Week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
suruali
A
pants
2
Q
nguo
A
cloth, clothing
3
Q
-ka-
A
a tense marker which is used in story-telling, It is also used to mean “and then” when a series of actions follow one another closely
4
Q
nilikuwa
A
i was (can also say “i was” as in i was Drake for halloween)
5
Q
-chora
A
to draw
6
Q
kila
A
every
7
Q
-choka
A
to be tired
8
Q
sarakasi
A
skits
9
Q
-vaa
A
to wear
10
Q
fupi
A
shorts
11
Q
huzuni
A
sadness
12
Q
ndefu
A
long
13
Q
kama
A
like
14
Q
kila saa
A
every hour
15
Q
idhaa
A
?
16
Q
-hudhuria
A
?
17
Q
gauni
A
?
18
Q
-chungua
A
?
19
Q
-chambua
A
?
20
Q
pekee
A
?
21
Q
ndoo
A
?
22
Q
mchawi /wachawi
A
witch doctor (with negative connotations of cursing people)
23
Q
mganga / waganga
A
witch doctor (not as negative)
24
Q
mgeni / wageni
A
visitor
25
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
a sick person
26
mke / wake
wife
27
mpishi / wapishi
cook (person) from -pika
28
mtumwa / watumwa
slave
29
mzungu / wazungu
white person (not necessarily derogatory)
30
mlinzi / walinzi
security guard
31
msafiri / wasafiri
traveller
32
mlimaji / walimaji
farmer
33
mjinga / wajinga
stupid (noun or adjective)
34
mkristo / wakristo
Christian
35
mzazi / wazazi
parent
36
babu
grandfather
37
kiziwi
a deaf person (in m/wa noun class)
38
kibarua
errand boy/girl, casual laborer (in m/wa noun class)
39
kijana
young person (in m/wa noun class)
40
kipofu
blind person (in m/wa noun class)
41
shangazi
auntie
42
mjomba / wajomba
uncle
43
binamu / binamu
cousin
44
mume
husband
45
shemeji
in-law
46
nono
fat
47
tiifu
hardworking
48
mchokozi / wachokozi
someone who makes fun of people, but not negative
49
-hisi
to beg
50
tukutu
naughty, mischievous, disobedient (adj.)
51
-potea
to get lost, be lost, disappear
52
-angalia
to look, watch, check, inspect, observe
53
kifaru / vifaru
rhinoceros
54
kitoto / vitoto
small baby (noun) childishly (adverb)
55
shemeji
in-law
56
mchumba
fiancé(e)
57
baba wa kambo
stepfather
58
mama wa kambo
stepmother
59
mpwa
niece/nephew
60
-zoea
to get used to
61
chuo kikuu
university
62
-jali
to care
63
-fikiri
to think
64
-sahau
to forget
65
sukuma wiki
a green sort of like kale lit. "to push the week", an affordable vegetable
66
wakili
lawyer
67
kulewa chakari
to get stupid drunk
68
mlevi
drunkard
69
bahari
luck
70
-ua
to kill
71
ua / maua
a flower
72
-piga hodi
call 'hodi' outside someone's door
73
elimu
knowledge, science, education
74
gereza
prison
75
-ingia
to enter, go in; to join, take part in
76
ndani
inside, within
77
jiko
kitchen
78
-pata
get, find, obtain
79
mshtakiwa (washtakiwa)
accused, defendant
80
ukweli
truth
81
kaarafu
cloves
82
uwanja wa ndege
airport
83
uwanja
field, area
84
uwanja wa michezo
playing field
85
-panda
to get onto, mount; to grow
86
-pona
to heal, recover, get well
87
nyoka
snake
88
leseni
license
89
bila
without
90
-pania
to crash, collide, bump
91
nje
outside, out (preposition) + ya (outside of) external, foreign (adjective)
92
maelekezo
directions, instructions
93
ofisi ya watalii
tourist office
94
-elekeza
to direct, show the way
95
toka, kutoka
from (preposition)
96
-pinda
to bend, curve, turn
97
pants
suruali
98
cloth, clothing
nguo
99
a tense marker which is used in story-telling, It is also used to mean "and then" when a series of actions follow one another closely
-ka-
100
i was (can also say "i was" as in i was Drake for halloween)
nilikuwa
101
to draw
-chora
102
every
kila
103
to be tired
-choka
104
skits
sarakasi
105
to wear
-vaa
106
shorts
fupi
107
sadness
huzuni
108
long
ndefu
109
like
kama
110
every hour
kila saa
111
?
idhaa
112
?
-hudhuria
113
?
gauni
114
?
-chungua
115
?
-chambua
116
?
pekee
117
?
ndoo
118
witch doctor (with negative connotations of cursing people)
mchawi /wachawi
119
witch doctor (not as negative)
mganga / waganga
120
visitor
mgeni / wageni
121
a sick person
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
122
wife
mke / wake
123
cook (person) from -pika
mpishi / wapishi
124
slave
mtumwa / watumwa
125
white person (not necessarily derogatory)
mzungu / wazungu
126
security guard
mlinzi / walinzi
127
traveller
msafiri / wasafiri
128
farmer
mlimaji / walimaji
129
stupid (noun or adjective)
mjinga / wajinga
130
Christian
mkristo / wakristo
131
parent
mzazi / wazazi
132
grandfather
babu
133
a deaf person (in m/wa noun class)
kiziwi
134
errand boy/girl, casual laborer (in m/wa noun class)
kibarua
135
young person (in m/wa noun class)
kijana
136
blind person (in m/wa noun class)
kipofu
137
auntie
shangazi
138
uncle
mjomba / wajomba
139
cousin
binamu / binamu
140
husband
mume
141
in-law
shemeji
142
fat
nono
143
hardworking
tiifu
144
someone who makes fun of people, but not negative
mchokozi / wachokozi
145
to beg
-hisi
146
naughty, mischievous, disobedient (adj.)
tukutu
147
to get lost, be lost, disappear
-potea
148
to look, watch, check, inspect, observe
-angalia
149
rhinoceros
kifaru / vifaru
150
small baby (noun) childishly (adverb)
kitoto / vitoto
151
in-law
shemeji
152
fiancé(e)
mchumba
153
stepfather
baba wa kambo
154
stepmother
mama wa kambo
155
niece/nephew
mpwa
156
to get used to
-zoea
157
university
chuo kikuu
158
to care
-jali
159
to think
-fikiri
160
to forget
-sahau
161
a green sort of like kale lit. "to push the week", an affordable vegetable
sukuma wiki
162
lawyer
wakili
163
to get stupid drunk
kulewa chakari
164
drunkard
mlevi
165
luck
bahari
166
to kill
-ua
167
a flower
ua / maua
168
call 'hodi' outside someone's door
-piga hodi
169
knowledge, science, education
elimu
170
prison
gereza
171
to enter, go in; to join, take part in
-ingia
172
inside, within
ndani
173
kitchen
jiko
174
get, find, obtain
-pata
175
accused, defendant
mshtakiwa (washtakiwa)
176
truth
ukweli
177
cloves
kaarafu
178
airport
uwanja wa ndege
179
field, area
uwanja
180
playing field
uwanja wa michezo
181
to get onto, mount; to grow
-panda
182
to heal, recover, get well
-pona
183
snake
nyoka
184
license
leseni
185
without
bila
186
to crash, collide, bump
-pania
187
outside, out (preposition) + ya (outside of) external, foreign (adjective)
nje
188
directions, instructions
maelekezo
189
tourist office
ofisi ya watalii
190
to direct, show the way
-elekeza
191
from (preposition)
toka, kutoka
192
to bend, curve, turn
-pinda
