Verbs Present Flashcards
(211 cards)
1
Q
Sleep
A
- lala
2
Q
Not Sleep
A
- lali
3
Q
Kulala
A
to sleep
4
Q
Silali
A
I do not sleep
5
Q
To walk
A
Kutembea
6
Q
Kutembea
A
To walk
(koo tem baya)
- Ninatembea, unatembea, anatembea, tunatembea, wanatembea, mnatembea
7
Q
To cook
A
Kupika
8
Q
Kupika
A
To cook
Ninapika, unapika, anapika, tunapika, wanapika, mnapika
9
Q
To play
A
Kucheza
Ninacheza, unacheza, anacheza, tunacheza , wanacheza , mnacheza
10
Q
To read
A
Kusoma
11
Q
Kusoma
A
To read
-soma
Antonym = -somi
12
Q
-somi
A
To not read / study
Sisomi, husomi, hasomi, hatusomi, hawasomi, hamsomi
13
Q
-piki
A
To no cook
Sipiki, hupiki, hapiki, hatupiki, hawapiki, hampiki
14
Q
Hatupiki
A
We don’t cook
15
Q
-lali
A
To not sleep
Silali, hulali, halali, hatulali, hawalali, hamlali
16
Q
Kuandika
A
To write
17
Q
-andika
A
Write
Ninaandika, etc
18
Q
To write
A
Kuandika
19
Q
To not write
A
-andiki
Siandiki, huandiki, haandiki, hutuandiki, hawaandiki, hamandiki
20
Q
Kuenda
A
To go
21
Q
Go
A
Enda
22
Q
-enda
A
To go
23
Q
To wake up
A
-amka
Kuamka
24
Q
Kuamka
A
To wake up
25
-endi
To not go
26
-amki
To not wake
27
I think
Ninafikiri
28
To think
Kufikiri
29
-fikiri
Think
-fikiri is also to not think (Sifikiri, Unafikiri, etc)
30
-nywa
Drink
31
To drink
Kunywa
32
-nywi
To not drink
33
To not drink
-nywi
34
Kula
To eat
35
-kula
Eat
36
-li
To not eat
37
Sili
I don’t eat
38
Hatuli
We don’t eat
39
Hawali
They don’t eat
40
Come
-kuja
41
-kuja
Come
42
Not come
-ji. ?
(Not sure this correct)
43
To like
Kupenda
44
-penda
Like
45
-pendi
Don’t like
46
We don’t like
Hatupendi
47
Run
-kimbia
48
To run
Kukimbia
49
-kimbia
Run
50
Arrive
-fika
Ninafika, unafika, anafika, tunafika, wana fika, mnafika
51
Kufika
To arrive
52
-fiki
To not arrive
53
To not arrive
-fiki
54
To make / To do
-fanya
55
-fanya
To make / To do
56
To answer / To reply
-jibu
57
-jibu
To answer / To reply
58
To return / To come back
-rudi
59
-rudi
To return / To come back
60
TRY
-jaribu
61
-jaribu
TRY
62
NEED / REQUIRE
-hitaji
63
-hitaji
NEED / REQUIRE
(also used for no need, e.g. sihitaji, etc)
64
SWEEP
-fagia
65
-fagia
SWEEP
66
TO WASH something
Kuosha
67
Kuosha
TO WASH something
68
TO WASH clothes
Kufua
69
Kufua
TO WASH clothes
70
TO WASH hands
Kunawa
71
Kunawa
TO WASH hands
72
TO WASH whole body (bathe, shower)
Kuoga
73
Kuoga
TO WASH whole body (bathe, shower)
74
-oga
WASH whole body
75
CLEAN
-safisha
76
-safisha
CLEAN
77
-nawa
WASH hands
78
TO LIGHT / TO IGNITE
-washa
79
-washa
TO LIGHT / TO IGNITE
80
ERASE / WIPE
-gita
81
-gita
ERASE / WIPE
82
ASK FOR
-omba
83
-omba
ASK FOR / REQUEST
84
CRY
-lia
85
-lia
CRY
86
CLOSE
-fungua
87
-fungua
CLOSE
88
SPEAK / TALK
-zungumza
89
-zungumza
SPEAK / TALK
90
TO KEEP / TO RAISE livestock
-fuga
91
-fuga
TO KEEP / RAISE livestock
92
OPEN
-fungu
93
-fungu
OPEN
94
NOT OPEN
-fungui
95
-fungui
NOT OPEN
96
WAIT
-ngoja
97
Kungoja
TO WAIT
(Kusubiri also means to wait; I don't know the difference)
98
-ngoja
WAIT
99
CAN / ABLE
-weza
100
-weza
CAN / ABLE
101
STAY / SIT
-kaa
102
-kaa
SIT / STAY
103
STAND / STOP
-simama
104
-simama
STAND / STOP
105
TRAVEL
-safiri
106
-safiri
TRAVEL
107
HUNT
-winda
108
-winda
HUNT
109
SWIM
-ogelea
110
-ogelea
SWIM
111
START
-anza
112
-anza
START
113
TAKE
-chukua
114
-chukua
TAKE
115
TAKE CARE OF
-tunza
116
-tunza
TAKE CARE OF
117
KNOW
-jua
118
-jua
KNOW
119
AGREE / ACCEPT
-kubali
120
-kubali
AGREE / ACCEPT
121
TO SOW / PLANT; TO CLIMB
Kupanda
122
Kupanda
TO SOW / PLANT; TO CLIMB
123
TO VISIT
Kutembelea
124
Kutembelea
TO VISIT
125
VISIT
-tembelea
126
DRIVE
-endesha
127
endesha
DRIVE
128
ARRANGE
-panga
129
panga
ARRANGE
130
GET USED TO; ACCUSTOM TO
-azoea
131
-azoea
GET USED TO ; ACCUSTOM TO
132
EXTINGUISH
-zima
133
-zima
EXTINGUISH
134
SEND
-tuma
135
-tuma
SEND
136
BUILD
-jenga
137
-jenga
BUILD
138
LEARN
-jifunza
139
-jifunza
LEARN
140
TEACH
-fundisha
141
-fundisha
TEACH
142
"I like to learn Swahili"
Ninapenda kujifunza kiswahili
143
WANT
-taka
144
-taka
WANT
145
ADVISE
-shauri
146
-shauri
ADVISE
147
"It" is being built
Inajengwa
148
Inajengwa
"It" is being built
149
"It" is being sold
Inauzwa (een Oh zwah)
150
Inauzwa
"It" is being sold
(een Oh zwah)
151
"They" are being sold
Zinauzwa (zeen Oh zwah)
152
Zinauzwa
"They" are being sold
(zeen Oh zwah)
153
Zinapikwa
"They" are being cooked
154
"They" are being cooked
Zinapikwa
155
"They" smell good
"They" are smelling good
Yananukia
156
Yananukia
"They" smell good
"They" are smelling good
157
Wake up!
Amka
158
Amka
Wake up!
159
Look!
Angalia
160
Angalia
Look!
161
Look! (pl)
Angalieni
(Angalia is sing.)
162
Angalieni
Look! (pl)
(Angalia is sing.)
163
Sit! (Stay!)
Kaa
164
Kaa
Sit! (Stay!)
165
Sleep!
Lala
166
Lala
Sleep!
167
Do not sleep!
Usilali
168
Usilali
Do not sleep!
169
Speak!
Sema
170
Sema
Speak!
171
Speak! (pl)
Semeni
(Sema for sing.)
172
Read!
Soma
(Someni for pl.)
173
Soma
Read!
(Someni for pl.)
174
Read! (pl.)
Someni
(Soma for sing.)
175
Someni
Read! (pl.)
(Soma for sing.)
176
Run!
Kimbia
177
Kimbia
Run!
178
Play! (Dance!)
Cheza
179
Cheza
Play! (Dance!)
180
Do not play!
Usichezi
181
Usichezi
Do not play!
182
Come back! (Return!)
Rudi
183
Rudi
Come back! (Return!)
184
Njoo! (sing)
Come!
(Njooni for pl.)
185
Come! (sg.)
Njoo
(Njooni for pl.)
186
Come! (pl.)
Njooni
(Njoo for sing.)
187
Njooni
Come! (pl.)
(Njoo for sing.)
188
Eat!
Kula
189
Kula
Eat!
190
Do not eat!
Usile
191
Usile
Do not eat!
192
Drink! (pl.)
Kunyweni
193
Kunyweni
Drink (pl.)
194
Do not drink! (pl.)
Usinywe
195
Usinywe
Do not drink! (pl.)
196
Enter!
Ingia
(in Gee ah) hard G
197
Ingia
Enter!
in Gee ah) the G is hard
198
Try!
Jaribu
199
Jaribu
Try!
200
Be happy!
Furahi
(fur Rah hee)
201
Furahi
Be happy!
202
Bring!
Lete
203
Lete
Bring!
204
Go!
Nenda
205
Nenda
Go!
206
Be happy! (pl.)
Furahini
(Furahi for sg.)
207
Furahini
Be happy! (pl.)
(Furahi for sg.)
208
Sing! (pl.)
Imbeni
209
Imbeni
Sing! (pl.)
210
Write! (pl.)
Andikeni
211
Andikeni
Write! (pl.)
