Swahili--M/Wa class Flashcards
(154 cards)
1
Q
person
A
mtu / watu
2
Q
teacher
A
mwalimu / walimu
3
Q
student
A
mwanafunzi / wanafunzi
4
Q
guest
A
mgeni / wageni
5
Q
patient
A
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
6
Q
cook
A
mpishi / wapishi
7
Q
child
A
mtoto / watoto
8
Q
helper
A
msaidizi / wasaidizi
9
Q
old person
A
mzee / wazee
10
Q
bug
A
mdudu / wadudu
11
Q
animal
A
mnyama / wanyama
12
Q
citizen/native
A
mwenyeji / wenyeji
13
Q
woman
A
mwanamke / wanawake
14
Q
man
A
mwanamume / wanaume
15
Q
farmer
A
mkulima / wakulima
16
Q
wife
A
mke / wake
17
Q
husband
A
mume / waume
18
Q
this (m/wa class)
A
huyu
19
Q
that (m/wa class)
A
yule
20
Q
these (m/wa class)
A
hawa
21
Q
those (m/wa class)
A
wale
22
Q
of (m/wa class linking article)
A
wa
23
Q
my (m/wa class)
A
wangu
24
Q
your (m/wa class)
A
wako
25
his/her (m/wa class)
wake
26
our (m/wa class)
wetu
27
their (m/wa class)
wao
28
to be (referring to location, full conjugation)
niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako
29
to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)
siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako
30
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)
ambaye
31
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)
ambao
32
bad student
mwanafunzi mbaya
33
rotten man
mwanamume mbovu
34
few people
watu wachache
35
dirty bugs
wadudu wachafu
36
small child
mtoto mdogo
37
short old person
mzee mfupi
38
foreign/strange people
watu wageni
39
difficult teacher
mwalimu mgumu
40
smart student
mwanafunzi mkali
41
big woman
mwanamke mkubwa
42
fat man
mwanamume mnene
43
how many guests
wageni wangapi
44
wide/broad woman
mwanamke mpana
45
new patient
mgonjwa mpya
46
lazy students
wanafunzi wavivu
47
whole patient
mgonjwa mzima
48
heavy patient
mgonjwa mzito
49
important man
mwanamume mkuu
50
nice woman
mwanamke mzuri
51
pretty animals
mwanyama wazuri
52
pleasant children
watoto wazuri
53
honest/trustworthy person
mtu mwaminifu
54
honest/trustworthy helpers
wasaidizi waminifu
55
thin/slender man
mwanamume mwembamba
56
thin/slender children
watoto wembamba
57
red bug
mdudu mwekundu
58
red animals
wanyama wekundu
59
light (in weight) child
mtoto mwepesi
60
light (in weight) women
wanawake wepesi
61
cunning/crafty student
mwanafunzi mwerevu
62
cunning/crafty children
watoto werevu
63
black man
mwanamume mweusi
64
black women
wanawake weusi
65
many patients
wagonjwa wengi
66
many people
watu wengi
67
another teacher
mwalimu mwingine
68
other farmers
wakulima wengine
69
white bug
mdudu mweupe
70
white animals
wanyama weupe
71
translator
mtafusiri
72
friend / friends
rafiki / marafiki
73
doctor / doctors
daktari / madaktari
74
driver / drivers
dereva / madereva
75
mtu / watu
person
76
mwalimu / walimu
teacher
77
mwanafunzi / wanafunzi
student
78
mgeni / wageni
guest
79
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
patient
80
mpishi / wapishi
cook
81
mtoto / watoto
child
82
msaidizi / wasaidizi
helper
83
mzee / wazee
old person
84
mdudu / wadudu
bug
85
mnyama / wanyama
animal
86
mwenyeji / wenyeji
citizen/native
87
mwanamke / wanawake
woman
88
mwanamume / wanaume
man
89
mkulima / wakulima
farmer
90
mke / wake
wife
91
mume / waume
husband
92
huyu
this (m/wa class)
93
yule
that (m/wa class)
94
hawa
these (m/wa class)
95
wale
those (m/wa class)
96
wa
of (m/wa class linking article)
97
wangu
my (m/wa class)
98
wako
your (m/wa class)
99
wake
his/her (m/wa class)
100
wetu
our (m/wa class)
101
wenu
all of your (m/wa class)
102
wao
their (m/wa class)
103
niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako
to be (referring to location, full conjugation)
104
siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako
to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)
105
ambaye
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)
106
ambao
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)
107
m-
consonant stem adjective -- singular -- with m/wa class noun
108
wa-
consonant stem adjective -- plural -- with m/wa class noun
109
mw-
vowel stem adjective -- singular -- with m/wa class noun
110
mwanafunzi mbaya
bad student
111
mwanamume mbovu
rotten man
112
watu wachache
few people
113
wadudu wachafu
dirty bugs
114
mtoto mdogo
small child
115
mzee mfupi
short old person
116
watu wageni
foreign/strange people
117
mwalimu mgumu
difficult teacher
118
mwanafunzi mkali
smart student
119
mwanamke mkubwa
big woman
120
mwanamume mnene
fat man
121
wageni wangapi
how many guests
122
mwanamke mpana
wide/broad woman
123
mgonjwa mpya
new patient
124
mwanamume mrefu
tall men
125
wanafunzi wavivu
lazy students
126
mgonjwa mzima
whole patient
127
mgonjwa mzito
heavy patient
128
mwanamume mkuu
important man
129
mwanamke mzuri
nice woman
130
wanyama wazuri
pretty animals
131
watoto wazuri
pleasant children
132
mtu mwaminifu
honest/trustworthy person
133
wasaidizi waminifu
honest/trustworthy helpers
134
mwanamume mwembamba
thin/slender man
135
watoto wembamba
thin/slender children
136
mdudu mwekundu
red bug
137
wanyama wekundu
red animals
138
mtoto mwepesi
light (in weight) child
139
wanawake wepesi
light (in weight) women
140
mwanafunzi mwerevu
cunning/crafty student
141
watoto werevu
cunning/crafty children
142
mwanamume mweusi
black man
143
wanawake weusi
black women
144
wagonjwa wengi
many patients
145
watu wengi
many people
146
mwalimu mwingine
another teacher
147
wakulima wengine
other farmers
148
watoto wengine
some children
149
mdudu mweupe
white bug
150
wanyama weupe
white animals
151
mtafusiri
translator
152
rafiki / marafiki
friend / friends
153
daktari / madaktari
doctor / doctors
154
dereva / madereva
driver / drivers
