| I | mimi |
| to be | ni |
| Asha | Asha |
| I am Asha. | Mimi ni Asha. |
| you | wewe |
| Juma | Juma |
| You are Juma. | Wewe ni Juma. |
| he/she | yeye |
| the friend | rafiki |
| He/She is a friend. | Yeye ni rafiki. |
| also | pia |
| He/She is also a friend. | Yeye pia ni rafiki. |
| we | sisi |
| the student | mwanafunzi |
| We are students. | Sisi ni wanafunzi. |
| they | wao |
| They are friends. | Wao ni marafiki. |
| to like | kupenda |
| the tea | chai |
| I also like tea. | Mimi pia ninapenda chai. |
| I like tea. | Mimi ninapenda chai. |
| to want | kutaka |
| I want tea. | Mimi ninataka chai. |
| Do you want tea? | Wewe unataka chai? |
| to cook | kupika |
| the fish | samaki |
| I cook fish. | Mimi ninapika samaki. |
| You cook fish. | Wewe unapika samaki. |
| He/She cooks fish. | Yeye anapika samaki. |
| to eat | kula |
| You are eating fish. | Wewe unakula samaki. |
| We are eating fish. | Sisi tunakula samaki. |
| at | kwenye |
| the market | soko |
| Asha likes tea at the market. | Asha anapenda chai sokoni. |
| We are eating fish at the market. | Sisi tunakula samaki sokoni. |
| the morning | asubuhi |
| to drink | kunywa |
| in the morning | asubuhi |
| In the morning, I drink tea. | Asubuhi, mimi ninakunywa chai. |
| They are drinking tea at the market. | Wao wanakunywa chai sokoni. |
| the milk | maziwa |
| in | katika |
| He/She drinks milk in the morning. | Yeye anakunywa maziwa asubuhi. |
| They are drinking milk. | Wao wanakunywa maziwa. |
| He/She likes milk. | Yeye anapenda maziwa. |
| do | je |
| Do you want milk in the morning? | Wewe unataka maziwa asubuhi? |
| to have | kuwa na |
| the book | kitabu |
| I have a book. | Mimi nina kitabu. |
| Do you have a book? | Wewe una kitabu? |
| to be | kuwa |
| the home | nyumba |
| I am at home. | Mimi niko nyumbani. |
| They are at home. | Wao wako nyumbani. |
| to play | kucheza |
| outside | nje |
| We are playing outside. | Tunacheza nje. |
| to read | kusoma |
| Juma likes to read a book. | Juma anapenda kusoma kitabu. |
| I like to read a book at home. | Mimi ninapenda kusoma kitabu nyumbani. |
| Do you want to read outside? | Wewe unataka kusoma nje? |
| the evening | jioni |
| He/She cooks at home in the evening. | Yeye anapika nyumbani jioni. |
| I like tea in the evening. | Mimi ninapenda chai jioni. |
| today | leo |
| We are students today. | Sisi ni wanafunzi leo. |
| with | na |
| I am eating fish with Asha. | Mimi ninakula samaki na Asha. |
| Today we are playing with friends. | Leo tunacheza na marafiki. |
| the money | pesa |
| I have money at the market. | Mimi nina pesa sokoni. |
| They like money. | Wao wanapenda pesa. |
| We are playing at home in the evening. | Sisi tunacheza jioni nyumbani. |
