Vocab Somo la Kwanza Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
Adija
A
woman’s name
2
Q
asubuhi
A
morning
3
Q
au
A
or
4
Q
baba
A
father
5
Q
bibi
A
ms./mrs./miss
6
Q
bwana
A
mr./sir
7
Q
gani?
A
what kind?/what sort?/how?
8
Q
habari
A
news (habari gani? “what’s the news/how are things?”)
9
Q
hujambo
A
how are you?/Are you well?
10
Q
juma
A
man’s name
11
Q
-itika
A
respond/affirm
12
Q
je
A
used to indicate a question or “whats that about?”
13
Q
mama
A
mother
14
Q
mchana
A
daytime/afternoon
15
Q
mwalimu
A
teacher
16
Q
walimu
A
teachers (plural)
17
Q
mwanafunzi
A
student
18
Q
wanafunzi
A
students (plural)
19
Q
mzee
A
elder/old person (male or female)
20
Q
wazee
A
elders/old people (plural)
21
Q
ndugu
A
sibling/relative
22
Q
nzuri
A
good (adj. used in response to habari greeting)
23
Q
salama
A
good (adj. used in response to habari greeting)
24
Q
-sema
A
speak/say
25
sijambo
I'm fine (in response to hujambo)
26
tu
only/just/merely
27
wewe
you
28
basi
well/then/well then/
29
-fundisha
teach
30
kufundisha
the act of teaching
31
anafundisha
s/he is teaching
32
haya
alright/ok
33
kuitika
to respond/the act of responding
34
anaitika
s/he is responding
35
mmoja
one person
36
mwingine
another person/other person
37
na
and/also/with/by
38
sana
very/very much/a lot
39
kusema
to speak/say (the act of speaking)
40
anasema
s/he is saying/ s/he is speaking
41
wanasema
they are speaking/ saying
42
yeye
she/he
43
vizuri
very well/ fine
44
kusomo
to study/the action of studying
45
soma
read/study
46
sisi
us
47
wao
them
