Swahili Most Common
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Swahili | English |
|---|---|
| farasi |  horse |
| meza | table |
| mimi | I |
| muhimi | important |
| siri | secret |
| maji | water |
| hoteli | hotel |
| hatari | danger |
| hewa | air |
| nani | who |
| nusu | half |
| watu | people |
| ziwa | lake |
| zabibu | grape |
| yeye | he/she |
| boti | boat |
| duma | cheetah |
| gari | car |
| chakula | food |
| chizi | cheese |
| choo | toilet |
| ghali | expensive |
| mbali | far |
| mbili | two |
| mboga | vegetable |
| kimya | silence |
| ndizi | Banana |
| bunduki | gun |
| ngombe | cow |
| njaa | hunger |
| nyama | meat |
| nyika | land, country, world |
| nyoka | snake |
| nyumba | house |
| sheria | law |
| shule | school |
| Bwana | Mr., sir |
| mwili | body |
| ugonjwa | illness |
| twiga | giraffe |
| swichi | switch |
| Chui | leopard |
| Kuku | chicken |
| Mdomo | mouth |
| Mbwa | dog |
| Mbuni | ostrich |
| Nge | scorpion |
| Ngoma | drum |
| Njia | road |
| Nyati | buffalo |
| Shati | shirt |
| Taa | light |
| samaki | fish |
| Sitaki | I don't want |
| Hongera | congratulations |
| Jina lako nani? | What's your name? |
| Wewe | you |
| Sisi | we |
| Nyinyi | you (plural) |
| Wao | they |
| Jina langu Adam | My name is Adam |
| masafa | distance |
| kaka | brother |
| mtoto | child |
| shemeji | brother-in-law |
| rafiki | friend |
| mke | wife |
| nyama ya ng'ombe | beef |
| mkate | bread |
| chakula cha jioni | dinner |
| kinywaji | Drink |
| sharubati | juice |
| chakula cha mchana | lunch |
| chumvi | salt |
| sukari | sugar |
| maziwa | milk |
| mafuta | oil |
| nanasi | pineapple |
| sifuri | zero |
| moja | one |
| tatu | three |
| nne | four |
| tano | five |
| sita | six |
| saba | seven |
| nane | eight |
| tisa | nine |
| kumi | ten |
| kumi na moja | eleven |
| ishirini | twenty |
| thalathini | thirty |
| arubaini | forty |
| hamsini | fifty |
| sitini | sixty |
| sabini | seventy |
| thamanini | eighty |
| tisini | ninety |
| mia | hundred |
| mia mbili | two hundred |
| mia na mbili | 102 |
| asubuhi | morning (6am - 11:50am) |
| ndiyo | yes |
| hapana | no |
| mchana | afternoon (1pm - 3:30pm) |
| alasiri | late afternoon (3:30pm - 4:30pm) |
| jioni | evening (4:30pm - 7pm) |
| usiku | night |
| sasa | now |
| haraka | haste, hurry |
| wakati | when,time |
| leo | today |
| Saa ngapi? | when (what time)? |
| jana | yesterday |
| pasi | iron |
| kofia | hat |
| pochi | wallet |
| mnyama/wanyama | animal/animals |
| ndege | bird |
| ng'ombe | cow |
| mamba | crocodile |
| tembo | elephant |
| nzi | fly |
| kiboko | hippopotamus |
| swala | gazelle, impala |
| mdudu | insect |
| simba | lion |
| kima | Monkey |
| kondoo | sheep |
| daktari | doctor |
| dereva | driver |
| kazi | work |
| mhandisi | engineer |
| Kwaheri | goodbye |
| Nisaidie | help me |
| hospitali | hospital |
| Vipi? | how? |
| tafadhali | please |
| Samahani | pardon me, excuse me, sorry |
| Simama | stop |
| Asante sana! | thank you |
| Nini? | what |
| Lini? | when? |
| Nani? | who |
| Ipi? | which? |
| moto | hot |
| baridi | cold |
| rafu | shelf |
| mlango | door |
| meza | table |
| umeme | electricity, lightning |
| simu | telephone |
| sio mbali | not far |
| masafa | distance |
| mbali | far |
| karibu | almost, near, about to |
| bahari | sea |
| pale | where |
| tiketi | ticket |
| nunua | buy |
| rahisi | cheap |
| kubwa | big |
| soko | market |
| bei | price |
| ndogo | small |
| mapema | early |
| Sawa | OK |
| huko | there |
| uturuki | turkey |
| mtu | person |
| -angu | my |
| -ako | your |
| -ake | his or her |
| Mbaya | Bad |
| Kubwa | big |
| elfu | thousand |
| natoka | I come from (nina--na) |
| unatoka wapi? | where are you from? |
| ni bei gani? | How much is it? |
| Unayo...? | Do you have....? |
| Dawa | medicine |
| mto | River |
| duka | shop |
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