Week 3 Flashcards
-jua
to know
hapa
today, here
-ji-
reflexive marker on verbs
-hesbabu
to count
mpaka
until
-anza
to begin
-jitahidi
to do well
-uliza
to ask
moja
one (cardinal)
mbili
two (cardinal)
tatu
three, third
nne
four, fourth
tano
five, fifth
sita
six, sixth
saba
seven, seventh
nane
eight, eigth
tisa
nine, ninth
kumi
ten, tenth
gari
car
-endesha
to drive
kalamu
pen, pencil
tayari
already, we are ready
pesa ngapi?
how much is it?
bei gani?
how much is it? (lit. what is the price of it?)
ngapi?
how much?
pesa
money
shilingi
shilling (currency used in parts of East Africa)
-punguza
to bring down (the price)
hebu punguza
come on! lower the price!
bei ya jioni
price of the evening (euphemism for “best price”, or “sale price”)
jamani
OMG, pleaseeee
ishirini
twenty
thelathini
thirty
arobaini
forty
hamsini
fifty
sitini
sixty
sabini
seventy
themanini
eighty
tisini
ninety
mia (moja)
(one) hundred
elfu (moja)
(one) thousand
laki (moja)
(one) hundred thousand
milioni (moja)
(one) million
ishirini na moja
21
arobaini na tano
45
mia moja na mbili
102
mia mbili na hamsini
250
elfu moja mia mbili kumi na mbili
1,212
ghali sana!
very expensive!
bei
price
nitanunua kilo ___
I will buy ___ kilo(s)
ua
flower
pua
nose
uongo
lies
-zoea
to get used to
fungua
open
barua
letter
sharia
law
jua
sun
kazi
work
saa ngapi?
what is the time?
machungwa
oranges
mchana
afternoon (but still in the daytime)
asubuhi
morning
jioni
evening (as darkness approaches, about 5 pm till 9 or 10 pm when telling time. Before it’s really dark and “usiku”)
saa moja asubuhi
7 am
saa moja jioni
7 pm
saa kumi na mbili jioni
6 pm (12th hr of day - sunset)
usiku
nighttime
nusu
half
robo
quarter
dakika
minute/s
kaso/kasoro
minus
na
plus/and
maagizo
directions, instructions
mada
topic
mgonjwa
sick
saa tatu na dakika arobaini na tano usiku
9:45 pm (lit. third hour and 45 minutes at night)
saa nne kaso robo
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus a quarter at night)
saa nne kaso dakika kumi na tano
9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus 15 minutes)
baridi
cold
theluji
ice/snow
sijui
I don’t know
juu ya
about, concerning, on
nyumba
home, house (sg. and pl.)
nyumbani
at home (also “in, at, on, etc. the house”)
wengine
others, some (refers only to people)