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SURVIVAL
KISWAHILI (with Stevo) Common Sayings and Greetings
1.
Hello ---- Habari, Hello, Jambo. (answer: Sijambo) 2.Goodbye
---- Kwaheri. 3.
Please ---- Tafadhali, Uwe
radhi, Ridhisha. 4.
Thank you ---- Asante. 5.
Yes ----
Ndiyo. 6.No
---- Hapana,
Sio, La. 7.
Excuse me ----
Kun radhi, Niwie radhi 8.
1 am sorry ----
Samahani, Pole (to apologize) 9.
I would like ----
Ningetaka 10.
I would not like to know ---- Singetaka kujua 11.
I want to know ---- Nataka kujua 12.
I would like to know ---- Ningetaka kujua 13.
Who?
--- Nani? 14.
What?
---- Nini? 15.
Where? ----
Wapi? 16.
When? ----
Lini, Wakati gani? (At what time exactly?) 17.
Why? ---- Kwa nini, Mbona, Kwa sababu gani? 18.
How? ---- Je, jinsi gani, huhali gani? 19.
How many? ---- Ngapi? 20.
Which is this? ---- Gani hii? NUMBERS 1.
One----
Moja
8. Eight----None 2.
Two----
Mbili
9. Nine----Tisa 3. Three----
Tatu
10. Ten ---- Kumi 4.Four----
Nne
11. Eleven----Kumi na moja 5.
Five----
Tano
12. Twelve----Kumi no mbili 6.
Six----
Sita
13.... 7. Seven----
Saba
20. Twenty ----
Ishirini DIRECTION
ITEMS YOU NEED 1. Stand
---- Simama
1. Cup ----
Kikombe 2. Sit
---- Kaa, Keti
2. Knife
---- Kisu 3. Come
---- Kuja, Njoo
3. Spoon
---- Kijiko 4. Go
---- Enda, Nenda
4. Fork
---- Uma 5. Open
---- Funguo
5. Apple ---- Tunda la
kizungu 6. Close
---- Funga
6. Banana
---- Ndizi 7. Show me (point to)
---- Nionyeshe
7. Orange
---- Chungwa 8. Walk
---- Tembea
8. Door ----
Mlango 9. Drive
---- Endesha
9. Light
---- Toa 10. Turn ---- Zungusha,
Geuza.
10. Floor ---- Sakafu, Chini 11. On
---- Ju
11. Table
---- Meza 12. Turn on
---- Fungulia, Zibua
12. Chair ---- Kiti 13. Turn off
---- Zima, Funga
13. Water
---- Maji 14. Give me
---- Nipe, Nipatiye.
14. Tea ---- Chai 15. Take
---- Shika, Chukua
15.Coffee
---- Kahawa 16. Pick up
---- Okota
16. Beer
---- Pombe 17. Put down
---- Weka chini
17. Wine
---- Divai 18.Run
---- Kimbia
18. Juice
--- Maji ya machungwa 19. Stop
---- Simammisha, Komesha
19.Bed
---- Kitando 20. Wait
---- Ngoja
20. Bathroom --- Choo, Msalani COMMON COMMENTS 1.
What is this? ---- Nini hii? 2.
How do you say this in (language)? ---- Je wasemaje hii kwa
(kifaransa, kijerumani,
kizungu) 3.
How does this work?
---- Je hii inafanya kazi vipi? 4.
Show me the apple ---- Ni
onyeshe tunda la kizungu 5.
Eat ---- Kula 6.
[)rink ---- Kunywa. 7.
Sleep ---- Lala. 8.
Wake up ---- Amka 9.
Begin ---- Anza. 10.
Stop this ---- Kama hii 11. Again ---- Tena 12.
And ---- Na. 13. Car ----
Motokaa 14. Train ----
Gari la moshi. 15.
Bicycle
---- Baiskeli. PARTS
OF THE BODY 1. Head
---- Kichwa. 2. Eyes
---- Macho. (one eye --- dijo) 3. Ears
---- Masikio. (one ear ---
sikio) 4.
Mouth
---- Mdomo. 5.
Neck
---- shingo. 6.
Shoulders---- mabega. 7.
Chest
---- kifua. 8.
Waist
---- kiuno 9.
Thighs ---- mapaja 11.
Legs ---- miguu (one leg ---
mguu)
11, Hands ---- mikono (one
hand --- mkono) 12. Fingers
---- vidole 13. Toes
---- vidole vya miguu. 14. Feet
--- tao COLOURS 1. Ped----
nyekundu 2. White
---- nyeupe. 3. Yellow
---- kijani kibichi. 4. Green
---- kijani. 5. Black
---- nyeusi. 6. Gray
--- rangi ya majivu. 7.
Orange ---- majano. 8.
Buluu = blue ACTIONS 1. Open the door
---- Funqua mlango. 2. Close the door
---- Funga mlango. 3. Turn on the light
---- Washa taa. 4. Turn off the light
---- Zima taa. 5. Pick up the cup---- Chukua kikombe. 6.
Put the cup on the table, floor, table, chair...---- Weka kikombe mezani, sakafuni,
kitini 7.
Pick up the knife, fork...---- chukua kisu, uma. 8.
Put the knife, fork,... on the table.---- Weka kisu, uma mezani. 9.
Eat the apple...---- kula tunda la kizunqu. 10.
Drink the water...----kunywa maji ya chupa. 11.
Sleep in the (on the) bed, chair,...----lala kitandani, kitini. 12.
Wake up! Wake me at ...----Amka!
Ni amshe saa ? 13.
Run to the door...----Kimbia mlangoni 14.
Walk to the door...---- tembea mlangoni 15.
Begin to eat...---- Anza kula. 16.
Stop eating...---- Wacha kula. 17.
Show me the bathroom...---- nionyeshe choo. 18.
Chilee = chick (girl) 19.
dinga = car |