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Coffee kahawa

Milk maziwa

Breakfast Chemshakinywa

Lunch Chakula cha mchana

Dinner Chakula cha jioni

Bread mkate

Cheese jibini

Chicken kuku

Eggs mayai

Fish samaki

Food Vyakula

Fruit Matunda

Meat nyama

Sandwich sandwichi

Sugar sukari

Tea chai

Tomatoes Nyanya

Vegetables Mboga

Water maji

Belt mshipi

Clothes Nguo

Coat Koti

Dress Gauni

Glasses miwani

Gloves Kinga

Hat Kofia

Jacket Jaketi

Pants (Trousers) Suruali

Ring pete

Shirt Shati

Shoes viatu

Socks soksi

Suit Suti

Sweater fulana

Tie tai

Umbrella mwavuli

Underwear chupi

Wallet mkoba

Watch saa

Do you like my dress? Unapendezwa na gauni yangu?

Book Kitabu

Books Vitabu

Chair Kiti

Desk Meza

Dictionary Kamusi

Languages Lugha

Library Maktaba

Laptop Tarakilishi

Page Ukarasa

Paper Karatasi

Pen Kalamu

Question Swali

School Shule

Student mwanafunzi

Teacher mwalimu

University Chuo Kikuu

I have a question Nina swali

What's the name of that book? Hicho kitabu kinaitwaje?

Arm mkono

Back mgongo

Ear Sikio

Eye jicho

Face uso

Feet nyayo

Fingers vidole

Hair nywele

Hand mkono

Head kichwa

Heart moyo

Leg mguu

Mouth mdomo

Neck shingo

Nose pua

Teeth meno

She has beautiful eyes Ana macho ya kupendeza

Airplane Ndege

Airport uwanja wa ndege

Bus basi

Bus station kituo cha basi

Car gari

Flight ndege

Help Desk mahali pa kupata usaidizi

Hotel Hoteli

Passport cheti cha kusafiri

Taxi Teksi

Ticket tikiti

Tourism Utalii

Train (noun) Gari la moshi

Train station Kituo cha gari la moshi

By train Kwa treni

By car Kwa gari

By bus Kwa basi

By taxi Kwa teksi

By airplane Kwa ndege

Do you accept credit cards? Mnachukua kadi za ukopeshaji?

How much will it cost? Itakuwa pesa ngapi?

I have a reservation Nina Ahirisho

I'd like to rent a car Ningependa kukodesha gari

I'm here on business /on vacation. Niko hapa kwa biashara/kwa starehe

Is this seat taken? Je, kiti hiki kina mwenyewe?

Good luck! Bahati njema!

Happy birthday! Furahia siku ya kuzaliwa!

Happy new year! Heri ya mwaka mpya!

Merry Christmas! Heri njema ya Krismasi

Baby Mtoto mchanga

Boy Mvulana

Brother ndugu

Child (female) Mtoto (kike)

Child (male) Mtoto (kiume)

Cousin (female) Binti Amu

Cousin (male) Bin Amu

Daughter Binti

Father baba

Girl Msichana

Grandfather Babu

Grandmother Nyanya

Husband Mume

Man Mwanaume

Mother Mama

People Watu

Sister Dada

Son Mwana

Wife Mke

Woman mwanamke

How old is your sister? Dada yako ana umri gani?

What's your brother called? Kaka yako anaitwa nani?

Actor mwigizaji (kiume)

Actress mwigizaji (kike)

Artist Msanii

Businessman mfanyi biashara

Doctor Daktari

Nurse muuguzi

Policeman polisi

Singer muimbaji

Student Mwanafunzi

Teacher Mwalimu

Translator Mkalimani

He is a policeman yeye ni polisi

I'm an artist Mimi ni msanii

I'm looking for a job ninatafuta kazi

Days Siku

Monday Jumatatu

Tuesday Jumanne

Wednesday Jumatano

Thursday Alhamisi

Friday Ijumaa

Saturday Jumamosi

Sunday Jumapili

January Januari

February Februari

March Machi

April Aprili

May Mei

June Juni

July Julai

August Agosti

September Septemba

October Oktoba

November Novemba

December Desemba

Autumn majira ya kupukutika

Winter majira ya baridi

Spring majira ya kuchipua

Summer majira ya joto

Time wakati

Hour saa

Minute dakika

Second pili

I was born in July Nilizaliwa mwezi wa julai

I will visit you in August Nitakutembelea mwezi wa agosti

Cold Baridi

Hot Joto

Rain mvua

Snow theluji

Spring majira ya kuchipua

Summer majira ya joto

Sun Jua

Sunny Kuna jua

Warm Vuguvugu

Wind upepo

Windy Kuna upepo

Winter majira ya baridi

It is raining Kunanyesha

It is sunny Kuna jua

It is windy Kuna upepo

It's cold ni baridi

It's hot ni moto

Bed Kitanda

Bedroom Chumba

Computer Kompyuta

Door Mlango

Furniture Samani (pia fanicha)

House Nyumba

Kitchen Jikoni

Refrigerator Friji

Room chumba

Television Televisheni

Toilet Choo

Window Dirisha

Can you open the window? Unaweza kufungua dirisha?

I need to use the computer Nahitaji kutumia kompyuta

Arabic Kiarabu

Moroccan Moroko

Morocco Moroko

Chinese (language) Kichina

Chinese (nationality) Uchina

China Uchina

English Kiingereza

British Uingereza

Britain Uingereza

American Amerika

America Amerika

French (language) Kifaransa

French (nationality) Ufaransa

France Ufaransa

Italian (language) Kiitaliano

Italian (nationality) Uitaliano

Italy Italia

Japanese (language) Kijapani

Japanese (nationality) Ujapani

Japan Japani

Russian (language) Kirusi

Russian (nationality) Urusi

Russia Urusi

Spanish (language) Kihispania

Spanish (nationality) Uhispania

Spain Uhispania

I don't speak Korean sizungumuzi kikorea

I speak Italian Ninazungumuza kiitaliano

I want to go to Germany Nataka kwenda Ujerumani

I was born in Italy Nilizaliwa Italia

Black Nyeusi

Blue Samawati

Brown Hudhurungi

Colors Rangi

Green Kijani

Orange Chungwa

Red Nyekundu

White Nyeupe

Yellow Manjano

I have black hair Nina nywele nyeusi

Your cat is white Paka wako ni mweupe

Far Mbali

Here hapa

Left Kushoto

Right Kulia

Near karibu na

Straight Moja kwa moja

There kule

Can I help you? Nikusaidie vipi?/Naweza kukusaidia?

Can you help me? Unaweza kunisaidia?

Can you show me? Unaweza kunionyesha?

Come with me! Njoo nami!

I'm lost Nimepotea

I'm not from here Sitoki hapa

Turn left Enda kushoto

Turn right Enda kulia

Can you take less? Unaweza kupunguza?

Do you accept credit cards? Mnachukua kadi za ukopeshaji?

How much is this? Hii ni pesa ngapi?

I'm just looking Naangalia tu

Only cash please! Tafadhali, pesa taslimu peke yake

This is very expensive Hii ni bei ghali sana

I'm vegetarian Sili nyama

It is very delicious! Chakula hiki ni kitamu sana

May we have the check please? Tunaomba bili

The bill please! Tupe hesabu yetu tafadhali

Waiter / waitress! mhudumu

What do you recommend? (to eat) Unapendekeza tule wapi?

What's the name of this dish? Chakula hiki kinaitwa aje?

Menu Orodha ya chakula

Spoon kijiko

No problem! Hamna shida/Hakuna shida

Accident Ajali

Ambulance Gari la wagonjwa (pia ambulensi)

Doctor Daktari

Headache Kichwa kinauma

Heart attack Mshtuko wa moyo

Help me Nisaidia

Hospital Hospitali

Medicines Dawa

Pharmacy duka la dawa

Poison Sumu

Police Polisi

Stomach ache Utumbo inauma

Are you okay? Uko poa?

Call a doctor! Ita Daktari!

Call the ambulance! Ita gari la wagonjwa

Call the police! Ita polisi!

Calm down! Tulia!

I feel sick Nasikia mgonjwa

It hurts here Inaumwa hapa

It's urgent! ni dharura!

Stop! Acha!

Thief! Mwizi!

Animal Mnyama

Cat Paka

Dog Mbwa

Horse Farasi

Do you have any animals? Una wanyama wowote?

I have a dog Mimi nina mbwa

Small Udogo

Big Ukubwa

Tall Urefu

Short Ufupi

Cheap rahisi

Expensive ghali

Good nzuri, mzuri

Bad baya, mbaya

Wrong makosa

Right (correct) sahihi

New Mpya

Old (opposite of new) Nzee (kinyume cha mpya)

Young Ujana

Old (opposite of young) Mzee (kinyume cha ujana)

Difficult Ngumu

Easy rahisi

This is too expensive Hiyo ni ghali sana

Am I right or wrong? Niko sahihi au nimekosa?

Here hapa

There kule

Quickly Haraka/Harakaharaka

Really kweli

Slowly Polepole

Always kawaida

Never Kamwe

Sometimes mara kwa mara

Next week wiki ijayo

Now Sasa

Soon hivi karibuni

Today Leo

Tomorrow Kesho

Tonight Usiku huu

Yesterday Jana

Do you like it here? Unapapenda hapa?

See you later! tuonane baadaye

Thank you very much! ahsante sana

Woman Mwanamke

Women Wanawake

Man Mwanaume

Men Wanaume

Boy Mvulana

Boys Wavulana

Girl Msichana

Girls Wasichana

Country nchi

Countries Mataifa

We speak two languages tunaongea lugha mbili

Cat Paka

Dog Mbwa

Woman Mwanamke

Women Wanawake

Mother mama

Sister dada

I have a dog Mimi nina mbwa

I speak Italian Ninazungumuza kiitaliano

A French teacher is here Mwalimu wa Kifaransa yupo hapa

The French teacher is here Mwalimu wa Kifaransa yupo hapa

Some languages are hard Baadhi ya lugha ni ngumu

Many languages are easy Lugha nyingi ni rahisi

The student speaks Korean Mwanafunzi anazungumuza Kikorea

A student speaks Korean Mwanafunzi anazungumuza Kikorea

Some students speak Korean Baadhi ya wanafunzi wanazungumuza Kikorea

In front of mbele ya

Behind nyuma ya

Before kabla ya

After baada ya

Inside ndani ya

With na

Without bila

Outside nje ya

On top of juu ya

Under chini ya

And Na

Between kati kati ya

But Lakini

For kwa

From kutoka

In ndani ya

Near Karibu

Or Ama

Can I practice Italian with you? Naweza kufanya mazoezi ya Kiitalia nawe?

I speak French but with an accent Ninazungumza Kifaransa ila na lafudhi

Boy mvulana

Girl msichana

Man mwanamme

Woman Mwanamke

Father Baba

Mother Mama

Brother Kaka

Sister Dada

Cat (Masc.) paka (kiume)

Cat (Fem.) paka (kike)

He is tall yeye ni mrefu

She is tall yeye ni mrefu

He is a short man yeye ni mwanaume mfupi

She is a short woman yeye ni mwanamke mfupi

One Moja

Two Mbili

Three Tatu

Four Nne

Five Tano

Six Sita

Seven Saba

Eight Nane

Nine Tisa

Ten Kumi

I Mimi

You Wewe

He Yeye

She Yeye

We Sisi

You (plural) Nyinyi

They Wao

I love you Ninakupenda

Me Mimi

You Wewe

Him Yeye

Her Yeye

Us Sisi

You (plural) Nyinyi (wingi)

Them Wao

Give me your phone number Nipe nambari yako ya simu

I can give you my email Ninaweza kukupa barua pepe yangu

My yangu

Your yako

His yake

Her yake

Our yetu

Your (plural) yako (wingi)

Their yao

His email is … barua pepe yake ni...

My phone number is … nambari yangu ya simu ni...

How? Vipi?

What? Nini?

When? Lini?

Where? Wapi?

Who? Nani?

Why? Kwa nini?

Can I help you? Nikusaidie vipi?/Naweza kukusaidia?

Can you help me? Unaweza kunisaidia?

Do you speak English? Unazungumza Kiingereza?

How much is this? Hii ni pesa ngapi?

What is your name? Jina lako ni nani?

What time is it? Ni saa ngapi?

When can we meet? Tunaweza kukutana wapi?

Where do you live? Unaishi wapi?

Who is knocking at the door? Nani anagonga mlangoni?

Why is it expensive? Mbona ni ghali?

No Hapana

Nothing Hakuna kitu

Not yet Bado

No one Hakuna mtu

No longer Hakuna tena

Never kamwe

Cannot Haiwezi

Should not Haipaswi

Don't worry! Usijali!

I cannot remember the word Siwezi kumbuka neno hili

I do not speak Japanese Sizungumuzi Kijapani

I don't know! Sijui

I'm not fluent in Italian yet Bado sina ufasaha kwenye Kiitaliano

No one here speaks Greek Hakuna mtu hapa anaongea kigiriki

No problem! Hamna shida/Hakuna shida

To drive Kuendesha

To drive Kuendesha

To give Kupa

To have Kuwa na

To know Kujua

To understand Kuelewa

To work Kufanya kazi

To write Kuandika

He understands me Ananielewa

He understood me Alinielewa

He will understand me Atanielewa

I see you Nakuona

He reads a book Asome kitabu

He understands me Ananielewa

She has a cat Ana paka

She knows my friend Anajua rafiki yangu

We want to learn Tunataka kujifunza

We think Spanish is easy Tunafikiri Kispania ni raisi

They drive a car Waendeshe gari

They smile Wanatabasamu

I saw you Nilikuona

I wrote with a pen Niliandika na kalamu

You loved apples Ulipenda matofaa

You gave money Ulipeana pesa

You played tennis Ulicheza tenisi

He understood me Alinielewa

She had a cat Alikuwa na paka

She knew my friend Alijua rafiki yangu

We wanted to learn Tulitaka kujifunza

They smiled Walitabasamu

I will see you Nitakuona

I will write with a pen Nitaandika na kalamu

He will read a book Atasoma kitabu

He will understand me Atanielewa

We will think about you Tutakufikiria

Go! Enda!

Stop! Acha!

Don't Go! Usiende!

Stay! Kaa!

Come here! Njoo hapa!

Be quiet! Nyamaza! (kimya!)

Go straight Enda moja kwa moja

Wait! Ngoja!

Let's go! Twende!

Sit down! Kaa chini!

Good Njema

Better bora

Best bora zaidi

Bad mbaya

Worse mbaya sana

Worst mbaya zaidi

Taller warefu

Shorter wafupi

Younger Wadogo

Older Mkubwa

As tall as Mrefu kama

Taller than Mrefu kuliko

Shorter than Mfupi kuliko

More beautiful Mzuri zaidi, nzuri zaidi

Less beautiful Mzuri kiasi, Nzuri kiasi

Most beautiful Mzuri sana, nzuri sana

Happy furaha

Happier Furaha sana

Happiest Furaha zaidi

You are happy Umefurahi

You are as happy as Maya Umefurahi kama Maya

You are happier than Maya Umefurahi kuliko Maya

You are the happiest Umefurahi zaidi

Hi! Shikamo!

Good morning! Habari za asabuhi!

Good afternoon! Habari za mchana!

Good evening! Habari za jioni!

How are you? (polite) Wambaje?

How are you? (friendly) Habari yako?

What's up? (colloquial) Vipi?

I'm fine, thank you! Niko vyema, shukran

And you? (polite) labda wewe

And you? (friendly) Na wewe Je?

Good nzuri, mzuri

Do you speak English? Unazungumza Kiingereza?

Just a little Kidogo tu

What's your name? Jina lako ni nani?

My name is (John Doe) Jina langu ni (John Doe)

Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Bw../Bi../Binti...

Nice to meet you! Vizuri kukutana nawe!

You're very kind! Wewe ni mkarimu sana

Where are you from? Unatoka wapi?

I'm from the U.S Nintoka Marekani

I'm American Mimi ni Mmarekani

Where do you live? Unaishi wapi?

I live in the U.S Ninaishi Marekani

Do you like it here? Unapapenda hapa?

How old are you? Una miaka mingapi?

I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old Nina miaka (ishirini, thelathini...)

Are you married? Umeolewa?

Do you have children? Una watoto?

I have to go Ni lazima niende

I will be right back! Nakuja!

Nice to meet you! Vizuri kukutana nawe!

Can I practice Italian with you? Naweza kufanya mazoezi ya Kiitalia nawe?

My French is bad Kifaransa changu ni kibaya

I need to practice my French Nahitaji kufanya mazoezi ya Kifaransa changu

Would you like to go for a walk? Ungependa kwenda kutembea?

Can I have your phone number? Naweza kupata nambari yako ya simu?

Can I have your email? Naweza kupata barua pepe yako?

Are you married? Umeolewa?

I'm single Miko peke

Are you free tomorrow evening? Uko huru kesho jioni?

I would like to invite you for dinner Ningependa kukualika kwa chakula cha jioni

Where do you live? Unaishi wapi?

When can we meet? Tunaweza kukutana wapi?

Do you like it? Unaipenda?

I really like it! Naipenda sana!

I love you Ninakupenda

Would you marry me? Ungeweza kuolewa nami?

Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.

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