2013@SWAHILI-03 Flashcards by Meindert Schaap | Brainscape

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nimkaribishe …

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I invite / I welcome …

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ajira

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employment

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(ku) -isha [-kwisha]

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to make end / to complete / to finish

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namna gani

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how / which way / what’s up

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(ku) -lalamika

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to complain / to protest

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kikao cha walezi wote

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general staff meeting

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-geni / -a kigeni / -a kioja / -a kiroja

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strange / odd

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(ku) -kojoa

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to urinate (also: to reach orgasm)

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mkojo (/kojozi)

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urine

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mwajiri

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employer

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mwajiriwa

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employee

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(ku) -amini

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to trust / to believe

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(ku) -aminiana

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to trust each other

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(ku) -ngojea

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to wait for

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maandalizi

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preparations

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(ku) -zunguka

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to go around / to move around / to surround

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mwenyekiti

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the chairperson

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hadi (eg, hadi hapo)

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until / up to (eg, until then)

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inawezekana

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it is possible

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tathmini

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evaluation

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(ku) -jitambua

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to be self-aware / to know oneself (/to commit)

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(ku) -jitegemea

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to be self-reliant

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makalio

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hips (also: polite way to say ‘buttocks’)

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imeeleweka

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it has (already) been understood

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(ku) -potea

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to be lost / to be wrong / to get lost / to disappear

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mengineyo

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AOB / various

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(ku) -tokana na

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to result from / to originate from / to stem from

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(ku) -peleka (kwa)

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to send / to forward / to refer (to) / to take away

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ajali — kwa ajali

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accident / fate — accidentally

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(ku) -jadili

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to discuss / to debate / to argue

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ubao

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(black)board / plank

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(ku) -changia

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to contribute / to collect

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(ku) -sumbua

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to disturb / to annoy / to bother

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kitu kingine

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something else / another thing

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utaratibu

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plan / method / procedure / proper order

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wasiwasi

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a worry / an anxiety / problem(s)

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moja kwa moja

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continuously / direct / straight (on)

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kwa ufupi

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in brief / in short

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tungefanya

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if we would do/make (hypothetical)

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namna hii – namna hiyo

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this way – that way

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I invite / I welcome …

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nimkaribishe …

Q

employment

A

ajira

Q

to make end / to complete / to finish

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(ku) -isha [-kwisha]

Q

how / which way / what’s up

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namna gani

Q

to complain / to protest

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(ku) -lalamika

Q

general staff meeting

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kikao cha walezi wote

Q

strange / odd

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-geni / -a kigeni / -a kioja / -a kiroja

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to urinate (also: to reach orgasm)

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(ku) -kojoa

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urine

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mkojo (/kojozi)

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employer

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mwajiri

Q

employee

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mwajiriwa

Q

to trust / to believe

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(ku) -amini

Q

to trust each other

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(ku) -aminiana

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to wait for

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(ku) -ngojea

Q

preparations

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maandalizi

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to go around / to move around / to surround

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(ku) -zunguka

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the chairperson

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mwenyekiti

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until / up to (eg, until then)

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hadi (eg, hadi hapo)

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it is possible

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inawezekana

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evaluation

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tathmini

Q

to be self-aware / to know oneself (/to commit)

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(ku) -jitambua

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to be self-reliant

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(ku) -jitegemea

Q

hips (also: polite way to say ‘buttocks’)

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makalio

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it has (already) been understood

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imeeleweka

Q

to be lost / to be wrong / to get lost / to disappear

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(ku) -potea

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AOB / various

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mengineyo

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to result from / to originate from / to stem from

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(ku) -tokana na

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to send / to forward / to refer (to) / to take away

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(ku) -peleka (kwa)

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accident / fate — accidentally

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ajali — kwa ajali

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to discuss / to debate / to argue

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(ku) -jadili

Q

(black)board / plank

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ubao

Q

to contribute / to collect

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(ku) -changia

Q

to disturb / to annoy / to bother

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(ku) -sumbua

Q

something else / another thing

A

kitu kingine

Q

plan / method / procedure / proper order

A

utaratibu

Q

a worry / an anxiety / problem(s)

A

wasiwasi

Q

continuously / direct / straight (on)

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moja kwa moja

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in brief / in short

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kwa ufupi

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if we would do/make (hypothetical)

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tungefanya

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this way – that way

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namna hii – namna hiyo