1
Q
Breathe! Take a breath!
A
Hema!
From kuhema
2
Q
Try to relax!
A
Jaribu kutulia
3
Q
Is that so?
A
Alaa kumbe?
4
Q
What’s the fare?
A
Nauli kiasi gani?
5
Q
When shall i come?
A
Nije lini?
6
Q
Did she have a boy or a girl?
A
Amepata mtoto gani?
7
Q
When were you born?
A
Ulizaliwa lini?
8
Q
Please bring me a fork and a knife
+ Dissect bring me
A
Tafadhali niletee uma na kisu?
(Please bring me the check (bill) - Niletee hesabu (bili) tafadhali)
Niletee
- Ni- to me (object infix)
- letee = singular imperative/command form of kuletea (to bring for)
9
Q
To be appealing, to be attractive
A
Kuvutia
10
Q
Option/s
A
Chaguo/machaguo
11
Q
Unfortunately (Adv)
A
Kwa bahati mbaya
Bahati: Luck, success..
12
Q
Fortunately (Adv)
Fortunate
A
Kwa bahati
-enye bahai
13
Q
Unhealthy
A
-baya kwa afya
14
Q
To drink
To be drunk
A
Kunywa
Kunywewa
15
Q
How to negate in (Use ninataka)
- Present tense (Ninataka)
- Future tense (Nitataka)
- Past simple (Nilitaka)
- Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
- Commands (Taka, takeni)
- Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
- Conditional (Nikitaka)
A
How to negate in (Use ninataka)
1. Present tense (Ninataka)
Add negative prefix, drop -na- + change -a to -i (Sitaki)
- Future tense (Nitataka)
Add negative prefix (Sitataka) - Past simple (Nilitaka)
Add negative prefix, change -li- to -ku- (Sikutaka) - Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
Add negative prefix, change -me-/-mesha- to -ja- (Sijataka) - Commands (Taka, takeni)
U- sg / M- plural + -si- + verb root (-a to -e)
(Usitake, msitake) - Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
Add negative prefix, Insert -si- between the subject prefix and the verb stem (Nisitake)
(Form subjuntive with dropping tense infix and changing final -a to -e)
- Conditional (Nikitaka)
Replace -ki- with -sipo-
(Nisipotaka)
16
Q
Order of infixes etc
A
S-T-R-O-V-E
- Subject prefix
- Tense sign
- Relative
- Object infix
- Verb stem
- Ending (For derivatives etc)
17
Q
Rent (House)
A
Kodi ya nyumba
18
Q
To prefer, to favour, to like better
A
Kupendelea
19
Q
Hiyo
A
That, that one (already mentioned) / Those, those ones
20
Q
Good, pleasant, kind
A
- ema
- Usiku mwema - Good night!
21
Q
Where do you come from?
A
Unatoka wapi?
22
Q
I come from Norway
A
Ninatoka Norwei
23
Q
What are you doing here?
A
Unafanya nini hapa?
24
Q
I am a doctor. I will work as a volunteer at a hospital
A
Mimi ni daktari. Nitafanya kazi ya kujitolea katika hospitali
25
Medical department/s (2)
Idara ya matibabu
| Afisi ya matibabu
26
Obstetric/maternity/birth ward/s
Wodi ya uzazi
27
Surgical ward/s
Wodi upasuaji
28
How old are you?
Una miaka mingapi?
29
Alone
Pweke
30
On my own
Peke yangu
31
Briefly
Kwa ufupi
32
You're welcome
Karibu
33
I wish you all the best
Nakutakia kila la kheri/heri
34
Have a good time!
Jifurahishe!
35
Have fun!
Jiburudishe!
36
Have a safe trip!
Safari salama!
37
Disabled person/people
Mlemavu/walemavu
38
To be obliged, to be necessary
Kutapaswa
39
Belly button/s, centre/s, origin/s
Kitovu/vitovu
40
Kutolea shauri juu ya
To offer advice on/to recommend (Unaweza kunitolea shauri juu ya restorenti nzuri? Can you recommend me a good restaurant?)
41
Kutoka (2)
1. To come from
| 2. From (preposition)
42
Tiredness, fatigue
Uchovu
43
Tired
-choshwa
44
Mister/s, Sir/s, Gentleman/men
Bwana/mabwana
45
How do you say this/this word in Swahili?
Vipi unasemaje hii/.... katika kiswahili?
46
What is this?
Hii ni nini?
47
To improve
Kuboresha
48
To practice
Kufanya mazoezi
49
Jambo! + reply
Hi!
| Reply mambo!
50
How are you all? + Reply
Hamjambo? --> Hatujambo!
51
How are you madam/sir?
Hujambo, bibi/bwana?
52
Greeting to older person to be polite + reply
Shikamoo! (Shikamooni in plural) --> Marahaba
53
Salama? + reply
Peaceful? --> Salama! (peaceful)
| Way of greeting
54
What's up? (3) + reply
Mambo vipi? / Vipi? / mambo? --> Poa/safi (Cool)
55
Cool! (2)
Poa!
| Safi!
56
Salaam aleikum + reply
Hello ('peace be with you') --> Aleikum salaam
57
Good morning + reply (arabic)
Sabah al kheri! --> Sabah an nur!
58
Good evening + reply (arabic)
Masalkheri --> Masalkheri
59
Good night (Arabic) + reply
Alamsiki --> Alamsiki
60
May i/we come in? + reply
Hodi? --> Karibu/karibuni
61
Good to see you/you all --> Thanks, you too (2)
Nafurahi kukuona/kuwaona --> Asante! Nami/nasi pia!
Nami - And me/with me. Nasi: And we)
62
Nice to meet you all! --> Thanks, you too
Nashukuru kukufahamu/kuwafahamu --> Asante! Nami/nasi pia!
| Kushukuru - To thank
(Nami - And me/with me. Nasi: And we)
63
To understand (2)
Kuelewa
| Kufahamu
64
Karibu vs karibuni
```
Karibu = welcome sg.
Karibuni = welcome pl
```
65
Goodbye sg / pl
Kwaheri/kwaherini
66
Have a good morning + reply
Asubuhi njema! --> Asante, na wewe
67
Good night/sleep well (2) + reply
Usiku mwema/ulale salama --> Asante, na wewe
68
Have a good evening + reply
Jioni njema --> asante, na wewe
69
Have a good afternoon + reply
Mchana mwema --> Asante, na wewe
70
Have a good journey + reply
Safari njema --> asante
71
See you tomorrow + reply
Tutaonana (kesho) --> Haya, tutaonana (Ok, see you)
72
Reply to habari za ..... (4)
| Habari gani? Habari yako/zako? habari zenu?
1. Nzuri (Good)
2. Njema (Fine)
3. Salama (Peaceful)
4. Na wewe? (And you?)
73
How are you today?
habari za leo?
74
How are you this morning?
Habari za asubuhi?
75
How is the family + they are fine
Nyumbani hawajambo? --> Hawajambo (They are fine)
76
How is your health? --> I am well (and you?)
(U) hali gani? --> Mzima (na wewe?)
77
Is your health okay? + i am well
(U) mzima? --> Mzima (na wewe?)
78
Thank you / thank you all
Asante / asanteni
79
Thank you for tea and conversation
Asante kwa chai na mazungumzo
80
Thank you for everything / you all
Asante(ni) kwa kila kitu
81
Hamna shida!
No problem!
82
No/Not (3)
Hapana!
Hamna!
Hakuna!
83
Not at all/not even
Hata kidogo!
84
Okay, alright (2)
Sawa
| Haya
85
Not at all (2)
La!
| La hasha!
86
Yes? (In reply to a call), exactly
Naam?
Naam!
(Abee for women)
87
Wow! Really! (2)
Ala!
| Kumbe!
88
That's not true!
Siyo!
| Si(yo) kweli!
89
I enjoyed myself
Nimefurahi!
90
I had a good time!
Nimestarehe!
91
My sincere condolences
Pole kwa msiba
| Msiba: bereavement, sorrow
92
Reply to pole (sorry (sympathy))
Asante, nieshapoa! (Thanks, i think i will be fine)
93
Sorry
1. Sympathy
2. Apology
1. Pole
| 2. Samahani
94
That's okay! / No need to apologize
Bila samahani!
95
Enough! (2)
Basi!
| Yatosha!
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That (2)
| Hamisi told me that he likes to read
1. Kwamba (ya kwamba)
- Hamisi aliniambia kwamba anapenda kusoma
2. Kuwa (ya kuwa)
- Hamisi aliniambia kuwa anapenda kusoma
97
That (supposedly); verb "claim"
(Hamisi told me that he likes - supposedly - to read)
(Fatuma claimed me that i should read her book in order to pass the exam)
Eti
- Hamisi aliniambia eti anapenda kusoma
- Fatuma aliniambia eti nisome kitabu chake ili nifaulu mtihani
98
According to ...
According to Fatuma, hamisi likes to read very much
Kwa mujibu wa
Kwa mujibu wa Fatuma, Hamisi anapenda sana kusoma
99
Therefore, ...
Hamisi likes to read. Therefore, he will pass the exam
Kwa hivyo, ...
Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kwa hivyo, atafaulu mtihani
100
For this reason, ...
Hamisi likes to read. For this reason, he will pass the exam
Kwa sababu hiyo, ...
Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kwa sababu hiyo, atafaulu mtihani
101
As a result, ...
Hamisi likes to read. As a result, he will pass the exam
Kutokana na hayo, ....
Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Kutokana na hayo, atafaulu mtihani
(Kutokana - To originate/result from)
(Hayo - Those, those ones)
102
Accordingly, ...
Hamisi likes to read. Accordingly, he will pass the exam
Hivyo, ....
Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Hivyo, atafaulu mtihani
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Therefore, ....
Hamisi likes to read. Therefore, he will pass the exam
Basi, ....
Hamisi anapenda kusoma. Basi, atafaulu mtihani
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