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simplified swahili dictionary words

Terms in this set (213)

kuacha
to leave, to stop
adha
fee
adabu
good manners
adhabu
punishment
adhuhuri
noon
adui
enemy
afadhali
better
afisa
officer
afisi
office
afya
health
kuaga
to say goodbye, take leave
Agano Jipya
New Testament
Agano La Kale
Old Testament
kuagiza
to order
Agosti
August
kuahidi
to promise
aibu
shame, embarrassment
aina
kind, type, species
ajabu
strange
ajali
accident
ajili
reason
kwa ajili ya
on account of
kuajiri
to employ
akiba
store, reserve
akili
intelligence
akina
a group of people
akina mama
women folk
alama
Mark, stain, sign
alasiri
late afternoon
alfajiri
dawn
Alhamisi
Thursday
almasi
diamond
ama
either, or
amani
peace
kuambia
to tell
kuamini
to believe
-aminifu
trustworthy, honest
kuamka
to wake up
kuamkia
to greet
amri
command, order
kuandika
to write
kuangalia
to look at, watch
kuanguka
to fall
anwani
address
kuanza
to begin
Aprili
April
ardhi
land
arobaini
forty
arusi
wedding
asali
honey
asili
origin
askari
soldier
askofu
bishop
asubuhi
morning
aunsi
ounce
kuazima
to borrow
Baada ya
after
baadaye
later
baba
father
baba mdogo
father's younger brother
babu
grandfather
badala ya
instead of
kubadili
to change
bado
not yet
bahari
ocean
bahasha
envelope
bahati
luck
kubahatisha
to guess, try luck
baisikeli
bicycle
kubaki
to remain
bakuli
bowl, basin
kubandika
to stick
bara
continent, mainland
barabara
street, road
barafu
ice
baraka
blessing
baraza (ma-)
council/local court
baridi
cold
kubariki
to bless
barua
letter
basi
well! that's that!
basi?
is that all?
bastola
pistol
bata
duck
bati
iron
kubatiza
to baptize
bawa
wing
-baya
bad
kubeba
to hold, carry
bega (ma-)
shoulder
bei
price
bendera
flag
bia
beer
biashara
business, trade, commerce
bibi
grandmother
Biblia
Bible
-bichi
raw, unripe
bidhaa
merchandise
bidii
effort, energy
bila
without
bilauri
drinking glass
binadamu
humanity
binamu
cousin
binti
daughter
birika
teapot
-bivu
ripe
blanketi (ma-)
blanket
boma (ma-)
boma...
kubomoa
to demolish
bonde (ma-)
valley
bora
best
boriti (ma-)
beam
-bovu
rotten
budi
alternative
buibui
spider
bunduki
gun
burashi
brush (what kind?)
buni
coffee berries
bunge
parliament
bure
useless, free
bustani
garden, park
bwana
sir
bwabwa
swamp
-chache
few
-chafu
dirty
kuchafua
to make dirty
chafya
sneeze
kuchagua
to choose
chai
tea
kuchakaa
to grow old, wear out
chaki
chalk
chakula
food
chama
society, organization, party
kuchambua
to sort out
chandalua
mosquito net
kuchanganya
to mix
chapa
...
kucheka
...
kuchelewa
...
chemchemi
...
kuchemka
...
cheo
...
cherehani
...
cheti
...
kucheza
...
kuchimba
...
chini
...
chini ya
...
kuchinja
...
kuchipua
...
chizi
...
kuchoka
...
chokaa
...
kuchoma
...
chombo
...
choo
...
kuchora
...
kuchota
...
chui
...
kuchukua
...
chuma
...
kuchuma
...
chumba
...
chumvi
...
kuchunga
...
-chungu
...
chungwa
...
chuo
...
chupa
...
chura
...
dada
...
daftari
...
dafu
...
kudai
...
daima
...
dakika
...
daktari
...
damu
...
kudanganya
...
daraja
...
darasa
...
dau
...
dawa
...
debe
...
dengu
...
deni
...
dereva
...
Desemba
...
desturi
...
dhahabu
...
dhambi
...
kudhani
...
kudharau
...
dini
...
dirisha
...
dobi
...
-dogo
...
dudu
...
duka
...
dunia
...
Ebu!
...
eka
...
-ekundu
...
kuelea
...
kueleza
...
elfu
...
elimu
...
-ema
...
-embamba
...
embe
...
kuenda
...
kuendelea
...
kuenea
...
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