【APP】Swahili Travel Phrases “Basic words part 1”

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“to catch fish” “kuvua”
“to unload” “kupakua”
“to hear/obey/feel” “kusikia”
“to wash (clothes)/work metal” “kufua”
“to rain (must be followed by mvua)” “kunyesha”
“to pull/drag/tow” “kuvuta”
“to play football” “kucheza mpira”
“to wash clothes” “kufua nguo”
“to rain” “kunyesha mvua”
“to serve up the food” “kupakua chakula”
“to work” “kufanya kazi”
“to lay the table” “kupanga meza”
“to do the washing up” “kusafisha vyombo”
“to feel cold” “kusikia baridi”
“to make the bed” “kutandika kitanda”
“to dress (wear clothes)” “kuvaa nguo”
“to undress” “kuvua nguo”
“to fish (lit. to fish fish)” “kuvua samaki”
“to smoke (cigarette)” “kuvuta sigara”
“to polish” “kupiga dawa”
“to scrub the floor” “kupiga deki”
“to pitch a tent” “kupiga hema”
“to say ‘hodi’ (when approaching a house)” “kupiga hodi”
“to iron” “kupiga pasi”
“colors” “rangi”
“black” “Nyeusi”
“blue” “bluu”
“brown” “hudhurungi”
“gray” “kijivu”
“green” “Kijani Kibichi”
“orange” “Chungwa”
“purple” “zambarau”
“red” “nyekundu”
“white” “nyeupe”
“yellow” “manjano”
“sizes” “Kimo/Vimo”
“big” “Ukubwa”
“deep” “kina kirefu”
“long” “urefu”
“narrow” “Wembamba”
“short” “Ufupi”
“small” “Udogo”
“tall” “Urefu”
“thick” “Unene”
“thin” “Wembamba”
“wide” “upana”
“shapes” “maumbo”
“circular” “mviringo”
“straight” “unyofu”
“square” “mraba”
“triangular” “Pembe tatu”
“tastes” “ladha”
“bitter” “Chungu”
“fresh” “upya”
“salty” “chumvi”
“sour” “chacha”
“spicy” “chenye viungo”
“sweet” “tamu”
“qualities” “sifa”
“bad” “mbaya”
“clean” “safi”
“dark” “giza”
“difficult” “Ngumu”
“dirty” “chafu”
“dry” “kavu”
“easy” “rahisi”
“empty” “tupu”
“expensive” “ghali”
“foreign” “Geni”
“full” “Jaa”
“good” “Njema”
“hard” “ngumu”
“heavy” “nzito”
“inexpensive” “Bei rahisi”
“light” “Nyepesi”
“local” “Kienyeji”
“new” “Mpya”
“noisy” “kelele”
“old” “zee”
“powerful” “hodari”
“quiet” “tulivu”
“correct” “sahihi”
“slow” “polepole”
“soft” “laini”
“very” “sana”
“weak” “dhaifu”
“wet” “loa”
“wrong” “makosa”
“young” “Ujana”
“quantities” “kiasi”
“few” “Chache”
“little” “kidogo”
“many” “wengi”
“much” “zaidi”
“part” “sehemu”
“some” “baadhi”
“a few” “Chache”
“whole” “nzima”
“yesterday” “jana”
“today” “leo”
“tomorrow” “kesho”
“now” “sasa”
“then” “Kisha”
“later” “baadaye”
“tonight” “usiku wa leo”
“right now” “sasa hivi”
“last night” “jana usiku”
“this morning” “asubuhi ya leo”
“next week” “wiki ijayo”
“already” “tayari”
“recently” “hivi majuzi”
“lately” “siku hizi”
“soon” “hivi karibuni”
“immediately” “Hivi sasa”
“still” “bado”
“yet” “bado”
“ago” “mda uliopita”
“here” “hapa”
“there” “kule”
“over there” “kule”
“everywhere” “kila mahali”
“anywhere” “mahali popote”
“nowhere” “mahali pasipo”
“home” “nyumbani”
“away” “ondoka”
“out” “nje”
“quite” “kabisa”
“pretty” “vizuri”
“really” “kweli”
“fast” “haraka”
“well” “vizuri”
“hard” “ngumu”
“quickly” “haraka”
“slowly” “polepole”
“carefully” “kwa makini”
“hardly” “ugumu”
“barely” “ugumu”
“mostly” “mara nyingi”
“almost” “karibu”
“absolutely” “Kwa hakika”
“together” “pamoja”
“alone” “pekee”
“always” “kawaida”
“frequently” “mara kwa mara”
“usually” “kawaida”
“sometimes” “mara kwa mara”
“occasionally” “mara kwa mara”
“seldom” “sio kawaida”
“rarely” “mara chache”
“never” “kamwe”
“Food” “chakula”
“almonds” “almonds”
“bread” “mkate”
“breakfast” “kifungua kinywa”
“butter” “siagi”
“candy” “peremende”
“cheese” “jibini”
“chicken” “kuku”
“cumin” “kisibiti”
“dessert” “jangwa”
“dinner” “chakula cha jioni”
“fish” “samaki”
“fruit” “matunda”
“ice cream” “ice cream”
“lamb” “mwana kondoo”
“lemon” “ndimu”
“lunch” “chakula cha mchana”
“meal” “chakula”
“meat” “nyama”
“oven” “jiko”
“pepper” “pilipili”
“plants” “mimea”
“pork” “nguruwe”
“salad” “mchanganyiko wa mboga/matunda”
“salt” “chumvi”
“sandwich” “sandwichi”
“sausage” “soseji”
“soup” “supu”
“sugar” “sukari”
“supper” “karamu”
“turkey” “bata mzinga”
“apple” “tofaa”
“banana” “ndizi”
“oranges” “machungwa”
“peaches” “mafyulizi”
“peanut” “njugu”
“pears” “mapea”
“pineapple” “mananasi”
“grapes” “zabibu”
“strawberries” “jordgubbar”
“vegetables” “mboga”
“carrot” “karoti”
“corn” “mahindi”
“cucumber” “tango”
“garlic” “kitunguu saumu”
“lettuce” “kabeji”
“olives” “mizaituni”
“onions” “vitunguu”
“peppers” “pilipili”
“potatoes” “viazi”
“pumpkin” “malenge”
“beans” “maharagwe”
“tomatoes” “nyanya”
“man” “mwanamme”
“woman” “mwanamke”
“father” “baba”
“mother” “mama”
“brother” “ndugu”
“sister” “dada”
“uncle” “mjomba”
“aunt” “shangazi”
“bull” “ng’ombe ndume”
“cow” “ng’ombe”
“boy” “mvulana”
“girl” “msichana”
“objects” “vitu”
“bathroom” “bafu”
“bed” “kitanda”
“bedroom” “chumba cha kulala”
“ceiling” “dari”
“chair” “kiti”
“clothes” “nguo”
“coat” “shati”
“cup” “kikombe”
“desk” “dawati”
“dress” “mavazi”
“floor” “sakafu”
“fork” “uma”
“furniture” “samani”
“glass” “kioo”
“hat” “kofia”
“house” “nyumba”
“ink” “wino”
“jacket” “koti”
“kitchen” “jikoni”
“knife” “kisu”
“lamp” “taa”
“letter” “barua”
“map” “ramani”
“newspaper” “gazeti”
“notebook” “daftari”
“pants” “suruali”
“paper” “karatasi”
“pen” “kalamu”
“pencil” “penseli”
“pharmacy” “duka la dawa”
“picture” “picha”
“plate” “sahani”
“refrigerator” “jokofu”
“restaurant” “mkahawa”
“roof” “paa”
“room” “chumba”
“rug” “rug”
“scissors” “makasi”
“shampoo” “Sabuni ya nywele”
“shirt” “shati”
“shoes” “viatu”
“soap” “sabuni”
“socks” “soksi”
“spoon” “kijiko”
“table” “meza”
“toilet” “choo”
“toothbrush” “mswagi”
“toothpaste” “dawa ya meno”
“towel” “kitambaa”
“umbrella” “mwavuli”
“underwear” “chupi”
“wall” “ukuta”
“wallet” “mkoba”
“window” “dirisha”
“telephone” “simu”
“arm” “mkono”
“back” “mgongo”
“cheeks” “mashavu”
“chest” “kifua”
“chin” “kidevu”
“ear” “sikio”
“elbow” “Kiwiko cha mkono”
“eye” “jicho”
“face” “uso”
“finger” “kidole”
“fingers” “vidole”
“foot” “mguu”
“hair” “nywele”
“hand” “mkono”
“head” “kichwa”
“heart” “moyo”
“knee” “goti”
“leg” “mguu”
“lip” “mdomo”
“mouth” “kinywa”
“neck” “shingo”
“nose” “pua”
“shoulder” “bega”
“stomach” “tumbo”
“teeth” “meno”
“thigh” “pacha”
“throat” “koo”
“thumb” “gumba”
“toe” “Kidole cha mguu”
“tongue” “ulimi”
“tooth” “jino”
“numbers” “idadi”
“one” “mmoja”
“two” “Mbili”
“three” “tatu”
“four” “nne”
“five” “tano”
“six” “sita”
“seven” “saba”
“eight” “nane”
“nine” “tisa”
“ten” “kumi”
“eleven” “kumi na moja”
“twelve” “kuma na mbili”
“thirteen” “kumi na tatu”
“fourteen” “kumi na nne”
“fifteen” “kumi na tano”
“sixteen” “kumi na sita”
“seventeen” “kumi na saba”
“eighteen” “kumi na nane”
“nineteen” “kumi na tisa”
“twenty” “ishirini”
“hundred” “mia”
“one thousand” “elfu”
“million” “milioni”
“alligator” “mamba”
“bear” “unknown”
“bird” “ndege”
“cat” “paka”
“cow” “ng’ombe”
“deer” “swara”
“dog” “mbwa”
“donkey” “punda”
“eagle” “tai”
“elephant” “tembo”
“giraffe” “twiga”
“goat” “mbuzi”
“horse” “farasi”
“lion” “simba”
“monkey” “kima”
“mouse” “panya”
“mice” “panya”
“rabbit” “sungura”
“snake” “nyoka”
“tiger” “chui wa mlia”
“wolf” “mbwa mwitu”
“bout” “kuhusu”
“above” “juu”
“across” “katikati”
“after” “baada ya”
“against” “dhidi ya”
“among” “miongoni mwa”
“around” “karibu”
“as” “kama”
“at” “saa”
“before” “kabla”
“behind” “nyuma”
“below” “chini”
“beneath” “chini”
“beside” “kando ya”
“between” “kati ya”
“beyond” “ng’ambo”
“but” “lakini”
“by” “na”
“despite” “licha ya”
“down” “chini”
“during” “wakati”
“except” “ila”
“for” “kwa”
“from” “kutoka”
“in” “katika”
“inside” “ndani”
“into” “katika”
“near” “karibu”
“next” “kando”
“of” “ya”
“on” “juu”
“opposite” “kinyume”
“outside” “nje”
“over” “juu”
“per” “kwa”
“plus” “kuongeza”
“round” “pande zote”
“since” “tangu”
“than” “kuliko”
“through” “kupitia”
“till” “mpaka”
“to” “kwa”
“toward” “kuelekea”
“under” “chini ya”
“unlike” “tofauti”
“until” “mpaka”
“up” “juu”
“via” “kupitia”
“with” “na”
“within” “ndani ya”
“without” “bila”
“two words” “maneno mawili”
“according to” “kulingana na”
“because of” “kwa sababu ya”
“close to” “karibu”
“due to” “kutokana na”
“except for” “isipokuwa”
“far from” “mbali na”
“inside of” “ndani ya”
“instead of” “badala ya”
“near to” “karibu na”
“next to” “karibu na”
“outside of” “nje ya”
“prior to” “kabla ya”
“as well as” “kama vile”
“in addition to” “zaidi”
“in front of” “mbele ya”
“in spite of” “licha ya”
“on behalf of” “kwa niaba ya”
“on top of” “juu ya”
“Australia” “Australia”
“Cambodia” “Cambodia”
“Canada” “Canada”
“China” “Uchina”
“Egypt” “Misri”
“England” “Uingereza”
“France” “Ufaransa”
“Germany” “Ujerumani”
“Greece” “ugiriki”
“India” “Bara Hindi”
“Indonesia” “Indonesia”
“Italy” “Italia”
“Japan” “Japan”