (referring to location, full conjugation)
siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako
to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)
ambaye
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)
ambao
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)
m-
consonant stem adjective – singular – with m/wa class noun
wa-
consonant stem adjective – plural – with m/wa class noun
mw-
vowel stem adjective – singular – with m/wa class noun
mwanafunzi mbaya
bad student
mwanamume mbovu
rotten man
watu wachache
few people
wadudu wachafu
dirty bugs
mtoto mdogo
small child
mzee mfupi
short old person
watu wageni
foreign/strange people
mwalimu mgumu
difficult teacher
mwanafunzi mkali
smart student
mwanamke mkubwa
big woman
mwanamume mnene
fat man
wageni wangapi
how many guests
mwanamke mpana
wide/broad woman
mgonjwa mpya
new patient
mwanamume mrefu
tall men
wanafunzi wavivu
lazy students
mgonjwa mzima
whole patient
mgonjwa mzito
heavy patient
mwanamume mkuu
important man
mwanamke mzuri
nice woman
wanyama wazuri
pretty animals
watoto wazuri
pleasant children
mtu mwaminifu
honest/trustworthy person
wasaidizi waminifu
honest/trustworthy helpers
mwanamume mwembamba
thin/slender man
watoto wembamba
thin/slender children
mdudu mwekundu
red bug
wanyama wekundu
red animals
mtoto mwepesi
light (in weight) child
wanawake wepesi
light (in weight) women
mwanafunzi mwerevu
cunning/crafty student
watoto werevu
cunning/crafty children
mwanamume mweusi
black man
wanawake weusi
black women
wagonjwa wengi
many patients
watu wengi
many people
mwalimu mwingine
another teacher
wakulima wengine
other farmers
watoto wengine
some children
mdudu mweupe
white bug
wanyama weupe
white animals
mtafusiri
translator
rafiki / marafiki
friend / friends
daktari / madaktari
doctor / doctors
dereva / madereva
driver / drivers