McGrath Donovan and Marten Lutz - Colloquial Swahili: The Complete Course for Beginners

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weka (v.) put, place, keep

wembe razor

(pl. nyembe)

wewe you

weza (v.) can, be able

-wezekana (v.) be possible

wiki week

wimbo song

(pl. nyimbo)

woga (u) fear, cowardice

yai (ma) egg

yaliyomo table of contents

yeye she, he, her, him

yule that (person/

animal)

zaa (v.) give birth, bear

fruits

zahanati dispensary

zaidi more

zaliwa (v.) be born

zamani in the past

zawadiwa (v.) be awarded

zidi (v.) increase

zidishwa (v.) be increased

-zima (adj.) whole, well,

adult

ziwa (ma) lake, breast

zuia (v.) prevent

-zuri (adj.) good, beautiful

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able (be) -weza (v.)

above juu

abundance wingi

accident ajali

accompany -fuatana (v.)

accompany -sindikiza (v.)

part way

address anwani

advertisement tangazo (ma)

advice shauri (ma)

advise -shauri (v.)

affair jambo

(pl. mambo)

afraid (be) -ogopa (v.)

Africa Afrika

after baada ya

afternoon alasiri

afterwards baadaye

again tena

age umri

agree -kubali (v.)

agreement (be in) -kubaliana (v.)

agriculture kilimo

ahead mbele

AIDS ukimwi

air hewa

all -ote (adj.)

allow -ruhusu (v.)

alone peke -angu/

-ako, etc.

also pia, vilevile

although ingawa

am ni

America Marekani

American Mmarekani

(person)

among miongoni mwa,

kati ya

amount kiasi

and na, tena, -ka-

angry -kasirika (v.)

animal mnyama (wa)

announcement tangazo (ma)

another -ingine (adj.)

answer jibu (ma)

any -o -ote (adj.)

appearance sura

April Aprili

approach -karibia (v.)

(something)

are ni

area eneo (ma)

arm mkono (mi)

arrive -ﬁka (v.)

art sanaa

article (written) makala

asset(s) mali

aside kando

ask -uliza (v.)

assistant msaidizi (wa)

at kwa, kwenye

attend -hudhuria (v.)

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aunt (maternal) mama mdogo

aunt (paternal) shangazi

baby mtoto mchanga

back (of the body) mgongo (mi)

bad -baya (v.)

badly vibaya

badness ubaya

bag mfuko (mi)

banana ndizi

banana plant mgomba (mi)

bar (for drinks) baa (ma)

basket kikapu (vi)

be (to) -wa/-kuwa (v.)

bean haragwe (ma)

beat -piga (v.)

because kwa sababu

bed kitanda (vi)

beer pombe, bia

before kabla

beg -omba (v.)

beggar mwombaji

(wa)

begin -anza (v.)

beginning mwanzo (mi)

behind nyuma

bend -pinda (v.)

best bora (adj.)

better (get) -pona (v.)

betterment nafuu

between kati ya, baina

big -kubwa (adj.)

bicycle baiskeli

birth (give) -zaa (v.)

black

-eusi (adj.)

blackboard ubao

(pl. mbao)

bleed -toka damu

bless -bariki (v.)

blessing baraka

blind person kipofu (vi)

blood damu

blue buluu

board ubao (pl. mbao)

board (a bus etc.) -panda (v.)

body mwili (mi)

boil (something) -chemsha (v.)

boiling (be) -chemka (v.)

book kitabu (vi.)

border mpaka (mi)

box sanduku (ma)

boy mvulana (wa)

boy-child mtoto wa

kiume (wa)

bread mkate (mi)

break -vunja (v.)

bride biarusi (ma)

bridegroom bwana arusi

(ma)

bring -leta (v.)

Britain Uingereza

British person Mwingereza

(wa)

broken (be) -vunjika (v.)

broom ufagio

(pl. fagio)

brother kaka

build -jenga (v.)

building jumba (ma)

burn -waka (v.)

bus basi (ma)

buy -nunua (v.)

call -ita (v.)

car gari (ma),

motokaa

care for -tunza (v.)

carry -chukua/-beba

(v.)

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cassette kanda

cat paka

certainty hakika

certiﬁcate cheti (vy)

chair kiti (vi)

chat -zungumza/

-ongea (v.)

cheap rahisi (adj.)

chest (of the body) kifua (vi)

chicken kuku

child mtoto (wa)

childhood utoto

China Uchina

Chinese person Mchina (wa)

Christian person Mkristo (wa)

church kanisa (ma)

city jiji (ma)

clap -piga makoﬁ

(v.)

class (position) daraja

class (room/period) darasa (ma)

clean -saﬁsha (v.)

clean saﬁ (adj.)

clerk karani (ma)

climb -panda (v.)

clock saa

close -funga (v.)

cloth kitambaa (vi)

clothes nguo

cloud wingu (ma)

coast pwani

coconut nazi

coconut palm mnazi (mi)

coffee (drink) kahawa

cold baridi

(adj.)

collide -gongana (v.)

colour rangi

come -ja/-kuja (v.)

come! njoo!

comfort raha

companion mwenzi

(pl. wenzi)

company kampuni (ma)

compete -shindana (v.)

competition mashindano

(pl.)

complete(ly) kamili

computer kompyuta

concerning juu ya, -husu

(v.)

condition hali

conference mkutano (mi)

congratulations hongera

construct -unda (v.)

continue -endelea (v.)

cook -pika (v.)

cook mpishi (wa)

cooking pot sufuria,

chungu (vy)

cool (become) -poa (v.)

corner pembe

correct sawa (adj.)

count -hesabu (v.)

country(-ies) nchi

cow(s) ng’ombe

create -umba (v.

)

crop zao (ma)

cross -vuka (v.)

cultivate -lima (v.)

cunning -erevu (adj.)

cup kikombe (vi)

cure -ganga/-ponya

(v.)

custom desturi,

kawaida

customer mteja (wa)

customs ofﬁce forodha

cut -kata (v.)

damage -haribu (v.)

dance -cheza ngoma

(v.)

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dance ngoma, dansi

danger hatari

date (calendar) tarehe

daughter mwana (wa),

binti

dawn alfajiri

day (24 hrs) siku

daytime mchana

debt deni (ma)

December Desemba/

Disemba

decline (invitation) -kataa (v.)

decrease -pungua (v.)

decrease -punguza (v.)

(something)

deﬁnitely kabisa

depend (on) -tegemea (v.)

descend -shuka/

-teremka (v.)

despair -kata tamaa

(v.)

destroy -haribu (v.)

development maendeleo (pl.)

die -fa/-kufa/fariki

(v.)

differ -tofautiana (v.)

difference tofauti

difﬁculty taabu, tatizo

(ma)

dispensary zahanati

distress taabu

divide -gawa/-gawanya

(v.)

do -fanya (v.)

doctor daktari (ma),

mganga (wa)

dog

mbwa

door mlango (mi)

doubt shaka (ma)

doughnut andazi (ma)

down/downwards chini

dream -ota (v.)

dream ndoto

drink -nywa/-kunywa

(v.)

drink (beverage) kinywaji (vi)

drive -endesha (v.)

driver dereva (ma)

drug dawa (and ma

pl.)

drum -piga ngoma

(v.)

drum ngoma

drunk (be) -lewa (v.)

drunkard mlevi (wa)

during wakati wa

duties shughuli

each kila

ear sikio (ma)

early mapema

east mashariki

easy rahisi

eat -la/-kula (v.)

editor mhariri (wa)

egg yai (ma)

Egypt Misri

eight -nane

eighty -themanini

either au, ama

elder mzee (wa)

electricity umeme

elephant(s) tembo, ndovu

end mwisho (mi)

in the ~ mwishoni,

mwishowe

enough (be) -tosha (v.)

enter -ingia (v.)

envelope bahasha

error kosa (ma)

especially hasa

Europe Ulaya

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European Mzungu (wa)

(person)

evening jioni

every kila

exactly kamili

example mfano (mi)

except ila

expect -tegemea (v.)

expensive ghali

expert mtaalam(u)

(wa)

explain -eleza (v.)

explanation maelezo (pl.)

extent kadiri

extremely mno

eye jicho

(pl. macho)

fabric kitambaa (vi)

face uso (pl. nyuso)

sura

faeces choo (vy)

family familia

fan (fanatic) mshabiki (wa)

far mbali

farm shamba (ma)

fast (from food) -funga (v.)

fasten -funga (v.)

fat (humans) -nene (adj.)

fat (animals/ -nono (adj.)

things)

father baba

(and ma pl.)

February Februari

feed -lisha (v.)

feel (hungry/ -ona (v.), -sikia

cold etc.) (v.)

female -ke, -a kike

(adj.)

few -chache (adj.)

ﬁfty hamsini

ﬁght -pigana (v.)

ﬁghting mapigano

(pl.)

ﬁll -jaza (v.)

ﬁnal -a mwisho

ﬁnally hatimaye,

mwishowe

ﬁnd -kuta (v.

)

ﬁnger kidole (vi),

chanda (vy)

ﬁnish -maliza (v.)

ﬁnished (be) -isha/-kwisha

(v.)

ﬁre moto (mi)

ﬁrst -a kwanza

(adj.)

ﬁrstly kwanza

follow -fuata (v.)

food chakula (vy)

foot mguu (mi)

forbid -kataza (v.)

force nguvu

foreigner mgeni (wa)

forest msitu (mi),

mwitu (mi)

forget -sahau (v.)

forgive -samehe (v.)

fork uma

(pl. nyuma)

form (school) kidato (vi)

forty arobaini

foundation msingi (mi)

four -nne

France Ufaransa

French person Mfaransa (wa)

Friday Ijumaa

friend(s) raﬁki, mwenzi

(pl. wenzi)

frog chura (vy)

from -toka (v.)

front mbele

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front (in ~ of) mbele ya

fruit tunda (ma)

full (be) -jaa (v.)

game mchezo (mi)

game-park mbuga ya

(reserve) wanyama

garden bustani

gazelle paa

Gemini Mapacha

(star sign)

gentleman bwana (ma)

genuine halisi (and adj.)

geography jiograﬁa

German person Mjerumani (wa)

Germany Ujerumani

get -pata (v.)

gift zawadi

giraffe twiga

girl msichana (wa)

girl-child mtoto wa kike

(wa)

give -pa/-kupa (v.)

go -enda/kwenda (v.)

go! nenda!

go (about) -tembea (v.)

go (around) -zunguka (v.)

go (up) -panda (v.)

goat(s) mbuzi

God Mungu

good -ema/-zuri (adj.)

goodbye kwaheri

goodness wema

government serikali

grandmother bibi (ma)

grasp -shika (v.)

grass majani (pl.)

great -kuu

(adj.)

Greece Ugiriki

Greek person Mgiriki (wa)

green kijani (adj.)

greet (someone)-salimu (v.)

greetings salaam/salamu

group kikundi (vi),

kundi (ma)

guard -linda (v.)

(something)

guard mlinzi (wa)

guest mgeni (wa)

hair (pl.) nywele (sing.

unywele)

hat koﬁa (ma)

have -kuwa na (v.)

having -enye (adj.)

he yeye, -a

head kichwa (vi)

hear sikia (v.)

heart moyo (mi)

heat joto

heavy -zito (adj.)

height urefu

help saidia (v.)

hen(s) kuku

her(s) yeye, -ake, -m-

here hapa, huku

herself mwenyewe

hippopotamus kiboko (vi)

his -ake

hit piga (v.)

hold shika (v.)

holiday likizo, livu

hope tumaini (v.)

hot moto

hotel hoteli

hour saa

house nyumba

how? vipi? -je?

how many? -ngapi?

human being binadamu

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hundred mia

hunger njaa

hunt -winda (v.)

hurt -uma (v.)

husband mume (wa)

hut kibanda (vi)

hyena ﬁsi

I mimi, ni-

idea wazo (ma)

if ikiwa, kama

ignite -washa (v.)

ill (become) ugua (v.)

illness ugonjwa

immediately mara moja,

sasa hivi

improvement nafuu

increase -ongeza (v.)

India Bara Hindi

Indian (person) Mhindi (Wa)

injured (be) umia (v.)

injury jeraha (ma)

insect mdudu (wa)

inside ndani

instead (of) badala ya

intend kusudia (v.)

invite alika/karibisha (v.)

iron piga pasi (v.)

(something)

iron pasi

is ni

its -ake

January Januari

join -unga (v.)

journalist mwandishi wa

habari (wa)

journey safari

judgement hukumu

July Julai

jump -ruka (v.)

June Juni

kebab mshikaki (mi)

key ufunguo

(pl. funguo)

kill -ua (v.)

kitchen jiko (pl. meko)

knee goti (ma)

kneel -piga magoti (v.)

knife kisu (vi)

knock -gonga (v.)

know -jua (v.)

knowledge maarifa (pl.)

lady bibi (ma)

lamp(s) taa

land (set down) -tua (v.)

land(s) ardhi

language(s) lugha

last (position) -a mwisho

late (be) -chelewa (v.)

later (on) halafu

lead -ongoza (v.)

leader kiongozi (vi)

leaf jani (ma)

learn -jifunza (v.)

leave -ondoka/-toka (v.)

left (direction) kushoto

leg mguu (mi)

lemon limau (ma)

lemon tree mlimau (mi)

length urefu

leopard(s) chui

lesson somo (ma)

letter(s) barua

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library maktaba

light (ignite) -washa (v.)

like -penda (v.)

like kama

line mstari (mi)

lip mdomo (mi)

listen -sikiliza (v.)

live -kaa/-ishi (v.)

load mzigo (mi)

loaf mkate (mi)

local (person) mwenyeji

(pl. wenyeji)

long -refu (adj.)

long ago zamani

look (after) -tunza/-angalia

(v.)

look (at) -tazama,

-angalia (v.)

look (for) -tafuta (v.)

lorry lori (ma)

loser mshindwa (wa)

lost (be) -potea (v.)

love -penda (v.)

love upendo

luck bahati

luggage mzigo (mi)

machete panga (ma)

make -fanya,

-tengeneza (v.)

male -ume,

-a kiume (adj.)

man mwanamume

(pl. wanaume)

mango embe (ma)

mango tree mwembe (mi)

many -ingi

map(s) ramani

March Machi

market soko (ma)

marry (men) -oa (v.)

marry -olewa (v.)

(women)

match (lighter) kiberiti (vi)

match mashindano (pl.)

(competition)

matter jambo

(pl. mambo)

mattress godoro (ma)

May Mei, Mai

me mimi

meaning maana

meat nyama

medicine(s) dawa (and ma pl.)

meet -kutana (v.)

meeting mkutano (mi)

message ujumbe

metre mita

midday adhuhuri

middle (in the) katikati

mini bus daladala,

matatu

minute(s) dakika

miss -kosa

(v.)

(something)

mistake (make) -kosea (v.)

mistake kosa (ma)

money pesa, fedha,

hela

monkey kima (and pl.)

month mwezi (mi)

moon mwezi (mi)

more zaidi

morning asubuhi

mosque msikiti (mi)

mosquito(es) mbu

mosquito net chandalua

/chandarua (vy)

mother mama

motorcycle(s) pikipiki

mountain mlima (mi)

mouth mdomo (mi)

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mouth (inner) kinywa (vi)

Mozambique Msumbiji

museum makumbusho (pl.)

music muziki (mi)

Muslim person Mwislamu (wa)

my -angu

name jina (ma)

narrow -embamba (adj.)

nation taifa

nationhood utaifa

near karibu

necessary lazima

necessities mahitaji

need -hitaji (v.)

(something)

need uhitaji, haja

neighbour jirani (ma)

neck(s) shingo

net wavu (pl. nyavu)

new -pya (adj.)

news habari

newspaper gazeti (ma)

next (to) kando ya, karibu

night usiku

nil sifuri

nine tisa

no hapana, la, siyo

nonsense upuuzi

north kaskazini

nose pua

note cheti (vy)

notice tangazo (ma)

notify -tangaza/-arifu

(v.)

not (yet) bado, -ja-

nought sifuri

November Novemba

now sasa

number(s) namba, nambari

numeral(s) tarakimu

nurse mwuguzi (wa)

observe -angalia (v.)

obtainable -patikana (v.)

(be)

occur -tokea (v.)

ocean bahari

October Oktoba

of -a

ofﬁce oﬁsi

oil mafuta

old (people) -zee (v.)

old (become) -zeeka (v.)

on juu ya

once mara moja

only tu

open -wazi (v.)

operation operesheni

opportunity nafasi

oppose -pinga (v.)

or au, ama

orange chungwa (ma)

parent mzazi (wa),

mzee (wa)

park (vehicle) -egesha (v.)

park bustani

part(s) sehemu

particularly hasa

party (political) chama (vy)

pass -pita (v.)

passenger(s) abiria

passerby mpita njia (wa)

path(s) njia

patience subira

patient (be) -subiri (v.)

patient mgonjwa

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