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swahili meeting #3
21dec2024
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -karibisha | towelcome |
| kireno | portuguese |
| kwa sababu | because |
| mgeni | visitor/guest |
| nchi | country/countries |
| mbalimbali | different/various |
| -cheza | to play |
| karibu | near/close by |
| mke | wife |
| -nunua | to buy |
| ny-ingi | many/much |
| -ona | to see |
| pamoja | together |
| -amka | wake up |
| kijiji | village |
| mapema | early |
| -saidia | to help |
| uji | porridge |
| baada ya | after |
| vitu vingi | many things |
| -rudi | to return/come back |
| -andika | to write |
| darasa | classroom |
| hesabu | arithmetic |
| -hesabu | to count |
| hodari | hard working |
| -kali | fierce/cunning |
| shule ya msingi | primary school |
| -vivu /-zembe | lazy |
| -angalia | to look at/take care |
| bustani | garden(s) |
| chuo cha ufundi | technical college |
| -fua nguo | to wash clothes |
| -furahi | to be happy |
| -a kwanza | first |
| mkuu wa chuo | principal |
| mume | husband |
| -chache | few |
| jembe | hoe |
| maharage | beans |
| mkono | hand |
| mahindi | maize |
| -tumia | to use |
| -engi | many |
| -lima | to cultivate |
| -elewa | to understand |
| -imba | to sing |
| -jua | to know |
| nyimbo | song |
| -a pili | second |
| shida | problem(s) |
| kwa bidii | with effort |
| mazoezi | exercises |
| -chelewa | to be late |
| -chunga | to herd |
| dada | sister |
| rangi nyeupe | white color |
| mpaka | until/up to |
| mpira wa miguu | football / soccer |
| mbuzi | goat |
| kaka | brother |
| -fuatana na | accompanied by |
| rangi nyeusi | black color |
| mpira | ball |
| binafsi | private |
| fundi bomba | plumber |
| kabati | cupboard |
| nyundo | hammer |
| kijana | youth |
| kitanda | bed |
| -oa | to marry |
| -pata | to get |
| mbao | wood/timber |
| meza | table(s) |
| msumari | nail(s) |
| pesa | money |
| -tengeneza | to repair/make |
| vitu hivi | these things |
| labda | perhaps/maybe |
| bei ya juu | high price |
| bei ya chini | low price |
| -jaribu | to try |
| ki(vi)atu | shoe(s) |
| kwa miguu | on foot |
| magauni | dresses |
| mbali | far |
| nafasi | chance |
| soko | market |
| -tembelea | to visit |
| vitu | things |
| vyombo vya nyumbani | utensils |
| wateja | customers |
| wauzaji | sellers |
| -engine | some/others |
| kwanza | firstly |
| pili | secondly |