Vocabulary 7 Flashcards by Bruce Wilkens

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I have a solution

A

Nina masuluhisho

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She is a female writer.

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Yeye ni mwandishi wa kike

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Some people love to swim

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Baadhi ya watu wanapenda kuogelea

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To celebrate

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kusherekea

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clever child

A

mtoto mwerevu

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Nice breeze

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Upepo mzuri

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One decade

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Mwongo moja

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A raincoat for the rainy season.

A

Koti la mvua kwa masika.

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bell
noise
peak

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kengele
kelele
kilele

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To avoid, dodge
evade
thieves

A

Kupiga chenga

wezi

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I am sneezing

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Ninapiga chafya

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He rang at the door

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Alipiga kengele mlangoni

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To dive

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Kupiga mbizi

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To punch

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Kipiga ngumi

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To whistle
To blow a whistle

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Kupiga mluzi
Kupiga filimbi

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To kick
He kicked the ball

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Kupiga teke
alipiga mpira teke

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To yawn
She has yawned (a yawn)

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Kupiga miayo

Amepiga mwayo

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To forbid/prohibit

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Kupiga marufuku

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I have mopped the room.

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Nimepiga chumba deki

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To applaud

A

Kupiga makofi

Q

To be fired

He fired her

A

Kupigwa kalamu

Alimpiga kalamu

Q

To bring change

A

Kuleta mabadiliko

Q

Do they have enough food? No, they don’t.

A

Wana chakula cha kutosha? Hapana, hawana.

Q

To teach

A

Kufunza

Environment

Mazingira

I wrote and I also studied. (alternative to pia)

Niliandika na vilevile nilisoma.

According to the teacher...

Kulingana na (sidenote: kulinga is "to aim")

I am raising chickens.

Ninafuga kuku.

I am attending university.

Ninahudhuria chuo kikuu.

I will buy any shoes.

Ninanunua viatu vyovyote.

Paternal uncle (older)

Ami Dad's younger brother would be Baba mdogo

Maternal uncle? (uncle in general)

Mjomba

Nieces and nephews

wapwa sing. mpwa

Mama has 7 siblings

Mama ana ndugu saba.

The neighbour has a pretty daughter.

Jirani ana binti mrembo.

Mother-in-law In-laws

Mama mkwe. Wamkwe

Cousin(s)

binamu mabinamu

Relative on your mother's side.

Jamaa kwa upande wa Mama yako.

Their marriage is in trouble.

Ndoa yao ina shida.

To divorce. She will divorce him.

Kutaliki. Atamtaliki.

The wife of Rashidi. (contractions) Her daughter. His brother

Mkewe Rashidi. Bintiye Kakaye

My parents divorced long ago.

Wazazi wangu walitalikiana kitambo.

Her husband wants a divorce.

Mume wake anataka talaka.

The age of 33 years old.

Umri wa miaka thelathini na mitatu.

Rehema has divorced her husband.

Rehema ametaliki mumewe.

Back bone

Mfupa wa mgonga.