Vocab 1 Flashcards
white
-eupe (adj), nyeupe (noun)
to wash clothes
kufua nguo
tall, long
-refu
grandfather(s)
babu
also
pia
to live/stay/sit
kukaa
economics
uchumi
morning
asubuhi
cafeteria
mkahawa (3, p: mikahawa)
news
habari
what time
saa ngapi
elder/older person
mzee (1, p: wazee)
history
historia
to finish
kumaliza
Good-bye
Kwaheri
to like/love
kupenda
red
-ekundu (adj), nyekundu (noun)
color(s), paint(s)
rangi
to come from
kutoka
My name is Kevan.
Jina langu ni Kevan
life
maisha
school(s)
shule, skuli
pantry(ies)
stoo
older brother(s)
kaka
kitchen/fireplace/stove/oven
jiko (5, p: majiko)
usually
kwa kawaida
more, too much, extra
zaidi
cinema(s), movie(s)
sinema
but
lakini
chemistry
kemia
How are you doing? How are things?
Habari gani?
to view, to watch
kuangalia
for example
kwa mfano
chair
kiti (7, p: viti)
television(s)
runinga, televisheni
I’m fine.
Sijambo
the same
sawa
break(s), vacation(s), leave(s)
likizo
I come from the United States
Mimi ninatoka Marekani.
Thank you
Asante
to go
kuenda
living room
ukumbi (11, p: kumbi)
bottle(s)
chupa
hard, difficult
-gumu
I’m glad to see/meet you
Nimefurahi kukuona
beautiful, nice
-zuri
cup
kikombe (7, p: vikombe)
very much, a lot
sana
parent
mzazi (1, p: wazazi)
Hi, How are you?
Hujambo
item, supply
kifaa (7, p: vifaa)
grandmother(s)
nyanya
yellow
manjano
to need
kuhitaji
to take a shower or bath
kuoga
husband
mume (1, p: waume)
American
mmarekani (1, p: wamarekani)
Good night! (before bed)
Usiku mwema
geography
jiografia
doctor
daktari (3, p: madaktari
to play/dance
kucheza
to do
kufanya
foreign
-geni
Do you speak Swahili?
Unasema Kiswahili?
where?
wapi?
Let’s go
Twende
to laugh
kucheka
Okay
sawa
every
kila
after
baada ya
day(s)
siku
pen(s)
kalamu
door
mlango (3, p: milango)
sibling(s), relative(s), cousin(s)
ndugu
Have a nice day!
Mchana mwema/Siku nzuri
to converse
kuzungumza
old
-kongwe
physics
fizikia
different
tofauti
Good evening/how’s the evening going?
Habari za jioni?
inside
ndani
boarding school
shule ya bweni
grandmother(s)/Mrs., ma’am, Ms.
bibi
name
jina (5, p: majina)
nephew
mpwa (1, p: wapwa)
address(s)
anuani/anwani
green
kijani
first, at first
kwanza
to exercise, work out
kufanya mazoezi
exercise (noun)
zoezi (5, p: mazoezi)
just, only
tu
See you!
Tutaonana!
to write
kuandika
night(s)
usiku
to remember
kukumbuka
bedroom
chumba cha kulala (7, p: vyumba vya kulala)
mother(s)
mama
maternal uncle
mjomba (1, p: wajomba)
That’s true, indeed
Ni kweli
to eat
kula
biology
bayolojia
subject
somo (3, p: masomo)
classroom
darasa (3, p: madarasa)
to think
kufikiri
three
-tatu (adj)
dinner, evening meal
chakula cha jioni, chakula cha usiku
gym
sehemu ya mazoezi
apartment(s)
fleti
early
mapema
father(s)
baba
to write
kuandika
small, little
-dogo
food, meal
chakula (7, p: vyakula)
sharp, at a specific time, exact
kamili
here
hapa
notebook
daftari (3, p: madaftari), shajara
in, at
katika
Word used to indicate a question
je (or can omit and use rising intonation instead)
child
mtoto (1, p: watoto)
window
dirisha (5, p: madirisha)
United States
Marekani
new
-pya
time, watch(es), hour(s)
saa
to see/to meet
kukuona
by
kwa
before
kabla ya
two
-wili
or
au
if, when, like
kama
black
-eusi (adj), nyeusi (noun)
who?
nani?
to live in
kuishi
What’s your name?
Jina lako ni nani?
paternal aunt(s)
shangazi
a little/few
kidogo
How are things here?
Habari za hapa?
one
-moja (adj)
now
sasa
what?
nini?
blue
bluu
to rest
kupumzika
to brush teeth
kupiga mswaki
not the same, not OK, not right
sio sawa
bathroom
choo (7, p: vyoo)
to cook
kupika
car
gari (5, p: magari)
dining room
sehemu ya kulia (9, p: sehemu za kulia)
Do you speak English?
Unasema Kiingereza?
person
mtu (1, p: watu)
to wake up, get up
kuamka
hygiene
usafi
which/what
gani
culture
utamaduni (11, p: tamaduni)
older sister(s)
dada
big
-kubwa
grandchild
mjukuu (1, p: wajukuu)
Good afternoon/How’s the afternoon going?
Habari za mchana?
to work
kufanya kazi
peace, peaceful
salama
wife
mke (1, p: wake)
Welcome
Karibu
There is/are
kuna
to sing
kuimba
table(s)
meza
thing
kitu (7, p: vitu)
to shave
kunyoa ndevu
to buy
kununua
Greeting from a younger person to an older one
Shikamoo (response: Marahaba)
to visit
kutembelea
other
-ingine
mathematics
hesabu, hesabati
weekend
wikiendi
yard(s)/garden(s)
bustani
outside
nje
time
wakati (p: nyakati)
house(s)
nyumba
to take a test
kufanya jaribio/mtihani
to return to
kurudi
exam, test
mtihani (3, p: mitihani)
language(s)
lugha
homework
kazi za shule, mazoezi ya nyumbani
to come
kuja
ball(s)
mpira
to read, study
kusoma
this
huyu
then
kisha
computer(s)
kompyuta
pensil(s)
penseli
Good morning/How’s the morning going?
Habari za asubuhi?
