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[Duolingo], Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-09-30

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From Duolingo:

  • Tumelewa. – We are drunk.
  • Wamechoka. – They are tired.
  • Nimekasirika sana kwa sababu mwizi ameiba pesa zangu. – I am very angry because a thief stole my money.
  • Umefurahi sana kupata zawadi nzuri. – You are very happy to get a nice gift.
  • Amehuzunika mno kwa sababu mama yake alifariki jana. – He is very bereaved because his mother died yesterday.
  • Bob hajafurahi kwa sababu amekula ugali baridi. – Bob is not happy because he ate cold stiff porridge.
  • Dora na Bob hawajashangaa kuwaona twiga Mikumi. – Dora and Bob were not shocked to see giraffes in Mikumi.
  • Umelewa. – You are drunk.
  • Umehuzunika. – You are grieved.
  • Kwa nini umechoka? – Why are you tired?
  • Umefurahi – You are happy
  • Umefadhaika – You are depressed
  • Wameshtuka – They are startled
  • Umekasirika – You are angry
  • Tumesikitika – We are disappointed
  • Umechelewa – You are late
[Duolingo], Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-08-15

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From Duolingo:

  • Nitakwenda mjini kwa baiskeli. – I will go to town by bicycle.
  • Nililala kwa nusu saa. – I slept for half an hour.
  • Nitapiga simu kwa mama. – I will phone (to) my mother.
  • Tulifua nguo kwa sabuni. – We washed clothes with soap.
  • Waliishi nyumbani kwa mjomba wao. – They lived at their uncle’s home.
  • Watakufa kwa njaa. – They will die of hunger.
  • Anatoka kwa jirani. – She is coming from the neighbor’s house.
  • Wamekuja peke yao. – They have come alone.
  • Ingawa nilienda sikuwaona. – Even though I went, I did not see them.
  • Nilienda peke yangu. – I went by myself.
  • Utakuwa peke yako. – You will be alone.
  • Anasoma peke yake. – He is reading alone.
  • Andika kila siku ila Jumapili. – Write every day except Sunday.
  • Wamekuja peke yao. – They have come alone.
[Duolingo], Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-07-30

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From Duolingo:

  • Wana chakula. – They have food.
  • Hawana wanafunzi. – They don’t have students.
  • Huna misumari. – You don’t have nails.
  • Hana mikuki. – He doesn’t have spears.
  • Hatuna matunda. – We don’t have fruit.
  • Sina chakula. – I don’t have food.
  • Ana maembe. – He has mangoes.
  • Una machungwa. – You have oranges.
  • Hana watoto. – He doesn’t have children.
  • Sina mtoto. – I don’t have a baby.
  • Hatuna ndizi leo. – We don’t have bananas today.
  • Wana matunda. – They have fruit.
  • Huna mipira. – You don’t have balls.
  • Hawana wazazi. – They don’t have parents.
  • Hatuna nyama ya mbuzi. – We don’t have goat meat.
  • Wana meza. – They have a table.

 

 

[Duolingo], Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-07-25

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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.

 

Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-07-17

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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.

 

 

Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-07-10

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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

 

 

Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-06-21

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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?

 

Kiswahili

Kiswahili – 2016-06-06

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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.

 

 

Kiswahili

Swahili – 2016-05-29

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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