General Vocab

Mom

Mama

Dad

Baba

Brother

Kaka

Sister

Dada

Aunt

Shangazi

Uncle

Mjomba

Cousin

Binamu

Grandma

Bibi

Grandpa

Babu

Parents

Wazazi

To not have

Sina

Younger

Mdogo

Older

Mkubwa

Morning

asubuhi

Afternoon

Mchana

Evening

Jioni

Day Before Yesterday

Juzi

Yesterday

Jana

Today

Leo

Tomorrow

Kesho

School

Shule

Home

Nyumbani

Work

Kazi

To buy

Nunnulia

Gifts

Zawadi

Necklace

Mkufu

Bracelets

Bangili

Perfumes

Marashi

Earrings

Hereni

Like (such as)

Kama

Different

mbalimbali

To want

Taka

To invite

Alika

Where?

wapi?

Christians

Wakristo

Church

Kanisani

Muslims

Waislamu

Mosque

Msikitini

Jews

Wayahudi

Synagogue

Hekaluni

Plants

Mimea

Eat

Kula

Women

wanawake

Wife

Mke

Husband

Mme

Buildings

Majengo

Classroom

Darasa

To write

Andika

To plan

Kupenga

To close

Funga

To arrive

Fika

Here

Hapa

To open

Fungua

Early

Mapema

Farm

Shamba

To walk

Tembea

To go

Kuenda

Newspaper

Gazeti

Poetry

Mashairi

A Novel

Riwaya

Oceans

Baharini

Sports

Micheza

News

Habari

To visit

Tembelea

To play

Cheza

Students

Wanafunzi

Kenyans

Wakenya

Many/Alot

wengi

To drink

Nywa

To come

Kuja

Before

Kabla (ya)

After

Baada (ya)

To do

Kufanya

Letter

Barua

To speak

Sema

To finish

Maliza

To make noise

Kupiga kelele

Instead of

Badala ya

Return

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