Verbs Flashcards by Samuel Reichert

Genda

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

mukaaga

How well did you know this?

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musanvu

How well did you know this?

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munaana

How well did you know this?

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Mwenda

How well did you know this?

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kkumi

How well did you know this?

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kumi n‘emu (and = na)

How well did you know this?

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kumi na bbiri

How well did you know this?

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kumi na ssatu

How well did you know this?

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kumi na nnya

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kumi na Taano

How well did you know this?

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kumi na mukaaga

How well did you know this?

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kumi na musanvu

How well did you know this?

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kumi na munaana

How well did you know this?

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Kumi na mwenda

How well did you know this?

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abiri

How well did you know this?

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abiri mu emu

How well did you know this?

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abiri mu bbiri

How well did you know this?

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abiri mu ssatu

How well did you know this?

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abiri mu nnya

How well did you know this?

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asatu

How well did you know this?

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Ana

How well did you know this?

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Ataano

How well did you know this?

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nkaaga

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

nsanvu

kinaana

kyenda (tsch)

100

kikumi (tschi)

200

Bibiri

300

Bisatu

400

Bina

500

Bitaano

600

Lukaaga

700

Lusanvu

800

Lunaana

900

Lwenda

1000

Lukumi

A little eat a little

Lya ko !

a lot

nnyo

After That when you finish

Womala

animal

solo

Avocado

ovacado

Be careful

beere mwegendereze

behind

emabega

Big

Nnene

blue

bbulu

Book

tabo (e)kitabo - the book (sig.)

bottle

eccupa

to bring

Okuleeta ndeeta

Brother

muganda wo‘mulenzi

Car

mmotoka

cheat

yenda nnyenda twenda mwenda benda

Church (catholic)

ekereziya

to close (it)

ggala (wo) nzigala (wo) E.g. nzigala emottokar

Coffee

Kaawa

come back

komawo

come from

Come tomorrow

jangu enkya (sch)

Come!

Jangu Jangu ku Tuba Road Police - Come to Tuba Road Police

cup

Kopo

Down

Wansi

Ear

okutu

Eye

eliiso

Facebook

Feesibuku

Father

taata

Film

filimu

finish

mala mmala Imperativ: mala (wo) - finish it

Food

emeele

Forehead

ekyenyi

Fridge

firigi

German

Lugirimani

Germany

Bugurimani

Genda nngenda

God

katonda

Good

Kilungi Bilungi

Good morning (singular)

Wasuze otya nno Answer: (Nasuze) Bulungi

grandmother

jajja omukazi

Grandparent

jajja

to hear / to feeling

wulira Mpulira e.g. mpulira bulungi

Heaven

eggulu

Hello (to one person)

Gyebale Ko Ssebo Nyabo Answer: Kale Nawe Gyebale Ko

help

yamba nnyamba (exeption - only I part changes)

Here

wano

Home

Waka

House

Ennyumba

How are you feeling

Owulira otya?

How are you? (Sg.)

Oli otya? - replay: Gendi - I am there im fine Ndi Bulungi - I am fine

How do they do it?

batya

How do you say?

Ogambo otya?

How much is it?

Ssente mmeka?

How much? how many?

Mmeka?

How was your day?

Wasiibye otya (one person) Mwasiibye mutya (many people)

I am

Nze , Ndi

I am near

Ndi kumpi

I am Sam

Nze Sam

I don’t want

saagala

I put pressure on sb. I get my money back

mmanja nku banja - I demand

I want

njjagala

I want water

Njagala mazzi

I’m here

Ndi wano

I’m on the road on the way

Ndi mu kkubo

Im feeling Great

Mpulira Bulungi

In front

mu maaso ga

Inside

Munda

Instagram

Instagulamu

IT - RUELS

examples: -> ki bi + stem kili wano - it’s here bili wano - they’re here kigwa - it falls bigwa- they fall kisiba- it locks bisiba - they lock

Jinja

Stone

Katini Katini

A little

Learning

yiga njiga oyiga ayiga tuyiga muyiga bayiga

leave

leka ndeka

Left

Kkono

Love , want, like

Okwagala

Market

akatale Sentence: ndi mu katale - I’m at the market

Minute s

Eddakiika

Money

ssente

Mother

maama

Motorcycle

ppiki

My brother My sister

muganda Wange

Near

kumpi

News paper

olupapulalw’ amawulire

no problem

tewali (nothing) buzibu

Now

Kaakati

to nurse

jjanjaba nzijanjaba

Office

Offici

On the left

Ku kkono

On top

waggulu

Orange

Muchungwa

Over

waggulu

Phone

Siimu

Plate

essowaani

pump

ebbomba

question exam

buuzo

religion

eddiini

Right

Kituufu - right answer Ku ddyo - turn right

Road

Kkubo

Room

ekisenge roomu

room wall

Senge

Run away wildly

baama mbaama

Rush hurry

papa mpapa

Seconds

Butikitiki

Shoes

Engatto

shop

edduuka amaduuka (pl.)

to show

laga Ndaga

Sign post

Akapande Bipande

Sister

Sista Wange

Sit down

tuula wansi

So now

Kakati

Song

Oluyimba

Spend the day

Siiba

Spoilt

Ffu

straight ahead

mu maso

Sweep

Yera

Tea

Caayi

Telling lies

Limba nnimba

Thank you so much (sg.)

Webale nyo

That is it? (on an item)

Yeyo?

that thing

Kintu ekyo e.g. ekyo ekintu kilungi - that thing is beautiful e.g. ekyo ekisolo kibi - that animal is bad

the keys are here

ebisumuluzo bili wano

There

awo

Tiktok

Tikitoko

Time

saawa

To Admonish to discipline a child or employee

yombesa nnyombesa (exeption only I part changes)

to apologize

eetonda

To arrange to pile up

panga mpanga

to be

Okuli Ndi Oli Ali Tuli Muli Bali

to be arrogant

eewulira eepanka eemanya

to be careful

eegendereza

to be self confident

eemanyi

To beat

okukuba

To become

fuuka

To build

zimba

To buy

gula

to call sb. to pass by something

okuyita mpita

To chace away

Goba

To choose To vote

Londa nnonda

to come

jja nzijja - nja (the future) ojja ajja tujja mujja bajja

To count

Bala mbala

to cry

kaaba

To dance

zina

To dig

sima

to dig to cultivate anbauen

okulima nnima

to discover

zuula

To distribute

Gaba

To dress

okwambala

To drive

okuvuga

To eat

Okulya Ndya

To fall to fail

Gwa

to fear

tya

To fight

okulwana nnwana Lwana!

To get

funa

To getting to know

manya mmanya

to give birth

zaala

To go

genda

to hit strike

kuba

To hunt

yigga

To jump

buuka Mbuuka

To kill

tta nzita

to know

manyi mmanyi simmanyi - I don’t know

to learn

soma

To learn

yiga njiga

to leave behind

leeka ndeeka

To like

yagala njagala

to like each other

Yagalana

to make to work

kola

To mean

Teegeza

To measure

pima mpima

to move up and down

eetala

To open (it)

ggula wo nzigula wo

to play

zannya

to prevent

ziyiza

to put out dry (clothes)

yanika

To put pressure on sb to get money from someone

banja mmanja

to report

loopa ndoopa

to reside

beera mbeera

to say something repetitively

Yeeya

To see

Laba ndaba

to sell

tunda

to shut

ggala nzigala

to sing

Okuyimba Nnyimba

to sit

tuula

To speak

yogera

To Spend the night

suula

To stand

Okuyimbirira

To steal

bba nziba obba abba tubba Mubba babba

to sweep

yera njera Oyera ayera twera tuyera muyera bayera

To take

twala

to teer (something apart)

yuza njuza

To turn to change turn around do a u turn

kyuka (dsch)

To walk

Okutambula

To walk travel

tambula

to wash

yoza

to wash (one self)

naaba

to wear

nnyambala oyambala ayambala twambala mwambala bambala

to wonder

eewunya

to write

wandiika mpandiika

Under

wansi

Waggulu

Wait

Linda nninda - I wait nninda in a scentence means “you wait”

Wait a bit

Linda ko

Washing clothes

yoza

Watch out warning Take care

wegendereze

What

kiki

What about

Ate

What time is it how long is it?

saawa mmeka?

What?

Ki?

What’s the matter

Kiki?

What’s up?

Ki Kati? Answer: Tewali ki gwe? - Nothing and you?

When

Ddi

Where

Where are you now?

Oliwa kati?

Who

ani

With

Woman

Omukazi abakazi

word

gambo

yaayaanira nyaaayaanira

I long for (Double letter - tu, mu, ba like normal)

Yesterday

Jjo

You

Ggwe

You will see a Sign post of magezi lane

Ojja kulaba Akapande ka magezi lane

YouTube

Yutubu

nnya

a ball

omupiira

accuse falsely

waayiriza mpaayiriza

am sick

ndi mu lwadde

any wheeled vehicle

eggaali

Arm pit

enkwaawa

axe

embazzi

bad

bag

ensawo

Bar

Bbaala

basin sink

ebbenseni

be aroused from despondency am Ende

mmuka nnyimuka

Be Quite

Silika kusilika Silika

bear

endubu

Because

kubanga

big

nene

bird

nyonyi

black

dugavu

blanket

bulangiti

Boy

omulenzi abalenzi

Breast

ebbeere

bring inside

yingiza

Brother

Brother Wange

Brother - in law

mulamu

buffalo

embogo

Butterfly

wojolo

cabbage

embogo

Calf

entumbe

Call me now

Nkubira Ku ssimu kati

catch

baka (a ball) Mbaka

Chair sofa

entebe entebe eyo - that chair

Cheek

ettama

Chest

Ekifuba

Church (prot.)

ekkanisa

city town

buga

Cleaning

longosa nongosa

clothes

Olugoye engoye (pl.)

Cockroach

Yenje

come up with a solution

yiiya

conversation

emboozi

Count

bala mbala

cousin

kizibwe

Cow

Nte

crawl

yavula njavula

crouch down nieder Knien

bwama mbwama

curry

ebinzaali

Day

enakku Olunakku

difficult

zibu

dirty

dugala

do carpentry

bajja mbajja

dog

embwa

Door

Olugi

Duck

embaata

easy

angu

Elbow

olukokola

Enter

Yingiira nnyingiira

explain

nyonnyola nyiyonnyola

to fall ill

lwala ndwala olwala alwala tulwala mulwala balwala

Faster Faster

Mangu mangu

Father in law

ssezaala

feign ignorance pretend I don’t know

eewuggusa

few

tini

Fingers

engalo

Fish

enyanja

flag

ebendera

flatter

panka mpanka

foot (measure)

fuuti

fruit

bala

Gas petrol Petrol station

Mafuta

Gift

rabo

Ginger

Entangawuzi

Girl

omuwala abawala

Give

wa mpa owa awa tuwa muwa bawa

Give me!

mpa!

Go away

genda eri

Go Out

Fulumba

goat

embuzi

good

lungi

Grandfather

jajja omusaaja

Hair

enviiri

hard

gumu

He She may go

ayinza okugenda

Head

Omutwe

hole

tuli

hole in the ground

nya

How

kitya

How long is the lesson

Lessoni ya saawa mmeka?

i am 32 years old

Nina emyaka Asatu mu ebbiri

I am far

Ndi wala

I am moulding clay

Mmumba

I don’t eat

Nnedira

I’m going to go

nja kugenda ojja kugenda Ajja kugenda Tujja kugenda Mujja kugenda Bajja kugenda

I have refused

nnaani

I make people laugh

nseesa

I refuse

gaana nnaana

I send back give back

zza Nziza Zza ssente zange - give back my money

I’m almost doing it I’m about to do it

Ndi kumpi kujja

I’m in kulambiro at magezi lane

Ndi Kulambiro ku magezi lane

Im on the way

Ndi mu kkubo

insect

wuka

Introduction

Okwanjula

It’s funny

kiseesa

It’s hers It’s his

kake

Joking

saaga

Katapila Raupe

sanyi

kettle

ebbinika

Knee

evvivi

Ladies and Gentlemen

bassebo ne bannyabo

Leave me alone

ndeka nzekka Nesonyiwa

Leg

Okugulu

Let me come

Ka nzije ku gate

letter note certificate

ebbaluwa

lock, padlock

ekkufulu

long tall

wanvu

lung-fish

emmamba

Mango

Muyembe

Mango tree

Mutti gwo muyembe

Mann

omusaja abasaja

many

nji

map

Maapu

Milk

Medira

Mother in law

nnyazaala

Mould clay

bumba mmumba

mouth

Omumwa

my friend

Mukwano gwange

name

erinnya

Navel

ekundi

Neck

ensingo

new

pya

awaddako

Niece

mwana wa muganda wange

Nose

ennyindo

Of of (only 3rd group of nouns)

old

kadde

Oba

ostrich

maaya

Outside

wabweru

Phone call

Nkuba essimu

Pick it up (like trash)

yoola

pig

embizzi

Place

Plane / Bird

enyonyi

Playing cards

kkalata

problem

buzibu

problem

zibu

Program

Pulogulumu

to Quarrel to argue to fight (verbal)

yomba nnyomba (exeption only I part changes)

railway

leerwe

red

myufu

Redoing

kuzidamu nkuzidamu

refuse

gaana ng'aana

Return

komawo

return, go back

dda nzida

ruler (school materials)

luula

sack. sacking

egguniya

To scare

Kkovvu

School

essomero

Secret

ama

separate something

yawula

Set down

ssa nzisa

Short

mpi

silk Seide

liiri

silver

effeeza

singer

Omuyimbi

Slowly slowly

Mpola mpola

small

tono

sneer - short smile

ng’oola

soft

gonda

sour

kawa

spectacles Glases

gaalubindi

spoon

jiiko (spoon)

Squats

Okisutama

to stand up / to stop movement

yimirira nnyimirira e.g. nnyimirira wa? (where do I stop?) - use when running, driving, walking

Stomach

olubuto

Sugar

Sukali

sweet delicious

woma

Table

Emmeeza

tell

buulira muulira

I am grateful (sg.)

neyanziza nnyo

That’s it

Kyekyo

THE (explained)

e - general a - (when prefix has “a”) e.g. ka o - (when prefix has “u”)

to finish end (the work)

maliriza mmaliriza

The Ugandan Crane

eng’aali

There (far) (That side)

eyo

Thigh

ekisambi

a thing / the thing (sg.)

ekintu (singl.) ekintu (e = the) - the thing

to add

gata

To appreciate

siima

To ask To greet

Okubuuza mbuuza imperativ

to be called

yitibwa mpitibwa

To be hot attractive im cool

yokya njokya E.g. njokya olupapula (I’m burning paper)

To believe to agree

kkiriza nzikiriza mu katonda- I believe in god Okiriza mu katonda? - do you believe in god

to break

menya mmenya

To breath

ssa nzisa

to bully

yikkiriza

to carry on the back

weeka mpeeka e.g. weeka ensawo (imperativ) - carry the bag

to carry something on the head carry a big load

kweetika

To Clean

yonja (exeption only I part changes) njonja

to climb (rock climbing)

walampa mpalampa

to cover

bika mbika

to crave

yoya

to cuss

wemula mpemula

to dedicate oneself

eewaayo

to defend (lawyer)

wolereza mpolereza

To descend

kka nzika

To disagree argue

wakana mpakana

To do something excessively

yitiriza

To Dream

Loota ndoota

to end

koma

to escort

werekera mperekera (prolong the e) mperekera! (imperative short)

To find

sanga

to flatter

waana mpaana e.g. awaana nnyo - he is flattering a lot

to get dizzy confused

wunga mpunga

To get lost

bula mbula

To get seperated to break up

Yawukana njawukana

to get spoilt (person)

nnyonooneka twonooneka mwonooneka bonooneka

To get up

Yimuka nnyimuka

to give

mpa

To go down

kkirira nzikirira

To go up

Jambuka wagulu

to hate

walana mpalana ggwe

To have

Lina Nnina Nkulina kati - I got you

to hide oneself

eekweka

to hit oneself

eekoona

to hurry

yanguwa nnyanguwa oyanguwa ayanguwa twanguwa mwanguwa banguwa

to increase adding

yongera nnyongera

to introduce

yanjula

to kill your self

etta nnetta wetta (weta - turn wetta - you Kill your self weetta - past tense killed yourself)

to marry (for women)

fumbirwa nfumbirwa ofumbirwa afumbirwa

to marry (only for men)

wasa mpasa

to mending by untwisting

yunga nnyunga

to need

eetaaga nneetaaga weetaaga yeetaaga tweetaaga mweetaaga beetaga

To open one’s mounth

yasama

to overtake

yisa mpisa

to pay

sasalua (reg. Verb)

to prepare oneself

eetegeka

to pretend

eefuula

to protest

eekalakaasa

To put up (put up your hand) put a plate up

wanika mpanika eg. wanika essowaani - put a plate up

To remember

jjukkira nzijukkira

to remove from the sun

yanula

To repeat something continously

yeeyereza

to reply / to repeat

ddamu nziramu oddamu addamu

to rest

wummula mpummula

To run

Okudduka nziruka

to say to tell

Okugamba nnamba ndi mu kugamba gamba

To send to pass (pass me the book)

wereza mpereza (prolong the e) mpereza!

to shout

wogana mpogana

to sleep

eebaka neebaka

To sneeze

yasimula

to speak

okwogera

to stand for a position

eesimbawo

To start

tandika

to start with First do ….

sooka e.g. sooka owandiike - frist you start with...

To stop

lekerawo ndekerawo

To stuff to pump

pika mpika

to support (defend someone physically)

wagira mpagira

to swim

wuga mpuga

to take care of oneself

eefaako nneefaako Weefaako Yeefaako twefaako Mweefako Beefaako

to teach

yigiriza

to thank

eebaza

To think

lowooza ndowooza

To translate

vvuunula nzivuunula

to try on / to try out

eegezaamu

to turn

weta mpeta

To understand

Okutegeera

to waste to spoil

yonoona nnyonoona oyonoona emeere (your spoiling the food) twonoona Mwonoona bonoona

To watch

Kulaba

to welcome

Yaniriza njaniriza

to win

wangula mpangula

today

Leero

Toe

akagere

tomato

ennyaaya

Totem

Needira

Town city center

tawuni Ndi mu tawuni

Traditional Drum

engalabi

Tree

Mutti

tukula

clean

Uncle

kojja

Until

Paka

vest

effulaano

village

aalo

visitors

omugenyi abagenyi (pl.)

Waist

ekiwato

wake up

zukuka

wander about

yanjeera

wash room

yigo

What’s your nationality

Oli mu ki?

which

nga

whistle

effirimbi

white

Njeru

Who are you giving ...?

owa ani …?

Who is there?

ani alyayo

Why

Lwaki

yawn

yayuuya njayuuya

Years

emyaka

You are lost

Obbuze

young

Emu

Bbiri

Ssatu

ttaano

Ankle

akakongovvule

Baby, Child, kid

omwana abaana (pl.)

Bad

kibbi

and

Arm

Omukono

aunt

ssenga

wow

mawe

sula bulungi musule bulungi

kale nawe sula bulungi kale namwe musule bulungi

I'm grateful

neeyanziza

Please

Bambi

Please help me

Bambi, nyamba

Welcome (singl.)

Nsanyuse okukulaba Replay: Nange okukusanga

Welcome (pl.)

Nsanyuse okubalaba Reply: Nange okubasanga

Goodbye (sg.)

weeraba Answer: kale nawe weraba

screen

screene

Don't worry

Tofaayo

good afternoon (singular)

osiiybe otya answer: nsiibye bulungi

Good evening (sg.)

Wasiible otya noo Answer: Nasiibye bulungi

near future and and far futures

genda oja

to Go

Genda

nti nno

that

to fly

buuka

Hello (to many people)

Mu Gyebale ko (to many people) Answer: Kale Namwe mugyebale ko

Good Morning (pl.)

Mwazuse mutya Answer: (Twasuze) Bulungi

Good Afternoon (pl.)

musiibye mutya noo answer: tusiibye bulungi

Good evening (pl.)

Mwasiibye Mutya answer: twasiibye bulungi

Good Night (sg.)

Sula Bulungi Answer: Kale. Nawe, sula bulungi

Good night (pl.)

Musule bulungi Answer: Kale. Namwe. Musule bulungi

How are you? (pl.)

Muli mutya Replay: Gyetuli / Tuli bulungi

How are you? (pl.)

Muli mutya Replay: Gyetuli / Tuli bulungi

Thank you very much (pl.)

Mwebale nyo

Goodbye (pl)

mweraba answer: kale namwe mweraba

Yes

Yee

Nedda

Have you got it?

Okitegedde

Things

ebintu (pl.)

small book

Katabo ekatabo

Bed

tanda ekitanda

Key

sumuluzo ekisumuluzo

The Night

ekiro

bread

mugati

Cat

Kapa pussi

Horse

hoosi

mouse

messe emesse

Lion

empologoma

Pig

mbizzi

Bakery

bekeri

sun

omusana

daytime

emisana

storm

Mbuyaga

I / Me

nze

you (sing.)

ggwe

he, she, him, her

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