PRESENT TENSE AND PAST TENSE(1)

English - Swahili

Eat - Kula
Play - Cheza
Cry - lia
Find - tafuta
Spend - Tumia
Speak - Ongea
Produce - Zalisha

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For present tense we start a word with nina- before a verb.
For past tense we start a word with nili- before a verb.

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I am eating - Ninakula
I ate - Nilikula

I am dancing - Ninacheza
I danced - Nilicheza

I am cooking - Ninapika
I cooked - Nilipika.

I am walking - Ninatembea
I walked - Nilitembea

I am smiling - Ninatabasamu.
I smiled - Nilitabasamu

I am writing - Ninaandika
I wrote - Niliandika.

I am coming - Ninakuja
I came - Nilikuja.

EXERCISE

I am spending - ....................................................
I spent -...................................................................

I am finding - .....................................................
I found-............................................................

I am producing - ................................................
I produced-.........................................................

I am crying - ......................................................
I cried-..............................................................

I am speaking - ................................................
I spoke-............................................................

MIXED GRILL - 3

SWAHILI - ENGLISH

1.  Nipe mkate - Give me a bread.

2.  Nipe ruhusa - Give me a permission.

3.  Nipe ufunguo - Give me a key.

4.  Sihitaji chakula - I don't need food.

5.  Sihitaji maji ya kunywa - I don't need drinking water.

6.  Sihitaji kwenda hospitali - I don't need to go to the hospital.

7. Nisamehe kwa kuchelewa - Forgive me for being late.

8.  Nisamehe kwa kuharibu radio - Forgive me for destroying a radio.

9.  Nisamehe kwa kudondosha bakuli - Forgive me for dropping down a bowl.

10.  Nisamehe kwa kutokuja - Forgive me for not coming.

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QUIZ

1.  Sihitaji ufunguo -----------------------------------

2.  Nisamehe kwa kuharibu chakula. ------------------------------------------

3.  Sihitaji ruhusa ------------------------------------------

4.  Nipe maji ya kunywa --------------------------------------------

LANGUAGES

        Lugha - Language

• kijerumani – German
• Kiswahili – Swahili
• kiingereza – English
• kihispania – Spanish
• kichina – Chinese
• kireno – Portuguese
• kifaransa – French
• kiswede – Swedish
• kinorway – Norwegian
• Kifini – Finnish
• kialbania – Albanian.
• kiitaliano – Italian
• kiarabu – Arabic
• kijapani – Japanese.
• kikorea – Korean
• kihindi – Hindi

mifano ya sentensi – sentence examples.

1. Aakash anazungumza kihindi – Aaakash speaks Hindu.

2. Ninakwenda Norway – I am going to Norway.

3. Albania ni nchi ndogo – Albania is a small country.

4. Sitakwenda Korea  - I won’t go to Korea.

5. Sijui kifaransa – I don’t know French.

6. Ongea kwa kiingereza – Speak in English.

7. Nataka gari la kijapani – I want a Japanese car.

8. China ni nchi kubwa sana. – China is a very huge country.

9. Mayanja hatakwenda Ufini - Mayanja is not going to Finland.

QUIZ

1.  Sijui kijerumani - _____________

2.  Ureno ni nchi kubwa sana - _____________

3.  Ongea kwa kichina - _________________

4.  Najua kireno - _______________

5.  Nataka gari la kiafrika - _______________

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.

FOOD

ENGLISH - SWAHILI

money-pesa/fedha

bear-dubu

all-everything

rent - kodi

chew-tafuna

swallow-meza

refrigerator-jokofu

I don't like - sipendi

take - chukua

eat - kula

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SENTENCES -SENTENSI

1. I can't swallow this meat - Siwezi kumeza hii nyama

2. I hate fighting - sipendi ugomvi

3. I have not paid the rent - Sijalipa kodi

4. take all - Chukua vyote

5. All my money went for food and rent

      - Fedha yangu yote ilitumika kununua chakula na kodi ya nyumba.

6. Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves

   -Dubu hula chakula cha kutosha kabla ya kurudi tena mapangoni mwao.

7. Chew your food and don't swallow it! - Tafuna chakula na usimeze.

8. Chinese food - Chakula cha kichina

9. Freeze the leftover food - Weka chakula kilichobaki kwenye jokofu.

10. I hate Mexican food - Sipendi chakula cha ki-mexico

11. I love French food - Napenda chakula cha kifaransa.

EXERCISE - ZOEZI

1.  I love Mexican food - ..............................................................

2.  I hate French food - ..................................................................

3.  Take the Chinese food - ...............................................................

The words THINK and GOOD

The words think and good are used several times in English. This applies equally to Kiswahili language as well. Try these examples below.

ENGLISH - SWAHILI

1. I think it's time for me to leave – Nadhani huu ni muda wa kuondoka 

2. Do you really think that it's bad? – Unafikiri hii ni mbaya?

3. Do you think that dress suits her?- Unadhani hilo vazi linamuenea?

4. I think he's Tina's older brother- Nafikiri huyo ni kaka mkubwa wa Tina.

5. I think it's time for me to study- Nadhani huu ni muda wa kusoma

6. I think my German isn't very good – Nafikiri kijerumani changu si kizuri sana

7. He's looking good – Ana mwonekano mzuri

8. I had a good idea – Nilikuwa na wazo zuri

9. I had a good time – Nilikuwa na wakati mzuri

10. I think it's time for me to play – Nadhani huu ni muda wa kwenda kucheza

11. Good morning, James – Habari za asubuhi Yakobo

12. He's a good person – Yeye ni mtu mzuri

13. I'm good at tennis – Ninaweza kucheza tenisi

14. That's a good idea! – Hilo ni wazo zuri!

15. They are both good – Wote wawili ni wazuri.

16. Kimei is a good cook – Kimei ni mpishi mzuri.

MIXED GRILL - 2

SWAHILI - ENGLISH

1. Mjini – Town

2. Twende – Let us go

3. Uhakika – assurance

4. Njaa – hunger

5. Baadaye - afterwards

6. Kiu – thirsty

7. Matatizo – problems

8. Mzee – old man or old woman

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MIFANO - EXAMPLES

1. Kuna foleni mjini – there is a traffic jam in town

2. Twende hotelini – Let us go to the hotel

3. nitakuja kesho– I will come tomorrow  

4. Sina uhakika – I am not sure

5. Njoo hapa – come here

6. Nenda kule – go there

7. Nenda sokoni – go to the market

8. Sitakusindikiza leo – I won’t escort you today

9. Naweza kufanya – I can do it

10. Nasikia njaa – I feel hungry

11. Nasikia kiu – I feel thirsty  

12. Sina matatizo – I don’t have any problem

13. Baba yangu ni mzee – My father is very old

14. Mama yupo jikoni – Mummy is in the kitchen

15. Nasikia baridi – I feel cold

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TODAY'S PROVERB

Asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu - He/She who do not hear the words of an adult, will break his/her leg


QUIZ

1. Mama yangu ni mzee - ……………………………

2. Baba yupo jikoni - ……………………………….

3. Nitakuja baadaye - …………………………….

4. Nenda mjini - ………………………………….