Swahili Flashcards
(225 cards)
1
Q
I am American.
A
Mimi ni Mmarekani.
2
Q
Americans
A
wamarekani
3
Q
You (plural)
A
ninyi
4
Q
His/Her name
A
jina lake
5
Q
What is your name?
A
jina lako ni nani?
6
Q
Your
A
lako
7
Q
Dutch
A
mholanzi
8
Q
She is Chinese.
A
yeye ni mchina
9
Q
They are…
A
wao ni…
10
Q
Kenyan
A
wakenya
11
Q
What is my name?
A
jina langu ni nani?
12
Q
He/She
A
yeye
13
Q
You are Kenyan.
A
wewe ni mkenya.
14
Q
Work/Job
A
kazi
15
Q
He is fine.
A
hajambo
16
Q
We are fine.
A
hatujambo
17
Q
Evening
A
jioni
18
Q
Grandpa
A
babu
19
Q
Morning
A
asubuhi
20
Q
My name is Emilian.
A
Jina langu ni Emilian.
21
Q
Good
A
nzuri
22
Q
Home
A
nyumba
23
Q
Today
A
leo
24
Q
Cool
A
poa
25
Peaceful, safe
salama
26
How are you today?
habari ya leo?
27
Liar
mwongo
28
Grandmother
bibi
29
Her
lake
30
How did you wake up?
umeam kaje?
31
I am fine.
sijambo
32
How did you sleep?
umelalaje?
33
How have you been?
umeshindaje
34
Night
usiku
35
How is the night?
habari za usiku?
36
How is mom?
mama hajambo
37
How are you all?
hamjambo?
38
How are you?
hujambo?
39
Rehema is fine.
Rehema hajambo.
40
Good evening sister
habari za jioni dada
41
You (plural)
ninyi
42
They are fine.
hawajambo
43
Hello
mambo
44
Clean
safi
45
Welcome
karibu
46
Good afternoon
habari za mchana
47
How are you today?
habari ya Leo?
48
How is work?
habari za kazi?
49
Sister
dada
50
Home
nyumbani
51
Afternoon
mchana
52
Good morning
habari ya asubuhi
53
Evening
jioni
54
Are you waiting for the bus?
Je, unasubiri basi?
55
I study languages
Ninasoma lugha
56
Languages
lugha
57
Bus
Basi
58
A pleasure to meet you
Furaha kukutana nawe
59
Where are you from?
Unatoka wapi?
60
What is your name?
Jina lako nani?
61
Which Country are you from?
Unatoka nchi gani?
62
Sister
dada
63
Sorry
pole
64
May I enter
hodi
65
Later on
baadaye
66
I respect you
shikamoo
67
Knock! Knock!
hodi! hodi!
68
Excuse me
samahani
69
I accept your respect.
Marahaba
70
Please!
Tafadhali!
71
Thank you
Asante
72
Teacher
mwalimu
73
Student
mwanafunzi
74
Farmer
mkulima
75
Technicians
mafundi
76
Goodbye
kwa heri
77
Good morning
Asubuhi njema
78
See you later
Tutaonana baadaye
79
Good night
Usiku mwema
80
Good day Esther
Siku njema Esther
81
goodbye
kwa heri
82
see you later
tutaonana baadaye
83
later
baadaye
84
may I come in?
hodi?
85
thank you
asante
86
your
lako
87
their
wao
88
female
wa kike
89
and
na
90
Are you a student?
wewe ni mwanafunzi?
91
child
mtoto
92
later
baadaye
93
male
la kiume
94
people
watu
95
person
mtu
96
please
tafadhali
97
sorry
samahali
98
woman
mwanamke
99
student
mwanafunzi
100
teacher
mwalimu
101
thanks
asante
102
women
wanawake
103
man
mwanaume
104
men
wanaume
105
students
wanafunzi
106
teachers
walimu
107
a little
kidogo
108
English
kiingereza
109
I know Swahili
nina fahamu ki Swahili
110
I understand
ninafahamu
111
no
hapana
112
you are
wewe ni
113
no sir
hapana bwana
114
understand
fahamu
115
you understand?
una fahamu?
116
Swahili language
kiswahili
117
I don't understand
sifahamu
118
country
nchi
119
friend
rafiki
120
few
wachache
121
coffee
kahawa
122
good
njema
123
his
wake
124
my
wangu
125
I am
mimi ni
126
large
mkubwa
127
neighbor
jirani
128
our
wetu
129
substitute teacher
mwalimu mgeni
130
tall
mrefu
131
parents
wazazi
132
Have a good day
siku njema
133
water
maji
134
guest
mgeni
135
African
mwafrika
136
an adult
mtu mzima
137
boys
wavulana
138
girl
msichana
139
boy
mvulana
140
grandmothr
bibi
141
human being
binadamu
142
they are fat
ni wanene
143
traveler
msafiri
144
Where
wapi
145
what, which
gani
146
are not....
si
147
yours
wenu
148
your
wako
149
good, beautiful
mzuri
150
the teacher's neighbor
jirani yai mwalimu
151
....for example
kwa mfano...
152
I know a little bit
nina fahamu kidobo
153
I study Hebrew
ninasoma Kiebrania
154
I study Japanese
ninasoma Kijapani
155
I study languages like....
ninasoma lugha kama...
156
I study Russian
ninasoma Kirusi
157
I study Spanish
ninasoma Kihispania
158
how are you (altn)
habari gani
159
I study Korean
ninasoma Kikorea
160
yes
ndiyo
161
very good
nzuri sana
162
not very good
si vizuri sana
163
you speak
unasema
164
where does he come from?
anatoka wapi
165
Rehehma speaks Swahili.
Rehema anasema kiswahili.
166
A cook
Mpishi
167
Actor
Mwigizaji
168
An adult
Mtu mzima
169
Bad
Mbaya
170
Carpenter
Seremala
171
Craftsmen
Mafundi
172
Doctor
Daktari
173
Engineer
Mhandisi
174
Farmer
Mkulima
175
Girl
Msichana
176
Fishers
Wavuvi
177
Firefighters
Wazimamoto
178
He/she is sleeping
Analala
179
I don't speak
Sisemi
180
I wake up
Ninaamka
181
Nurse
Muuguzi
182
Our parents
Wazazi wetu
183
Pilot
Rubani
184
Salary
Mshahara
185
Small
Wadogo
186
The farmer's job
Kazi ya mkulima
187
To cook
Kupika
188
To read
Kusome
189
Translator
Mtafsiri
190
Waiter
Mhudumu
191
To walk
Kutembea
192
Writer
Mwandishi
193
You are a cook
Unapika
194
He/she is working
Anafanya kazi
195
Few people
Watu wachache
196
Livelihood
Riziki
197
Have a nice day
Siku njema
198
But
Lakini
199
Awake
-amka
200
Big brother
Kaka mkubwa
201
Actors
Waigizaji
202
Man and woman
Mwanaume na mwanamke
203
You are playing/dancing
Unacheza
204
Emilian is Dad's friend
Emilian ni rafiki ya baba
205
My name is Asha
Jina langu ni Asha
206
They are fine and we are fine
Wao hawajambo na sisi hatujambo
207
Traveler
Msafiri
208
Your guests
Wageni wenu
209
And what about you?
Na wewe ye?
210
Not very well
Si vizuri sana
211
But I understand
Lakini ninafahamu
212
Very good
Nzuri sana
213
Very
Sana
214
Wewe si mkenya
You are not kenyan
215
How have you been?
Wewe umeshindaje?
216
We like
Tunapenda
217
I am not sleeping
Silali
218
Help/Assist
Saidia
219
I am running
Ninakimbia
220
We love
Tunapenda
221
To go
Kwenda
222
I am not eating
Sili
223
To sleep
Kulala
224
I am working
Ninafanya kazi
225
She is running
Anakimbia
