Maasai Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	Nabo
Two	Are
Three	Uni
Four	Og'uan
Five	Emiet
Six	Eele
Seven	Napishana
Eight	Esiet
Nine	Naudo
Ten	tomon
First	Engatek/dukuya
Second	oliare
Monday	Kazi nabo(from swahili kazi)
Tuesday	Kazi are (from swahili
Wednesday	kazi uni
Thursday	Kazi ogwuan
Friday	Kazi emiete
Saturday	Kazi Eile
Sunday	Kazi navishana
Now	Tataji
Yesterday	Taisere
Today	Tataji
Tonight	Kewarrie
Tomorrow	Taisere
Fruits	Ermatunda
Bananas	Ermariko
Tomatoes	Enyanya(from swahili Nyanya
Potatoes	Ermurungu
Onions	Engitunguu
Red	Olodo
Green	Olonyori
Blue	Embuse
White	Oloiborr
Black	Olorok
Grey	Olmuje
Breakfast	Edaa E tedekanya
Lunch	EdaaE dama
Dinner	Edaa Nilo Airraje
Milk	Kule
Coffee	arkahawa
Bread	olmukate
Sunny	Etikinya
Windy	Osiuo
Rainy	Enjan/ehaita
Snowy	Albarafu
Cold	Erobi
Hot	Erowua
Boy	Alayeni
Girl	Endito
Son	Engayeni
Daughter	Endito
Brother	Alalahe
Sister	Enganashe
Man	Olee
Woman	Engitok
Father	Papa
Mother	Yeyo
Grandfather	Ngakuyaa
Grandmother	kokoi
House	Engaji
Toilet	Enjoo
Room	Engaji
Bedroom	Erruat
Kitchen	Eweji neyerihoreki
Table	Emesa
Cat	Empurria
Dog	Oldia
Mouse	Ederoni
Bird	Emotonyi
Cow	Engiteng
Horse	Olparasi/from swahili
Socks	Esokis
Shoes	enamuka
Trousers	Esupaleni
Shirt	olshati
Sweater	eseeta
Coat	Olkoti
English	Kingeresa
French	kifaransa
German	kijerumani
Spanish	Ersipanish
Italian	kitaliano
Greek	kigiriki
Russian	kirasha
Arabic	kiarabu
Hindi	kiindi
Chinese	elshainis
Japanese	kijapan
Taxi	Endakis
Bus	Ebasi
Hotel	Hoteli
Reservation	Ebung'a
Airport	Ekiwanja e ndeke
Passport	Empasipot
Student	Engera eshule
Teacher	Olategenani
Pen	Alkalamu
Books	Engitabu
Page	Engai matua
Dictionary	Edikishenari
Hand	Engaik
Feet	Edap engeju
Hair	Elpapit
Eye	Engogu
Mouth	Engutuk
Nose	Engume
Doctor	Oldakitarie
Hospital	Sipitari
Pharmacy	Olduka lookeek
Police	Elpolisi
Stomach ache	Aaya Engohoke
And	or
Under	Aatua
Before	engiterinoto
After	engidipata
Inside	Atwua agi
Outside	boo
With	or
But	kake
For	or
From	Epukunye
To	or
In	A tua
What?	Akwua?
Who?	N'gai
How?	A aja?
Why?	Kanyoo?
Where?	Ayi?
Never	Eitu
Rarely	Meenaleng
Sometimes	tongologi
Usually	Oshake
Always	Kutua
Very	pii
I	Namu
You	Eiye
He	Olee
She	endito
We	Eyook
They	Enye
My	Enai
Your	Enino
His	Enenye
Her	Endito
Our	Engunaang
Their	Engunenge
I speak English	Eiro Kingeresa
You speak French	Ero kifaransa
He speaks German	Ero kijerumani
She speaks Italian	Ero kitaliano
I visited France	Ehomo Ufaransa
I will drink milk	Awook kule
I understand you	Aningito enijoito
I don't understand you	Etu atum enijoito
I don't speak French	Mayelo Kifaransa
This is my house	Engajiayi ena
That restaurant is far	Elakwua eda (hoteli)
No problem	Metii enyamali
Hi	Olee (adult) Layeni(young boy)
What is your name?	Kekijiaa erkana
Nice to meet you	Sidai kinotote
How are you?	Supai (younger than 18) supai papa (adult male) Takwenya (adult women)
I'm good, thanks	Eepa, asher (both young male,female and adult male) Eekuo (adult female)
And you?	Supai siye?.... Takwenya siye?
Do you speak (English/Maasai)?	Ero e ngutuk e maa?
Does she speak Chinese?	Keidim airoro Chinnese
A little bit	Ee penyo
How old are you?	Eyata eye elarin aja?
I'm 33 years old	Aata E larin osom o kuni
It was nice talking to you	sidai pe kiro oye.
What do you mean?	Kanyio ejoito
I don't understand	Mayelo enijoito
I don't know	Mayelo
Sorry	Tapalikieki
What is that called in Maasai?	Kejaa eda tengutuk enyi
What does that word mean in English?	kanyoo eji nija te kingeresa?
Where are you from?	Kai eye epukunye
I'm from the U.S	A pukunye nanu U.S
I'm American	American na manya nanu
Where do you live?	Kai nakimanya
I live in the U.S	U.S namanya nanu
What do you do for a living?	kanyo eye eyasita ana esiai?
I'm a student	Akaisomita
Can I help you?	Aamonu paretoki?
Can you help me?	Kekidim ateretoki?
Where is the airport?	Kai etii engiwanja endeke?
Go straight	shomo endoriori ema inoitoi
Then	ore
Turn left	Homo kedianye
Turn right	Homo tetene
Good luck	Tumunyana
Congratulations	Tumunyana
I have a reservation	Aibung'a
Do you have rooms available?	Eyata engaji nilo?
I would like a non-smoking room	Ayewu engaji nemesugari osigara
How much it costs per night?	Kanjoo italakishoi tengewarie nabo?
Waiter	Alanyunoni
How much is this?	Kempesai aja ena?
What is this?	Kanyoo ena?
Are you okay?	Era bioto/Era supat
I need a doctor	Aye Oldakitarie
Help	Ereto
Call the police	Epotopolice
I am sick	Akamuei

Prompt

Answer

One

Nabo

Two

Are

Three

Uni

Four

Og'uan

Five

Emiet

Six

Eele

Seven

Napishana

Eight

Esiet

Nine

Naudo

Ten

tomon

First

Engatek/dukuya

Second

oliare

Monday

Kazi nabo(from swahili kazi)

Tuesday

Kazi are (from swahili

Wednesday

kazi uni

Thursday

Kazi ogwuan

Friday

Kazi emiete

Saturday

Kazi Eile

Sunday

Kazi navishana

Now

Tataji

Yesterday

Taisere

Today

Tataji

Tonight

Kewarrie

Tomorrow

Taisere

Fruits

Ermatunda

Bananas

Ermariko

Tomatoes

Enyanya(from swahili Nyanya

Potatoes

Ermurungu

Onions

Engitunguu

Red

Olodo

Green

Olonyori

Blue

Embuse

White

Oloiborr

Black

Olorok

Grey

Olmuje

Breakfast

Edaa E tedekanya

Lunch

EdaaE dama

Dinner

Edaa Nilo Airraje

Milk

Kule

Coffee

arkahawa

Bread

olmukate

Sunny

Etikinya

Windy

Osiuo

Rainy

Enjan/ehaita

Snowy

Albarafu

Cold

Erobi

Hot

Erowua

Boy

Alayeni

Girl

Endito

Son

Engayeni

Daughter

Endito

Brother

Alalahe

Sister

Enganashe

Man

Olee

Woman

Engitok

Father

Papa

Mother

Yeyo

Grandfather

Ngakuyaa

Grandmother

kokoi

House

Engaji

Toilet

Enjoo

Room

Engaji

Bedroom

Erruat

Kitchen

Eweji neyerihoreki

Table

Emesa

Cat

Empurria

Dog

Oldia

Mouse

Ederoni

Bird

Emotonyi

Cow

Engiteng

Horse

Olparasi/from swahili

Socks

Esokis

Shoes

enamuka

Trousers

Esupaleni

Shirt

olshati

Sweater

eseeta

Coat

Olkoti

English

Kingeresa

French

kifaransa

German

kijerumani

Spanish

Ersipanish

Italian

kitaliano

Greek

kigiriki

Russian

kirasha

Arabic

kiarabu

Hindi

kiindi

Chinese

elshainis

Japanese

kijapan

Taxi

Endakis

Bus

Ebasi

Hotel

Hoteli

Reservation

Ebung'a

Airport

Ekiwanja e ndeke

Passport

Empasipot

Student

Engera eshule

Teacher

Olategenani

Pen

Alkalamu

Books

Engitabu

Page

Engai matua

Dictionary

Edikishenari

Hand

Engaik

Feet

Edap engeju

Hair

Elpapit

Eye

Engogu

Mouth

Engutuk

Nose

Engume

Doctor

Oldakitarie

Hospital

Sipitari

Pharmacy

Olduka lookeek

Police

Elpolisi

Stomach ache

Aaya Engohoke

And

Under

Aatua

Before

engiterinoto

After

engidipata

Inside

Atwua agi

Outside

boo

With

But

kake

For

From

Epukunye

A tua

What?

Akwua?

Who?

N'gai

How?

A aja?

Why?

Kanyoo?

Where?

Ayi?

Never

Eitu

Rarely

Meenaleng

Sometimes

tongologi

Usually

Oshake

Always

Kutua

Very

pii

Namu

You

Eiye

Olee

She

endito

Eyook

They

Enye

Enai

Your

Enino

His

Enenye

Her

Endito

Our

Engunaang

Their

Engunenge

I speak English

Eiro Kingeresa

You speak French

Ero kifaransa

He speaks German

Ero kijerumani

She speaks Italian

Ero kitaliano

I visited France

Ehomo Ufaransa

I will drink milk

Awook kule

I understand you

Aningito enijoito

I don't understand you

Etu atum enijoito

I don't speak French

Mayelo Kifaransa

This is my house

Engajiayi ena

That restaurant is far

Elakwua eda (hoteli)

No problem

Metii enyamali

Olee (adult) Layeni(young boy)

What is your name?

Kekijiaa erkana

Nice to meet you

Sidai kinotote

How are you?

Supai (younger than 18) supai papa (adult male) Takwenya (adult women)

I'm good, thanks

Eepa, asher (both young male,female and adult male) Eekuo (adult female)

And you?

Supai siye?.... Takwenya siye?

Do you speak (English/Maasai)?

Ero e ngutuk e maa?

Does she speak Chinese?

Keidim airoro Chinnese

A little bit

Ee penyo

How old are you?

Eyata eye elarin aja?

I'm 33 years old

Aata E larin osom o kuni

It was nice talking to you

sidai pe kiro oye.

What do you mean?

Kanyio ejoito

I don't understand

Mayelo enijoito

I don't know

Mayelo

Sorry

Tapalikieki

What is that called in Maasai?

Kejaa eda tengutuk enyi

What does that word mean in English?

kanyoo eji nija te kingeresa?

Where are you from?

Kai eye epukunye

I'm from the U.S

A pukunye nanu U.S

I'm American

American na manya nanu

Where do you live?

Kai nakimanya

I live in the U.S

U.S namanya nanu

What do you do for a living?

kanyo eye eyasita ana esiai?

I'm a student

Akaisomita

Can I help you?

Aamonu paretoki?

Can you help me?

Kekidim ateretoki?

Where is the airport?

Kai etii engiwanja endeke?

Go straight

shomo endoriori ema inoitoi

Then

ore

Turn left

Homo kedianye

Turn right

Homo tetene

Good luck

Tumunyana

Congratulations

Tumunyana

I have a reservation

Aibung'a

Do you have rooms available?

Eyata engaji nilo?

I would like a non-smoking room

Ayewu engaji nemesugari osigara

How much it costs per night?

Kanjoo italakishoi tengewarie nabo?

Waiter

Alanyunoni

How much is this?

Kempesai aja ena?

What is this?

Kanyoo ena?

Are you okay?

Era bioto/Era supat

I need a doctor

Aye Oldakitarie

Help

Ereto

Call the police

Epotopolice

I am sick

Akamuei

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