1
Q
-lala
A
to sleep
2
Q
-imba
A
to sing
3
Q
-soma
A
to read, to study
4
Q
-sema
A
to speak
5
Q
-weza
A
to be able
6
Q
-nunua
A
to buy
7
Q
-enda
A
to go
8
Q
-cheka
A
to laugh
9
Q
-lia
A
to cry
10
Q
-safiri
A
to travel
11
Q
-tazama
A
to look
12
Q
-andika
A
to write
13
Q
-kaa
A
to sit, to live, to stay
14
Q
-kula
A
to eat
15
Q
-chapa
A
to beat (i.e. hit someone)
16
Q
-kuja
A
to come
17
Q
-tembea
A
to walk
18
Q
-ruka
A
to jump
19
Q
-kimbia
A
to run
20
Q
-endelea
A
to continue
21
Q
-simama
A
to stand
22
Q
-agiza
A
to order (ex. food, drink, etc)
23
Q
kahawa
A
coffee
24
Q
chakula
A
food
25
jahanamu
hell
26
muhimu
important
27
-jaribu
to try
28
-jibu
to answer
29
-keti
to sit
30
-rudi
to come back
31
-njoo
to come
32
-elewa
to understand
33
-nuka
to stink
34
How to form the imperative
use the root form. For verbs ending in -a, use -eni for the plural imperative. For verbs ending in other vowels, use -ni.
35
How to form the infinitive
add prefix ku- to the stem
36
-na-
tense marker: present
37
ni-
I (subject prefix in verb)
38
u-
you (sg., subject prefix in verb)
39
a-
s/he (subject prefix in verb)
40
tu-
we (subject prefix in verb)
41
m-
you (pl., subject prefix in verb)
42
wa-
they (subject prefix in verb)
43
mimi
I/me (subject pronoun)
44
wewe
you (sg. subject pronoun)
45
yeye
s/he (subject pronoun)
46
sisi
we (subject pronoun)
47
nyinyi / ninyi
you (pl., subject pronoun)
48
wao
they (subject pronoun)
49
mgeni (pl. wageni)
visitor
50
-fika
to arrive
51
-ishi
to live
52
-taka
to want, desire
53
-lipa
to pay
54
-leta
to bring
55
-cheza
to play
56
-fanya
to do, make
57
-vaa
to wear, to dress
58
-hitaji
to need, require
59
bure kabisa
terrible
60
njaa
hunger
61
kwa nini?
why?
62
nipe tano
give me five (i.e. a high five)
63
nini?
what?
64
-pigamakofi
clap
65
-tabasamu
to smile
66
kitabu (pl. vitabu)
book
67
wapi?
where?
68
-nukia
to smell good
69
kiingereza
English (language)
70
kidogo
a little bit (adverb)
71
peremende
candy
72
-sinzia
to dream
73
nyumbani
home
74
-li-
past perfect (tense marker)
75
hakuna
none, no
76
matata
problems
77
-kata
to rip (idiomatically used when buying tickets)
78
amka (pl. amkeni)
wake up!
79
-amka
to wake up
80
mlevi (pl. walevi)
drunkard
81
nani
who?
82
Jina lako (ni) nani?
What is your name?
83
Jina langu (ni) ____.
My name is ____.
84
-zaliwa
to be born (passive)
85
-zaa
to give birth to
86
gani
what kind of?
87
mpishi
cook (profession)
88
-pika
to cook
89
Je, unaishi wapi?
Where do you live?
90
-hama
to move (away), to emigrate
91
jina (pl. majina)
name
92
-ta-
future perfect tense marker
93
unafanya kazi gani?
What do you do?
94
siku
days
95
wiki
week
96
fimbo (pl. mafimbo)
stick, cane
97
joto (pl. majoko)
hot, warm (adj); heat, warmth (noun)
98
pata
hinge
99
-pata
to strike, to get
100
chura (pl. vyura)
frog
101
bata (pl. mabata)
duck
102
-vuka
to cross, pass (over/through), to slip (off/away)
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