Useful Questions Flashcards
1
Q
Unasemaje ______ katika kingereza?
A
how do you say ____ in english?
2
Q
wewe ni nani?
A
who are you? (can use for profession)
3
Q
nani?
A
what/who person
4
Q
ati?
A
what? sheng
5
Q
unafikiri hivyo?
A
you think so?
6
Q
unafikiri kuhusu nini?
A
what are you thinking about?
7
Q
unafikiri nini?
A
what do you think?
8
Q
unafikiri kuhusu nani?
A
who are you thinking about?
9
Q
kwa nini?
A
why?
10
Q
Welcome
A
karibu/ karibuni
11
Q
Nafurahi kukuona
A
Pleased to meet you
12
Q
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
A
pleased to meet you
13
Q
Usiku mwema
A
good night
14
Q
lala salama
A
sleep well
15
Q
kila la kheri
A
good luck
16
Q
Marsha marefu!
A
Cheers
17
Q
Afya!
A
cheers
18
Q
Vifijo!
A
Cheers
19
Q
Nakutakia siku njema
A
Have a nice day
20
Q
Ufurahie chakula chako (sg)
A
Have a nice meal
21
Q
Furahieni chakula chenu (pl)
A
Have a nice meal
22
Q
Chakula chema
A
Have a nice meal
23
Q
Safari njema!
A
Have a good journey
24
Q
Naelewa
A
I understand
25
Sielewi
I don't understand
26
Sijui
I don't know
27
Tafadhali sema polepole
Please speak more slowly
28
Waweza kuiandika?
Please write it down
29
Unazungumza Kingereza?
Do you speak English?
30
Unazungumza Kiswahili?
Do you speak Swahili?
31
Unasemaje ... kwa Kiswahili?
How do you say ... in Swahili?
32
Samahani (nipishe)
Excuse me
33
Ugua pole
Get well soon
34
Msaada!
Help!
35
Moto!
Fire!
36
Usifanye hivyo!
Stop!
37
Nenda zako!
Go away!
38
Usinisumbue!
Leave me alone!
39
Mwite polisi!
Call the police!
40
kila kitu
Everything
41
Hakuna kiti
Nothing
42
Kitu
Something
43
Jambo
Thing
44
Siye
Is not
45
Checki
Check out
46
Amekata
He hung up / cut out
47
chingine
Another
48
Lini?
When
49
Ngapi?
How many?
50
Je
How attached to end of verb
51
Gani?
Which?
52
How are questions marked?
Intonation or Je at the beginning of the sentence -je is "how is this verb done"
53
Hii ni nini?
What is this?
54
Hiyo ni nini?
What is that?
55
Hujinga ni Nani
Who's the fool?
