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Important verbs PC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| toka | to be from |
| fanya | to do |
| fanya kazi | to work |
| itwa | to be called |
| ita | to call |
| ongea | to speak |
| cheza | to play |
| sema | to say |
| zungumza | to converse |
| penda | to like |
| jifunza | to learn |
| fundisha | to teach |
| omba | to request, ask for |
| taka | to want |
| hitaji | to need |
| weza | to be able to |
| pakua | to serve |
| pekyango | myself |
| mwenyewe | myself |
| pumzika | to rest |
| soma | to read/study |
| kwenda | to go |
| kujua | to know |
| elewa | to understand |
| panda | to climb |
| vua samaki | to fish |
| tembea | to walk |
| amka | to wake up |
| piga mswaki | to brush your teeth |
| oga | to shower |
| kimbia | to run |
| kunywa | to drink |
| safiri | to travel |
| lipa | to pay |
| saidia | to help, assist |
| hitaji | to need |
| kupa | to give |
| chukua | to take |
| taka | to want |
| nunua | to buy |
| andika | to write |
| sikiliza | to listen |
| sikia | to hear |
| kimbea | to run |
| ruka | to jump |
| simama | to stand up |
| kaa | to sit, stay |
| weka | to put |
| ongeza | to add |
| kula | to eat |
| acha | to stop |
| angalia | to look |
| ondoka | to leave |
| jaribu | to try |
| jibu | to answer |
| fikiri | to think |
| kuja | to come |
| tazama | to watch |
| ona | to see |
| onyesha | to show |
| ongea | to talk, speak |
| sema | to say |
| zungumza | to converse |
| fungua | to open |
| funga | to close |
| washa | to turn on |
| zima | to turn off |
| ondoa | to remove |
| osha vyombo | to wash dishes |
| fua nguo | to wash clothes |
| nawa mkono | to wash hands |
| subiri | to wait |
| leta | to bring |
| kwenda | to go |
| uza | to sell |
| tafuta | to search |
| pata | to get, find |
| kuna | to have |
| fika | to arrive |
| chemsa | to boil |
| ambia | to tell, inform |
| kupanda gari | to take a car |
| rufa | to die |
| suuza | to rinse |
| kamua | to squeeze |
| anika | to dry |
| kunja | to fold |
| potea | to lose |
| shinda | to win |
| shindwa | to lose, fail |
| rudi | to return |
| tumia | to use |
| tania | to joke |
| danganya | to lie |
| shukuru | to thank |
| chelewa | to be late |
| lewa | to be drunk |
| maliza | to finish |
| sahau | to forget |
| maanisha | to mean |
| chagua | to choose |
| agiza | to order |
| tafsiri | to translate |
| pendelea | to prefer |
| lia | to cry |
| anza | to start |
| kumbuka | to remember |
| zidisha | to increase |
| punguza | to decrease |
| ota | to dream |
| andaa | to organize, prepare |