Vocab Words Flashcards
(90 cards)
1
Q
Swahili for ‘Thank you’
A
Asante
2
Q
Swahili for ‘Thank you very much’
A
Asante sana
3
Q
Swahili for ‘Very much’
A
Sana
4
Q
Swahili for ‘Welcome’
A
Karibu
5
Q
Swahili for ‘Goodbye’
A
Kwaheri
6
Q
Swahili for ‘Yes’
A
Ndio
7
Q
Swahili for ‘No’
A
Hapana
8
Q
Swahili for ‘True’
A
Kweli
9
Q
Swahili for ‘It is true’
A
Ni kweli
10
Q
Swahili for ‘Really!!’
A
Kweli!!
11
Q
Swahili for ‘Please’
A
Tafadhali
12
Q
Swahili for ‘Excuse me / I am sorry’
A
Samahani
13
Q
Swahili for ‘Forgive me’
A
Nisamehe
14
Q
Swahili for ‘No problem’
A
Hamnashida
15
Q
Swahili for ‘Sorry’ (expression of sympathy)
A
Pole
16
Q
Swahili for ‘Friend’
A
Rafiki
17
Q
Swahili for ‘Person / Brother / Comrade’
A
Ndugu
18
Q
Swahili for ‘Brother’
A
Kaka
19
Q
Swahili for ‘Sister’
A
Dada
20
Q
Swahili for ‘Father’
A
Baba
21
Q
Swahili for ‘Mother’
A
Mama
22
Q
Swahili for ‘Child’
A
Mtoto
23
Q
Swahili for ‘Teacher’
A
Mwalimu
24
Q
Swahili for ‘Students’
A
Mwanafunzi
25
Swahili for 'A white person' (a polite word)
Mzungu
26
Swahili for 'Pen'
Kalamu
27
Swahili for 'Book'
Kitabu
28
Swahili for 'Paper'
Karatasi
29
Swahili for 'Table'
Meza
30
Swahili for 'Chair'
Kiti
31
Swahili for 'Bed'
Kitanda
32
Swahili for 'Food'
Chakula
33
Swahili for 'Drink'
Kinywaji
34
Swahili for 'Water'
Maji
35
Swahili for 'Cell phone'
Simu
36
Swahili for 'I am called Jonathan'
Naitwa Jonathan
37
Swahili for 'My name is John'
Jinalanguni John
38
Swahili for 'What are you called? / What's your name?'
Unaitwanani?
39
Swahili for 'May I have coffee'
Naombakahawa
40
Swahili for 'May I have tea'
Naomba chai
41
Lesson
Somo
42
First
Kwanza
43
Session/season
Kipindi
44
Lord/sir/Mr
Bwana
45
To go
Kwenda
46
Town
Mji
47
Hospital
Hospitali
48
School
Shule
49
Uni/college
Chuo
50
Toilet
Choo
51
Pharmacy
Daka
52
Class
Darasa
53
House
Nyumba
54
Home
Nyumbani
55
What is your name?
Jina lako ni nani?
56
Absolutely
Kabisa
57
Used to indicate a question when no other question word is used
Je
58
It is not true
Si kweli
59
Sorry for the work
Pole na kazi
60
Sorry for the journey
Pole na safari
61
Flower(s)
ua/maua
62
who
nana
63
cooked rice
wali
64
raw/uncooked rice
mchele
65
rice crop
mpunga
66
now
sasa
67
to read
kusoma
68
to cook
kupika
69
to go
kwenda
70
to be called
kuitwa
71
to know
kujua
72
to like/love
kupenda
73
do you know swahili?
je unajua kiswahili?
74
yes i know swahili
ndio ninajua kiswahili
75
do you know how to cook pilau?
je unajua kupika pilau?
76
yes i know how to cook pilau
ndio ninajua kupika pilau
77
do you know how to read swahili?
(je) unajua kusoma kiswahili?
78
yes i like to cook rice
ndio ninapenda kupika wali
79
he/she likes to read a book
anapenda kusoma kitabu
80
what (things)
nini
81
what kind/what sort/which
gani
82
there is/are
kuna
83
is there pilau?
kuna pilau?
84
is there tea?
kuna chai?
85
what is there?
kuna nini?
86
what kind of food are you cooking?
unapika chakula gani?
87
bread is food
mkate ni chakula
88
i am a doctor
mimi ni daktari
89
papaya is fruit
papai ni tunda
90
papaya and banana are fruits
papai na ndizi ni matunda
