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Swahili Word practice
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| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | mmoja |
| Two | mbili |
| Three | tatu |
| Four | nne |
| Five | tano |
| Six | sita |
| Seven | saba |
| Eight | nane |
| Nine | tisa |
| Ten | kumi |
| First | kwanza |
| Second | pili |
| Monday | jumatatu |
| Tuesday | jumanne |
| Wednesday | jumatano |
| Thursday | alhamisi |
| Friday | ijumaa |
| Saturday | jumamosi |
| Sunday | jumapili |
| Now | sasa |
| Yesterday | jana |
| Today | leo |
| Tonight | usiku wa leo |
| Tomorrow | kesho |
| Fruits | matunda |
| Apples | tofaa |
| Bananas | ndizi |
| Tomatoes | nyanya |
| Potatoes | viazi |
| Onions | vitunguu |
| Red | nyekundu |
| Green | kijani kibichi |
| Blue | bluu |
| White | nyeupe |
| Black | nyeusi |
| Grey | kijivu |
| Breakfast | kifungua kinywa |
| Lunch | chakula cha mchana |
| Dinner | chakula cha jioni |
| Milk | maziwa |
| Coffee | kahawa |
| Bread | mkate |
| Sunny | jua |
| Windy | upepo |
| Rainy | kunyesha |
| Snowy | kunyesha theluji |
| Cold | baridi |
| Hot | joto |
| Boy | mvulana |
| Girl | msichana |
| Son | mwana |
| Daughter | binti |
| Brother | ndugu |
| Sister | dada |
| Man | mwanamme |
| Woman | mwanamke |
| Father | baba |
| Mother | mama |
| Grandfather | babu |
| Grandmother | nyanya |
| House | nyumba |
| Toilet | choo |
| Room | chumba |
| Bedroom | chumba cha kulala |
| Kitchen | jikoni |
| Table | meza |
| Cat | paka |
| Dog | mbwa |
| Mouse | panya |
| Bird | ndege |
| Cow | ng'ombe |
| Horse | farasi |
| Socks | soksi |
| Shoes | viatu |
| Trousers | suruali |
| Shirt | shati |
| Sweater | sweta |
| Coat | koti |
| English | kiingereza |
| French | kifaransa |
| German | kijerumani |
| Spanish | kihispania |
| Italian | kiitaliano |
| Portuguese | kireno |
| Greek | kigiriki |
| Russian | kiurusi |
| Arabic | kiarabu |
| Hindi | kihindi |
| Chinese | kichina |
| Japanese | kijapani |
| Taxi | teksi |
| Bus | basi |
| Hotel | hoteli |
| Reservation | reservation |
| Airport | uwanja wa ndege |
| Passport | pasipoti |
| Student | mwanafunzi |
| Teacher | mwalimu |
| Pen | kalamu |
| Books | vitabu |
| Page | ukurasa |
| Dictionary | kamusi |
| Hand | mkono |
| Feet | miguu |
| Hair | nywele |
| Eye | jicho |
| Mouth | mdomo |
| Nose | pua |
| Ambulance | ambulansi |
| Doctor | daktari |
| Hospital | hospitali |
| Pharmacy | duka la dawa |
| Police | polisi |
| Stomach ache | maumivu ya tumbo |
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