Swahili quiz 1

mwanafunzi

student

wanafunzi

students

mwalimu

teacher

chuo kikuu

university

-toka

to come from

wazazi

parents

mimi

I/me

wewe

you

wao

they

sisi

we

ndugu

siblings (usually brothers)

-soma

read, study

salamu

greeting (peace)

majibu

response

jambo

hello, majibu: jambo

habari

how are you? (news), majibu: nzuri

hujambo

How are you? majibu: (mimi) sijambo

hamjambo

How are ya'll? majibu: (sisi) hatujambo

hawajambo

How are they? majibu: (wao) hawajambo

u hali gani?

how are you, what's your condition? majibu: (mimi ni) mzima

mambo (vipi)?

What's up? majibu: (mambo) poa

jina lako ni nani?

What is your name? majibu: Jina langu ni _____.

unafanya nini (sasa)?

What are you doing now? majibu: mimi ni mwanafunzi

unatoka wapi?

Where are you from? majibu: ninatoka ________.

karibu

welcome

rafiki

friend

asante (sana)

thank you

kwa heri

Goodbye

baadaye

later

ndio/ndiyo

yes

hapana/ hamna/ hakuna

no/there is not

la/ si/ sio

no

jina

name

bwana

mr., sir

kichwa

head

dhoruba

storm

thamani

value

fyatua

fire/ set off

ghali

expensive

gwaride

parade

kweli

truth

mbali

far

wimbo

song

mwana

child

mwili

body

ndani

inside

shinda

to win

mpendwa

beloved

ngazi

stairs

ng'ombe

cow

ng'oa

to uproot

bingwa

expert

anwani

address

nyumba

house

kunywa

to drink

funza

to teach

upya

anew

shwari

calm

vyema

well

asubuhi

morning

mchana

afternoon

jioni

evening

siku

day

furaha

happiness

-onana

to see each other

-kutana

to meet

-fanya

to do

pia

too/ as well/ also

nyingi

many

sarufi

grammar

bibi/ bi

ms./ mrs./ miss

mzee

elder

zoezi

drill, exercise

nyumbani

home, at home

-itika

to respond

au

or

msamiati

vocabulary

-sema

to say/ to speak

tu

only/ just

haya

alright/ okay

sasa

now

-andika

to write

msingi

foundation

somo

lesson

kwanza

first

pili

second

tatu

third

nne

fourth

tano

fifth

tafsiri

to translate

kiume

male (or right)

kike

female (or left)

soko

market

hayabasi

ok then

katika

in

tena

again

je

question marker

mpango

plan

mpangalio

order of things

simu

phone