Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
-jua
A
to know
2
Q
hapa
A
today, here
3
Q
-ji-
A
reflexive marker on verbs
4
Q
-hesbabu
A
to count
5
Q
mpaka
A
until
6
Q
-anza
A
to begin
7
Q
-jitahidi
A
to do well
8
Q
-uliza
A
to ask
9
Q
moja
A
one (cardinal)
10
Q
mbili
A
two (cardinal)
11
Q
tatu
A
three, third
12
Q
nne
A
four, fourth
13
Q
tano
A
five, fifth
14
Q
sita
A
six, sixth
15
Q
saba
A
seven, seventh
16
Q
nane
A
eight, eigth
17
Q
tisa
A
nine, ninth
18
Q
kumi
A
ten, tenth
19
Q
gari
A
car
20
Q
-endesha
A
to drive
21
Q
kalamu
A
pen, pencil
22
Q
tayari
A
already, we are ready
23
Q
pesa ngapi?
A
how much is it?
24
Q
bei gani?
A
how much is it? (lit. what is the price of it?)
25
ngapi?
how much?
26
pesa
money
27
shilingi
shilling (currency used in parts of East Africa)
28
-punguza
to bring down (the price)
29
hebu punguza
come on! lower the price!
30
bei ya jioni
price of the evening (euphemism for "best price", or "sale price")
31
jamani
OMG, pleaseeee
32
ishirini
twenty
33
thelathini
thirty
34
arobaini
forty
35
hamsini
fifty
36
sitini
sixty
37
sabini
seventy
38
themanini
eighty
39
tisini
ninety
40
mia (moja)
(one) hundred
41
elfu (moja)
(one) thousand
42
laki (moja)
(one) hundred thousand
43
milioni (moja)
(one) million
44
ishirini na moja
21
45
arobaini na tano
45
46
mia moja na mbili
102
47
mia mbili na hamsini
250
48
elfu moja mia mbili kumi na mbili
1,212
49
ghali sana!
very expensive!
50
bei
price
51
nitanunua kilo \_\_\_
I will buy ___ kilo(s)
52
ua
flower
53
pua
nose
54
uongo
lies
55
-zoea
to get used to
56
fungua
open
57
barua
letter
58
sharia
law
59
jua
sun
60
kazi
work
61
saa ngapi?
what is the time?
62
machungwa
oranges
63
mchana
afternoon (but still in the daytime)
64
asubuhi
morning
65
jioni
evening (as darkness approaches, about 5 pm till 9 or 10 pm when telling time. Before it's really dark and "usiku")
66
saa moja asubuhi
7 am
67
saa moja jioni
7 pm
68
saa kumi na mbili jioni
6 pm (12th hr of day - sunset)
69
usiku
nighttime
70
nusu
half
71
robo
quarter
72
dakika
minute/s
73
kaso/kasoro
minus
74
na
plus/and
75
maagizo
directions, instructions
76
mada
topic
77
mgonjwa
sick
78
saa tatu na dakika arobaini na tano usiku
9:45 pm (lit. third hour and 45 minutes at night)
79
saa nne kaso robo
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus a quarter at night)
80
saa nne kaso dakika kumi na tano
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus 15 minutes)
81
baridi
cold
82
theluji
ice/snow
83
sijui
I don't know
84
juu ya
about, concerning, on
85
nyumba
home, house (sg. and pl.)
86
nyumbani
at home (also "in, at, on, etc. the house")
87
wengine
others, some (refers only to people)
88
-ako
your, yours (prefix depends on noun class)
89
baada ya + infinitive (e.g. baada ya [wao] kuaagana)
after + gerund or past (e.g. after saying goodbye OR after they said goodbye)
90
-kali
strict, hard, tough, sharp
91
kijana (pl. vijana)
young
92
-na (verbal suffix)
often denotes reciprocal verb (ex. -onana = to see each other, from the verb -ona = to see)
93
-onana
to see each other
94
-amkiana
to greet each other (from -amkia = to greet)
95
-agana
to say goodbye to each other (from -aga = to take leave)
96
baina ya
between, among
97
-bisha hodi
call "hodi" to seek entrance
98
la
no
99
heri
happiness, blessedness, good fortune, etc
100
kwaheri ya kuonana
goodbye until we see each other again
101
mzuri (pl. wazuri)
good person
102
-zungumza
to converse, chat
103
au
or
104
muda
a period of time
105
-pika
to cook
106
-tazama
to look (at), to watch
107
-faulu
to be successful, to pass (a test)
108
-anguka
to fall, to fail (a test)
109
-furahi
to be happy, have fun, to celebrate, to please
110
to know
-jua
111
today, here
hapa
112
reflexive marker on verbs
-ji-
113
to count
-hesbabu
114
until
mpaka
115
to begin
-anza
116
to do well
-jitahidi
117
to ask
-uliza
118
one (cardinal)
moja
119
two (cardinal)
mbili
120
three, third
tatu
121
four, fourth
nne
122
five, fifth
tano
123
six, sixth
sita
124
seven, seventh
saba
125
eight, eigth
nane
126
nine, ninth
tisa
127
ten, tenth
kumi
128
car
gari
129
to drive
-endesha
130
pen, pencil
kalamu
131
already, we are ready
tayari
132
how much is it?
pesa ngapi?
133
how much is it? (lit. what is the price of it?)
bei gani?
134
how much?
ngapi?
135
money
pesa
136
shilling (currency used in parts of East Africa)
shilingi
137
to bring down (the price)
-punguza
138
come on! lower the price!
hebu punguza
139
price of the evening (euphemism for "best price", or "sale price")
bei ya jioni
140
OMG, pleaseeee
jamani
141
twenty
ishirini
142
thirty
thelathini
143
forty
arobaini
144
fifty
hamsini
145
sixty
sitini
146
seventy
sabini
147
eighty
themanini
148
ninety
tisini
149
(one) hundred
mia (moja)
150
(one) thousand
elfu (moja)
151
(one) hundred thousand
laki (moja)
152
(one) million
milioni (moja)
153
21
ishirini na moja
154
45
arobaini na tano
155
102
mia moja na mbili
156
250
mia mbili na hamsini
157
1,212
elfu moja mia mbili kumi na mbili
158
very expensive!
ghali sana!
159
price
bei
160
I will buy ___ kilo(s)
nitanunua kilo \_\_\_
161
flower
ua
162
nose
pua
163
lies
uongo
164
to get used to
-zoea
165
open
fungua
166
letter
barua
167
law
sharia
168
sun
jua
169
work
kazi
170
what is the time?
saa ngapi?
171
oranges
machungwa
172
afternoon (but still in the daytime)
mchana
173
morning
asubuhi
174
evening (as darkness approaches, about 5 pm till 9 or 10 pm when telling time. Before it's really dark and "usiku")
jioni
175
7 am
saa moja asubuhi
176
7 pm
saa moja jioni
177
6 pm (12th hr of day - sunset)
saa kumi na mbili jioni
178
nighttime
usiku
179
half
nusu
180
quarter
robo
181
minute/s
dakika
182
minus
kaso/kasoro
183
plus/and
na
184
directions, instructions
maagizo
185
topic
mada
186
sick
mgonjwa
187
9:45 pm (lit. third hour and 45 minutes at night)
saa tatu na dakika arobaini na tano usiku
188
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus a quarter at night)
saa nne kaso robo
189
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus 15 minutes)
saa nne kaso dakika kumi na tano
190
cold
baridi
191
ice/snow
theluji
192
I don't know
sijui
193
about, concerning, on
juu ya
194
home, house (sg. and pl.)
nyumba
195
at home (also "in, at, on, etc. the house")
nyumbani
196
others, some (refers only to people)
wengine
197
your, yours (prefix depends on noun class)
-ako
198
after + gerund or past (e.g. after saying goodbye OR after they said goodbye)
baada ya + infinitive (e.g. baada ya [wao] kuaagana)
199
strict, hard, tough, sharp
-kali
200
young
kijana (pl. vijana)
201
often denotes reciprocal verb (ex. -onana = to see each other, from the verb -ona = to see)
-na (verbal suffix)
202
to see each other
-onana
203
to greet each other (from -amkia = to greet)
-amkiana
204
to say goodbye to each other (from -aga = to take leave)
-agana
205
between, among
baina ya
206
call "hodi" to seek entrance
-bisha hodi
207
no
la
208
happiness, blessedness, good fortune, etc
heri
209
goodbye until we see each other again
kwaheri ya kuonana
210
good person
mzuri (pl. wazuri)
211
to converse, chat
-zungumza
212
or
au
213
a period of time
muda
214
to cook
-pika
215
to look (at), to watch
-tazama
216
to be successful, to pass (a test)
-faulu
217
to fall, to fail (a test)
-anguka
218
to be happy, have fun, to celebrate, to please
-furahi
