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Kiswahili Vocabulary Week 4 Flashcards

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Lugha

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Language

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Kama

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If (Can also mean– as , Like) When used as “if” place at beginning Kama utakula machungwa, mimi nitakula maembe.

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Kwamba

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That (Conjunction)

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Bora

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Best Better

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Ki

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If (sbj pre. + Ki + Verb) Conditional– If / Then Ukila- “if you eat…then…” Negative of KI is “sipo” (pos. Sub pre + Sipo + verb) Ukinipa –> usiponipa; akienda–>asipoenda,

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Ukweli

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The truth

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Suruali

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Trousers

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Pete

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Ring

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Heleni

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Ear ring

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Miwani

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Eye glasses

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Chupi

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‘Pants’ Underware

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Sehemu

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A part, section, portion, place

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Nafasi

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Space, spare time

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Katika Kwenye -ni

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In, on, to, at Adding ‘ni’ to the end of a place connotes this as well Soko (market) –> sonkoni (at/in/to the market)

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Kwenye

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In, at, of * do not use with proper nouns

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Nchi

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A country

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Kimya

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Quiet

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Inavutia

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Interesting

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Wembe / nyembe

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Razor blades

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Wimbo / nyimbo

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Song (s)

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Udongo

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Soil

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Uzuri

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Beauty, goodness

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Uzi /nyuzi

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Thread (s), string (s)

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Ufagio / fagio

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Broom (s)

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Tafia
A nation
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Mbuzi
Goat / goats
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Mtaa
Street
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Verb to noun ?
U + verb stem + ji -pika: to cook (verb) U + pika + ji = upikaji, Cooking
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Mahali noun class Make a noun into a PLACE ?
Noun + ni Soko --\> sokoni Bahari --\> baharini
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Kabisa
All, completely
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Washarika
Congregation
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Bahati mbaya Bahati nzuri
Bad luck Good luck
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Jengo
Building
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Malkia Mfalme
Queen King
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Mwendesha baiskeli
Person riding a bike
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Mapena
Early
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Mpaka
Until
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Pamoja
Together
39
"Hu" tense ?
Habitual "Always...."
40
Neno / maneno G-Ma
Word (s)
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Misimu
Season
42
Mapambo
Decorations (Verb. -kupamba)
43
Nyama / Wanyama
Animal (s)
44
Ibada
Worship service
45
Viatu
Shoes
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Kifurushi
Package, parcel
47
Mawasiliano
Communication (Verb. -wailiana: to communicate)
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Kina mama Kina baba
All mothers All fathers To pluralize family w/o plurals Add "kina"
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Kabla ya...
Before
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Baada ya...
After
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Mbele ya...
In front of
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Badala ya...
Instead of...
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Language
Lugha
54
If (Can also mean-- as , Like) When used as "if" place at beginning Kama utakula machungwa, mimi nitakula maembe.
Kama
55
That (Conjunction)
Kwamba
56
Best Better
Bora
57
If (sbj pre. + Ki + Verb) Conditional-- If / Then Ukila- "if you eat...then..." Negative of KI is "sipo" (pos. Sub pre + Sipo + verb) Ukinipa --\> usiponipa; akienda--\>asipoenda,
Ki
58
The truth
Ukweli
59
Trousers
Suruali
60
Ring
Pete
61
Ear ring
Heleni
62
Eye glasses
Miwani
63
'Pants' Underware
Chupi
64
A part, section, portion, place
Sehemu
65
Space, spare time
Nafasi
66
In, on, to, at Adding 'ni' to the end of a place connotes this as well Soko (market) --\> sonkoni (at/in/to the market)
Katika Kwenye -ni
67
In, at, of \* do not use with proper nouns
Kwenye
68
A country
Nchi
69
Quiet
Kimya
70
Interesting
Inavutia
71
Razor blades
Wembe / nyembe
72
Song (s)
Wimbo / nyimbo
73
Soil
Udongo
74
Beauty, goodness
Uzuri
75
Thread (s), string (s)
Uzi /nyuzi
76
Broom (s)
Ufagio / fagio
77
A nation
Tafia
78
Goat / goats
Mbuzi
79
Street
Mtaa
80
U + verb stem + ji -pika: to cook (verb) U + pika + ji = upikaji, Cooking
Verb to noun ?
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Noun + ni Soko --\> sokoni Bahari --\> baharini
Mahali noun class Make a noun into a PLACE ?
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All, completely
Kabisa
83
Congregation
Washarika
84
Bad luck Good luck
Bahati mbaya Bahati nzuri
85
Building
Jengo
86
Queen King
Malkia Mfalme
87
Person riding a bike
Mwendesha baiskeli
88
Early
Mapena
89
Until
Mpaka
90
Together
Pamoja
91
Habitual "Always...."
"Hu" tense ?
92
Word (s)
Neno / maneno G-Ma
93
Season
Misimu
94
Decorations (Verb. -kupamba)
Mapambo
95
Animal (s)
Nyama / Wanyama
96
Worship service
Ibada
97
Shoes
Viatu
98
Package, parcel
Kifurushi
99
Communication (Verb. -wailiana: to communicate)
Mawasiliano
100
All mothers All fathers To pluralize family w/o plurals Add "kina"
Kina mama Kina baba
101
Before
Kabla ya...
102
After
Baada ya...
103
In front of
Mbele ya...
104
Instead of...
Badala ya...

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