Nouns 3 - KI/VI Flashcards
(182 cards)
1
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kiatu / viatu
A
a shoe (or any footwear)
2
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kiazi / viazi
A
a potato
3
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kiberiti / viberiti
A
a box of matches, lighter
4
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kichwa / vichwa
A
a head
5
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kidole / vidole
A
a finger, toe
6
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kidonda / vidonda
A
a sore, ulcer
7
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kidonge / vidonge
A
a pill, tablet
8
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kijiji / vijiji
A
a village (cf. Mji a town)
9
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kijiko / vijiko
A
a spoon, teaspoon (cf. Mwiko a ladle)
10
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kikapu / vikapu
A
a basket
11
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kiko / viko
A
a pipe (smoker�s)
12
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kikombe / vikombe
A
a cup
13
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kilima / vilima
A
a hill (cf. Mlima a mountain)
14
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kilimo
A
agriculture (not used in plural)
15
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kioo / vioo
A
a mirror, sheet of glass
16
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kipande / vipande
A
a piece, portion, stint, slice
17
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kipimo / vipimo
A
a measuring device of any sort
18
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kisahani / visahani
A
a saucer (cf. Sahani, a plate)
19
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kisima / visima
A
a well, water hole
20
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kisu / visu
A
a knife
21
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kitabu / vitabu
A
a book
22
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kitanda / vitanda
A
a bed
23
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kitambaa / vitambaa
A
a cloth, material
24
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kiti / viti
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a chair, stool, seat
25
kitu / vitu
a thing
26
chakula / vyakula
food
27
chandalua / vyandalua
mosquito net, tarpaulin (sometimes seen as chandarua)
28
cheti / vyeti
note, chit, certificate, reference of work, etc.
29
chombo / vyombo
tool, container, vessel of any kind � also used for furniture
30
choo / vyoo
lavatory, latrine, faeces (cf. kioo, vioo)
31
chuma / vyuma
piece of iron, metal (unspecific)
32
chumba / vyumba
room (cf. nyumba, a house)
33
kiboko / viboko
a hippopotamus (or a whip, since in days of slavery, hippo hide was used for whips)
34
kifaru / vifaru
a rhinoceros
35
kibarua / vibarua
a labourer, daily-paid worker
36
kijana / vijana
a youth
37
kipofu / vipofu
a blind person
38
kiwete / viwete
a lame person, cripple
39
kiziwi / viziwi
a deaf person
40
Swahili
English
41
Viazi vidogo
Small potatoes
42
Kijiji kidogo
A small village
43
Vikombe vichafu
Dirty cups
44
Kisu kikali sana
A very sharp knife
45
Viko virefu vipya vingapi?
How many long new pipes?
46
Cheti kichafu
A dirty note
47
Chumba kikubwa
A large room
48
Chuma kizito sana
A very heavy piece of iron
49
Chakula kinanuka
The food smells bad
50
Kitambaa kidogo kinafaa
A small cloth is suitable
51
Vidonge vidogo vilitosha
The small pills were sufficient
52
Vyeti vilikuwa virefu
The references were long
53
Kisu kiko wapi?
Kipo pale mezani
54
Viazi viko wapi?
Vimo kikapuni
55
Chakula kipo mezani?
Ndiyo, Bwana, kipo.
56
Kitabu hiki
This book
57
Chakula kile
That food
58
Visu hivi
These knives
59
Vyumba vile
Those rooms
60
Kidonda kibaya kile
That bad sore
61
Vyombo vipya hivi
This new furniture (These new furnishings)
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Safisha vitu vichafu vile
Clean those dirty things
63
Funika chakula hiki
Cover this food
64
Tunajifunza Kiswahili
We are learning Swahili
65
Kiko kiko wapi?
Where is the pipe?
66
Kipo mezani
It (the pipe) is on the table.
67
Kitambaa kipya hiki kilikuwa kichafu sana
This new cloth was very dirty
68
Tulipanda kilima kidogo kile
We climbed that small hill
69
Ninasoma kitabu kizuri kabisa
I am reading an extremely good book
70
Mpishi anaomba cheti
The cook is asking for a chit
71
Choo kiko wapi?
Kipo pale.
72
Vidole
Fingers
73
Kiberiti
A lighter
74
Kilimo
Agriculture
75
Kilatini
Latin
76
Kioo
A sheet of glass
77
Visahani
Saucers
78
Vidonge
Pills
79
Kijiko
A spoon
80
Viatu
Shoes
81
Viazi
Potatoes
82
Kisu
A knife
83
Vikapu
Baskets
84
Kibarua
A labourer
85
Kichwa
A head
86
Vijana
Youths
87
Kiswahili
Swahili
88
Kisima
A water hole
89
Kijiji
A village
90
Kiingereza
English
91
Kifaru
A rhinoceros
92
Kiko
A pipe
93
Choo
A W.C.
94
Kioo
A mirror
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Chumba
A room
96
Chakula
Food
97
Kiboko
A whip
98
Kipimo
A measuring device
99
Cheti
A note
100
Kisima
A well
101
Kilima
A hill
102
Kijiji hiki
This village
103
Vyumba vile
Those rooms
104
Kitanda hiki
This bed
105
Vibarua hawa
These labourers
106
Kikombe hiki
This cup
107
Kikapu kile
That basket
108
Viboko wale
Those hippos
109
Cheti hiki
This chit
110
Kilimo hiki
This agriculture
111
Kiswahili hiki
This Swahili
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Kiko kile
That pipe
113
Vipande vile
Those pieces
114
Vilima hivi
These hills
115
Kitu hiki
This thing
116
Kiti kile
That chair
117
Chakula hiki
This food
118
Kisu hiki
This knife
119
Kiberiti kile
That lighter
120
Kitambaa hiki
This cloth
121
Viazi hivi
These potatoes
122
Kijiko kidogo kile
That small spoon
123
Kidonda kibaya hiki
This bad sore
124
Kilugha kigumu kile
That difficult dialect
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Vikapu vitupu hivi
These empty baskets
126
Kiti kidogo hiki
This small chair
127
Viatu vichafu vile
Those dirty shoes
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Chumba kikubwa kitupu kile
That large empty room
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Kiko kirefu kipya hiki
This long new pipe
130
Vitabu vizuri vingapi?
How many good books?
131
Chuma kizito kile
That heavy iron
132
Chumba kile kilikuwa kidogo sana
That room was very small
133
Safisha vyombo
Do the washing up (lit. Wash the vessels)
134
Angalia kisu kikali hiki
Be careful of this sharp knife
135
Mzee yule anasema kilugha
That old man is speaking a tribal language
136
Upange chumba hiki
Would you arrange this room
137
Usisahau kwenda kijijini kununua viazi
Don�t forget to go to the village to buy potatoes
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Wanawake walinunua viatu vipya Arusha
The women bought new shoes in Arusha
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Jaza kikapu hiki (na) viazi sokoni
Fill this basket with potatoes at the market
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Kidonda kile kidoleni kilikuwa kibaya sana
That sore on the finger was very bad
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Toa vikombe na visahani vipya vile
Put out those new cups and saucers
142
Kidonda kiko wapi? Kipo pale mguuni
Where is the sore? It is there on the leg
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Viazi vikubwa hivi vinafaa sana
These large potatoes are very suitable
144
Vibarua wale walikuja kusafisha chumba kile
Those labourers came to clean that room
145
Mganga alileta vidonge hivi
The doctor brought these pills
146
Tuliona kifaru mkali sana Manyara
We saw a very fierce rhinoceros in Manyara
147
Kitanda kile kinahitaji mto mpya
That bed needs a new pillow
148
Weka vitu hivi kikapuni
Put these things in the basket
149
Choo kiko wapi? Kipo pale
Where is the W.C.? It is over there
150
Unahitaji vipande vingapi? Vichache
How many pieces are you wanting? A few
151
Vijana warefu wale walikwenda kuleta viti vichache
Those tall youths went to bring a few chairs
152
Cheti kizuri kabisa
An extremely good reference/chit
153
Kitabu kikubwa kile
That large book
154
Chakula kitamu hiki
This sweet food
155
Viti vizuri vingapi?
How many good chairs?
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Vyumba vidogo vile
Those small rooms
157
Mzee kipofu yule
That blind old man
158
Kisima kirefu kile
That deep well
159
Vijiko vichafu hivi
These dirty spoons
160
Vikapu vitupu vichache
A few empty baskets
161
Chombo kikubwa kile
That big vessel/container
162
Nilipata kitambaa kipya mjini leo
I got some new material in town today
163
Vibarua wazuri wale walifaulu kuinua chuma kizito hiki
Those good labourers succeeded to raise this heavy iron
164
Chandalua kikubwa kile kinafaa kufunika vitu hivi
That large tarpaulin is suitable to cover these things
165
Mtoto yule anapenda kutazama kiooni
That child likes to gaze in the mirror
166
Usisahau kula vidonge vile
Don�t forget to take (eat) those tablets/pills
167
Kibarua huyu anaomba cheti
This labourer is asking for a reference
168
Wenyeji wale wanazoea kilimo hiki
Those inhabitants are becoming used to this agriculture
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Chakula kizuri hiki kinatosha sana
This good food is quite enough
170
Kisu kikali hiki kinafaa sana kukata mkate
This sharp knife is very suitable to cut bread (for cutting bread)
171
Kiko kiko wapi? Kipo pale kitini
Where is the pipe? It is there on the chair
172
chama / vyama
club, society, association, co-operative, etc.
173
kiasi / viasi
quantity, amount
174
kibanda / vibanda
shed, hut (but not a permanent dwelling)
175
kipini / vipini
a small handle
176
kiraka / viraka
a patch (in clothing, tyre, etc.)
177
kisiwa / visiwa
an island
178
kitunguu / vitunguu
an onion
179
kivuli / vivuli
a shade, shadow
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kiwanda / viwanda
a workshop
181
kiwanja / viwanja
a plot of ground, pitch
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kizibo / vizibo
a cork, stopper
