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Ch 15 Flashcards

1
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Exciting, fun

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-a kusisimuwa

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Swimming pool/s

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Bwawa/mabawa

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Weak

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Dhaifu

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Healthy

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-enye afya

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In shape

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-enye umbo la kimazoezi

Umbo - Shape

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Golf

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Gofu

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Even

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Hata

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Tent/s

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Hema/mahema

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To watch

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Kuangalia

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To play

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Kucheza

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To get tired

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Kuchoka

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To catch a ball

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Kudaka mpira

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To go camping

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Kuenda kupiga kambi

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To run (2)

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Kuenda mbio

Kukimbia

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To ride a bike

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Kuendesha baiskeli

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To swim

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Kuogelea

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To lie in the sun

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Kuota jua

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To go mountain climbing

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Kupanda milima

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To get a tan

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Kupata ngozi ya kahawia

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To jump

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Kuruka

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21
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To throw a ball

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Kurusha mpira

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To win

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Kushinda

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To lose

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Kushindwa

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To wish

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Kutamani

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To hike, to go hiking

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Kutembea masafa marefu (kwa burudani)

Kutembea: To walk, to travel around
(Masafa: Distance)
(Marefu: Long)
(Burudani: Recreation, leisure)

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To get a sunburn

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Kuungua kwa jua

Kuungua: To burn

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Popular, famous

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Maarufu

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Strong (2)

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Madhubuti

-enye nguvu

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29
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Boxing

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Mchezo wa masumbwi

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Game/s, sport/s

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Mchezo/michezo

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Basketball

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Mpira wa kikapu

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Hockey

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Mpira wa magongo

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Table tennis, ping pong

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Mpira wa meza

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Soccer

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Mpira wa miguu

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Volleyball

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Mpira w wavu

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Athletics, track-and-field

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Riadha

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Place/s

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Sehemu

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Competition/s

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Shindano/mashindano

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39
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Unhealthy

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-sie na afya

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40
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Almost

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Takriban

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Team/s

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Timu

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42
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Beach/es

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Ufukwe/fukwe

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Court/s, field/s, ground/s

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Uwanja (kiwanja/vivanja)

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What did you do this weekend?

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Ulifanya nini wikiendi?

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I watched an American football game on TV

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Niliangalia mpira wa kimarekani kwenye TV

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What’s the score? Who’s winning?

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Ngapi ngapi? Nani anashinda?

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47
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Do you like sports?

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Unapenda michezo?

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48
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I played soccer with some friends

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Nilicheza mpira na marafiki

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49
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I like to play basketball very much

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Ninapenda kucheza mpira wa kikapu sana

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I play tennis, but i’m not very good at it

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Ninacheza tenisi lakini sijui sana

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We went for a hike in the national park

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Tulienda kutembea masafa marefu kwenye mbuga

52
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I went to the beach and lay in the sun

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Nilienda ufukweni na kulala juani

53
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I love to go hiking in the woods

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Ninapenda kutembea masafa marefu msituni

54
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We had a picnic

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Tulikuwa na pikiniki (mandari)

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I went to the gym and worked out

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Nilienda kufanya mazoezi kwenye ukumbi wa michezo ya mazoezi ya viungo
(Ukumbi wa michezo ya mazoezi ya viungo: Gym)

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Kwenye

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To, towards

-enye means possessing, with, having

57
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How do you stay in shape?

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Uanfanyaje kuwa na umbo la kimazoezi?

58
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I jog four times a week

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Ninajogi mara nne kwa wiki

Kujogi

59
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I swim at the pool every morning

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Ninaogelea bwawani kila asubuhi

60
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I want to do volunteer work

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Ninataka kufanya kazi ya kujitolea

61
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Volunteer work

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Kazi ya kujitolea

62
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Mieleka

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Wrestling (Popular in some parts of Kenya)

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Michezo ya vita

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War games (Games played by Masaai)
(VIta: Battle, war)
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Diving

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Kupiga mbizi (Kuruka kwenye maji)

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Exercise, working out (2)

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Mazoezi ya mwili

Mazoezi ya viungo

66
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Weight lifting

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Kunyanyua vyuma
(Vyuma: Metals)
(Kunyanyua: To raise/lift)

67
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Asalaam aleykum

A

Hi (In muslim parts of Swahili-speaking countries)

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Asalaam aleykum (In muslim parts of Swahili-speaking countries): Response

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Aleykum salaam (Hi)

69
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Mbio

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Fast, quick

Also speed (noun)

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Kuenda mbio

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To run (‘To go fast’)

71
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Province/s, county/ies, state/s

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Jimbo/majimbo

72
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Sisi

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We, us

73
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Coach/es, trainer/s

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Kocha/makocha

74
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Adult, grown up (2)

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Mzima

Mtu mzima/watu wazima

75
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Continent, mainland

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Bara

76
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To desire, to crave

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Kutamani

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Ndugu

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Brother, relative

78
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Okay, i’ll see

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Sawa nitaangalia

79
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We’ll see each other later

A

Kwahiyo tutaonana baadaye

80
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Sawa, baadaye

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Okay, see you later/good bye

Baadaye can also mean afterwards, later on…

81
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Shukrani

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Thanks

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Relative clauses - What

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A kind of mini-sentence that’s attached to a noun to describe it or give more information about it.

  • “The book THAT HE GAVE ME was very good”
  • “Mombasa, WHICH IS IN KENYA, is a big city”

In English, relative clauses usually start with what’s called a relative pronoun, such as “that”, “who”, or “which”.

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Relative clauses - How to express relative pronouns in Swahili

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  1. Infixes within the verb of the relative clause
    - I.e. ‘gave’ of ‘The book that he gave me was very goo’. ‘saw’ in ‘The man who you saw crossing the street’
  2. Appear as words on their own, then take the forms of the word amba- with diferent suffixes

(In either case, the infix or suffix will vary depending on the class of the noun being described)

(It’s important to note that in English it’s possible to drop relative pronouns: “The book he gave me was very good”, “The man you saw crossing the street is my neighbor”. This isn’t possible in Swahili though, you always need a form of the relatie pronoun)

(Notice that the suffixes attached to amba- are identical to the infixes for each class.)

(Either the infix or the amba- form is used, but not both.)

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for M-Wa class

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Singular: ye –> -ye-, ambaye
-Mtoto ambaye alikuja / Mtoto aliyekuja (The child who came)

Plural: o –> -o-, ambao
-Watoto ambao walikuja / Watoto waliokuja (The children who came)

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Relative clause pronouns - Location of infixes in verb

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Appears within the verb of the relative clause, directly after its tense marker

  • aliyekuja
  • nanavyosoma
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ki-Vi class

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Singular: -cho-, ambacho
-Kitabu ambacho ninasoma / Kitabu ninachosoma (The book (that) i’m reading))

Plural: -vyo, ambavyo
-Vitabu ambavyo ninasoma / Vitabu ninavyosoma (The books (that) i’m reading)

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for N class

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Singular: -yo-, ambayo
-Nyumba ambayo niliijenga / Nyumba niliyolijenga (The house (that) i built)

Plural: -zo-, ambazo
-Nyumba ambazo nilizijenga / Nyumba nilizozijenga (The houses (that) i built)

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Team/s, club/s

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Team/s: Timu

Kilabu/vilabu

(Soccor clubs - Vilabu/timu za mpira)

89
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Match/es

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Mechi

90
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Winner/s

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Mshindi/washindi

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Trophy/ies

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Kikombe/vikombe

92
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Opponent/s, rival/s

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Mpinzani/wapinzani

93
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Spectator/s

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Mtazamaji/watazamaji

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Competition/s, tournament/s

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Mashindano

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Ministry/ies

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Wizara

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ji-Ma class

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Singular: -lo-, ambalo
-Gari ambalo nilinunua / Gari nililonunua (The car (that) i bought)

Plural: -ya-, ambayo
-Magari ambayo nilinunua / Magari niliyonunua (The cars (that) i bought)

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for M-Mi class

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Singular: -o-, ambao
-Mkate ambao nilikula / Mkate niliokula (The bread (that) i ate)

Plural: -yo-, ambayo
-Mikate ambayo nilikula / Mikate niliyokula (The (loaves of) bread i ate)

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for U class

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Singular: -o-, ambao
-Ufunguo ambao ulipotea / Ufunguo uliopotea (The key that was lost)

Plural: -zo-, ambazo
-Funguo ambazo zilipotea / Funguo zilizopotea (The keys that were lost)

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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for Ku class (Only singular)

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Singular: -ko-, ambako

  • Mahali ambako tunaenda / Mahali tunapoenda (The place (where) we go / are going)
  • Kule ambako unakaa / Kule unakokaa (The place where you live)
100
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Dear (In starting a letter/mail) (Personal)

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Mpendwa …

-Mpendwa Brian, ..

101
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It seem(s) / appear(s) …

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Inaonekana …

-Inaonekana safari yako ya milimani ilikuwa nzuri sana - It seems your trip to the mountains was very nice

102
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Kustarehe

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To be comfortable, to be calm, to have a life of luxury

103
Q

To know, to be acquainted with, to understand

-You know (that) …

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Kufahamu

-Unafahamu

104
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Ni kitu cha kufurahisha, lakini …

A

It’s funny, but …

105
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Relative clause pronouns (Mini-sentence) (That, who, which..) - Infix and suffix for mahali class

  1. Mahali (pa-)
  2. Mahali (ku-)
  3. Mahali (mu-)
A

(All are only singular, use N class and sehemu for plural places)

  1. -po-, ambapo
    - Mahali ambapo ninapapenda / Mahali ninapoppapenda - The place that i like
  2. -ko-, ambako
    - Kule ambako unaenda / Kule unakoenda (The place that you go to)
  3. -mo-, ambamo
    - Mle ambamo unaenda / Mle unamoenda (The place that you go into)

(Mle: that place over there, root -le (that))

106
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How to expressive relative clauses with “when”

“When we saw you, we remembered”, “I’m happy when i study Swahili”

A

Use the infix -po- which appears after the tense marker of the verb within the clause

  • Ninapolala ninaota (When i sleep, i dream)
  • Tulipokuona tulikumbuka (When we saw you, we remembered)
  • Ninafurahi ninaposoma Kiswahili (I am happy when i study Swahili)
  • Nilipokuwa mdogo sikupenda chakula (When i was a child, i didn’t like food)
107
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To dream

Dream/s

A

Kuota

Ndoto

108
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To call (I.e by name)

A

Kuita

109
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How to make conditional sentences in Swahili

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  1. Use the infix -ki-, the -ki- is inserted in the verb of the first part of the condition instead of the tense marker
    - Note that the word kama is sometimes used together with -ki- in affirmative sentences
    - Ukisoma Kiswahili utaweza kuzungumza na Waswahili (If you study Swahili, you’ll be able to talk to Swahili people)
    - Nikipata pesa nitanunua gari (If i get the money, i’ll buy a car)
  2. Monosyllabic verbs –> ku- is dropped and replaced by -ki-
    - Nikila (Kula) mkate hivi sasa, sitakuwa na njaa (If i eat bread right now, i won’t be hungry)
    - Mkija nitawapikia wali (If you come, i’ll cook some rice for you)
110
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Right now

A

Hivi sasa

111
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Conditional tense - How to make negative conditional sentences

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  1. Use the word ‘kama’ alone in the “if” clause without the -ki- infix
    - Kama hutakuja nitasafiri (If you don’t come, i’ll travel)
    - Kama hunywi bia hutanenepa (If you don’t drink beer, you won’t put on weight)
  2. Replace -ki- with -sipo-. Keep the -ku- if you negative an if clause with a monosyllabic verb
    - Nisipokuona sitafurahi (If i don’t see you, i won’t be happy)
    - Nisipokunywa bia sitatumia pesa (If i don’t drink beer, i won’t spend money)
112
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To put on weight

A

Kunenepa

113
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To lose weight, to become thinner

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Kukonda

114
Q

Bad, defective, unhealthy, dilapidated

A

-bovu

Uovu - Wickedness, evil, badness

115
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Delicious, sweet

A

-tamu

116
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To smell good

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Kunukia

117
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Electricity

A

Umeme

118
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To wear, to dress, to put on clothes

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Kuvaa

119
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To be ill/sick (2)

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Kuugua

Kuwa mgonjwa

120
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To hunt

A

Kuwinda

Hunting: Uwindaji / Msako/misako
(Hunter: mwindaji)

121
Q

To kill, to murder

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Kuua

Kuawa: To be killed

122
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To be tired

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Kuchoka

123
Q

If you don’t eat good food you’ll be sick

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Usipokula chakula kizuri utaumwa / utakuwa mgonjwa

124
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If you don’t see me, i’ll be in Zanzibar

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Usiponiona, nitakuwa Zanzibar

125
Q

We won’t see the animals if we don’t go to Kenya

A

Hatutaona wanyama tusipoenda Kenya

126
Q

To learn (2)

A

Kusoma

Kujifunza

127
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How to negate in (Use ninataka)

  1. Present tense (Ninataka)
  2. Future tense (Nitataka)
  3. Past simple (Nilitaka)
  4. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
  5. Commands (Taka, takeni)
  6. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
  7. Conditional (Nikitaka)
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How to negate in (Use ninataka)
1. Present tense (Ninataka)
Add negative prefix, drop -na- + change -a to -i (Sitaki)

  1. Future tense (Nitataka)
    Add negative prefix (Sitataka)
  2. Past simple (Nilitaka)
    Add negative prefix, change -li- to -ku- (Sikutaka)
  3. Past perfect (-me-) (-mesha) (Nimetaka) (Nimeshataka)
    Add negative prefix, change -me-/-mesha- to -ja- (Sijataka)
  4. Commands (Taka, takeni)
    U- sg / M- plural + -si- + verb root (-a to -e)
    (Usitake, msitake)
  5. Subjunctive/polite imperative (Nitake)
    Insert -si- between the subject prefix and the verb stem (Nisitake)

(Form subjuntive with dropping tense infix and changing final -a to -e)

  1. Conditional (Nikitaka)
    Replace -ki- with -sipo-
    (Nisipotaka)

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