swahili verds 1

To do, make

kufanya

To stand up

kusimama

To come from (e.g. Australia)

kutoka

To die

kufa

To try

kujaribu

To see

kuona

To cry, weep, despair, lose hope

kulia

To study/read/learn

kusoma

To be able to do something/Can

kuweza

To get lost, be lost, disappear

kupotea

To speak

kusema

To wake

kuamka

To write

kuandika

To fall down, crash, come down, drop, fail

kuanguka

To have

kuwa na

To view/watch

kuangalia

To use

kutumia

To finish, complete, conclude, end

kumaliza

To cook

kupika

To ruin, damage, destroy, spoil

kuharibu

To hit

kupiga

To want

kutaka

To hear

kusikia

To drink

kunywa

To remember

kukumbuka

To hope, believe

kutumaini

To like/love

kupenda

To count, calculate, reckon, consider

kuhesabu

To build

kujenga

To ask, beg, plead, pray for

kuomba

To be called (i.e. your name)

kuitwa

To rush, hurry

kuajili

To converse, engage in conversation, talk

kuzungumza

To teach

kufundisha

To think

kufikiri

To walk

kutembea

To fly, jump, hop

kuruka

To return, come back

kurudi

To fasten, bind, lock, tie

kufunga

To know

kujua

To speak, utter

kunena

To go, go away, proceed

kuenda

To sing

kuimba

To kill, murder, destroy

kuua

To eat

kula

To stay/sit/live

kukaa

To play

kucheza

To answer/respond

kujibu

To live

kuishi

To arrive, reach, get to

kufika

To sell, offer for sale

kuuza

To come

kuja

To be tired, weary, disappointed

kuchoka

To send, deliver, escort

kupeleka

To hate, dislike

kuchukia

To be forgiven, pardoned, saved

kusamehewa

To laugh

kucheka

To buy

kununua

To sleep

kulala

To need

kuhitaji

To climb, get on, mount, get into vehicle, grow

kupanda

To rest, relax

kupumzika

To listen

kusikiliza

To leave, depart

kuondoka