Swahili--N class Flashcards
morning
asabuhi
luck/fortune
bahati
road
barabara
cold (noun)
baridi
ice
barafu
letter
barua
price
bei
tea
chai
salt
chumvi
bottle
chupa
minute
dakika
medicine
dawa
news
habari
danger
hatari
tent
hema
evening
jioni
coffee
kahawa
pen
kalamu
paper
karatasi
work
kazi
seed
mbegu
vegetable
mboga
table
meza
car
gari
rain
mvua
chance/opportunity/spare time
nafasi
clothes
nguo
house
nyumba
machete
panga
iron (for clothes)
pasi
pepper
pilipili
permission
ruhusa
time/hour/watch
saa
reason
sababu
soap
sabuni
trip
safari
plate
sahani
area
sehemu
problem
shida
butter
siagi
day
siku
light (noun)
taa
garbage
takataka
date
tarehe
week
wiki
this (n class)
hii
that (n class)
ile
these (n class)
hizi
those (n class)
zile
of (linking article, n class, singular/plural)
ya / za
my (n class, singular)
yangu
your (n class, singular)
yako
his/her (n class, singular)
yake
our (n class, singular)
yetu
all of your (n class, singular)
yenu
their (n class, singular)
yao
my (n class, plural)
zangu
your (n class, plural)
zako
his/her (n class, plural)
zake
our (n class, plural)
zetu
all of your (n class, plural)
zenu
their (n class, plural)
zao
“it” subject prefix (for verbs)
i-
“they” subject prefix (for verbs)
zi-
“it” negated subject prefix
hai-
“they” negated subject prefix
hazi-
it is (location)
iko
they are (location)
ziko
it is not (location)
haiko
they are not (location)
haziko
which/that/whom (n class, singular)
ambayo
which/that/whom (n class, plural)
ambazo
it has (n class)
ina
they have (n class)
zina
it does not have (n class)
haina
they do not have (n class)
hazina
n class–consonant stem adjectives
n- (j, d, g, z), m- (v, b, mpya), ndefu (-refu)
n class–vowel stem adjectives
ny-
bad morning
asabuhi mbaya
rotten vegetables
mboga mbovu
few papers
karatasi chache
dirty car
gari chafu
small house
nyumba ndogo
short/low table
meza fupi
strange letter
barua ngeni
difficult time
saa ngumu
sharp machete
panga kali
dry evening
jioni kavu
big car
gari kubwa
how many pens
kalamu ngapi
flat road
barabara pana
new clothes
nguo mpya
steep road
barabara ndefu
sweet tea
chai tamu
empty bottle
chupa tupu
lazy spare time
nafasi mvivu
whole area
sehemu nzima
heavy rain
mvua nzito
main house
nyumba kuu
old road
barabara kuu kuu
nice clothes
nguo nzuri
pretty day
siku nzuri
narrow road
barabara nyembamba
red tent
hema nyekundu
light (in weight) table
meza nyepesi
black clothes
nguo nyeusi
many trips
safari nyingi
much salt
chumvi nyingi
some problem
shida nyingine
another day
siku nyingine
white car
gari nyeupe
kitchen
jikoni
stove
jiko
bathroom
bafu
office
ofisi
team
timu
asabuhi
morning
bahati
luck/fortune
barabara
road
baridi
cold (noun)
barafu
ice
barua
letter
bei
price
chai
tea
chumvi
salt
chupa
bottle
dakika
minute
dawa
medicine
habari
news
hatari
danger
hema
tent
jioni
evening
kahawa
coffee
kalamu
pen
karatasi
paper
kazi
work
mbegu
seed
mboga
vegetable
meza
table
gari
car
mvua
rain
nafasi
chance/opportunity/spare time
nguo
clothes
nyumba
house
panga
machete
pasi
iron (for clothes)
pilipili
pepper
ruhusa
permission
saa
time/hour/watch
sababu
reason
sabuni
soap
safari
trip
sahani
plate
sehemu
area
shida
problem
siagi
butter
siku
day
taa
light (noun)
takataka
garbage
tarehe
date
wiki
week
hii
this (n class)
ile
that (n class)
hizi
these (n class)
zile
those (n class)
ya / za
of (linking article, n class, singular/plural)
yangu
my (n class, singular)
yako
your (n class, singular)
yake
his/her (n class, singular)
yetu
our (n class, singular)
yenu
all of your (n class, singular)
yao
their (n class, singular)
zangu
my (n class, plural)
zako
your (n class, plural)
zake
his/her (n class, plural)
zetu
our (n class, plural)
zenu
all of your (n class, plural)
zao
their (n class, plural)
i-
“it” subject prefix (for verbs)
zi-
“they” subject prefix (for verbs)
hai-
“it” negated subject prefix
hazi-
“they” negated subject prefix
iko
it is (location)
ziko
they are (location)
haiko
it is not (location)
haziko
they are not (location)
ambayo
which/that/whom (n class, singular)
ambazo
which/that/whom (n class, plural)
ina
it has (n class)
zina
they have (n class)
haina
it does not have (n class)
hazina
they do not have (n class)
n- (j, d, g, z), m- (v, b, mpya), ndefu (-refu)
n class–consonant stem adjectives
ny-
n class–vowel stem adjectives
asabuhi mbaya
bad morning
mboga mbovu
rotten vegetables
karatasi chache
few papers
gari chafu
dirty car
nyumba ndogo
small house
meza fupi
short/low table
barua ngeni
strange letter
saa ngumu
difficult time
panga kali
sharp machete
jioni kavu
dry evening
gari kubwa
big car
kalamu ngapi
how many pens
barabara pana
flat road
nguo mpya
new clothes
barabara ndefu
steep road
chai tamu
sweet tea
chupa tupu
empty bottle
nafasi mvivu
lazy spare time
sehemu nzima
whole area
mvua nzito
heavy rain
nyumba kuu
main house
barabara kuu kuu
old road
nguo nzuri
nice clothes
siku nzuri
pretty day
barabara nyembamba
narrow road
hema nyekundu
red tent
meza nyepesi
light (in weight) table
nguo nyeusi
black clothes
safari nyingi
many trips
chumvi nyingi
much salt
shida nyingine
some problem
siku nyingine
another day
gari nyeupe
white car
jikoni
kitchen
jiko
stove
bafu
bathroom
ofisi
office
timu
team