COUNTING

ENGLISH - SWAHILI

• One - Moja 
• Two - Mbili
• Three - Tatu
• Four - Nne
• Five - Tano
• Six - Sita
• Seven - Saba
• Eight - Nane
• Nine - Tisa
• Ten - Kumi

• Eleven - Kumi na moja
• Twelve - Kumi na mbili
• Thirteen - Kumi na tatu
• Fourteen - Kumi na nne
• Fifteen - Kumi na tano
• Sixteen - Kumi na sita
• Seventeen - Kumi na saba
• Eighteen - Kumi na nane
• Nineteen - Kumi na tisa
• Twenty - Ishirini

  MIFANO - EXAMPLES

1.  Watu ishirini wamekuja - twenty people have come

2.  Mtu mmoja aje - One person should come

3.  Watu nane watafika - Eight people will arrive

4.  Watu watano wamekufa - Five people have died

5.  wanafunzi kumi na saba wanaumwa. - Seventeen students are sick

6.  Walimu sita wanahitajika. - Eight teachers are needed

7.  Magari matatu yameibiwa - Three cars have been stolen

8. Vitabu tisa havipo. - Nine books are missing

9.  Visosi viwili vimevunjika - Two saucers have been broken.

10. Vitabu vitatu vimechukuliwa - Twoo books have been taken

11. Nina watoto saba - I have seven children

12.  Una mipira miwili - You have two balls.