Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Greetings in Swahili?

A

Habari / Hujambo / hamjambo (group) / Mambo

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2
Q

Answers to greetings in Swahili?

A

to Habari: Nzuri / Njema / Salama
to Hujambo: Sijambo
to Hamjambo: Hatujambo
to Mambo: Poa

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3
Q

Time related greetings in Swahili?

good morning?

A

Habari za asubuhi

A: Nzuri / Njema / Salama

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4
Q

Good afternoon?

A

Habari za mchana / leo

A: Nzuri / Njema / Salama

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5
Q

Good evening?

A

Habari za jioni

Nzuri / Njema / Salama

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6
Q

Good night?

A

Habari za usiku?

Nzuri / Njema / Salama

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7
Q

Place related greetings?

How was work / school / family?

A

Habari za kazi / schule / familia?

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8
Q

Goodbye

–> Casual

A

Haya –> response: Haya

Baadaye –> response Baadaye

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9
Q

Goodbye

–> Standard

A

Kwaheri –> réponse. Kwaheri

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10
Q

Goodbye, see you

A

Kwaheri ya kuonana

Response: Haya, kwaheri

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11
Q

Goodbye, see you tomorrow

A

Kwaheri, tuonane kesho

Response: Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

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12
Q

What is your name?

A

Unaitwaje?

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13
Q

Good evening (as a goodbye)

A

Jioni njema

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14
Q

Goodnight (as an ending)

A

Usiku njema

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15
Q

Yes

A

Ndiyo

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16
Q

No

A

Hapana

17
Q

Excuse me

A

Samahani

18
Q

May I …

A

Naomba

19
Q

Please

A

Tafadhali

20
Q

Healthy

Can be a greeting and a response to the same greeting

A

Mzima

21
Q

Here

A

Hapa

22
Q

Come

A

Kuja

23
Q

Response to:

goodbye, see you tomorrow

A

Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

24
Q

Response to:

goodbye, see you

A

Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

25
Q

tomorrow

A

kesho

26
Q

today

A

leo

27
Q

How have you awoken?

A

Umeamkaje?

Reponse: Salama

28
Q

How have you passed the day?

A

Umeshindaje?

Response: Salama

29
Q

Is everything good?

A

Kwema?

Response: Kwema

30
Q

How was work?

A

Kazi ilikuwaje?

31
Q

Sleep well

A

Lala vizuri/vyema

Response: Asante, nawe pia (you too)

32
Q

Good night

A

Usiku mwema

Response: Nawę pia

33
Q

Sorry

A

Pole

Response: Nishapoa

34
Q

plural of asante / karibu

A

-ni

Asanteni / Karibuni

35
Q

Have a good evening

A

Nioni njema

36
Q

Have a good day

A

Siku njema