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swahili meeting
september 9, 2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| masharubu | mustache |
| kuua | to kill |
| weka umakini | to focus |
| wakati wote | all the time |
| kukata | to cut |
| kutengeneza | to fix |
| kutengeneza | to make |
| kutaja herufi | to spell |
| nyamaza | be quiet |
| kaa kimya | stay quiet |
| nimetaja hii vizuri? | did i spell this right? |
| huna mdomo wa juu | you don't have an upper lip |
| inavutia | interesting |
| mkono | hand |
| kupiga chapa | to type |
| aliandikia simu | he/she wrote me by phone |
| aliniandika kwa simu | he/she wrote me by phone |
| alimpikia bibi chakula | he/she cooked food for grandma |
| alipika chakula kwa bibi | he/she cooked food for grandma |
| where is the dog? | mbwa ni wapi? |
| alikipikia jikoni chakula | he/she cooked food in the kitchen |
| alipika chakula katika jiko | he/she cooked food in the kitchen |
| chakula alikipikia nini? | what did he cook the food with? |
| alipikia gesi? | he cooked with gas? |
| aliniandikia meseji kwa simu | he/she wrote to me in a message by phone OR he/she messaged me by phone |
| vifungu vya maneno | phrases |
| gari lile lilinisababisha trafiki | the car cut me off in traffic |
| vipi kuhusu hii? | what about this? |
| uterasi yangu ipo huru | my uterus is free |
| ilivuja damu sana kabla | it bled a lot before |
| kutoka damu | to bleed |
| kusafisha gari langu | to clean my car |
| unahitaji kuweka mchoro ukutani | you need to hang the painting on the wall |
| mchoro | drawing |
| mchoro | painting |
| kuchora | to draw |
| kuchora | to paint |
| kupaka rangi | to paint color |
| kufanya sanaa ya ufinyanzi | to sculpt pottery |
| kufinyanga | to sculpt |
| pale | there (far from both of us) |
| hapa | there (close to both of us) |
| hapo | there (close to me-far from you OR far from me-close to you) |
| saa ngapi hapo? | what time is it there? |
| kuweka | to hang |
| ukuta | wall |