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Terms in this set (297)

mganga
witchdoctor
mgeni
visitor, guest, stranger, newcomer
mgonjwa
sick person, patient
mpishi
cook
mtoto
child
mtumishi
servant
mzee
old person, elder
mzungu
white person
mdudu
insect
mnyama
animal
mwana
son/daughter
mwanafunzi
student
mwalimu
teacher
mwenyeji
an inhabitant
mwizi
thief
mwanamke
woman
mwanamume
man
mwindaji
hunter
Mwafrika
African
Mwamerika
an american
mwarabu
an arab
mwingereza
a british person
mwitalia
an Italian
mfaransa
French person
mjerumani
german person
mholanzi
a dutch person
mgiriki
a greek person
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to seize
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to destroy
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to follow
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to look for
mhindi
Indian person
mwanadamu
human being
binadamu
humanity
kibarua
laborer
kijana
youth
kipofu
blind person
kiziwi
deaf person
kutoka
to leave
kuruka
to jump
kuvunja
to break
kuingia
to enter
kutengeneza
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kutayarisha
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kujenga
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kufua nguo
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mmea
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kuota
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kuiva
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kuharibika
to be destroyed
kupotea
to be lost
kuoza
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kujaa
to fill
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to save
kuita
to call
kusaidia
to help
kugonga
to hit
kujigonga
to hit oneself
kupa
to give (always used with object prefix)
kuona
to see
kufaulu
to succeed
kuzungumza
to converse
mazumgumzo
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mtihani
exam
pombe
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kulewa
...
kuzima
to turn off
kupata
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sumu
poison
kufa
to die
kufariki
to pass away
thawabu
reward
kuogelea
to swim
gari
car
kutosha
to be enough
sharehe
celebration
karamu
party
kuzurura
to wander around
hatari
danger
ndoa
marriage
tangu
since
maili
miles
peke yangu
by myself
kingine
another
kukatika
to be cut (think dance floor)
maandamano
protest
ubaguzi ya rangi
color discrimination
ubaguzi
discrimination
mpango
plan
mji
city
kurasa
page
karatasi
paper
mienendo
behaviors
muhimu
important
mada
topic
mfalme
king
malaika
queen
nyani
baboon
tumbili
monkey
masharti
rules
sharti
must
malkia
crown
siasa
politics
kupiga kura
to vote
kupiga kura ya kutokuwa ya imani
to impeach/lose confidence/vote out
jirani
neighbor
kukasirika
to be angry
kutiba
to cure
kuhifadhi
to preserve
kulinda
to protect
ulinzi
protection
gereza
prison
kahawa
coffee
usawa
equality
kamusi
dictionary
virusi
virus
kuzoea
to get used to
mchuuzi
vendor
kunenepa
to be fat/gain weight
kurudisha
to return
-a kusisimua
exciting, attractive (adv)
mfupa
bone
mfumo
system
kale
ancient
asili
origin
chanzo
source
maneno yanaochoma moyo
hurtful words (roasted heart)
sanaa
art
changamoto
challenge
Ijumaa
Friday
Usipoziba ufa utajenga ukuta
if you do not fill the crack, you will build the wall
imepitishwa
it has been passed (like a law or bill)
siku zinayoyoma
the days are running out
kumtembeza
to walk the dog
kibofu
bladder
fujo
matata
ishara
sign
nilihifadhi
i pickled carrots
dalili
symptom, sing
dalili ya mvua ni mawingu
The sign of rain is clouds
kifurushi
package
kuwahi
to manage to/be on time
hali
condition, situation
kama nilivyosema
as I said
mchakato
process
mwendo
way, manner of going, pace
kudidimia
to sink/collapse an argument
kutisha
to scare/threaten
kuzama
to disappear, sink, dive
msamiati
vocabulary
wazi
open, clear, empty
barakoa
mask
kuhisi kawaida
to feel normal
hakimu
judge
maambukizi
infection
likizo
vacation
hata kama
even if
kutabasamu
to smile
kukunja uso
to frown
kuhubiri
to preach
masharubu
moustache
kufunga choo
to be constipated
kufunga ndoa
to get married, tie the knot
kufunga
to fast
kufunga pingu za maisha
to be cuffed for life
kutaliki
to be divorced
kufunga safari
to set out on a journey
kukata njia
to take a shortcut
kukata tikiti
to buy a ticket
kula raha
to have fun
kufa moyo
to lose heart
kufa ganzi
to go numb
kukata roho
to cut the spirit (polite to die)
kula chumvi nyingi
to have lived long, know much
hekima
wisdom
maarifa
knowledge
kufa na kupona
kujaribu juu chini
kukata tamaa
to give up
kulala chali
to lie on your back
kulala fofofo
to sleep like a log
mambo mapya maishani mwenu
new things in your life
kupuuza
to ignore
kushughulikia
to deal with
kushughulia
...
kifaru
rhino
kukamua
to milk
uhamiaji
migration
uchumi
economy
aya
paragraph
kitambulisho
ID card
mahakama
court
kupeleka
to send, take, bring someone or thing
sanamu
statue
kukataa
to disagree
mashtaka
accusations
jambazi
robber
madoa
spots, stains
kukana
to deny
kuchanganikiwa
to confuse, be confused
malilio
grievances
machozi
tears
kutapika
to throw up (but also overflow)
minong'ono
whispers
mhusika
character
kuhojiwa
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afande
Sir (military)
cheo
military rank
jako
dragon
alitaka wafe
he wanted them to die
mshale
arrow
maana
meaning
farasi
horse
kilichoambatana
which went along with
piteni
pass
ya hapa na pale
from here to there
masumbuko
matatizo, distress
mja mzito, kuwa na mimbo
to be pregnant
ukumbusho
memorial
utamaduni
culture
wimbi (ma-)
wave(s)
kuhudhuria
to attend
mayone
screams
kupasua
to cut open
kuvuja
to waste, thrift
yanakaribiana
they are near
kiguu na njia
feet on the ground
jitetee!
defend yourself!
upasuaji
surgery
viungo
spices
miaka miwili iliyopita
two years ago
ngazi ya cheo cha binadamu
social heirarchy
wazo (ma-)
idea(s)
laana
curse
kupanda ngazi
to climb a ladder
kuhama
to move
kundi
group
kuandaa
to prepare
siasa ya mazingira
political ecology
kudhibiti
to control
maoni
opinion
kujinyoosha
to stretch
mazao
products
kutamka
to pronounce, announce
kwa niaba ya
on behalf of
nakala
article
mamlaka
power, authority
waliye na
those which have
kukosolewa
to be missed
kubadilika
to become changed
kubadilisha
to change, to exchange
sheria
law
mabadiliko
changes
mhalifu
criminal
kuachiliwa
to be freed
misemo
sayings
kuondoa
to remove, take away
ukarimu
generosity, hospitality, charity
kufukuza
to chase
Hasira hasara
Anger brings damage
wanaowachapa watoto bila matatizo mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo
the way you raise a child is indeed the way they grow
kukua
to grow up
ruhusa
permission
mizimu
spirits
msamaha
forgiveness
kushituliwa
to be shocked
wajukuu
grandchildren
mauti
death
kukoa
to save
ufoni
beach
kunyesha
to rain
mara ya pili
second time
kubumkumbo
memories
mwinuko
pile
kunusa
to smell
dhoruba
storm
harufu
smell
kufanana
to resemble / to be alike / to be similar
unyevu
humidity
kuweka
to put
maelezo
labels, information
umeme
electricity, lightning
bakuli
bowl
kuonja
to taste, try
kupakua
to serve (food)
kujitolea
to volunteer
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danger bearing
maximum or minimum bearing of a point for safe passage of an off-lying danger
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ECS
Electronic Charting System
raster
digitized "picture" of a chart
restr
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