Vocab 1 Flashcards
(373 cards)
1
Q
name
A
jina (5, p: majina)
2
Q
Welcome
A
Karibu
3
Q
How are you doing? How are things?
A
Habari gani?
4
Q
Hi, How are you?
A
Hujambo
5
Q
I’m fine.
A
Sijambo
6
Q
What’s your name?
A
Jina lako ni nani?
7
Q
My name is Kevan.
A
Jina langu ni Kevan
8
Q
Do you speak Swahili?
A
Unasema Kiswahili?
9
Q
Do you speak English?
A
Unasema Kiingereza?
10
Q
Thank you
A
Asante
11
Q
Good-bye
A
Kwaheri
12
Q
morning
A
asubuhi
13
Q
which/what
A
gani
14
Q
news
A
habari
15
Q
here
A
hapa
16
Q
this (person)
A
huyu
17
Q
a little/few
A
kidogo
18
Q
to see/to meet
A
kukuona
19
Q
United States
A
Marekani
20
Q
American
A
mmarekani (1, p: wamarekani)
21
Q
also
A
pia
22
Q
peace, peaceful
A
salama
23
Q
very much, a lot
A
sana
24
Q
now
A
sasa
25
just, only
tu
26
Good morning/How's the morning going?
Habari za asubuhi?
27
Good afternoon/How's the afternoon going?
Habari za mchana?
28
Good evening/how's the evening going?
Habari za jioni?
29
I'm glad to see/meet you
Nimefurahi kukuona
30
See you!
Tutaonana!
31
Good night! (before bed)
Usiku mwema
32
Have a nice day!
Mchana mwema/Siku nzuri
33
Greeting from a younger person to an older one
Shikamoo (response: Marahaba)
34
to come from
kutoka
35
I come from the United States
Mimi ninatoka Marekani.
36
to live/stay/sit
kukaa
37
to like/love
kupenda
38
to sing
kuimba
39
to laugh
kucheka
40
to play/dance
kucheza
41
to write
kuandika
42
to live in
kuishi
43
to return to
kurudi
44
to think
kufikiri
45
Word used to indicate a question
je (or can omit and use rising intonation instead)
46
father(s)
baba
47
grandfather(s)
babu
48
grandmother(s)/Mrs., ma'am, Ms.
bibi
49
older sister(s)
dada
50
mother(s)
mama
51
older brother(s)
kaka
52
maternal uncle
mjomba (1, p: wajomba)
53
grandchild
mjukuu (1, p: wajukuu)
54
wife
mke (1, p: wake)
55
husband
mume (1, p: waume)
56
person
mtu (1, p: watu)
57
nephew
mpwa (1, p: wapwa)
58
child
mtoto (1, p: watoto)
59
parent
mzazi (1, p: wazazi)
60
elder/older person
mzee (1, p: wazee)
61
sibling(s), relative(s), cousin(s)
ndugu
62
who?
nani?
63
what?
nini?
64
paternal aunt(s)
shangazi
65
How are things here?
Habari za hapa?
66
address(s)
anuani/anwani
67
or
au
68
blue
bluu
69
yard(s)/garden(s)
bustani
70
bathroom
choo (7, p: vyoo)
71
bedroom
chumba cha kulala (7, p: vyumba vya kulala)
72
window
dirisha (5, p: madirisha)
73
small, little
-dogo
74
red
-ekundu (adj), nyekundu (noun)
75
white
-eupe (adj), nyeupe (noun)
76
black
-eusi (adj), nyeusi (noun)
77
apartment(s)
fleti
78
car
gari (5, p: magari)
79
other
-ingine
80
kitchen/fireplace/stove/oven
jiko (5, p: majiko)
81
green
kijani
82
chair
kiti (7, p: viti)
83
computer(s)
kompyuta
84
old
-kongwe
85
to view, to watch
kuangalia
86
big
-kubwa
87
to come
kuja
88
There is/are
kuna
89
but
lakini
90
yellow
manjano
91
table(s)
meza
92
door
mlango (3, p: milango)
93
one
-moja (adj)
94
inside
ndani
95
outside
nje
96
house(s)
nyumba
97
new
-pya
98
television(s)
runinga, televisheni
99
Okay
sawa
100
dining room
sehemu ya kulia (9, p: sehemu za kulia)
101
pantry(ies)
stoo
102
three
-tatu (adj)
103
living room
ukumbi (11, p: kumbi)
104
where?
wapi?
105
beautiful, nice
-zuri
106
Let's go
Twende
107
tall, long
-refu
108
cup
kikombe (7, p: vikombe)
109
bottle(s)
chupa
110
thing
kitu (7, p: vitu)
111
not the same, not OK, not right
sio sawa
112
for example
kwa mfano
113
to exercise, work out
kufanya mazoezi
114
dinner, evening meal
chakula cha jioni, chakula cha usiku
115
homework
kazi za shule, mazoezi ya nyumbani
116
That's true, indeed
Ni kweli
117
to wash clothes
kufua nguo
118
boarding school
shule ya bweni
119
after
baada ya
120
food, meal
chakula (7, p: vyakula)
121
before
kabla ya
122
sharp, at a specific time, exact
kamili
123
every
kila
124
then
kisha
125
to wake up, get up
kuamka
126
to go
kuenda
127
to eat
kula
128
to buy
kununua
129
to shave
kunyoa ndevu
130
to take a shower or bath
kuoga
131
to brush teeth
kupiga mswaki
132
to cook
kupika
133
by
kwa
134
usually
kwa kawaida
135
first, at first
kwanza
136
life
maisha
137
early
mapema
138
time, watch(es), hour(s)
saa
139
school(s)
shule, skuli
140
cinema(s), movie(s)
sinema
141
different
tofauti
142
more, too much, extra
zaidi
143
exercise (noun)
zoezi (5, p: mazoezi)
144
to work
kufanya kazi
145
to do
kufanya
146
weekend
wikiendi
147
day(s)
siku
148
night(s)
usiku
149
gym
sehemu ya mazoezi
150
to converse
kuzungumza
151
if, when, like
kama
152
hygiene
usafi
153
in, at
katika
154
culture
utamaduni (11, p: tamaduni)
155
ball(s)
mpira
156
the same
sawa
157
what time
saa ngapi
158
cafeteria
mkahawa (3, p: mikahawa)
159
to visit
kutembelea
160
biology
bayolojia
161
notebook
daftari (3, p: madaftari), shajara
162
doctor
daktari (3, p: madaktari
163
classroom
darasa (3, p: madarasa)
164
physics
fizikia
165
foreign
-geni
166
hard, difficult
-gumu
167
mathematics
hesabu, hesabati
168
history
historia
169
geography
jiografia
170
pen(s)
kalamu
171
chemistry
kemia
172
item, supply
kifaa (7, p: vifaa)
173
to write
kuandika
174
to take a test
kufanya jaribio/mtihani
175
to need
kuhitaji
176
to remember
kukumbuka
177
to finish
kumaliza
178
to rest
kupumzika
179
to read, study
kusoma
180
break(s), vacation(s), leave(s)
likizo
181
language(s)
lugha
182
exam, test
mtihani (3, p: mitihani)
183
pensil(s)
penseli
184
color(s), paint(s)
rangi
185
economics
uchumi
186
time
wakati (p: nyakati)
187
jina (5, p: majina)
name
188
Karibu
Welcome
189
Habari gani?
How are you doing? How are things?
190
Hujambo
Hi, How are you?
191
Sijambo
I'm fine.
192
Jina lako ni nani?
What's your name?
193
Jina langu ni Kevan
My name is Kevan.
194
Unasema Kiswahili?
Do you speak Swahili?
195
Unasema Kiingereza?
Do you speak English?
196
Asante
Thank you
197
Kwaheri
Good-bye
198
asubuhi
morning
199
gani
which/what
200
habari
news
201
hapa
here
202
kidogo
a little/few
203
kukuona
to see/to meet
204
Marekani
United States
205
mmarekani (1, p: wamarekani)
American
206
pia
also
207
salama
peace, peaceful
208
sana
very much, a lot
209
sasa
now
210
tu
just, only
211
Habari za asubuhi?
Good morning/How's the morning going?
212
Habari za mchana?
Good afternoon/How's the afternoon going?
213
Habari za jioni?
Good evening/how's the evening going?
214
Nimefurahi kukuona
I'm glad to see/meet you
215
Tutaonana!
See you!
216
Usiku mwema
Good night! (before bed)
217
Mchana mwema/Siku nzuri
Have a nice day!
218
Shikamoo (response: Marahaba)
Greeting from a younger person to an older one
219
kutoka
to come from
220
Mimi ninatoka Marekani.
I come from the United States
221
kukaa
to live/stay/sit
222
kupenda
to like/love
223
kuimba
to sing
224
kucheka
to laugh
225
kucheza
to play/dance
226
kuandika
to write
227
kuishi
to live in
228
kurudi
to return to
229
kufikiri
to think
230
je (or can omit and use rising intonation instead)
Word used to indicate a question
231
baba
father(s)
232
babu
grandfather(s)
233
bibi
grandmother(s)/Mrs., ma'am, Ms.
234
dada
older sister(s)
235
mama
mother(s)
236
kaka
older brother(s)
237
mjomba (1, p: wajomba)
maternal uncle
238
mjukuu (1, p: wajukuu)
grandchild
239
mke (1, p: wake)
wife
240
mume (1, p: waume)
husband
241
mtu (1, p: watu)
person
242
mpwa (1, p: wapwa)
nephew
243
mtoto (1, p: watoto)
child
244
mzazi (1, p: wazazi)
parent
245
mzee (1, p: wazee)
elder/older person
246
ndugu
sibling(s), relative(s), cousin(s)
247
nani?
who?
248
nini?
what?
249
shangazi
paternal aunt(s)
250
Habari za hapa?
How are things here?
251
anuani/anwani
address(s)
252
au
or
253
bluu
blue
254
bustani
yard(s)/garden(s)
255
choo (7, p: vyoo)
bathroom
256
chumba cha kulala (7, p: vyumba vya kulala)
bedroom
257
dirisha (5, p: madirisha)
window
258
-dogo
small, little
259
-ekundu (adj), nyekundu (noun)
red
260
-eupe (adj), nyeupe (noun)
white
261
-eusi (adj), nyeusi (noun)
black
262
fleti
apartment(s)
263
gari (5, p: magari)
car
264
-ingine
other
265
jiko (5, p: majiko)
kitchen/fireplace/stove/oven
266
kijani
green
267
kiti (7, p: viti)
chair
268
kompyuta
computer(s)
269
-kongwe
old
270
kuangalia
to view, to watch
271
-kubwa
big
272
kuja
to come
273
kuna
There is/are
274
lakini
but
275
manjano
yellow
276
meza
table(s)
277
mlango (3, p: milango)
door
278
-moja (adj)
one
279
ndani
inside
280
nje
outside
281
nyumba
house(s)
282
-pya
new
283
runinga, televisheni
television(s)
284
sawa
Okay
285
sehemu ya kulia (9, p: sehemu za kulia)
dining room
286
stoo
pantry(ies)
287
-tatu (adj)
three
288
ukumbi (11, p: kumbi)
living room
289
wapi?
where?
290
-wili
two
291
-zuri
beautiful, nice
292
Twende
Let's go
293
-refu
tall, long
294
kikombe (7, p: vikombe)
cup
295
chupa
bottle(s)
296
kitu (7, p: vitu)
thing
297
siyo sawa
not the same, not OK, not right
298
kwa mfano
for example
299
kufanya mazoezi
to exercise, work out
300
chakula cha jioni, chakula cha usiku
dinner, evening meal
301
kazi za shule, mazoezi ya nyumbani
homework
302
Ni kweli
That's true, indeed
303
kufua nguo
to wash clothes
304
shule ya bweni
boarding school
305
baada ya
after
306
chakula (7, p: vyakula)
food, meal
307
kabla ya
before
308
kamili
sharp, at a specific time, exact
309
kila
every
310
kisha
then
311
kuamka
to wake up, get up
312
kuenda
to go
313
kula
to eat
314
kununua
to buy
315
kunyoa ndevu
to shave
316
kuoga
to take a shower or bath
317
kupiga mswaki
to brush teeth
318
kupika
to cook
319
kwa
by
320
kwa kawaida
usually | as usual
321
kwanza
first, at first
322
maisha
life
323
mapema
early
324
saa
time, watch(es), hour(s)
325
shule, skuli
school(s)
326
sinema
cinema(s), movie(s)
327
tofauti
different
328
zaidi
more, too much, extra
329
zoezi (5, p: mazoezi)
exercise (noun)
330
kufanya kazi
to work
331
kufanya
to do
332
wikiendi
weekend
333
siku
day(s)
334
usiku
night(s)
335
sehemu ya mazoezi
gym
336
kuzungumza
to converse
337
kama
if, when, like
338
usafi
hygiene
339
katika
in, at
340
utamaduni (11, p: tamaduni)
culture
341
mpira
ball(s)
342
sawa
the same
343
saa ngapi
what time
344
mkahawa (3, p: mikahawa)
cafeteria
345
kutembelea
to visit
346
bayolojia
biology
347
daftari (3, p: madaftari), shajara
notebook
348
daktari (3, p: madaktari
doctor
349
darasa (3, p: madarasa)
classroom
350
fizikia
physics
351
-geni
foreign
352
-gumu
hard, difficult
353
hesabu, hesabati
mathematics
354
historia
history
355
jiografia
geography
356
kalamu
pen(s)
357
kemia
chemistry
358
kifaa (7, p: vifaa)
item, supply
359
kuandika
to write
360
kufanya jaribio/mtihani
to take a test
361
kuhitaji
to need
362
kukumbuka
to remember
363
kumaliza
to finish
364
kupumzika
to rest
365
kusoma
to read, study
366
likizo
break(s), vacation(s), leave(s)
367
lugha
language(s)
368
mtihani (3, p: mitihani)
exam, test
369
penseli
pensil(s)
370
rangi
color(s), paint(s)
371
somo (3, p: masomo)
Lesson | subject
372
uchumi
economics
373
wakati (p: nyakati)
time
