Swahili all vocab - contrôle 1

wapi

where

nini

what

diplomasia

diplomacy

una maika mingapi?

how old are you?

nina umri wa maika tisa

I am 9 years old

unafanya kazi gani?

what do you do in life?

kazi

work

mwalimu / walimu

teacher

mkulima / wakulima

farmer

unaitwa nani?

what are you called?

unatoka wapi?

where are you from?

Kingereza

english language

Uingereza

england

Mwingereza

english person

mtu/watu

person

mtoto/watoto

child

kamera

camera

mtu huyu

cette personne-ci

watu hawa

ces personnes-ci

mtu yule

cette personne-là

watu wale

ces personnes-là

-angu

my

-ako

your

-ake

his/her

-etu

our

-enu

your plur

-ao

their

mdudu/wadudu

insect

mnyama/wanyama

animal

mwafrika/waafrika

african

mzungu/wazungu

whitie

mwanafunzi/wanafunzi

student

mwalimu/walimu

teacher

mwizi/wezi

thief

mwanamke/wanawake

woman

mwanamme/wanaume

man

mvulana/wavulana

boy

msichana/wasichana

girl

mgeni/wageni

stranger/guest

mzee/wazee

anziani

-kubwa

big

-dogo

small

-zuri

pretty

-baya

bad

-embamba

thin

-fupi

short

-nene

fat

babu

grandfather

bibi

grandmother

shangazi

aunt

mjomba

uncle

baba

dad

mama

mum

kaka

brother

dada

sister

-NALIA

to cry

-kali

strict

ngombe/magombe

cow

-KAA

live

miwani

glasses

kitabu/vitabu

book

nyumba

home

-ANGALIA

to look

-FIKA

to arrive

swali/maswali

question

jambo bwana

bonjour monsieur

jambo mama

bonjour madame

habari ya zako?

what is your news?

tafadhali

please

au

or

na

and

ndiyo

yes

hapana

no

hamna shida

de rien

hodi

koko

karibu(ni)!

welcome!

kwa heri(ni)

goodbye

kesho

tomorrow

tutaonana

re tla bonana

sina

I don’t have

huna

you don’t have

hana

he/she doesn’t have

hatuna

we don’t have

hamna

you plur don’t have

hawana

they don’t have

-ULIZA

to ask

-ZUMGUMZA

to speak

-PIMA

to measure

-PIKA

to cook

-na-

present

-ta-

future

-me-

continuous past, impact on present

-li-

finished past, forgotten story

kidogo

un peu

-NYESHA

to rain

sana

très

-HARIBIKA

to be destroyed

-LOA

to be wet

kiti/viti

chair

pia

also