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writer mwandishi

written article makala

wrong mbaya

X-Ray exsirei

yawn* kupiga miayo

year mwaka

years miaka

yellow manjano

yes ndiyo

yesterday jana

young changa

young man kijana

young woman msichana

youth kijana

youth, the vijana

zero sifuri

zone kanda

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STUDENT’S ENGLISH-SWAHILI/SWAHILI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dr. Thomas Wilson SESS Project/VSO Tanzania

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Preface

Student’s English – Kiswahili Lexicon Version 4.0

September 12, 2005

One of the things I have noticed about our students is that, although they may be able to identify vocabulary in subject use, terminology, etc., they have a hard time actually conversing. They can tell you how to multiply using logarithms, define biological and chemical processes, but few of them can tell you what they did over the weekend. Typically, they will give one-word answers to questions. This lexicon is intended for Tanzanian secondary school students. The curriculum for Tanzanian secondary schools is set in English. However, most students’ command of spoken English, even in upper Forms, is weak. Students’ comfort level in spoken English is quite low. Few students possess the wherewithal to purchase dictionaries. Some schools, which do have libraries, may possess a few copies of one of the common English-Kiswahili dictionaries e.g. Kirkby, TUKI, e.g. Kondoa Girls’. However, copies are few, where they do exist, and students are largely unfamiliar with their use. The aim of this lexicon is to provide students with a device whereby they may look up the Kiswahili equivalents of about 3000 English words. With practice, they may become familiar with the method of looking up equivalents of words on a one-to-one

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why kwa nini

wide ya pana

widen* kupanua

wife mke

win* kushinda

wind upepo

window dirisha

wing bawa

winter majira ya baridi

wipe* kufuta

wise ya hekima

witchcraft uchawi

with kwa, na, pamoja na

withdraw* kutoa

without bila

woman mwanamke

wood ubao

woodland msitu

word neno

work kazi

work* kufanya kazi

worker mfanyakazi

workshift zamu

world dunia

worry wasiwasi

worship* kuabudu

wound jeraha

wrap* kufungia

wrapped ya jifunika

write kuandika

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Wednesday Jumatano

weed gugu

weed* kupalilia

week wiki

weep* kulia

weigh* kupima

weight uzito

weightless sio na uzito

welcome (someone)* kukaribisha

well (adj) nzima

well (good) vizuri

well (water) kisima

well get* kupona

west magharibi

wet ya majimaji

what is wrong? inashida gani?

wheat ngano

wheel gurudumu

when lini

where wapi

where is (a person) iko wapi

which gani

which day siku gani

while wakati wa

whisper* kunong'ona

whistle* kupiga mluzi

white ya eupe

who nani

whole ya zima

whose ya nani

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basis. Over time, as they become knowledgeable about the equivalents, they may become more comfortable with English words. At that point they may branch out and be confident enough to learn to use the detailed dictionaries that do exist. I have chosen the vocabulary by consulting Peter Wilson’s book “Simplified Swahili”. Wilson presents a core vocabulary of about 3500 words, which he considers necessary for an English speaker to know and use in order to survive using Kiswahili. I used this logic in reverse in selecting about 3000 words, which when mastered, would permit students to survive in English. I have taken some of the words from Wilson’s book, others from Joan Russell’s “Teach Yourself Swahili”, and added more that I have noticed in common use in everyday speech, and in the media. I used the TUKI dictionary to verify the correctness of the equivalents. I also consulted a number of English and Kiswahili teachers to verify usages. My aim was to keep the number of entries to a minimum, but at the same time provide a “critical mass” of words, to permit one to acquire a cogent vocabulary. Research indicates that once such a critical vocabulary mass is attained, ease and familiarity, and therefore, proficiency, in another language mushroom in a self-sustaining, self-nurturing process of learning. Put simply, one learns more words because one knows more words, and because one knows more words, one can “learn” to know more.

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Educational technology refers to this as a self-sustaining positive feedback loop. Buckminster Fuller used the analogy of flight to describe the process. Once speed is increased to the point where lift is attained over the wings, an aircraft can leave the ground. In learning, once the loop is engaged, the learning process “takes off”, and “flight” is attained. In terms of a second language, once a critical vocabulary mass is learnt to the point of proficiency, a loop is engaged whereby one is able to learn more using that critical mass, and add to it in the process. In practice this would be seen and felt by the learner when they are functioning in the second language, and using it to acquire more vocabulary, which they can use to learn more. We recognize the phenomenon when we become aware that we are no longer translating, but using the other language as a device in itself. The point of this lexicon, therefore, is the provision and induction of the linguistic tool of that critical vocabulary mass. I would like to thank the following people who assisted me in the preparation of this document. Walimu Omari and Tagalile, Kondoa Girls Secondary, for help with the translations and spelling, Mrs. Karen Yunus, SESS Project, for her constant and unflagging encouragement from the beginning of this idea. Thanks also to Mr. F. Habili, Head Master of Kigwe Secondary, for his final corrections. I would also like to thank VSO-Tanzania, for supporting the project, our final, and most sincere thanks must go to Barclays

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wake (up)* kuamka

walk (stroll) matembezi

walk* kutembea

wall ukuta

wander around (someplace)* kuvinjari

wander* kuzurura

want* kutaka

war vita

warm ya vuguvugu

warn* kuonya

warning onyo

wash (clothes)* kufua

wash (hands)* kunawa

waste takataka

waste* kupoteza

wasteful ya potevu

watch* kuangalia

water maji

waterfall maporomoko ya maji

waterproof siopenya maji

watertight siopitisha maji

way njia

weak dhaifu

weakness udhaifu

wealth mali

weapons silaha

wear* kuvaa

weather hali ya hewa

weave* kufuma

wedding harusi

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valid halali

valley bonde

value thamani

vanish* kutokomea

various mbalimbali

vegetables mboga

vehicle gari

vein mshipa wa damu

verb kitenzi

vertical wima

very sana

veterinarian (vet) mganga wa mifugo

victims majeruhi

village kijiji

villages kijiji

visible be * kuonekana

visit* kutembelea

visit* kuzuru

visitor mgeni

vital ya lazima

vocabulary msamiati

voice sauti

volunteer* kujitolea

vomit* kutapika

vote* kupiga kura

wait for* kungojea

wait for* kusubiria

wait* kungoja

wait* kusubiri

waiter mhudumu

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Bank, who funded the VSO small grants which allowed this project to succeed. Dr. Thomas Wilson, VSO September 12, 2005 Dodoma

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ENGLISH - SWAHILI abandon kuacha

abdomen tumbo

ability uwezo

able hodari

able be* kuweza

about (approx.) kama

about (concerning) kuhusu, juu ya

above juu ya

absolute(ly) kamili

accelerate* kuzidisha mwendo

accept* (agree) kukubali

accident ajali

according to kufuatana na

accurate adj. angalifu

accurate adj. sahihi

accuse* kushitaki

accustomed be* kuzoea

acid asidi

acidic ya asidi*

acquire* kupata

acre eka

act (an) tendo

act* kutenda

act* (on stage) kucheza

act* (take action) kutenda

acute ya kali

add* (count) kuhesabu

add* (increase) kuongeza

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under chini ya

understand* kuelewa

underwear chupi

undress* kuvua

unfold* kukunjua

unity umoja

universal ya ote

university chuo kikuu

unload* kupakua

unravel* kufumua

untangle* kutatua

untie* kufungua

until mpaka

until now mpaka sasa

until, up to mpaka

up juu

up to mpaka

upper ya juu

upright ya mwima

us sisi

USA Marekani

use matumizi

use* kutumia

useful* be kufaa

usefulness manufaa

useless bure

usually kwa kawaida

vacant ntupu

vacation likizo

vaccuum ombwe

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train garimoshi

training mafunzo

transfer* kuhamisha

translate* kutafsiri

trap mtego

travel* kusafiri

traveller msafiri

treat (medically) * kutibu

treatment (medical) matibabu

treatment (medical) tiba

tree mti

tremble* kutetemka

tribe kabila

trick* kudanganya

trim* kupunguza

trouble shida

truly kweli

trust* kuamini

trustworthy kuaminifu

truth ukweli

try* kujaribu

tsetse fly mbung'o

Tuesday Jumanne

turn (car, bike) * kupinda

turn over* kupindua

type aina

type* kupiga chapa

umbrella mwavuli

uncle mjomba

uncover* kufunua

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address (postal) anwani

address (sermon) hotuba

adequate ya kutosha

adjective kivumishi

adjust* kurekebisha

administer* kutawala

administration utawala

adult mtu mzima

advantage faida

adverb kielezi

advice ushauri

advise* kushauri

aeroplane ndege

affair shauri

afix* kuimarisha

afraid be* kuogopa

after baada ya

afternoon alasiri

afterwards baadaye

again tena

age umri

ago zamani

agree to* kukubali

agreement maafikiano

agriculture kilimo

ahead (in the future) ijayo

aid msada

aid* kusaidia

aim shabaha

aim, to kupiga shabaha

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air hewa

alike sawa na

alive hai

all (any at all) yo yote

all (completely, totally) kabisa

all (every) yote

all (of us) sisi sote

allow* kuruhusu

almost karibu

alone peke y(angu)

already kwisha

already tayari

also pia

alter* kubadilisha

although ingawa

always sikuzote

among kati ya

amongst katikati ya

amount kiasi

angry be* kukasirika

animal mnyama

animal (wild) mnyama mwitu

announce* kutangaza

announcement tangazo

annoy* kusumbua

annul* kubatilisha

another nyingine

answer jibu

answer (math) jawabu

answer* kujibu

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ticket tiketi

ticket tikiti

tidy nadhifu

tie* kufunga

tighten* kukaza

time (hour) saa

time (instance) wakati

timetable ratiba

tin (can) kopo

tired be* kuchoka

title anwani

toe kidole

together pamoja

tongue ulimi

too pia

too much mno

tool chombo

tooth jino

top (of) kilele

top, on juu ya

topic mada

total jumla

touch* kugusa

tourist mtalii

tow* kuvuta

toward kuelekea

towards kuelekea

towards upande wa

tower mnara

trade biashara

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theme wazo

then halafu

theory nadharia

there (close) pale

there (far) kule

there is kuna

thereabouts kule

therefore kwahiyo

thick mnene

thickness unene

thief mwizi

thigh paja

thin ya embamba

thing kitu

thirst kiu

thirsty be * kusikia kiu

thorough kamili

thoroughly kabisa

though ingawa

thought wazo

thoughtful mwangalifu

thread uzi

threat tishio

threaten* kutisha

thrive* kusitawi

throat koo

throw away kutupa

throw* kurusha

Thursday Alhamisi

thus hivyo

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antenna (insect) kipapasio

antenna (radio/telephone) antena

any yo yote

anyone yeyote

anything kitu cho chote

apart (far) mbali

apologize* kuomboradhi

appear* kuonekana

apply* (spread upon) kupaka

approve* kukubali

area eneo

arm mkono

arrange* kuandaa

arrange* kupanga

arrangement mpango

arrest* kukamata

arrive* kufika

as (like) kama

as (since, because) kwa sababu

as long as almradi

as well as vilevile

as yet bado

ask for* kuomba

ask* question) kuuliza

assembly (school) baraza

assist* kusaidia

association chama

attach* kuambatisha

attempt* kujaribu

authentic halisi

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author mwandishi

average wastani

average ya wastani

awake* kuamka

awaken (someone)* kuamsha

aware be* kufahamu

away (adv) mbali

back (person´s) mgongo

back(wards) nyuma

bad mbaya

bad(ness) ubaya

badly vibaya

bag mfuko

baggage mizigo

bake* kuoka

balance (scales) mizani

baloon puto

base msingi

bathe* kuoga

battery betri

be* kuwa

beach pwani

beautiful nzuri

beauty uzuri

because kwa sababu

become* kuwa

bed kitanda

beef nyama ya ng'ombe

before kabla ya

begin* kuanza

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take a photograph* kupiga picha

take a picture* kupiga picha

take care of* kutunza

take care* kujali

take hold* kushika

take out* kutoa

take precaution* kuhadhari

take* kuchukua

talent kipawa

talk (chat) * kuzungumza

tame wa kufuga

tank (water) hodhi

tap* kugonga

target shabaha

taste ladha

taste* kuonja

tax kodi

teach* kufundisha

team timu

tear* kupasua, kurarua

tear (weep) kulia chozi

teeth meno

telephone* kupiga simu

tell* kuambia

term muda

term (school) muhala

test* kupima

than kuliko

thank* kushukuru

that kwamba

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supplies vifaa

supply* kutoa

support* kutegemeza

sure (adj) ya hakika

sure, make* kuhakikisha

surely bila shaka

surface uso

surgery upasuaji

surpass kushinda

surprise mshangao

surprised be * kushangaa

surround* kuzingira

survive* kuendalea kuishi

swallow* kumeza

sweep* kufagia

sweet tamu

sweet ya tamu

swell* kuvimba

swerve* kuchepuka

swift epesi

swim* kuogelea

switch swichi

symbol alama

sympathy huruma

symptom dalili

synonym kisawe

system mfumo

table meza

tablet kidonge

tail mkia

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behave* kutenda

behaviour tabia

behind nyuma ya

belief imani

believe* kuamini

below chini ya

bend* kupinda

beneath chini ya

benefit faida

benefit mafaa

beside kando ya

besides vilevile

best bora

better (than) bora (kuliko)

between kati ya

beyond mbele ya

big mkubwa

bill hesabu

bird ndege

birth uzazi

bishop askofu

bite* kuuma

bitter mchungu

bitterness uchungu

black neusi

blank tupu

bleed* kutoa damu

bleed* (be bleeding) kutoka damu

blend* kuchanganya

bless* kubariki

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blessing baraka

blind (adj) mpofu

blind person kipofu

blood damu

blue kibluu

board ubao

board* (bus, etc) kupanda

boast* kujisifu

boat chombo

boat (large) meli

body mwili

boil* kuchemsha

bond kifungo

bone mfupa

book kitabu

boost* kusukuma juu

boot kiatu

border mpaka

born to be kuzaliwa

borrow* kukopa

bother* kusumbua

bottle chupa

bottom chini

boundary mpaka

bowel (large) matumbo

bowel (small) uchegelele

box sanduku

boy mvulana

brain ubongo

branch (all senses) tawi

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strange (odd) ya ajabu

strangle* kukaba

street mtaa

strength uwezo

strength nguvu

strike* kupiga

string kamba

stroll about* kuvinjari

strong imara

study* kusoma, kujifunza

stuff vitu

stumble* kukwaa

stupid mpumbavu

stupid ya wajinga

style mtindo

subject somo

succeed in a task* kufaulu

succeed in life* kufanikiwa

success mafanikio

success (a) fanaka

suddenly ghafula

sugar sukari

suggest* kupendekeza

suggestion pendekezo

sum jumla

summer majira ya joto

summon* kuita

sun jua

Sunday Jumapili

sunlight mwanga wa jua

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steal* kuiba

steam mvuke

steel chuma

steep ya mwinuko mkali

steer* kuongoza

stem kikonyo

step hatua

steps daraja

stick onto* kubandika

still mtulivu

still bado

stir* kukoroga

stitch* kushona

stomach tumbo

stone jiwe

stop bring someone (thing) to a * kusimamisha

stop it* kuacha

stop* kusimama

stopper kizibo

store akiba

store* kuweka

storey ghorofa

storm dhoruba

story hadithi

story (the reason) kisa

straight sawa

straighten* kunyosha

straightforward waziwazi

strange mgeni

strange (foreign) ya kigeni

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brand chapa

bread mkate

breadth upana

break* kuvunja

breathe* kuvuta pumzi

bribe rushwa

bribe* kutoa rushwa

brick tofali

bridge daraja

brief mfupi

briefly kwa kifupi

bring* kuleta

broad mpana

broom ufagio

brother (elder) kaka

brother (younger) ndugu

brotherhood udugu

bruise vilio la dama

brush* kufagia

bucket ndoo

bug mdudu

build* kujenga

bump* kugonga

bundle bahasha

burden mzigo

burglar mwizi

burn* (be burning) kuwaka

burn* something kuchoma

bury* kuzika

bus basi

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business biashara

businessman mfanyabiashara

busy mashughuli

but lakini

butter siagi

butterfly kipepeo

button kifungo

buy* kununua

by karibu na

calculate* kukokotoa

calendar kalenda

calf ndama

call* kuita

calm ntulivu

camera kamera

camp kambi

can kopo

canal mfereji

cancel* kufuta

candle mshumaa

canoe mtumbwi

cap (bottle, lens) kifuniko

cap (hat) kofia

capable (person) hodari

capacity (fullness) nafasi

capture* kukamata

car gari

carcass mzoga

cards (playing) karata

care (attention) uangalifu

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split* kupasua

spoil* kuharibu

spoon kijiko

spot doa

spray* kunyunyizia

spread * kueneza

spread out* kutandika

spring (water) chemchemi

square ya mraba

squeeze* kubana

stab* kuchoma

stable imara

stable be * kuimarika

staff wafanyakazi

stain* kutia waa

staircase daraja

stamp stempu

stand* kusimama

standard sanifu

standard (a) kipimo

star nyota

starlight mwanga wa nyota

start* kuanza

startle* kushtuka

startle* kurupua

state (condition) hali

state or province jimbo

statistics takwimu

status hali

stay* kukaa

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son mwana

song wimbo

soon karibu

soon mapema

sore be* kuumwa

sorry samahani

sort jinsi, namna, aina

soul roho

sound sauti

sound (adj) nzima

soundless bila sauti

sour chachu

source asili

space anga

space (a place) nafasi

spank* kutandika matakoni

spark cheche

speak* kusema

special pekee

species aina

specimen mfano

speech usemi

speed mwendo

spell a word* kuendeleza

spend* kutumia

sphere tufe

spill* kumwaga

spirit roho

splash kurushia

splinter (glass) kigeregenza

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carefully taratibu

carpenter seremala

carpet zulia

carry on* kuendelea

carry* kuchukua

case (affair) swala

cat paka

catch* (something thrown, drift of) kushika

catholic katoliki

cattle ng'ombe

cause asili

cause surprise* kushangaza

cause* kusababisha

cause* kusababisha

caution tahadhari

cease* kukoma

ceiling dari

centre kati

certain baadhi ya

certain(ty) hakika

certainly bila shaka

certificate cheti

chain mnyororo

chair kiti

chairperson mwenyekiti

chalk chaki

challenge kushindana

chance (a) nafasi

channel (TV/radio) idhaa

channel (water) mfereji

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charcoal makaa

chart ramani

cheap rahisi

cheat* kudanganya

cheese chizi

chemical dawa

chest (human) kifua

chew* kutafuna

chicken kuku

child mtoto

childhood utoto

childish wa kitoto

choose* kuchagua

christen* kubatiza

Christian Mkristo

Christianity Ukristo

church kanisa

cigarette sigara

cinema sinema

circle duara

circumstances hail ya mambo

citizen raia

city mji mkubwa

clap* kupiga makofi

clarity uwazo

class tabaka

classroom darasa

claw kucha

clay towe

clean safi

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smooth laini

snake nyoka

sneeze* kupiga chafya

snow theluji

so basi

so as to ili

soak be* kulowa

soap sabuni

soap powder sabuni ya unga

society (a) chama

society (in the general sense) jamii

soft laini

soil udongo

solar ya jua, ya sola

soldier askari

solid mango

solve* kutafuta jibu

solve* kutoa jawabu

solve* kutatua

some (people) baadhi ya (watu)

some eg. people baadhi ya watu

somebody mtu fulani

somehow kwa namna fulani

someplace mahali fulani

something kitu (moja)

sometime siku fulani

sometimes pengine

sometimes mara kwa mara

somewhat kidogo

somewhere mahali fulani

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sin dhambi

since tangu

sing* kuimba

sink* kuzama

sister dada

sit* kukaa

situation hali

size ukubwa

skid* kuteleza

skilled worker fundi

sky anga

slaughter (animal) * kuchinja

sleep like a log* kulala fofofo

sleep* kulala usingizi

sleeve mkono

slice kipande

slide* kuteleza

slightly kidogo

slip* kuteleza

slope mtelemko

slowly polepole

small kidogo

smart kuerevu

smart (adj) nadhifu

smear* kupaka

smell bad* kunuka

smell good* kunukia

smell* (sniff) kunusa

smile* kuchekelea

smoke moshi

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clean* (something) kusafisha

cleanliness usafi

clear meupe

clear, be* kuelea

clerk karani

climb* kupanda

clock saa

close by karibu na

close* kufunga

cloth kitambaa

clothes nguo

cloud wingu

cloves karafuu

club chama

coast pwani

coat koti

cob (maiza) gunzi

cock (male chicken) jogoo

cockroach mende

coconut nazi

coffee kahawa

cold baridi

cold (adj) ya baridi

collapse* kuanguka

collect* kukusanya

collide* kugongana

colour rangi

comb kitana

combine* kuchanganya

come back* kurudi

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come down* kushuka, kutelemka

come from* (be from a place) kutoka

come in| kuingia

come* kuja

comfort fariji

command amri

commerce biashara

commit* kutenda

compare* kulinganisha

compass (directional) dira

compass (geometrical drawing) bikari

compel* kulazimisha

compelled be* kulazimika

compelled be* kulazimishwa

compete* kushindana

competition mashindano

complain* kulalamika

complete kamili

completely kabisa

complex changamani

compose* (book, music, various other senses) kutunga

compress* kubana

compress* (ideas) kufupisha

compulsory ya lazima

concerning (about) kuhusu

conclusion (ending) mwisho

condition hali

confidential ya siri

congratulations! hongera!

connect* kuunganisha

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share* kubadilishana

share* (divide up) kugawanyika

sharpen (blade)* kunoa

sharpen* kuchonga

shave* kunyoa

shed kibanda

shield ngao

shift* kusogeza

shine* kung'aa

ship meli

shoes viatu

shop duka

short fupi

shorten* kufupisha

shoulder bega

shoulders mabega

shout* kupiga kelele

shovel sepetu

show, a maonesho

shower bafu

shrink (clothes)* kuridi

shut* kufunga

shy mwenye haya

side upande

sign alama

sign* kutia sahihi

signature sahihi

silence kimya

similarly vilevile

simple sahili

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season majira

season msimu

seat kiti

secret siri

section sehemu

security salama

seize* kukamata

seldom mara chache

self nafsi

self-confidence kujiamini

self-discipline kujiongoza

sell* kuuza

semicircle nusuduara

send (by third party) * kutuma

send* kupeleka

separate mbalimbali

separate* kutenga

sequence mfuatano

series mfuatano

servant mtumishi

serve* kuhudumia

service huduma

set table* kupanga meza

several baadhi ya

severe kali, hali ngumu

sew* kushona

sewing machine cherehani

shade kivuli

shake* kutetemeka

shape umbo

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conquer* kushinda

consequence(s) matokeo

consider* (think over) kufikiria

consider* (think) kufikiri

constantly daima

contain* wa na vitu ndani

container (any vessel) chombo

content kadiri

continue* kuendelea

contradict* kukanusha

conversation mazugumzo

converse* kuongea

convey* kupeleka

convince* kuridhisha

convince* kuthibitisha

cook mpishi

cooker jiko

cool ya baridi

cool (slang) poa

cooperate* kushirikiana

co-operative society chama

coordinate* kuuratibu

copper shaba (nyekundu)

copy nakala

copy* kunakili

cord kamba

core kiini

cork kizibo

corn nafaka

corner pembe

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corpse maiti

correct sahihi

correct* kusahihisha

cost bei

cotton pamba

cough* kukohoa

council halmashauri

count* kuhesabu

country nchi

cousin binamu

cover* kufunika

cow(s) ng'ombe

crack ufa

crack* kupasua

craftsman fundi

crafty merevu

create* kuhuluku

cripple kiwete

crop mmea

cross msalaba

crossroads njia panda

cry* kulia

cultivate* kulima

culture utamaduni

cupboard kabati

cure* kuponya

curry bizari

curtain pazia

curve (bend) kizingo

curve (math) mchirizo

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run* kukimbia

rust kutu

sad kuhuzuni

safe salama

safely salama

safety usamala

sail tanga

salary mshahara

salt chumvi

salvation wokovu

same sawa

same, just the vile vile

sand mchanga

sane ya akili timamu

sanity akili timamu

Saturday Jumamosi

sauce mchuzi

saucer kisahani

save* kuokoa

say good bye* kuaga

say* kusema

scale kipimo

scale(s) mizani

scarce adimu

scared be * kuogopa

schedule ratiba

scissors mkasi

scratch* kukuna

sea bihari

seacost pwani

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ring a bell* kupiga kengele

ring someone* kupigia simu

ripe bivu

ripen* kuiva

rise* kupanda

river mto

road barabara

roast* kuchoma

robber mwizi

rock mwamba

roof paa

room chumba

root mzizi

rope kamba

rose waridi

rotate* kuzunguka

rotten bovu

rough ya kuparuza

round duara

route njia

routine (adj) ya kawaida

row mstari

rub* kufikicha

rub* kufuta

rubber usukani

rubbish takataka

ruin* kuharibifu

rule amri

rule that* kuamua

rule* kutawala

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cushion mto

custom kawaida

customarily kwa kawaida

cut* kukata

daily kila siku

damage* kuharibu

dance ngoma

dance* kucheza

danger hatari

dangerous ya hatari

dark(ness) giza

date tarehe

daughter binti

dawn alfajiri

day siku

day after tomorrow kesho kutwa

day before yesterday juzi

daytime mchana

dead, the wafu

deaf kuwa kiziwi

death kifo

debt deni

deceive* kudanganya

decelerate* kupunguza mwendo

decide* kuamua

decision uamuzi

decompose kuoza

decorate* kupamba

decrease* kupunguza

deep mrefu

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defeat ushinde

defecate* kunya

defect hitilafu

defend* kulinda

define* kufasili

delete* kuondoa

delicious ya utamu

deny* kukana

deny* kukanusha

depart* kuondoka

department idara

depend (upon)* kutegemea

depth urefu

descend* kutelemka

describe* kuelezea

design* kuchora

despair* kukata tamaa

despise* kudharau

destroy* kuharibu

detail kwa kina

detect* kugundua

development maendeleo

device chombo

devil shetani

devise* kutunga

diarrhoea tumbo la kuhara

die* kufariki

died, he (just now) amekufa

died, he (some time ago) alikufa

different tofauti

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required be* kutakiwa

rescue* kuokoa

research uchunguzi

resemble* kufanana

reserve akiba

reside* kuishi

residence makao

resident mwenyeji

resource mali

respect heshima

responsibility madaraka

rest* kupumzika

result matokeo

retain* kushika

return something* kurudisha

return* kurudi

reveal* kufanua

reverse kugeuza

reverse* kupindua

revision masahihisho, marudio

revoke kubatilisha

revolve* kuzunguka

rhino faru

rib ubavu

rich tajiri

ride* kupanda

right kulia

rights haki

rigid mara

ring pete

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reduce* kupunguza

refine* kusafisha

refresh* kuburudisha

refuse* kukataa

region mkoa

regret* kusikitika

regular ya kawaida

regulate* kurekebisha

reinforce* kuimarisha

reject* kukataa

rejoice* kufarahi

relationship uhusiano

reliable aminifu

religion dini

rely on* kutegemea

remain* kubaki

remember* kukumbuka

remind* kukumbusha

remote ya mbali

remove* kuondoa

renovate* kukarabati

rent* kukodisha

repair* kukarabati

repair* kutengeneza

repairs marekebisho

repeat* kurudia

replace* kubadilisha

reply* kujibu

report taarifa

request* kuomba

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difficult gumu

difficulty shida

dig* kuchimba

dignity daraja

diminish* kupungua

direct ya moja kwa moja

dirty ya chafu

disappoint* kusikitisha

disappointment masikitiko

discover* kuokota

discover* kugundua

discrimination ubaguzi

disease ugonjwa

dispensary zahanati

dissolve* kuyeyuka

dissolve* kuyeyusha

distance umbali

distinct wazi

district wilaya

ditch mfereji

diverse mbalimbali

divide* kugawa

do* kufanya

doctor daktari

doctor mganga

dog mbwa

domestic animal mnyama wa kufuga

don* kuvaa

door mlango

doubt shaka

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doubt* kuona shaka

down(wards) chini

drag* kuvuta

draw kuchora

draw a line* kupiga mstari

draw* (pull, attract) kuvuta

dream kuota

dream, a ndoto

dress* kuvaa

drink* kunywa

drive* kuendesha

driver dereva

drug dawa

dry mkavu

dry in the sun* kuanika

dry land bara

dry* (off something) kukausha

dump* kutupa

duration muda

dust vumbi

dust* (do dusting) kupangusa

dwell* kukaa

each kila

ear sikio

early mapema

earn* kuchuma

ears masikio

earth (soil) ardhi

earth (world) dunia

earthquake tetemeko

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rainy season masika

raise* kuinua

range safu (milima)

rank daraja

rare adimu

rat panya

rate kiasi

rather afadhali

rather kidogo

rational kirazini

reach* kufika

read* kusoma

ready tayari

ready get* kutayarisha

real halisi

realise* kutambua

really kweli

rear nyuma

reason sababu

reasonable nafuu

rebel* kuasi

receive* kupokea

recently juzijuzi

reception mapokezi

recognize* kutambua

recommend* kupendekeza

record taarifa

recover* kupona

rectify* kusahihisha

red ya ekundu

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purchase* kununua

pure safi

purity usafi

purple zambarau

purpose azma

purpose sudi

pus usaha

push* kusukuma

put on stove* injika

put* kuweka

puzzle fumbo

quake tetemeko

quantity kiasi

quarrel ugomvi

quarrel* kugombana

quarter robo

queen malkia

query* kuuliza

question swali

queue fuleni

queue mstari

quickly kwa haraka

quickly upesi

quiet ya tulivu

quiet be* kunyamaza

quiet person mkimya

quit* kuacha

race shindano

rain mvua

rain* kunyesha mvua

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east mashariki

easy ya rahisi

eat* kula

eccentric chizi

echo mwangwi

edge (of) kando (ya)

edit* kuhariri

editor mhariri

educate* kuelimisha

education elimu

effect athari

effect* athiri

efficient hodari

effort bidii

egg yai

either...or ama...ama

elbow kiwiko

elder mzee

election uchaguzi

electricity umeme

elephant tembo(TZ)

elsewhere pengine

embassy ubalozi

emergency dharura

employee mtumishi

employment ajira

empty mtupu

empty tupu

encircle* kuzunguka

end mwisho

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enemy adui

energetic hodari

energy nguvu

engine injini

enjoy* kufurahia

enough be * kutosha

enquire* kuuliza

enquiry ulizo

ensure* kuhakikisha

enter* kuingia

entertainment burudani

entire mzima

entire zima

entirely kabisa

envelope bahasha

epidemic ugonjwa wa mlipuko

equal (with) sawa (na)

equalize* kusawazisha

erase* kufuta

erect wima

erect* kusimamisha

err* kukosa

escort* kusindikiza

especially hasa

etc. nakadhalika

eternally milele

evade* kuepuka

even hata

evening jioni

event tukio

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problem tatizo

proceed* kuendalea

proclaim* kutangaza

procure* kupata

professional mtaalamu

profit faida

progress maendeleo

progress* kuendelea

projects miradi

prolong* kurefusha

promise ahadi

promise* kuahidi

pronounce* kutamka

pronounce* kutamka

pronunciation matamshi

proof ushahidi

proper sanifu

property mali

prosecute* kushtaki

protect* kuhifadhi

protect* kulinda

protest* kulalamika

provide* kutoa

pull out* kung'oa

pull* kuvuta

pump bomba

punctual be* kuwahi

punish* kuadhibu

punishment adhabu

pupil mwanafunzi

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poverty umaskini

powder unga

power nguvu

practice mazoezi

practise* kufanya mazoezi

praise sifa

praise* kusifu

pray* kuomba

prayer sala

preach* kuhubiri

precede* kutangulia

precise sahihi

prefer* kupendelea

preferable afadhali

pregnant be* kuwa na mimba

preliminary a mwanzo

prepare* kutayarisha

present zawadi

preserve* kuhifadhi

president rais

pretend* kujifanya

prevent kuzuia

price bei

priest kasisi

primary msingi

print* kupiga chapa

prior to kabla ya

prison gereza

private binafsi

probably yumkini

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eventually hatimaye

every day kila siku

evident* kuonekana

evil ubaya

exact kamili

examination (medical) kutibu

examine carefully* kuchungulia

examine* kupima

example mfano

exams mitihani

exceed* kuzidi

except isipokuwa

except ila

exchange* kubadilishana

exchange* kubadilisha

exchange* (money) kubadilisha

exchange* (most other senses) kubadilishana

excitement msisimko

excitement machachari

excuse me samahani

exercise mazoezi

exist* kuishi

exit* kutoka

expand* kupanua

expect* kutazamia

expensive ghali

experience ujuzi

experience uzoefu

experiment jarabio

explain* kueleza

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explanation maelezo

explicitly kinaganaga

express oneself* kujieleza

extinguish* kuzima

extra zaidi

extremely kabisa

eye jicho

eyes macho

face uso

fact tendo

fail* kukosa

fail* (exam) kushindwa

fail* (to do something) kushindwa

faint* kuzimia

faintly kidogo

fair ya haki

faith imani

faithful kuaminifu

fall* kuanguks

false bandia

family familia

far mbali

far kubali

fare(bus) nauli

fast upesi

fasten* kufunga

fat nene

fat (oil, animal fat) mafuta

father baba

fear hofu

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pleasure furaha

plenty wingi

plow* kulima

pocket mfuko

poetry ushairi

point out* kuonyesha

point* kuelekeza

poison sumu

polar ya ncha za dunia

police polisi

policeman askari

polite enye adabu

politeness adabu

politics siasa

politics siasa

ponder* kutafikiri

poor maskini

pork nguruwe

port bandari

portion sehemu

position mahali

possess* kuwa na

possible be* kuwezekana

possibly labda

postage ada ya posta

poster tangazo

postpone* kuahirisha

pot chombo

pour away* kumwaga

pour* kumimina

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petrol petroli

phone (someone or someplace)* kupigia simu

pick up* kuokota

pick* kuchuma

piece kipande

pierce* kuchoma

pig nguruwe

pile fungu

pillow mto

pistol bastola

pit shimo

pity huruma

place mahali

plain wazi

plan mpango

plan* kupanga

plane* kupiga randa

planet sayari

plank ubao

planning mpango

plant mmea

plant* kupanda

plantation shamba

plaster dressing plasta

plate sahani

play mchezo

player mchezaji

playing field uwanja

pleasant ya kupendeza

please* kupendeza

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fear* kuogopa

feast karamu

feather nyoya

fee ada

feed* kulisha

feel* kusikia

fetch* kuleta

fever homa

few mchache

fiancée mchumba

fierce mkali

fight* kupigana

figure (number) tarakimu

fill* kujaza

film (motion picture) filamu

filter chujio

final ya mwisho

finally mwishoni

find* kuona

fine* kutoza

finger kidole

finish* kumaliza

finished, to be kwisha

fire moto

firewood kuni

firm imara

first ya kwanza

firstly kwanza

fish samaki

fisherman mvuvi

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fisherman mvuvi

fix (plan) kupanga

flag bendera

flat mpana

flawlessly barabara

flight kuruka

float* kuelea

floor sakafu

flour unga

flourish* kusitawi

flower ua

fly (insect) inzi

fly* kuruka

fog ukungu

fold* kukunja

follow* kufuata

food chakula

foot mguu

for ever daima

forbid* kukataza

force* kulazimisha

foreigner mgeni

forest msitu

forever daima

forget* kusahau

forgive* kusamehe

fork uma

form (school) kidato

former ya zamani

forward mbele

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patient mgonjwa

pay* kulipa

peace amani

peak kilele

peas njegere

peel* kumenya

pen kalamu

penalty adhabu

people watu

pepper pilipili

per kwa

percent asilimia

perfect kamili

perfection ukmilifu

perfectly kabisa

perhaps labda

peril hatari

period kipindi

period (of time) muda

permanent ya kudumu

permission ruhusa

permit ruhusa

permit* kuruhusu

permit* kuruhusu

perpetually daima

persevere* kuvumilia

perseverence uvumilivu

person mtu

perspiration jasho

persuade* kushawishi

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overseas ng´ambo

overturned* be kupinduka

owe to* kuwia deni

own* kumiliki

owner mwenyewe

owner mwenye

oxygen oksigeni

page ukurasa

pail ndoo

pain maumivu

pain* feel kuumwa

paint rangi

pair jozi

paper karatasi

paraffin mafuta ya taa

parcel kifurishi

parent mzazi

parents wazazi

park* kuegesha

parliament bunge

part sehemu

particularly hasa

party karamu

pass* (going or walking) kupita

pass* an exam kufaulu

passengers abiria

past* yaliopita

paternal aunt shangazi

path njia

patience uvumilivu

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foundation msingi

fraction sehemu

fragile ya kuvunjika upesi

frail dhaifu

frank kusema kweli, waziwazi

free huru

free ya bure

freedom uhuru

freeze* kuganda

fresh mbichi

Friday Ijumaa

friend rafiki

friendly mwema

friendship urafiki

frighten* kuogoyfa

frog chura

from (place) toka

from (time) tangu

front, in mbele ya

fruit tunda

fry* kukaanga

full liojaa

full be* kujaa

fun furaha, raha

function shughuli

function (math) numba tegemezi

funeral maziko

funeral mazishi

gain faida

game mchezo

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gap nafasi

garage geregi

garden bustani

gate lango

gather* kusanya

general ya jumla

generate* kufanyiza

generous karimu

gentle person mpole

gently taratibu

genuine halisi

geography jiografia

get cool* kupoa

get out! toka!

get used to* kuzoea

get* kupata

gift zawadi

giraffe twiga

girl msichana

give an injection* kupiga sindano

give birth* kujifungua

give me nipe

give* kupa

glass kioo

glasses miwani

go ahead* kuendalea

go around* kuzunguka

go fishing* kuvua samaki

go out| kutoka

go* kuenda

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on time* be kuwahi

once mara moja

only ya pekee

only tu

only (the **** something) pekee

open wazi

open (clear) wazi (maana mengi)

open (eg. door), it is imefungua

open* kufungua

openness uwazo

operation operesheni

opinion oni

opportunity nafasi

oppose* kupinga

or au

order mpango

order (command) amri

order (place)* kuagiza

ordinary ya kawaida

origin asili

originally mwanzoni

orphan yatima

other nyingine

other nyingine

other ya ingine

otherwise (if not) ama sivyo

outcome matokeo

outdo* kushinda

outside nje ya

over here huka

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now sasa

nowadays siku hizi

nuclear ya nuklia

number namba

nurse mwuguzi

obey* kutii

object kitu

object* kupinga

objection kipingamizi

objective shabaha

oblige* kulazimisha

observe* kuangalia

obstacle kizuizi

obstruct* kupinga

obtain* kupata

obvious dhahiri (wazi)

occasionally mara kwa mara

occur* kutokea

ocean bahari

o'clock kamili

odour harufu

offer* kutoa

office ofisi

often mara nyingi

oil mafuta

old (former) ya, au wa zamani

old (worn out) mkuukuu

old age uzee

on juu ya

on the way njiani

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good nzuri (many senses)

gossip (a) mbeya

govern* kutawala

government serikali

grain nafaka

grammar sarufi

grant* kujalia

grasp* kushika

grass majani

grave kaburi

graves makaburi

great mkubwa

green kijani

greet* kusalimia

grey kijivu

ground ardhi

ground kiwonja

group kundi

grow up* kukua

grow* kukua

guard mlinzi

guess* kukisia

guide kiongozi

guide* kuongoza

habit tabia

hair nywele

half nusu

halt* kusimama

hammer nyundo

hand mkono

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handle mpini

hang* kutundika

happen* kutokea

happy ya furaha

harbour bandari

hard ngumu

hardship shida

harm dhuru

harm* kudhuru

harvest* kuvuna

hat kofia

have finished, we tumemaliza

have you met? umekutana

have* kuwa na

having kuenye

head kichwa

health afya

heap fungu

hear* kusikia

heart moyo

heat joto

heavy ya zito

height urefu

help msaada

help* kusaidia

here hapa

hereabouts huku

herein humu

hide* kuficha

high njuu

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net wavu

never asilani

never asilan

new mpya

new ya pya

news habari

newspaper gazeti

next ijayo

next to kando ya

next year mwaka ujao

nice nzuri

nicely vizuri

night usiku

no sound, there is haina sauti

noise kilele

none hakuna (hakina...)

nonsense upuuzi

noon adhuhuri

normal ya kawaida

normally wa kawaida

north kazkazini

nose pua

not at all hata kidogo

not so sivyo

not yet bado

nothing hakuna kiti

notice tangazo

notify* kuarifu

notion wazo

noun nomino

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must lazima (plus subjunctive)

mystery muujiza

myth kikasili

nail msumari

name jina

namely yaani

narrate* kusimulia

narrow nyembamba

nation taifa

native asili ya

natural ya asili

naturally bila shaka

nature aina

nature jinsi

nature tabia

nature ulimwengu

nausea kichefuchefu

navigate* kuongoza (gari, boti, ndege)

near karibu na

necessary lazima

necessities mahitaji

neck shingo

need* kuhitaji

need, a uhitaji

needed* be kutakiwa

needle sindano

needlessly bure

neighbour jirani

neither wala (plus negative)

nervous wasiwasi

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hill kilima

hip paja

hippo viboko

hit* kupiga

hoe jembe

hold* kukamata

hold* kushika

hole tundu

holiday likizo

holy mtakatifu

home nyumbani

honest aminifu

honour heshima

hook kulabu

hope* kutumaini

horse faraasi

hostile ya uadui

hour saa

house nyumba

how vipi

how do you cook unapikaje

how do you say unasemaje

how long muda gani

how many times mara ngapi

how much kiasi gani

human being binadamu

hungry be* kuwa na njaa

hungry* be kuwa na njaa

hunt* kuwinda

hunter mwindaji

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hurry haraka

hurt* uumiza

hurting be* kuuma

husband mume

hut kibanda

hyena fisi

hymn wimbo

hypocrite mnafiki

I am informed... Nimesikia...

I am lost nimepotea

I am not well siwezi

I cannot siwezi

i.e. yaani

ice barafu

idea wazo

identify* kutambua

if kama

ignite kuwasha

ill mgonjwa

illegal haramu

illness ugonjwa

image sanamu

imagine* kufikiria

immediate ya mara moja

immediately sasa hivi

impact (result) matokeo

impact (touch) mgongano

impair* kuharibu

imperil* kuhatarisha

importance maana

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mistake make a* kukosea

mix* kuchanganya

modern ya kisasa

Monday Jumatatu

money pesa

monkey kima

month mwezi

month, this mwezi huu

moon mwezi

mop* kupiga deki

more zaidi

more than zaidi ya

moreover aidha

morning asubuhi

Moslem Mwislamu

mosque mskiti

mosquito mbu

mosquito net chandalua

most (people) karibu watu wote

mother mama

motorbike pikipiki

mount* kupanda

mourning kilio

mouse panya

mouth mdomo

move* kosogea

movement mwendo

mud matope

museum jumba la makumbusho

music muziki

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mathematics hisabati

matter jambo

mattress godoro

maybe labda

meal chakula

meal mlo

meaning maana

means (ability) uwezo

means it maana yake ni

meanwhile kwa sasa

measure* kupima

meat nyama

medical treatment tiba

medicine dawa

meet* kukutana na

meeting mkutano

melt* kuyeyuka

mention* kutaja

message ujumbe

messenger tarishi

method mbinu

metre mita

middle (in the) katikati

mild ndogo

milk maziwa

minister waziri

ministry wizara

minute dakika

mirror kioo

mistake kosa

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important muhimu

impossible siowezekana

impossible, it is haiwezikani

impound* kukamata kisheria

impound* kukamata

improve* kuboresha

in katika

in katika

in case endapo

in front of mbele ya

in most cases mara nyingi

in the centre (of) katikati ya

in the classroom darasani

in the middle katikati

increase* kuongeza

inexact sio sahihi

infection ambukizo

infer* kufahamu

infinite (math) isiyokoma

inflate* kujaza upepo

influence athari

influence* athiri

inform* kuarifu

information habari

ingenuity akili

inhabitant mwenyeji

injection sindana

injured (be)* kuumia

injury jeraha

ink wino

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insect mdudu

insert* kuingiza

inside ndani ya

inspect* kukagua

instead of badala ya

instruct* kufundisha

instruction agizo

instructions (directions) maelekezo

instrument chombo

intact kamili

intelligence akili

intend* kukusudia

intention kusudi

intentionally kwa kusudi

interesting ya kupendeza

interrupt* kudakiza

invalid batili

invalidate* kubatilisha

invent* kubuni

invert* kupindua

invite* kukaribisha

invite* kualika

iron* kupiga pasi nguo

Islam Uislamu

island kisiwa

isolate* kutenga

it depends inategemea

it was ilikuwa

jacket koti

jealous mwivu

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lose (something)* kupoteza

lower ya chini

luck bahati

luggage mizigo

lunar ya mwezi

luxury fahari

magazine gazeti

mail barua

main (adj) kuu

maintain* kutunza

maize mahindi

make a mistake* kukosea

make a phone call (to someone or somewhere)* kupigia simu

make a phone call* kupiga simu

make noise* kupiga kelele

make sure* kuhakikisha

make* kufanya

man, a mwanaume

manage* kuwahi, kuweza

manners adabu

map ramani

margin ukingo

mark alama

market soko

marriage ndoa

marry* (by priest) kuoza

marry* (man) kuoa

marry* (woman) kuolewa

matches kibiriti

maternal aunt mama mdogo

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lie (a) uwongo

lie* (tell lies) kudanganya

life maisha

lift* kuinua

light mwanga

light (up)* kuwasha

light, easy mepesi

lightning umeme

like kama

like* kupenda

likewise vilevile

lime ndimu

limit mpaka

line mstari

lip mdomo

list orodha

listen* kusikiliza

litter takataka

live* (reside) kukaa

liver ini

livestock mnyama wa kufuga

lizard mjusi

load mzigo

lock kufuli

long time ago, ya zamani

look after* kutunza

look at* kuangalia

look for* kutafuta

look like* kufanana na

loose* be kulegea

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jewels kito

job kazi

join (with)* kujiunga

journal jarida

journalist mwandishi wa habari

journey safari

joy furaha

judge hakimu

judge* kuhukumu

judgement hukumu

jump* kuruka

just now sasa hivi

justice haki

kebab mshiskaki

keep livestock* kufuga

keep* kutunza

key ufunguo

kick* kupiga teke

kickstart* kupiga kiki

kill* kuua

kind (a) namna

kindness hisani

king mfalme

kiss* kubusu

kiss* kukisi

kitchen jiko

kitchen stuff vyombo

knee goti

kneel* kupiga magoti

knife kisu

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knit* kufuma

knock * kugonga

know kujua

knowledge maarifa

labour kazi

labourer kibarua

lack ukosefu

ladder ngazi

lady bibi

lake ziwa

lame (person) kiwete

lamp taa

land ardhi

language lugha

large mkubwa

last ya mwisho

last year mwaka iliopita

late liochelewa

late be* kuchelewa

late* be kuchelewa

lately siku hizi

later (on) baadaye

laugh* kucheka

lavatory choo

law sheria

lazy ya vivu

lazy person mvivu

lead (metal) risasi

lead* kuongoza

leader kiongozi

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leaf jani

leak* kuvuja

lean* kuinama

lean* (toward) kuegemea

leap* kuruka

learn* kujifunza

least (not in the) hata kidogo

leave (vacation) likizo

leave* a place kuondoka

leave* something or someone kuacha

lecture mhadhara

lecture* kuhutubia

left kushoto

leg mguu

leg mgu

lemon limau

lend* kuazima

lend* kukopesha

length urefu

leopard chui

less kasoro

lesson somo

let* kuruhusu

letter barua

letter of the alphabet herufi

level sawasawa

level* kusawazisha

liar muongo

library maktaba

lid kifuniko