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Week 3 Flashcards

1
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-jua

A

to know

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hapa

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today, here

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3
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-ji-

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reflexive marker on verbs

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-hesbabu

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to count

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5
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mpaka

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until

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-anza

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to begin

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-jitahidi

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to do well

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8
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-uliza

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to ask

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9
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moja

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one (cardinal)

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mbili

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two (cardinal)

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tatu

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three, third

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12
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nne

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four, fourth

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tano

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five, fifth

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sita

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six, sixth

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15
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saba

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seven, seventh

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16
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nane

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eight, eigth

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17
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tisa

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nine, ninth

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18
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kumi

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ten, tenth

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19
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gari

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car

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20
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-endesha

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to drive

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21
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kalamu

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pen, pencil

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22
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tayari

A

already, we are ready

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23
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pesa ngapi?

A

how much is it?

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24
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bei gani?

A

how much is it? (lit. what is the price of it?)

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25
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ngapi?

A

how much?

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26
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pesa

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money

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27
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shilingi

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shilling (currency used in parts of East Africa)

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28
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-punguza

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to bring down (the price)

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29
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hebu punguza

A

come on! lower the price!

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30
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bei ya jioni

A

price of the evening (euphemism for “best price”, or “sale price”)

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31
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jamani

A

OMG, pleaseeee

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32
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ishirini

A

twenty

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33
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thelathini

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thirty

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34
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arobaini

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forty

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35
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hamsini

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fifty

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36
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sitini

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sixty

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37
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sabini

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seventy

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38
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themanini

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eighty

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39
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tisini

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ninety

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40
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mia (moja)

A

(one) hundred

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41
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elfu (moja)

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(one) thousand

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42
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laki (moja)

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(one) hundred thousand

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43
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milioni (moja)

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(one) million

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44
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ishirini na moja

A

21

45
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arobaini na tano

A

45

46
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mia moja na mbili

A

102

47
Q

mia mbili na hamsini

A

250

48
Q

elfu moja mia mbili kumi na mbili

A

1,212

49
Q

ghali sana!

A

very expensive!

50
Q

bei

A

price

51
Q

nitanunua kilo ___

A

I will buy ___ kilo(s)

52
Q

ua

A

flower

53
Q

pua

A

nose

54
Q

uongo

A

lies

55
Q

-zoea

A

to get used to

56
Q

fungua

A

open

57
Q

barua

A

letter

58
Q

sharia

A

law

59
Q

jua

A

sun

60
Q

kazi

A

work

61
Q

saa ngapi?

A

what is the time?

62
Q

machungwa

A

oranges

63
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mchana

A

afternoon (but still in the daytime)

64
Q

asubuhi

A

morning

65
Q

jioni

A

evening (as darkness approaches, about 5 pm till 9 or 10 pm when telling time. Before it’s really dark and “usiku”)

66
Q

saa moja asubuhi

A

7 am

67
Q

saa moja jioni

A

7 pm

68
Q

saa kumi na mbili jioni

A

6 pm (12th hr of day - sunset)

69
Q

usiku

A

nighttime

70
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nusu

A

half

71
Q

robo

A

quarter

72
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dakika

A

minute/s

73
Q

kaso/kasoro

A

minus

74
Q

na

A

plus/and

75
Q

maagizo

A

directions, instructions

76
Q

mada

A

topic

77
Q

mgonjwa

A

sick

78
Q

saa tatu na dakika arobaini na tano usiku

A

9:45 pm (lit. third hour and 45 minutes at night)

79
Q

saa nne kaso robo

A

9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus a quarter at night)

80
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saa nne kaso dakika kumi na tano

A

9:45 pm (lit. fourth hour minus 15 minutes)

81
Q

baridi

A

cold

82
Q

theluji

A

ice/snow

83
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sijui

A

I don’t know

84
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juu ya

A

about, concerning, on

85
Q

nyumba

A

home, house (sg. and pl.)

86
Q

nyumbani

A

at home (also “in, at, on, etc. the house”)

87
Q

wengine

A

others, some (refers only to people)

88
Q

-ako

A

your, yours (prefix depends on noun class)

89
Q

baada ya + infinitive (e.g. baada ya [wao] kuaagana)

A

after + gerund or past (e.g. after saying goodbye OR after they said goodbye)

90
Q

-kali

A

strict, hard, tough, sharp

91
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kijana (pl. vijana)

A

young

92
Q

-na (verbal suffix)

A

often denotes reciprocal verb (ex. -onana = to see each other, from the verb -ona = to see)

93
Q

-onana

A

to see each other

94
Q

-amkiana

A

to greet each other (from -amkia = to greet)

95
Q

-agana

A

to say goodbye to each other (from -aga = to take leave)

96
Q

baina ya

A

between, among

97
Q

-bisha hodi

A

call “hodi” to seek entrance

98
Q

la

A

no

99
Q

heri

A

happiness, blessedness, good fortune, etc

100
Q

kwaheri ya kuonana

A

goodbye until we see each other again

101
Q

mzuri (pl. wazuri)

A

good person

102
Q

-zungumza

A

to converse, chat

103
Q

au

A

or

104
Q

muda

A

a period of time

105
Q

-pika

A

to cook

106
Q

-tazama

A

to look (at), to watch

107
Q

-faulu

A

to be successful, to pass (a test)

108
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-anguka

A

to fall, to fail (a test)

109
Q

-furahi

A

to be happy, have fun, to celebrate, to please

Kiswahili (13 decks)

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