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swahili meeting
25march2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mambo niaje | how are things? |
| mambo ni ngaa | i'm cool |
| hakufanya usafi | s/he didn't clean |
| hakusafisha | s/he didn't clean |
| nina wazimu | i am mad |
| nitaenda kumwona wakati anacheza | i will go to see him when he plays |
| mchezaji | player |
| inapendeza | its interesting |
| kwamba | that |
| atafanya hivyo | s/he will do that |
| atafanya hivi | s/he will do this |
| ufadhili | scholarship |
| duniani | in the world |
| dunia | world |
| mikono yake | her/his hand |
| ki-/vidole gumba | thumb/s |
| hawezi kufungua mlango wa kitasa | she isn't able to open the door lock |
| kwa sababu hana vidole gumba | because s/he doesn't have thumbs |
| jaribio | test |
| wameenda dukani | they have gone in the shop |
| hawajaenda dukani | they haven't gone in the shop |
| unakunywa maji | you are drinking water |
| hunywi maji | you aren't drinking water |
| tumesoma kitabu | we have read the book |
| hatujasoma kitabu | we haven't read the book |
| kila wikiendi, sisi humtembelea rafiki yetu | every weekend, we visit our friend |
| kila wikiendi, sisi hatumtembelei rafiki yetu | every weekend, we don't visit our friend |
| mwanafunzi alikuwa anasoma kitabu | the student was reading a book |
| wageni wako kenya | the visitors are in kenya |
| niko tanzania | i am in tanzania (a general place) |
| nipo arusha | i am in arusha (part of a general place) |
| nimo chumbani | i am in the room (inside of a specific place) |