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swahili meeting #1
21dec2024
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tamasha | festival |
| saa saba mpaka saa kumi | from 1pm to 4pm |
| angalia mpira wa miguu | to watch soccer |
| mwenyewe | myself |
| peke yangu | myself |
| -uliza | to ask |
| -zama | sink |
| meza ya ofisini | desk |
| kochi | couch |
| chumba cha faragha | closet |
| mshumaa | candle |
| wakati ninaoga ninawasha mshumaa bafuni | when i shower i light a candle in the bathroom |
| jiko la gesi | gas stove |
| mfuno wa kompyuta | coding |
| mkutano | meeting |
| kikao | short meeting |
| mwezi kesho | next month |
| kongamano | conference |
| kitanda changu | my bed |
| mapema sana | very early |
| vitu vingi | many things |
| -chukua | to take, to carry, to bring, to take along |
| msafisha mbwa | groomer |
| -taka | to want |
| swali | question |
| -tuma | send |
| nyote | y'all |
| -oa | to marry |
| kwa kiasi kikubwa | almost |
| tu | only |
| likizo | vacation / leave |
| tayari | ready |
| nini | what |
| kazi ya nyumbani | homework |
| asante kwa uvumilivo wako | thank you for your patience |
| kweli | really |
| bado | not yet/still/remaining |
| filamu | film |
| kiwanja | the plot |
| kabla | before |
| unyanyasaji wa kijinsia | sexual harassment |
| zaidi | than/mostly/more |
| kasoro | unless |
| nje ya | outside of |
| siku chache | few days |
| present negative tense - no tense marker, add subject prefix, and drop the last vowel and add "i" for all verbs except arabic (arabic has no change on the last vowel) | subject prefixes: si, hu, ha, hatu, ham, hawa |
| -jibu | to answer |
| -samehe | to forgive |
| -kumbuka | to remember |
| -sahau | to forget |
| -jaribu | to try |
| haipiti | it's not passing |