Swahili Vocab Test #2

Jina

name

majina

names

Jina lako ni nani

What is your name

Jina langu ni

My name is…

Jina lake ni

His/her name is…

Unatoka wapi

Where are you from

Ninatoka

I am from…

Unakaa wapi sasa

Where do you live now?

Ninakaa

I live…

Mwanafunzi

student

Mwalimu

teacher

shule

school

chuo kikuu

university

Unasoma nini

What do you study?

Unasoma

I study…

Jumamosi

saturday

Jumapili

sunday

Wiki iliyopita

Last weekend

Mwishoni mwa wiki

during the weekend

kwanza

first

halafu

then

baadaye

later

baada ya…

after

Ulifanya nini jana

What did you do yesterday?

kusoma

to study/read

kuandika

to write

kufanya kazi

to work

kwenda

to go

kurudi nyumbani

to return home

kupika

to cook

kula

to eat

kunywa

to drink

kupumzika

to rest

kutazama mpira

watch football

kusikiliza muziki

to listen to music

nilifanya

I did

nilienda

I went

nilirudi

I returned

tutakutana

we will meet

lini?

when

wapi?

where

saa ngapi

what time

pamoja

together

nami

with me

Ndiyo, twende

yes, let us go

Samahani, siwezi.

Sorry, I cannot.

Labda siku nyingine.

Perhaps another day.

Tafadhali

please

Nambari ya simu

Phone number

Nitakugigia simu

I will call you

Jumatatu

Monday

Jumanne

Tuesday

Jumatano

Wednesday

Alhamisi

Thursday

Ijumaa

Friday

siku

day

wiki

week

leo

today

jana

yesterday

kesho

tomorrow

ratiba

schedule

darasa

class

Unakuja shuleni siku gani?

Which day(s) do you come to school?

umri

age

miaka

years

Una miaka mingapi?

How old are you?

Nina miaka…

I am…years old

siku ya kuzaliwa

birthday

sherehe

celebration/party

mwaliko

invitation

Heri ya kuzaliwa!

Happy birthday!

Ungependa kuja?

Would you like to come?

Ndiyo, ningependa.

Yes, I would.

Sherehe ni lini?

When is the party?

Ni siku gani?

Which day?

Ni saa ngapi?

What time?

kutembelea familia

visit family

kutembelea marafiki

visit friends

kwenda kanisani

go to church

Kiingereza

English

Kifaransa

French

Kihispania

Spanish

Kiarabu

Arabic

Kijerumani

German

Kichina

Chinese

Unasema lugha gani?

Which language do you speak?

Ninasema…

I speak…

Sisemi…

I do not speak…

Unajifunza lugha gani?

Which language are you learning?

Ninajifunza…

I am learning…

Unalewa Kiswahili?

Do you understand Swahili?

Ninalewa…

I understand

Sielewi…

I do not understand…

Kwa nini unajifunza Kiswahili?

Why are you learning Swahili?

Kwa sababu

because

Anasema

he/she speaks

Anajifunza

he/she learns

Anapenda

he/she likes

Anakaa

he/she lives