Week 2 Flashcards
-lala
to sleep
-imba
to sing
-soma
to read, to study
-sema
to speak
-weza
to be able
-nunua
to buy
-enda
to go
-cheka
to laugh
-lia
to cry
-safiri
to travel
-tazama
to look
-andika
to write
-kaa
to sit, to live, to stay
-kula
to eat
-chapa
to beat (i.e. hit someone)
-kuja
to come
-tembea
to walk
-ruka
to jump
-kimbia
to run
-endelea
to continue
-simama
to stand
-agiza
to order (ex. food, drink, etc)
kahawa
coffee
chakula
food
jahanamu
hell
muhimu
important
-jaribu
to try
-jibu
to answer
-keti
to sit
-rudi
to come back
-njoo
to come
-elewa
to understand
-nuka
to stink
How to form the imperative
use the root form. For verbs ending in -a, use -eni for the plural imperative. For verbs ending in other vowels, use -ni.
How to form the infinitive
add prefix ku- to the stem
-na-
tense marker: present
ni-
I (subject prefix in verb)
u-
you (sg., subject prefix in verb)
a-
s/he (subject prefix in verb)
tu-
we (subject prefix in verb)
m-
you (pl., subject prefix in verb)
wa-
they (subject prefix in verb)
mimi
I/me (subject pronoun)
wewe
you (sg. subject pronoun)
yeye
s/he (subject pronoun)
sisi
we (subject pronoun)
nyinyi / ninyi
you (pl., subject pronoun)
wao
they (subject pronoun)
mgeni (pl. wageni)
visitor
-fika
to arrive
-ishi
to live
-taka
to want, desire
-lipa
to pay
-leta
to bring
-cheza
to play
-fanya
to do, make
-vaa
to wear, to dress
-hitaji
to need, require
bure kabisa
terrible
njaa
hunger
kwa nini?
why?
nipe tano
give me five (i.e. a high five)
nini?
what?
-pigamakofi
clap
-tabasamu
to smile
kitabu (pl. vitabu)
book
wapi?
where?
-nukia
to smell good
kiingereza
English (language)
kidogo
a little bit (adverb)
peremende
candy
-sinzia
to dream
nyumbani
home
-li-
past perfect (tense marker)
hakuna
none, no
matata
problems
-kata
to rip (idiomatically used when buying tickets)
amka (pl. amkeni)
wake up!
-amka
to wake up
mlevi (pl. walevi)
drunkard
nani
who?