Shaka

niko

i

nami

i

with me

furaha

hapinness

pleasure

joy

mzuri

good

mzuri sana. sana =

very

extremely

habari ya =

how is the

Habari ya adhuhuri? adhuhuri =

Afternoon

habari ya jioni?
(Jibu lako ni lipi?)

mzuri sana

night =

usiku

my name is =

jina langu ni

kwa majina naitwa

naitwa

njia nyingine ya kusema (jina langu ni)

kwa majina naitwa

naitwa

nami naitwa

naitwa =

known as

called

called as

unaitwa ni nani =

what is your name

what are you called?

ujibeni: jina lako ni nani

naitwa ni Nsaka

mimi ni Nsaka

nice to meet you =

Niko na furaha kukujua.

Nafurahi kukutana nawe.

ujibeni : Niko na furaha kukujua

Nimefurahia pia

pia =

also

too

___naitwa Nyka

Nami

-ko [maana]

is located kind-of

-po [maana]

is located precisely

-mo [maana]

is located within

-ni [maana]

by

on

in

katika mito mizuri /\ mitoni mizuri
[katika /\ -ni]

katika mito mizuri

[ki-vi prounous for plural]

vi

[ki-vi prounous for singular]

ki

he is precisely located =

yupo

the books are not precisely located in the room =

vitabu havipo chumbani

vitabu havipo katika chumba

huku

hereabouts

not sure location

over here

where is your mom?(Precisely)

Mama yako yupo wapi?

my mom is located somewhere in the kitchen with my sister

mama yangu yuko jikoni na dada yangu

kule [maana]

thereabouts

over there

hapa [maana]

here

right here

precisely here

pale

there

right there

watoto wanacheza huku nyumbani =

The children are playing aproximately at home.

The children are playing somewhere at home.

the children are playing in the garden =

watoto wanacheza katika bustani

The The children are somewhere in the field. [Ni sentensi ipi iliyo sahihi?]

watoto wako uwanjani

watoto wako katika uwanja

mahali fulani [maana]

somewhere

I am playing with my sisters in school yard. [ Ni sentensi ipi ilivyo ni sahihi]

Ninacheza na dada zangu mahali fulani katika uwanja wa shule.

this man =

mwanaume huyu

these boys =

wavulana hawa

to eat =

kula

to sleep

kulala

to jump

kuruka

kukimbia

to run

kucheza

to play

to sit

kukaa

tembelea

walk

bring my phone

ulete simu yangu

lete simu yangu

leta simu yangu

leteni simu yangu

mbali na

far of

karibu na

near of

beside of

under of

vitabu vyako viko juu ya meza ya baba yetu

your books are on top of our dad's table

your books are on top of the table of our dad

soko =

market

i met my friend over there at the market

nilikutana na rafiki yangu kule sokoni

here is my school

hapa ni shule yangu

there is your book

kitabu chako kiko pale

what are you doing over there?

unafanya nini huku

dani =

necklace

kiti hiki ni kizito. (-zito = )

heavy

those girls are beautiful

wasichana hawa ni warembo

huu mji =

this city

what are these chairs doing there?

viti hivi vinafanya nini hapa?

kuuza =

to sell

i've been learning swahili for 2 years. (utafsire)

nimekuwa nikijifuza kiswahili mwanka mbili

greetings: formal

jambo

greetings: formal

shikamoo

you're welcome (tafsiri)

karibu

kamwe

how are you going? (tafsiri)

vipi

shikamoo (jihu lako ni)

marahaba

vipi? (jina lako)

nimesha poa, asante

poa

mzima

sijambo

sitaenda ulaya (utafsiri)

i will not travel abroad

my father's friends had a barbecue yesterday

rafiki ya baba yangu alianda nyama choma

sorry , i can't party with you today.

samahani, siwezi kusherekea na wewe leo