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Week 5 Flashcards

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1
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kwa sababu

A

because

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mtihani

A

test, exam

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kikapu

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basket

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nyama ya nguruwe

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pork

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mlima

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mountain

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6
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shamba la

A

farm of…

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7
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-weka

A

to place, to put

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8
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mji

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town

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9
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nchi

A

country, nation

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10
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shule

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school

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nyumba

A

house

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12
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maktaba

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library

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13
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barabara

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road

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14
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mkahawa

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cafe

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15
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msikiti

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mosque

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mislamu (waislamu)

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Muslim

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17
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gari (pl. magari)

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car

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18
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msichana (wasichana)

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girl

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19
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-kumbuka

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remember

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20
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-ni

suffixed to a noun

A

suffix on a noun to express English prepositional phrases (turns nouns into locations)
**NOT used on proper nouns

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21
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-ona

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to see, to meet

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22
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siri

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secret

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23
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-ambia

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to tell

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24
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-hisi

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to feel (sensation)

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kaka
brother
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-piga kelele
protest/demonstration (lit. "to make noise")
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-ogopa
to fear
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-sikiza
to listen
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-samehe
to forgive
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-amka
to wake up
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usisahau
don't forget
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kinwaji
a drink (noun)
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hadi
until
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utakaa hadi nini?
how long will you stay here until?
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___ hrs
masaa ____
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__ am/pm
saa __
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-ogelea
to swim
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mpira wa migu
soccer (lit. ball of foot)
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lini?
when?
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soko
market
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How to conjugate present affirmative
subject prefix + -na- + direct object marker + verb stem
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How to conjugate past affirmative
subject prefix + -li- + direct object marker + verb stem
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How to conjugate future affirmative
subject prefix + -ta- + direct object marker + verb stem
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How to conjugate present negative
ha + subject prefix + direct object marker + verb stem (-a ending changes to -i)
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How to conjugate past negative
ha + subject prefix + -ku- + direct object marker + verb stem
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How to conjugate future negative
ha + subject prefix + -ta- + direct object marker + verb stem
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-tembelea
to visit
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-saidia
to help
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-amka
to wake up
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sifuri
zero
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kuna
there is
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hakuna
there is not/no
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umri
age
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Umri gani?
How old are you (lit. what age are you?)
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Miaka ngapi?
How old are you (lit. How much years do you have?)
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rafiki
friend
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-kumbana na
to meet
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kustaftahi
breakfast
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-amka
to wak eup
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jiko
kitchen
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-ona
to see
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-sali
to pray
63
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tunda
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