Swahili Vocabulary 🇹🇿
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| # | Word | English | Example | Example Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kama | as | Unaweza kufanya kazi kama mwalimu. | You can work as a teacher. |
| 2 | mimi | I | Mimi ni mwanafunzi. | I am a student. |
| 3 | yake | his | Simba amelala chini ya mti wake. | The lion is sleeping under his tree. |
| 4 | kwamba | that | Nimeona kwamba mvua itanyesha leo. | I saw that it will rain today. |
| 5 | yeye | he | ||
| 6 | mara | was | Alikuwapo mara ya kwanza. | He was there the first time. |
| 7 | kwa | for | Samahani kwa usumbufu. | Sorry for the inconvenience. |
| 8 | juu ya | on | Kitabu kipo juu ya meza. | The book is on the table. |
| 9 | wako | are | Samahani, wako wapi marafiki zako? | Excuse me, where are your friends? |
| 10 | kwa | with | ||
| 11 | wao | they | Wao wanapenda kucheza mpira wa miguu kila jioni. | They like to play football every evening. |
| 12 | kuwa | be | ||
| 13 | katika | at | Tunakutana katika soko. | We meet at the market. |
| 14 | moja | one | Samahani, nisaidie moja ya hizo. | Excuse me, help me with one of those. |
| 15 | na | have | Nina mtoto mmoja. | I have one child. |
| 16 | hii | this | Hii ni furaha yangu. | This is my joy. |
| 17 | kutoka | from | Ninakutana na rafiki yangu kutoka Arusha. | I'm meeting my friend from Arusha. |
| 18 | na | by | ||
| 19 | moto | hot | Chakula hiki ni moto. | This food is hot. |
| 20 | neno | word | Neno hilo lina maana nyingi. | That word has many meanings. |
| 21 | lakini | but | Samahani, lakini sina pesa za kutosha. | I'm sorry, but I don't have enough money. |
| 22 | nini | what | Nini kilifanyika jana usiku? | What happened last night? |
| 23 | baadhi | some | Baadhi ya wanafunzi walichelewa darasani leo. | Some students were late to class today. |
| 24 | ni | is | Jina langu ni Asha. | My name is Asha. |
| 25 | yake | it | ||
| 26 | ninyi | you | Ninyi mnafanya kazi nzuri. | You guys are doing a good job. |
| 27 | au | or | Mtu mmoja au wawili walifika mapema. | One or two people arrived early. |
| 28 | alikuwa | had | Alikuwa na ndoto nzuri usiku uliopita. | He had a good dream last night. |
| 29 | akaonekana | the | Jana hakufika shuleni na leo pia hajaja, akaonekana. | He didn't come to school yesterday and he hasn't come today either, apparently. |
| 30 | ya | of | Ngoma ya mti huu ni ngumu sana. | The drum of this tree is very difficult. |
| 31 | kwa | to | ||
| 32 | na | and | ||
| 33 | a | a | Samahani, una kalamu? | Excuse me, do you have a pen? |
| 34 | katika | in | ||
| 35 | sisi | we | Sisi tunapenda kucheza mpira baada ya shule. | We like to play football after school. |
| 36 | unaweza | can | ||
| 37 | nje | out | ||
| 38 | nyingine | other | ||
| 39 | walikuwa | were | ||
| 40 | ambayo | which |