Vocab 8 Flashcards
question(s)
swali (5, p: maswali)
quiet
kimya, kimia
to recover (from illness)
kupona
to refuse
kukataa
to remind
kukumbusha
to fix, to repair
kutengeneza
roof(ves)
paa
to be sad
kuhuzunika
shadow(s)
kivuli (7, p: vivuli)
to get sick
kuugua
to simplify
kurahisisha
to sink
kuzamisha
to sit
kukaa
smart
-erevu
smooth, soft
laini
sometimes
mara nyengine, mara kwa mara
time (m)
mara
sound(s)
sauti
to be spoken
kusemwa
spring(s) (season)
kipupwe (7, p: vipupwe)
to steal
kuiba
story(ies)
hadithi
stupid
-jinga
to suffice
kutosha
to test
kujaribu
to be tested
kujaribiwa
to thank
kushukuru
thought(s)
wazo (5, p: mawazo)
top
-a juu
to turn
kupinda
to turn on
kufungua, kuwasha
to understand
kuelewa
to walk
kutembea
to waste
kupoteza, kutupa
to weave
kufuma
zero
sifuri, sufuri
zebra
punda milia
to be arrested
kutiwa nguvuni
fight, conflict, struggle, battle
mapigano
to arise, break out, pop up
kuzuka
rebel(s)
mwasi (1, p: waasi)
unity
umoja
United Nations
umoja wa mataifa
nation(s)
taifa (5, p: mataifa)
to guard, to protect
kulinda
to evaluate
kutathmini
to be better than, exceed
kupita
minister(s), statesman(men)
waziri (5, p: mawaziri)
organization(s)
shirika (5, p: mashirika)
boundary(ies), border(s)
mpaka (3, p: mipaka)
fighter(s)
mpiganaji (1, p: wapiganaji)
to be abducted, taken hostage
kutekwa
refugee
mkimbizi (1, p: wakimbizi)
to look forward to, expect
kutazamia
family(ies)
familia, jaama
to have no choice, be obliged
kulazimika
to capture, seize
kuteka
to flee, escape, run away
kutoroka
war(s)
vita
aid agency(ies)
shirika la misaada, (5, p: mashirika ya misaada)
to compete, clash collide
kupambana
troop(s)
kikosi (7, p: vikosi)
to play music
kupiga muziki
long ago
zamani, kale
to imagine, to think
kuwaza
well(s), spring(s)
kisima (7, p: visima)
villager(s)
mwanakijiji (1, p: wanakijiji), kishamba (7, p: vishamba)
king(s)
mfalme (1, p: wafalme)
to try hard, strive
kujitahidi
to dig, drill, excavate
kuchimba
It is raining
mvua ina nyesha
capital city(ies)
mji mkuu (3, p: miji mikuu)
leader(s)
kiongozi (7, p: viongozi)
to be told, narrated
kusimuliwa
grief, sorrow, sadness
huzuni
breath
pumzi
desire, longing
hamu
quickly
haraka
white person (people)
mzungu/muzungu (1, p: wazungu)
wide, broad
-pana
to take a bus
kupanda basi
to be spilt
kumwagika
conservation
uhifadhi
to stand
kusimama
to be quiet
kunyamaza
to continue, proceed, go on
kuendelea
guest(s)
mgeni (1, p: wageni)
How old are you?
Una umri nani? Una miaka mingapi?
I am twenty-five years old
Nina miaka ishirini na mitano
male
-ume, -a kiume
female
-ke, -a kike
notice(s), report(s), statement(s)
taarifa
to remain, to stay
kusalia
tradition(s)
mila
queen(s)
malkia
to congratulate
kuhonga, kuhongeza, kupongeza,
total(s)
jumla
to be finished, to run out, to complete, to end
kuisha
strength
nguvu
ever
kamwe, kuwahi
to contact, communicate
kuwasiliana
to be turned off
kuzimwa
and then…, afterwards…
halafu
modern
kisasa
old, of old
-a zamani
speed
kasi
to be ordered, prescribed, imported
kuagizwa
form(s)
fomu
identity card(s)
kitambulisho (7, p: vitambulisho)
driving a vehicle (act of)
udereva
passport(s)
pasipoti, pasi (ya kusafiria)
to worry, mind, matter, care
kujali
citizen(s), people
mwananchi (1, p: wananchi)
march(es), demonstration(s)
maandamano
to appear
kutokea, kutokeza
against
dhidi ya
terrorisms
ugaidi
role(s), responsibility(ies)
jukumu (5, p: majukumo)
defense, security
ulinzi
to confront, to deal with
kukabiliana
ceremony(ies), celebrations(s)
sherehe
to object to, to protest, to oppose
kupinga
to swear, to vow
kuapa
election
uchaguzi, uchaguo, votesha
member(s)
mwanachama (1, p: wanachama)
group(s), club(s), society(ies)
chama (7, p: vyama)
to wake someone up
kuamsha
according to
kulingana na
research
utafiti
people, population
umma
public health
afya ya umma
to prevent
kuzuia, kuziwia
to examine
kuchunguza
hoe(s), spade(s), plow(s)
jembe (5, majembe)
totally, absolutely, exactly
kabisa
to believe, expect, hope
kutumai
ago
iliyopita, kabla ya
to be hired
kuajiriwa
package(s), bundle(s), parcel(s)
furushi (5, p: mafurushi), kifurushi (7, p: vifurushi)
region(s)
mkoa (3, p: mikoa)
to cooperate, be partners, share with each other
kushirikiana
to prefer, favor
kupendelea
to cry
kulia
to take somewhere, transport, conduct, escort
kupeleka, kufikisha
How do you say ______ in Swahili?
Unasemaje ______ kwa Kiswahili
to repeat
kurudia
to get off
kushuka
up
juu
down
chini
to pass, go past, go beyond, exceed
kupita
raw, fresh, unripe, uncooked
-bichi
rotten, unfit for use
-bovu
bitter, unpleasant, painful
-chungu
quantity(ies), measure(s), amount(s)
kiasi (7, p: viasi)
land(s)
nchi, ardhi
dry, waterless
-kavu
brother(s)
kaka
sister(s)
dada
empty, meaningless, bare
-tupu
groundnut(s)
njugu
avocado(s)
parachichi (5, p: maparachichi
to plant
kupanda
to guard, protect
kulinda
sugarcane
mua (3, p: miwa)
then, afterwards
halafu
to harvest
kuvuna
How has the day been?
Umeshindaje?
way(s), manner(s), method(s), procedure(s)
jinsi
furrow(s), ditch(es)
mtaro (3, p: mitaro)
millet
wimbi
sorghum
mtama
to grow (plants)
kumea, kuota
to continue, go on
kuendelea
apart from
kando na
currently
sasa
when, at the time…
wakati
whenever
wakati wowote
project(s)
mradi (3, p: miradi)
to be left over, remain
kubaki
to leave behind, to have left, to cause to be left over
kubakisha
to be full
kushiba (Nimeshiba = I am full)
to leave alone (as in leave me alone), to abandon
kuacha
to touch
kugusa
I would like/I want (more polite)
Ninaomba
to lose something, ruin
kupoteza
sick
-gonjwa
season(s)
majira
summer
kiangazi
winter
majira ya baridi
spring
majira ya machipuko
fall
majira ya majani kupukika
How to I get to ________?
Nitakuenda vipi? (can keep the ku in this case)
direction(s)
mwelekeo (3, p: mielekeo)
which direction?
mwelekeo upi?
gani vs. upi
(which): gani = usually for tangible things, upi = usually for intangible things
embassy(ies)
ubalozi
to be taken to a place
kufikishwa
available
poa
to be available, found
patikana
to be too much, overwhelm, grow, increase
kuzidi
ok
basi, sawa
enough
basi
to stay in a hotel (use the room)
kutumia
to check out of hotel
kuondoka
vegetarian(s)
mlamboga (1, p: walamboga)
bone(s)
mfupa (3, p: mifupa)
to clear away, eliminate, remove, abolish
kuondoa
Is there/there is
Kuna _______ / ______ ipo
turn, rotation, round
duru
closing time
saa kufunga
to fit (size)
kutosha
to cheat
kudanganya
Give me
Nipe
insurance
bima
to park a car, secure
kuegesha
Not allowed
Hairuhusiwi
speed(s)
mwendo (3, p: miendo)
Slow down!
Punguza mwendo!
petrol
mafuta ya gari
to be under arrest
kukamatwa
lawyer(s)
wakili (1, p: mawakili)
stove used in homestay
meko
smoke, steam
moshi (3, p: mimoshi)
rooster(s)
jogoo (5, p: majogoo)
to be rained on
kunyeshwa
chick(s)
kifaranga (7, p: vifaranga)
quickly
haraka haraka, kwa haraka
Be careful!
Kuwa makini
careful, carefully
kwa makini
to cover, conceal
kufunika
to tie up, draw tight
kufundika
cowpea(s)
ukunde (p: kunde)
tarmac road
lami
international
kati ya mataifa, -a kimataifa
international relations
husiano wa kimataifa
climate change
badilika kwa anga
to make friends
kutengeneza marafiki
lazy
-vivu, -zembe
to get bored
kuboeka
to expect
kutarajia
on time
kwa saa
to be on time
kuweka wakati
co-worker
mfanyikazi mwenz-
technique(s)
mbinu
type(s), kind(s), breed(s)
aina
fertilizer
mbolea
to prepare, make ready
kutayarisha
to dig
kulima
stick(s)
kijiti (7, p: vijiti)
to dig, excavate, make small hole
kuchimba
hole(s)
shimo (5, p: mashimo)
bottle cap(s), lid(s), cover(s)
kifuniko (7, p: vifuniko)
soil
mchanga
flat
sambamba, bapa
light(s)
mwanga (3, p: mianga)
to milk (cow)
kukamisha
since, from
tangu
leader(s), guide(s), official(s)
kiongozi (7, p: viongozi)
urgent, important
-a dharura
important
-a maana, muhimu
to be injured by
kuumizwa
nail(s)
msomari (3, p: misomari)
kwa vs. kwenye vs. katika
kwa = general, less specific; kwenye = specific thing; katika = inside
use of -ko vs. ni
-ko (iko, yuko, niko) used whenever referring to being in a specific place, or at a specific time (Niko hapa, iko tayari)
hiyo vs. hii
hiyo = less tangible things, hii = more tangible things
site(s)
kata
ama vs. au
ama = living things, au = non-living things
to turn
kugeuka
direction(s), instruction(s)
agizo (5, p: maagizo)
to meet
kukutana
to believe, hope
kutumai
to interact, to have intercourse
kuingiliana
butterfly
kipepeo (7, p: vipepeo)
swali (5, p: maswali)
question(s)
kimya, kimia
quiet
kupona
to recover
kukataa
to refuse
kukumbusha
to remind
kutengeneza
to fix, to repair
paa
roof(ves)
kuhuzunika
to be sad
kivuli (7, p: vivuli)
shadow(s)
kuugua
to get sick
kurahisisha
to simplify
kuzamisha
to sink
kukaa
to sit
-erevu
smart
laini
smooth, soft
mara nyengine, mara kwa mara
sometimes
mara
time (m)
sauti
sound(s)
kusemwa
to be spoken
kipupwe (7, p: vipupwe)
spring(s) (season)
kuiba
to steal
hadithi
story(ies)
-jinga
stupid
kutosha
to suffice
kujaribu
to test
kujaribiwa
to be tested
kushukuru
to thank
wazo (5, p: mawazo)
thought(s)
-a juu
top
kupinda
to turn
kufungua, kuwasha
to turn on
kuelewa
to understand
kutembea
to walk
kupoteza, kutupa
to waste
kufuma
to weave
sifuri, sufuri
zero
punda milia
zebra
kutiwa nguvuni
to be arrested
mapigano
fight, conflict, struggle, battle
kuzuka
to arise, break out, pop up
mwasi (1, p: waasi)
rebel(s)
umoja
unity
umoja wa mataifa
United Nations
taifa (5, p: mataifa)
nation(s)
kulinda
to guard, to protect
kutathmini
to evaluate
kupita
to be better than, exceed
waziri (5, p: mawaziri)
minister(s), statesman(men)
shirika (5, p: mashirika)
organization(s)
mpaka (3, p: mipaka)
boundary(ies), border(s)
mpiganaji (1, p: wapiganaji)
fighter(s)
kutekwa
to be abducted, taken hostage
mkimbizi (1, p: wakimbizi)
refugee
kutazamia
to look forward to, expect
familia, jaama
family(ies)
kulazimika
to have no choice, be obliged
kuteka
to capture, seize
kutoroka
to flee, escape, run away
vita
war(s)
shirika la misaada, (5, p: mashirika ya misaada)
aid agency(ies)
kupambana
to compete, clash collide
kikosi (7, p: vikosi)
troop(s)
kupiga muziki
to play music
zamani, kale
long ago
kuwaza
to imagine, to think
kisima (7, p: visima)
well(s), spring(s)
mwanakijiji (1, p: wanakijiji), kishamba (7, p: vishamba)
villager(s)
mfalme (1, p: wafalme)
king(s)
kujitahidi
to try hard, strive
kuchimba
to dig, drill, excavate
mvua ina nyesha
It is raining
mji mkuu (3, p: miji mikuu)
capital city(ies)
kiongozi (7, p: viongozi)
leader(s)
kusimuliwa
to be told, narrated
huzuni
grief, sorrow, sadness
pumzi
breath
hamu
desire, longing
haraka
quickly
mzungu/muzungu (1, p: wazungu)
white person (people)
-pana
wide, broad
kupanda basi
to take a bus
kumwagika
to be spilt
uhifadhi
conservation
kusimama
to stand
kunyamaza
to be quiet
kuendelea
to continue, proceed, go on
mgeni (1, p: wageni)
guest(s)
Una umri nani? Una miaka mingapi?
How old are you?
Nina miaka ishirini na mitano
I am twenty-five years old
-ume, -a kiume
male
-ke, -a kike
female
taarifa
notice(s), report(s), statement(s)
kusalia
to remain, to stay
mila
tradition(s)
malkia
queen(s)
kuhonga, kuhongeza, kupongeza,
to congratulate
jumla
total(s)
kuisha
to be finished, to run out, to complete, to end
nguvu
strength
kamwe, kuwahi
ever
kuwasiliana
to contact, communicate
kuzimwa
to be turned off
halafu
and then…, afterwards…
kisasa
modern
-a zamani
old, of old
kasi
speed
kuagizwa
to be ordered, prescribed, imported
fomu
form(s)
kitambulisho (7, p: vitambulisho)
identity card(s)
udereva
driving a vehicle (act of)
pasipoti, pasi (ya kusafiria)
passport(s)
kujali
to worry, mind, matter, care
mwananchi (1, p: wananchi)
citizen(s), people
maandamano
march(es), demonstration(s)
kutokea, kutokeza
to appear
dhidi ya
against
ugaidi
terrorisms
jukumu (5, p: majukumo)
role(s), responsibility(ies)
ulinzi
defense, security
kukabiliana
to confront, to deal with
sherehe
ceremony(ies), celebrations(s)
kupinga
to object to, to protest, to oppose
kuapa
to swear, to vow
uchaguzi, uchaguo, votesha
election
mwanachama (1, p: wanachama)
member(s)
chama (7, p: vyama)
group(s), club(s), society(ies)
kuamsha
to wake someone up
kulingana na
according to
utafiti
research
umma
people, population
afya ya umma
public health
kuzuia, kuziwia
to prevent
kuchunguza
to examine
jembe (5, majembe)
hoe(s), spade(s), plow(s)
kabisa
totally, absolutely, exactly
kutumai
to believe, expect, hope
iliyopita, kabla ya
ago
kuajiriwa
to be hired
furushi (5, p: mafurushi), kifurushi (7, p: vifurushi)
package(s), bundle(s), parcel(s)
mkoa (3, p: mikoa)
region(s)
kushirikiana
to cooperate, be partners, share with each other
kupendelea
to prefer, favor
kulia
to cry
kupeleka, kufikisha
to take somewhere, transport, conduct, escort
Unasemaje ______ kwa Kiswahili
How do you say ______ in Swahili?
kurudia
to repeat
kushuka
to get off
juu
up
chini
down
kupita
to pass, go past, go beyond, exceed
-bichi
raw, fresh, unripe, uncooked
-bovu
rotten, unfit for use
-chungu
bitter, unpleasant, painful
kiasi (7, p: viasi)
quantity(ies), measure(s), amount(s)
nchi, ardhi
land(s)
-kavu
dry, waterless
kaka
brother(s)
dada
sister(s)
-tupu
empty, meaningless, bare
njugu
groundnut(s)
parachichi (5, p: maparachichi
avocado(s)
kupanda
to plant
kulinda
to guard, protect
mua (3, p: miwa)
sugarcane
halafu
then, afterwards
kuvuna
to harvest
Umeshindaje?
How has the day been?
jinsi
way(s), manner(s), method(s), procedure(s)
mtaro (3, p: mitaro)
furrow(s), ditch(es)
wimbi
millet
mtama
sorghum
kumea, kuota
to grow (plants)
kuendelea
to continue, go on
kando na
apart from
sasa
currently
wakati
when, at the time…
wakati wowote
whenever
mradi (3, p: miradi)
project(s)
kubaki
to be left over, remain
kubakisha
to leave behind, to have left, to cause to be left over
kushiba (Nimeshiba = I am full)
to be full
kuacha
to leave alone (as in leave me alone), to abandon
kugusa
to touch
Ninaomba
I would like/I want (more polite)
kupoteza
to lose something, ruin
-gonjwa
sick
majira
season(s)
kiangazi
summer
majira ya baridi
winter
majira ya machipuko
spring
majira ya majani kupukika
fall
Nitakuenda vipi? (can keep the ku in this case)
How to I get to ________?
mwelekeo (3, p: mielekeo)
direction(s)
mwelekeo upi?
which direction?
(which): gani = usually for tangible things, upi = usually for intangible things
gani vs. upi
ubalozi
embassy(ies)
kufikishwa
to be taken to a place
poa
available
patikana
to be available, found
kuzidi
to be too much, overwhelm, grow, increase
basi, sawa
ok
basi
enough
kutumia
to stay in a hotel (use the room)
kuondoka
to check out of hotel
mlamboga (1, p: walamboga)
vegetarian(s)
mfupa (3, p: mifupa)
bone(s)
kuondoa
to clear away, eliminate, remove, abolish
Kuna _______ / ______ ipo
Is there/there is
duru
turn, rotation, round
saa kufunga
closing time
kutosha
to fit (size)
kudanganya
to cheat
Nipe
Give me
bima
insurance
kuegesha
to park a car, secure
Hairuhusiwi
Not allowed
mwendo (3, p: miendo)
speed(s)
Punguza mwendo!
Slow down!
mafuta ya gari
petrol
kukamatwa
to be under arrest
wakili (1, p: mawakili)
lawyer(s)
meko
stove used in homestay
moshi (3, p: mimoshi)
smoke, steam
jogoo (5, p: majogoo)
rooster(s)
kunyeshwa
to be rained on
kifaranga (7, p: vifaranga)
chick(s)
haraka haraka, kwa haraka
quickly
Kuwa makini
Be careful!
kwa makini
careful, carefully
kufunika
to cover, conceal
kufundika
to tie up, draw tight
ukunde (p: kunde)
cowpea(s)
lami
tarmac road
kati ya mataifa, -a kimataifa
international
husiano wa kimataifa
international relations
badilika kwa anga
climate change
kutengeneza marafiki
to make friends
-vivu, -zembe
lazy
kuboeka
to get bored
kutarajia
to expect
kwa saa
on time
kuweka wakati
to be on time
mfanyikazi mwenz-
co-worker
mbinu
technique(s)
aina
type(s), kind(s), breed(s)
mbolea
fertilizer
kutayarisha
to prepare, make ready
kulima
to dig
kijiti (7, p: vijiti)
stick(s)
kuchimba
to dig, excavate, make small hole
shimo (5, p: mashimo)
hole(s)
kifuniko (7, p: vifuniko)
bottle cap(s), lid(s), cover(s)
mchanga
soil
sambamba, bapa
flat
mwanga (3, p: mianga)
light(s)
kukamisha
to milk (cow)
tangu
since, from
kiongozi (7, p: viongozi)
leader(s), guide(s), official(s)
-a dharura
urgent, important
-a maana, muhimu
important
kuumizwa
to be injured by
msomari (3, p: misomari)
nail(s)
kwa = general, less specific; kwenye = specific thing; katika = inside
kwa vs. kwenye vs. katika
-ko (iko, yuko, niko) used whenever referring to being in a specific place, or at a specific time (Niko hapa, iko tayari)
use of -ko vs. ni
hiyo = less tangible things, hii = more tangible things
hiyo vs. hii
kata
site(s)
ama = living things, au = non-living things
ama vs. au
kugeuka
to turn
agizo (5, p: maagizo)
direction(s), instruction(s)
kukutana
to meet
kutumai
to believe, hope
kuingiliana
to interact, to have intercourse
kipepeo (7, p: vipepeo)
butterfly
