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Exciting, fun
A
-a kusisimuwa
2
Q
Swimming pool/s
A
Bwawa/mabawa
3
Q
Weak
A
Dhaifu
4
Q
Healthy
A
-enye afya
5
Q
In shape
A
-enye umbo la kimazoezi
Umbo - Shape
6
Q
Golf
A
Gofu
7
Q
Even
A
Hata
8
Q
Tent/s
A
Hema/mahema
9
Q
To watch
A
Kuangalia
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Q
To play
A
Kucheza
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Q
To get tired
A
Kuchoka
12
Q
To catch a ball
A
Kudaka mpira
13
Q
To go camping
A
Kuenda kupiga kambi
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Q
To run (2)
A
Kuenda mbio
Kukimbia
15
Q
To ride a bike
A
Kuendesha baiskeli
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To swim
A
Kuogelea
17
Q
To lie in the sun
A
Kuota jua
18
Q
To go mountain climbing
A
Kupanda milima
19
Q
To get a tan
A
Kupata ngozi ya kahawia
20
Q
To jump
A
Kuruka
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Q
To throw a ball
A
Kurusha mpira
22
Q
To win
A
Kushinda
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To lose
A
Kushindwa
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To wish
A
Kutamani
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To hike, to go hiking
Kutembea masafa marefu (kwa burudani)
| Kutembea: To walk, to travel around
(Masafa: Distance)
(Marefu: Long)
(Burudani: Recreation, leisure)
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To get a sunburn
Kuungua kwa jua
| Kuungua: To burn
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Popular, famous
Maarufu
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Strong (2)
Madhubuti
| -enye nguvu
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Boxing
Mchezo wa masumbwi
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Game/s, sport/s
Mchezo/michezo
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Basketball
Mpira wa kikapu
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Hockey
Mpira wa magongo
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Table tennis, ping pong
Mpira wa meza
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Soccer
Mpira wa miguu
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Volleyball
Mpira w wavu
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Athletics, track-and-field
Riadha
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Place/s
Sehemu
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Competition/s
Shindano/mashindano
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Unhealthy
-sie na afya
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Almost
Takriban
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Team/s
Timu
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Beach/es
Ufukwe/fukwe
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Court/s, field/s, ground/s
Uwanja (kiwanja/vivanja)
44
What did you do this weekend?
Ulifanya nini wikiendi?
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I watched an American football game on TV
Niliangalia mpira wa kimarekani kwenye TV
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What's the score? Who's winning?
Ngapi ngapi? Nani anashinda?
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Do you like sports?
Unapenda michezo?
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I played soccer with some friends
Nilicheza mpira na marafiki
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I like to play basketball very much
Ninapenda kucheza mpira wa kikapu sana
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I play tennis, but i'm not very good at it
Ninacheza tenisi lakini sijui sana
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We went for a hike in the national park
Tulienda kutembea masafa marefu kwenye mbuga
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I went to the beach and lay in the sun
Nilienda ufukweni na kulala juani
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I love to go hiking in the woods
Ninapenda kutembea masafa marefu msituni
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We had a picnic
Tulikuwa na pikiniki (mandari)
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I went to the gym and worked out
Nilienda kufanya mazoezi kwenye ukumbi wa michezo ya mazoezi ya viungo
(Ukumbi wa michezo ya mazoezi ya viungo: Gym)
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Kwenye
To, towards
| -enye means possessing, with, having
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How do you stay in shape?
Uanfanyaje kuwa na umbo la kimazoezi?
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I jog four times a week
Ninajogi mara nne kwa wiki
| Kujogi
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I swim at the pool every morning
Ninaogelea bwawani kila asubuhi
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I want to do volunteer work
Ninataka kufanya kazi ya kujitolea
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Volunteer work
Kazi ya kujitolea
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Mieleka
Wrestling (Popular in some parts of Kenya)
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Michezo ya vita
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War games (Games played by Masaai)
(VIta: Battle, war)
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Diving
Kupiga mbizi (Kuruka kwenye maji)
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Exercise, working out (2)
Mazoezi ya mwili
| Mazoezi ya viungo
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Weight lifting
Kunyanyua vyuma
(Vyuma: Metals)
(Kunyanyua: To raise/lift)
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Asalaam aleykum
Hi (In muslim parts of Swahili-speaking countries)
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Asalaam aleykum (In muslim parts of Swahili-speaking countries): Response
Aleykum salaam (Hi)
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Mbio
Fast, quick
| Also speed (noun)
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Kuenda mbio
To run ('To go fast')
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Province/s, county/ies, state/s
Jimbo/majimbo
72
Sisi
We, us
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Coach/es, trainer/s
Kocha/makocha
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Adult, grown up (2)
Mzima
| Mtu mzima/watu wazima
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Continent, mainland
Bara
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To desire, to crave
Kutamani
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Ndugu
Brother, relative
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Okay, i'll see
Sawa nitaangalia
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We'll see each other later
Kwahiyo tutaonana baadaye
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Sawa, baadaye
Okay, see you later/good bye
| Baadaye can also mean afterwards, later on...
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Shukrani
Thanks
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Relative clauses - What
A kind of mini-sentence that's attached to a noun to describe it or give more information about it.
- "The book THAT HE GAVE ME was very good"
- "Mombasa, WHICH IS IN KENYA, is a big city"
In English, relative clauses usually start with what's called a relative pronoun, such as "that", "who", or "which".
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Relative clauses - How to express relative pronouns in Swahili
1. Infixes within the verb of the relative clause
- I.e. 'gave' of 'The book that he gave me was very goo'. 'saw' in 'The man who you saw crossing the street'
2. Appear as words on their own, then take the forms of the word amba- with diferent suffixes
(In either case, the infix or suffix will vary depending on the class of the noun being described)
(It's important to note that in English it's possible to drop relative pronouns: "The book he gave me was very good", "The man you saw crossing the street is my neighbor". This isn't possible in Swahili though, you always need a form of the relatie pronoun)
(Notice that the suffixes attached to amba- are identical to the infixes for each class.)
(Either the infix or the amba- form is used, but not both.)
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for M-Wa class
Singular: ye --> -ye-, ambaye
-Mtoto ambaye alikuja / Mtoto aliyekuja (The child who came)
Plural: o --> -o-, ambao
-Watoto ambao walikuja / Watoto waliokuja (The children who came)
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Relative clause pronouns - Location of infixes in verb
Appears within the verb of the relative clause, directly after its tense marker
- aliyekuja
- nanavyosoma
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ki-Vi class
Singular: -cho-, ambacho
-Kitabu ambacho ninasoma / Kitabu ninachosoma (The book (that) i'm reading))
Plural: -vyo, ambavyo
-Vitabu ambavyo ninasoma / Vitabu ninavyosoma (The books (that) i'm reading)
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for N class
Singular: -yo-, ambayo
-Nyumba ambayo niliijenga / Nyumba niliyolijenga (The house (that) i built)
Plural: -zo-, ambazo
-Nyumba ambazo nilizijenga / Nyumba nilizozijenga (The houses (that) i built)
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Team/s, club/s
Team/s: Timu
Kilabu/vilabu
(Soccor clubs - Vilabu/timu za mpira)
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Match/es
Mechi
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Winner/s
Mshindi/washindi
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Trophy/ies
Kikombe/vikombe
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Opponent/s, rival/s
Mpinzani/wapinzani
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Spectator/s
Mtazamaji/watazamaji
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Competition/s, tournament/s
Mashindano
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Ministry/ies
Wizara
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ji-Ma class
Singular: -lo-, ambalo
-Gari ambalo nilinunua / Gari nililonunua (The car (that) i bought)
Plural: -ya-, ambayo
-Magari ambayo nilinunua / Magari niliyonunua (The cars (that) i bought)
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for M-Mi class
Singular: -o-, ambao
-Mkate ambao nilikula / Mkate niliokula (The bread (that) i ate)
Plural: -yo-, ambayo
-Mikate ambayo nilikula / Mikate niliyokula (The (loaves of) bread i ate)
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for U class
Singular: -o-, ambao
-Ufunguo ambao ulipotea / Ufunguo uliopotea (The key that was lost)
Plural: -zo-, ambazo
-Funguo ambazo zilipotea / Funguo zilizopotea (The keys that were lost)
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ku class (Only singular)
Singular: -ko-, ambako
- Mahali ambako tunaenda / Mahali tunapoenda (The place (where) we go / are going)
- Kule ambako unakaa / Kule unakokaa (The place where you live)
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Dear (In starting a letter/mail) (Personal)
Mpendwa ...
| -Mpendwa Brian, ..
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It seem(s) / appear(s) ...
Inaonekana ...
| -Inaonekana safari yako ya milimani ilikuwa nzuri sana - It seems your trip to the mountains was very nice
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Kustarehe
To be comfortable, to be calm, to have a life of luxury
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To know, to be acquainted with, to understand
| -You know (that) ...
Kufahamu
| -Unafahamu
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Ni kitu cha kufurahisha, lakini ...
It's funny, but ...
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for mahali class
1. Mahali (pa-)
2. Mahali (ku-)
3. Mahali (mu-)
(All are only singular, use N class and sehemu for plural places)
1. -po-, ambapo
- Mahali ambapo ninapapenda / Mahali ninapoppapenda - The place that i like
2. -ko-, ambako
- Kule ambako unaenda / Kule unakoenda (The place that you go to)
3. -mo-, ambamo
- Mle ambamo unaenda / Mle unamoenda (The place that you go into)
(Mle: that place over there, root -le (that))
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How to expressive relative clauses with "when"
| "When we saw you, we remembered", "I'm happy when i study Swahili"
Use the infix -po- which appears after the tense marker of the verb within the clause
- Ninapolala ninaota (When i sleep, i dream)
- Tulipokuona tulikumbuka (When we saw you, we remembered)
- Ninafurahi ninaposoma Kiswahili (I am happy when i study Swahili)
- Nilipokuwa mdogo sikupenda chakula (When i was a child, i didn't like food)
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To dream
| Dream/s
Kuota
| Ndoto
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To call (I.e by name)
Kuita
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How to make conditional sentences in Swahili
1. Use the infix -ki-, the -ki- is inserted in the verb of the first part of the condition instead of the tense marker
- Note that the word kama is sometimes used together with -ki- in affirmative sentences
- Ukisoma Kiswahili utaweza kuzungumza na Waswahili (If you study Swahili, you'll be able to talk to Swahili people)
- Nikipata pesa nitanunua gari (If i get the money, i'll buy a car)
2. Monosyllabic verbs --> ku- is dropped and replaced by -ki-
- Nikila (Kula) mkate hivi sasa, sitakuwa na njaa (If i eat bread right now, i won't be hungry)
- Mkija nitawapikia wali (If you come, i'll cook some rice for you)
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Right now
Hivi sasa
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Conditional tense - How to make negative conditional sentences
1. Use the word 'kama' alone in the "if" clause without the -ki- infix
- Kama hutakuja nitasafiri (If you don't come, i'll travel)
- Kama hunywi bia hutanenepa (If you don't drink beer, you won't put on weight)
2. Replace -ki- with -sipo-. Keep the -ku- if you negative an if clause with a monosyllabic verb
- Nisipokuona sitafurahi (If i don't see you, i won't be happy)
- Nisipokunywa bia sitatumia pesa (If i don't drink beer, i won't spend money)
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To put on weight
Kunenepa
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To lose weight, to become thinner
Kukonda
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Bad, defective, unhealthy, dilapidated
-bovu
| Uovu - Wickedness, evil, badness
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Delicious, sweet
-tamu
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To smell good
Kunukia
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Electricity
Umeme
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To wear, to dress, to put on clothes
Kuvaa
119
To be ill/sick (2)
Kuugua
| Kuwa mgonjwa
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To hunt
Kuwinda
| Hunting: Uwindaji / Msako/misako
(Hunter: mwindaji)
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To kill, to murder
Kuua
| Kuawa: To be killed
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To be tired
Kuchoka
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If you don't eat good food you'll be sick
Usipokula chakula kizuri utaumwa / utakuwa mgonjwa
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If you don't see me, i'll be in Zanzibar
Usiponiona, nitakuwa Zanzibar
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We won't see the animals if we don't go to Kenya
Hatutaona wanyama tusipoenda Kenya
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To learn (2)
Kusoma
| Kujifunza
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How to negate in (Use ninataka)
1. Present tense (Ninataka)
2. Future tense (Nitataka)
3. Past simple (Nilitaka)
4. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
5. Commands (Taka, takeni)
6. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
7. Conditional (Nikitaka)
How to negate in (Use ninataka)
1. Present tense (Ninataka)
Add negative prefix, drop -na- + change -a to -i (Sitaki)
2. Future tense (Nitataka)
Add negative prefix (Sitataka)
3. Past simple (Nilitaka)
Add negative prefix, change -li- to -ku- (Sikutaka)
4. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
Add negative prefix, change -me-/-mesha- to -ja- (Sijataka)
5. Commands (Taka, takeni)
U- sg / M- plural + -si- + verb root (-a to -e)
(Usitake, msitake)
6. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
Insert -si- between the subject prefix and the verb stem (Nisitake)
(Form subjuntive with dropping tense infix and changing final -a to -e)
7. Conditional (Nikitaka)
Replace -ki- with -sipo-
(Nisipotaka)
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