From Duolingo :
nina – I have
una – you have
ana – she/he has
tuna – we have
mna – you (pl) have
wana – they have
Sasa nina kalamu moja. – Now I have one pen.
Sasa una bustani. – Now you have a garden.
Ana malaria. – She/He has malaria.
Leo tuna mgeni. – Today we have a guest.
Mna shida? – Do you (plural) have a problem?
Wana maembe mengi! – They have a lot of mangoes!
Sina bustani. – I don’t have a garden.
Huna shida. – You don’t have a problem.
Hana virusi. – She/He doesn’t have a virus.
Hatuna malaria. – We don’t have malaria.
Hamna kalamu. – You (pl) don’t have a pen.
Hawana chakula. – They don’t have food.
From Duolingo :
ng’ombe – cows
nguruwe – pigs
wali – cooked rice
kahawa na maziwa – coffee & milk
viazi – potatoes
Wewe si nyanya! – You are not a tomato! / You are not a grandmother!
nyama ya ng’ombe – beef
nyama ya kuku – chicken (meat)
Tunakula pilipili hoho. – We eat green peppers.
Wanakula nyama ya mbuzi na matunda. – They eat goat meat & fruit.
Vitunguu si vitunguu saumu! – Onions are not garlic!
karoti – carrot
pilipili hoho na vitunguu – green peppers & onions
Unakula viazi? – Do you eat potatoes?
Ninapenda wali. – I love rice.
Chipsi na nyanya, tafadhali. – Chips & tomatoes, please.
Anakunywa kahawa kila asubuhi. – He drinks coffee every morning.
maembe – mangoes
Ninaomba wali. – I would like cooked rice.
From Duolingo :
mikuki – spears
misumari – nails
miavuli – umbrellas
mnyororo – chain
misikiti – mosques
Mti si msitu. – A tree is not a forest.
Wanakula mizizi. – They eat roots.
mzigo wangu – my baggage
mtumbwi wa baba – dad’s canoe
Mtumbwi ni mzuri. – The canoe is good.
Ninaenda misituni. – I go to the forests.
mtumbwi wangu – my canoe
mikuki yao – their spears
mnyororo wake – his chain
mnyororo mrefu – a long chain
misumari yangu – my nails
misikiti yetu – our mosques
From Duolingo :
takataka – garbage
dirisha – window
moto – fire
Ninakula na sahani. – I eat on a plate,
Ninaosha ndoo leo asubuhi. – I am washing the bucket this morning.
Juma anasafisha bafu leo. – Juma is cleaning the bathroom today.
Ninafua nguo na sabuni. – I wash the clothes with soap.
Jamila anafagia choo. – Jamila is sweeping the bathroom.
Faridi anaosha sufuria. – Faridi washes the pots.
Wanaosha ndoo na sabuni. – They wash the bucket with soap.
Tunapika na moto. – We cook with fire.
Takataka ni mbaya. – Garbage is bad.
Sipendi takataka. – I don’t like garbage.
Unaosha vyombo? – Are you washing the dishes?
From Duolingo :
Ninakimbia. – I am running.
Mnajaribu. – You are testing.
kujibu – to answer
Unakimbia. – You are running.
kutembea – to walk
kufikiri – to think
Anakimbia. – He is running.
tena – again
Unajibu. – You answer.
Ninafikiri. – I think.
Unatembea. – You are walking.
Wanafikiri. – They are thinking.
Hupiki. – You are not cooking.
Hawaandiki na hawasomi. – They are not writing and they are not studying.
Wanafika. – They arrive.
Wanakimbia. – They are running.
Wanafunzi wangu hawapendi kucheza. – My students don’t like to dance.
From Duolingo :
Mtoto mbaya! – Bad kid!
Mtoto wako – your kid
mhandisi – engineer
Saidi ni mvulana. – Saidi is a boy.
mpishi – cook, chef
wapishi – cooks, chefs
wavulana wazuri – good boys
Mama ni mpishi mzuri. – Mom is a good cook.
mwalimu – teacher
Ni wanene? – Are they large?
Mwalimu ni mwanaume. – The teacher is a man.
Wangu ni wanene. – Mine are large.
Ninyi ni wapishi wazuri. – You are good cooks.
Mwalimu ni mwanamke mtanzania. – The teacher is a Tanzanian woman.
Baba ni mhandisi. – Dad is an engineer.
mwalimu mbaya – a bad teacher
daktari wako – your teacher
From Duolingo :
Asante. Thanks.
Baadaye. – Later. / See you later.
Asubuhi njema. – Godo morning.
Jioni njema. – Good evening.
Shikamoo. – I respect you.
Tutaonana baadaye. – We will see each other later.
Mchana mwema. – Good afternoon.
Siku njema. – Good day.
From Duolingo:
Wazazi wangu ni wakulima watanzania. – My parents are Tanzanian farmers.
Waafrika ni wasafiri. – Africans are travellers.
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