Kiswahili Verbs Week 1 Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
Q
Toka
A
To be from
2
Q
Penda
A
To like or to love
3
Q
Hitaji
A
To need
4
Q
Soma
A
To read To study
5
Q
Pumzika
A
To rest To relax
6
Q
Ogelea
A
To swim
7
Q
Andika
A
To write
8
Q
Jifunza
A
To learn
9
Q
Kwenda
A
To go
10
Q
Angalia
A
To look
11
Q
Kunywa (“Koo - Nwa”)
A
To drink
12
Q
Jaribu
A
To try
13
Q
Fikiri
A
To think
14
Q
Furahi
A
To be happy To be joyful
15
Q
Kuja
A
To come
16
Q
Ona
A
To see
17
Q
Kimbia
A
To run
18
Q
Lala
A
To sleep
19
Q
Taka
A
To want
20
Q
Jua
A
To know
21
Q
Weza
A
To be able to
22
Q
Fundisha
A
To teach
23
Q
Angalia
A
To watch
24
Q
Sikiliza
A
To listen
25
Kufa
To die
26
Ona
To see
27
Kimbia
To run To run away
28
Cheza
To play
29
Vaa
To wear, To put on
30
Pata
To get To have
31
Kaa
To sit To stay
32
Fanya kazi
To do work
33
Kupika (Pika)
To cook
34
Kuogelea Ogelea
To swim Swim
35
Funza Fundisha Jifunza Mafunzo Wanafunzi
To teach To teach (more common) To learn training Students
36
Nunua
To buy
37
Endelea
To continue
38
(Ku) panda
To take a Bus, car, train, airplane, boat...
39
(Ku) Uliza
To ask
40
(Ku) jibu
To answer
41
Kwenda
To go
42
Kuja
To come
43
Pendelea
To prefer
44
Kuwa
To be To be in a place
45
Rudi
To return
46
Oga
To take a bath
47
Amka
Wake up
48
Leta
Bring
49
Kasirika
To be angry
50
Elewa
Understand
51
Endesha
To drive To ride
52
Ogopa
To be afraid
53
Lewa
To be drunk
54
Tembelea
To visit
55
Command exception Kuja --\>njoo (s), njooni (pl)
You come Ya'll come
56
Command exception Kuleta --\>lete (s) leteni (pl)
You bring | You all bring
57
Command exception Kwenda --\> nenda (s) nendeni (pl)
You go Ya'll go
58
Amka
To wake up
59
Leta
To bring
60
Fikiria
To think about
61
Kutana
To meet
62
Chelewa
To be late
63
Sikia
To hear
64
Chafuka
To be dirty
65
Weka
To put
66
Jenga
To build
67
To be from
Toka
68
To like or to love
Penda
69
To need
Hitaji
70
To read To study
Soma
71
To rest To relax
Pumzika
72
To swim
Ogelea
73
To write
Andika
74
To learn
Jifunza
75
To go
Kwenda
76
To look
Angalia
77
To drink
Kunywa ("Koo - Nwa")
78
To try
Jaribu
79
To think
Fikiri
80
To be happy To be joyful
Furahi
81
To come
Kuja
82
To see
Ona
83
To run
Kimbia
84
To sleep
Lala
85
To want
Taka
86
To know
Jua
87
To be able to
Weza
88
To teach
Fundisha
89
To watch
Angalia
90
To listen
Sikiliza
91
To die
Kufa
92
To see
Ona
93
To run To run away
Kimbia
94
To play
Cheza
95
To wear, To put on
Vaa
96
To get To have
Pata
97
To sit To stay
Kaa
98
To do work
Fanya kazi
99
To cook
Kupika (Pika)
100
To swim Swim
Kuogelea Ogelea
101
To teach To teach (more common) To learn training Students
Funza Fundisha Jifunza Mafunzo Wanafunzi
102
To buy
Nunua
103
To continue
Endelea
104
To take a Bus, car, train, airplane, boat...
(Ku) panda
105
To ask
(Ku) Uliza
106
To answer
(Ku) jibu
107
To go
Kwenda
108
To come
Kuja
109
To prefer
Pendelea
110
To be To be in a place
Kuwa
111
To return
Rudi
112
To take a bath
Oga
113
Wake up
Amka
114
Bring
Leta
115
To be angry
Kasirika
116
Understand
Elewa
117
To drive | To ride
Endesha
118
To be afraid
Ogopa
119
To be drunk
Lewa
120
To visit
Tembelea
121
You come | Ya'll come (command)
Command exception Kuja --\>njoo (s), njooni (pl)
122
You bring | You all bring (command)
Command exception Kuleta --\>lete (s) leteni (pl)
123
You go | You all go (command)
Command exception Kwenda --\> nenda (s) nendeni (pl)
124
To wake up
Amka
125
To bring
Leta
126
To think about
Fikiria
127
To leave from, To go away from
Ku-ondoka
128
To meet
Kutana
129
To be late
Chelewa
130
To hear
Sikia
131
To be dirty
Chafuka
132
To put
Weka
133
To build
Jenga
