Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
-lala
A
to sleep
2
Q
-imba
A
to sing
3
Q
-soma
A
to read, to study
4
Q
-sema
A
to speak
5
Q
-weza
A
to be able
6
Q
-nunua
A
to buy
7
Q
-enda
A
to go
8
Q
-cheka
A
to laugh
9
Q
-lia
A
to cry
10
Q
-safiri
A
to travel
11
Q
-tazama
A
to look
12
Q
-andika
A
to write
13
Q
-kaa
A
to sit, to live, to stay
14
Q
-kula
A
to eat
15
Q
-chapa
A
to beat (i.e. hit someone)
16
Q
-kuja
A
to come
17
Q
-tembea
A
to walk
18
Q
-ruka
A
to jump
19
Q
-kimbia
A
to run
20
Q
-endelea
A
to continue
21
Q
-simama
A
to stand
22
Q
-agiza
A
to order (ex. food, drink, etc)
23
Q
kahawa
A
coffee
24
Q
chakula
A
food
25
jahanamu
hell
26
muhimu
important
27
-jaribu
to try
28
-jibu
to answer
29
-keti
to sit
30
-rudi
to come back
31
-njoo
to come
32
-elewa
to understand
33
-nuka
to stink
34
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.
35
How to form the infinitive
add prefix ku- to the stem
36
-na-
tense marker: present
37
ni-
I (subject prefix in verb)
38
u-
you (sg., subject prefix in verb)
39
a-
s/he (subject prefix in verb)
40
tu-
we (subject prefix in verb)
41
m-
you (pl., subject prefix in verb)
42
wa-
they (subject prefix in verb)
43
mimi
I/me (subject pronoun)
44
wewe
you (sg. subject pronoun)
45
yeye
s/he (subject pronoun)
46
sisi
we (subject pronoun)
47
nyinyi / ninyi
you (pl., subject pronoun)
48
wao
they (subject pronoun)
49
mgeni (pl. wageni)
visitor
50
-fika
to arrive
51
-ishi
to live
52
-taka
to want, desire
53
-lipa
to pay
54
-leta
to bring
55
-cheza
to play
56
-fanya
to do, make
57
-vaa
to wear, to dress
58
-hitaji
to need, require
59
bure kabisa
terrible
60
njaa
hunger
61
kwa nini?
why?
62
nipe tano
give me five (i.e. a high five)
63
nini?
what?
64
-pigamakofi
clap
65
-tabasamu
to smile
66
kitabu (pl. vitabu)
book
67
wapi?
where?
68
-nukia
to smell good
69
kiingereza
English (language)
70
kidogo
a little bit (adverb)
71
peremende
candy
72
-sinzia
to dream
73
nyumbani
home
74
-li-
past perfect (tense marker)
75
hakuna
none, no
76
matata
problems
77
-kata
to rip (idiomatically used when buying tickets)
78
amka (pl. amkeni)
wake up!
79
-amka
to wake up
80
mlevi (pl. walevi)
drunkard
81
nani
who?
82
Jina lako (ni) nani?
What is your name?
83
Jina langu (ni) \_\_\_\_.
My name is \_\_\_\_.
84
-zaliwa
to be born (passive)
85
-zaa
to give birth to
86
gani
what kind of?
87
mpishi
cook (profession)
88
-pika
to cook
89
Je, unaishi wapi?
Where do you live?
90
-hama
to move (away), to emigrate
91
jina (pl. majina)
name
92
-ta-
future perfect tense marker
93
unafanya kazi gani?
What do you do?
94
siku
days
95
wiki
week
96
fimbo (pl. mafimbo)
stick, cane
97
joto (pl. majoko)
hot, warm (adj); heat, warmth (noun)
98
pata
hinge
99
-pata
to strike, to get
100
chura (pl. vyura)
frog
101
bata (pl. mabata)
duck
102
-vuka
to cross, pass (over/through), to slip (off/away)
103
to sleep
-lala
104
to sing
-imba
105
to read, to study
-soma
106
to speak
-sema
107
to be able
-weza
108
to buy
-nunua
109
to go
-enda
110
to laugh
-cheka
111
to cry
-lia
112
to travel
-safiri
113
to look
-tazama
114
to write
-andika
115
to sit, to live, to stay
-kaa
116
to eat
-kula
117
to beat (i.e. hit someone)
-chapa
118
to come
-kuja
119
to walk
-tembea
120
to jump
-ruka
121
to run
-kimbia
122
to continue
-endelea
123
to stand
-simama
124
to order (ex. food, drink, etc)
-agiza
125
coffee
kahawa
126
food
chakula
127
hell
jahanamu
128
important
muhimu
129
to try
-jaribu
130
to answer
-jibu
131
to sit
-keti
132
to come back
-rudi
133
to come
-njoo
134
to understand
-elewa
135
to stink
-nuka
136
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 imperative
137
add prefix ku- to the stem
How to form the infinitive
138
tense marker: present
-na-
139
I (subject prefix in verb)
ni-
140
you (sg., subject prefix in verb)
u-
141
s/he (subject prefix in verb)
a-
142
we (subject prefix in verb)
tu-
143
you (pl., subject prefix in verb)
m-
144
they (subject prefix in verb)
wa-
145
I/me (subject pronoun)
mimi
146
you (sg. subject pronoun)
wewe
147
s/he (subject pronoun)
yeye
148
we (subject pronoun)
sisi
149
you (pl., subject pronoun)
nyinyi / ninyi
150
they (subject pronoun)
wao
151
visitor
mgeni (pl. wageni)
152
to arrive
-fika
153
to live
-ishi
154
to want, desire
-taka
155
to pay
-lipa
156
to bring
-leta
157
to play
-cheza
158
to do, make
-fanya
159
to wear, to dress
-vaa
160
to need, require
-hitaji
161
terrible
bure kabisa
162
hunger
njaa
163
why?
kwa nini?
164
give me five (i.e. a high five)
nipe tano
165
what?
nini?
166
clap
-pigamakofi
167
to smile
-tabasamu
168
book
kitabu (pl. vitabu)
169
where?
wapi?
170
to smell good
-nukia
171
English (language)
kiingereza
172
a little bit (adverb)
kidogo
173
candy
peremende
174
to dream
-sinzia
175
home
nyumbani
176
past perfect (tense marker)
-li-
177
none, no
hakuna
178
problems
matata
179
to rip (idiomatically used when buying tickets)
-kata
180
wake up!
amka (pl. amkeni)
181
to wake up
-amka
182
drunkard
mlevi (pl. walevi)
183
who?
nani
184
What is your name?
Jina lako (ni) nani?
185
My name is \_\_\_\_.
Jina langu (ni) \_\_\_\_.
186
to be born (passive)
-zaliwa
187
to give birth to
-zaa
188
what kind of?
gani
189
cook (profession)
mpishi
190
to cook
-pika
191
Where do you live?
Je, unaishi wapi?
192
to move (away), to emigrate
-hama
193
name
jina (pl. majina)
194
future perfect tense marker
-ta-
195
What do you do?
unafanya kazi gani?
196
days
siku
197
week
wiki
198
stick, cane
fimbo (pl. mafimbo)
199
hot, warm (adj); heat, warmth (noun)
joto (pl. majoko)
200
hinge
pata
201
to strike, to get
-pata
202
frog
chura (pl. vyura)
203
duck
bata (pl. mabata)
204
to cross, pass (over/through), to slip (off/away)
-vuka
