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Directions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| uelekeo | direction |
| kaskazini | north |
| mashariki | east |
| kusini | south |
| magharibi | west |
| barabara | road |
| mtaa | street |
| daraja | bridge |
| nija | way, path |
| hatua | step |
| posta | post office |
| mji | town |
| mguu | leg, foot |
| moja kwa moja | straight on, forward |
| juu ya | on top of, above, over, on |
| chini ya | underneath, below, beneath, under |
| ndani ya | inside, within |
| nje ya | outside |
| mbele ya | in front of, ahead |
| nyuma ya | behind, at the back |
| kando ya | beside, alongside |
| kati ya | among, between |
| katikati ya | in the center of, in the middle of |
| ng'ambo ya | the other side of |
| karibu na | near to |
| mbali na | far from |
| simbali na | not far from |
| kushoto kwa | left of |
| kulia kwa | right of |
| mkabala kwa | opposite of |
| fuata | to follow |
| vuka | to cross |
| geuka | to turn around, turn |
| rudi | to return |
| simama | to stop |
| endelea | to continue |
| pinda | to turn |
| nenda | go |
| katika kona | at the corner |
| baada ya | after |
| kabla ya | before |
| jengo la kwanza, pili | first, second, third building, etc. |
| barabara (ya) | road |
| mtaa (wa) | street |
| -ko | in indefinite location |
| -po | in definite location |
| -mo | inside or in enclosed space |
| shuleni | at school |
| mezani | on the table |
| kijijini | in the village |
| sokoni | at the market |
| mjini | in town |
| chumbani | in the room |
| kabatini | in the cupbard |
| darasani | in the class |
| chooni | in the toilet |
| modomoni | in the mouth |
| huku | here, hereabouts |
| huko | there, over there |
| kule | there, in the distance |
| hapa | here, right here |
| hapo | there, just there |
| pale | there, over there (precise) |
| humu | here inside |
| humo | there inside |
| mle | there in |
| kwenye | in, at, into (more general) |
| -ni | at, in |