Swahili IV - Sura ya 21

-tosha

suffice, be enough

-sikitisha

sadden, make sad

-sisimua

thrill, excite

-pindukia

be excessive

Amekunywa pombe kupindukia.

-dumu

last, be permanent

-kaanga

fry

viazi vya kukaanga

fried potatoes

mafuta ya kupikia

cooking oil

mkazi wa kudumu

permanent resident

nyoka wa kutisha

(a) scary snake(s)

Naelewa vya kutosha.

I understand enough.

upendo (11)

love

haki (9/10)

right

anasa (9/10)

luxury

amani (9/10)

peace

siri (9/10)

secret

maana (9/10)

meaning

chuma - vyuma (7/8)

metal

ngozi (9/10)

skin, hide, leather

mpenzi wa siri

a secret lover

viatu vya ngozi

leather shoes

meza ya mbao

a wooden table

-a kahawia

dark brown

kahawa (9/10)

coffee

-a maji ya kunde

light brown

kunde (9/10)

cow pea

-a hudhurungi

light brown

-a majani makavu

light brown

hudhurungi (9/10)

kind of brown cloth

-a damu ya mzee

maroon

-a kaki

khaki

-a kijani

green

-a kijani kibichi

green

-a kijivu

grey

-a madoa madoa

spotted

-a manjano

yellow

-a njano

yellow

-a mtindi

cream

-a (rangi ya) maziwa

cream

-a rangi

colored

-a waridi

pink

-a zambarau

purple

-a samawati

sky blue, light blue

-a nili

dark blue, navy blue, indigo

-a buluu/-a bluu

blue

jani - majani (5/6)

leaf

doa - madoa (5/6)

spot, freckle

manjano (6)

turmeric

mtindi (3)

sour milk

waridi - mawaridi (5/6)

rose

(-a) baridi

cold

(-a) moto

hot

(-a) hatari

dangerous

bia (za) baridi

cold beers

chai (ya) moto

hot tea

-a kike

female

-a kiume

male

-a kitoto

childish

katili

cruel, brutal

-a kikatili

cruel, brutal

mwenyeji - wenyeji (1/2)

local person

-a kienyeji

local, informal

jadi (9/10)

tradition

-a jadi

traditional

mtaalamu - wataalamu (1/2)

specialist

-a kitaalamu

specialized

-a kipekee

unique, exceptional

ujanja (11)

slyness, cunning

mjanja - wajanja (1/2)

sly, cunning person

ukatili (11)

brutality

unyama (11)

savagery, inhumanity

upweke (11)

loneliness, solitude

ukoloni (11)

colonialism

utamaduni - tamaduni (11/10)

culture

-a kijamii

social

mitandao ya kijamii

social networks

mtandao - mitandao (3/4)

network

mtandao wa mawasiliano

communication network

mawasiliano (6)

communication

raia (9/10)

citizen

-a kiraia

civili

mkoa - mikoa (3/4)

region

-a kimkoa

regional

-a kitaifa

national

-a kimataifa

international

maringo (6)

airs, graces, attitudes

kipara (7)

baldness

mwanamume mwenye kipara (1)

a bald man

mwanga - miwanga (3/4)

light

chumvi (9/10)

salt

-tia chumvi

exaggerate

Amekula chumvi nyingi.

S/He has lived long.

-kunjuka

be relaxed

-kunjufu

relaxed, cheerful

-tukuka

be exalted, revered

-tukufu

exalted, glorious

-badilifu

changeable, inconstant

-badilika

change

-timilika

be completed