Lesson 24

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to taste
kuonja
I want to taste this soup.
Mimi ninataka kuonja supu hii.
the butter
siagi
the honey
asali
pure
safi
If you had come early, you would have tasted that sweet butter and pure honey.
Kama ungekuja mapema, ungeonja siagi hiyo tamu na asali safi.
the bean
haragwe
Mother cooked beans and rice for lunch.
Mama alipika maharagwe na wali kwa chakula cha mchana.
I would have added more beans, but the pot was full.
Ningeongeza maharagwe zaidi, lakini sufuria ilikuwa imejaa.
Without the key, you would not have been able to open that padlock and take the knife.
Bila ufunguo, usingeweza kufungua kufuli ile na kuchukua kisu.
the ferry
kivuko
the port
bandari
nearby
jirani
Tomorrow we will travel by ferry to the nearby port.
Kesho tutasafiri kwa kivuko kwenda bandari ya jirani.
If the ferry broke down, we would go to the port by bus.
Kama kivuko kingeharibika, tungeenda bandari kwa basi.
but
ila
I want tea but I don't have money.
Mimi ninataka chai ila sina pesa.
the passport
pasipoti
to be completed
kukamilika
I would travel this week, but my new passport has not been finalized.
Ningesafiri wiki hii, ila pasipoti yangu mpya haijakamilika.
the account
akaunti
I have a new account.
Mimi nina akaunti mpya.
the bank
benki
The bank is near the school.
Benki iko karibu na shule.
that
ile
I saw that nice table at the market yesterday.
Niliona ile meza nzuri sokoni jana.
If I had more money, I would open a second account in that bank.
Kama ningekuwa na pesa zaidi, ningefungua akaunti ya pili katika benki ile.
the Sunday
Jumapili
next
ijayo
The next day I will buy new clothes at the market.
Siku ijayo nitanunua nguo mpya sokoni.
the church
kanisa
Next Sunday, we will go to church for the morning service.
Jumapili ijayo, tutakwenda kanisa kwa ibada ya asubuhi.
the service
ibada
We walk to church in the morning.
Sisi tunatembea kanisani asubuhi.
last
iliyopita
We walked to the market last week and found good tea.
Sisi tulitembea sokoni wiki iliyopita tukapata chai nzuri.
If you had not been late, we would have started the service at church early last Sunday.
Kama usingechelewa, tungeanza ibada kanisani mapema Jumapili iliyopita.
the engineer
mhandisi
The engineer says this bridge is safe.
Mhandisi anasema daraja hili ni salama.
the tunnel
handaki
Engineers drew a map of the new tunnel under the main road.
Wahandisi walichora ramani ya handaki jipya chini ya barabara kuu.
the queue
foleni
The queue on the road takes a long time every morning.
Foleni barabarani inachukua muda mrefu kila asubuhi.
If the tunnel were completed, cars would pass without a long queue.
Kama handaki lingekamilika, magari yangepita bila foleni ndefu.
the laboratory
maabara
the research
tafiti
the science
sayansi
I study science in class.
Mimi ninasoma sayansi darasani.
The university has built a large laboratory for science research.
Chuo kikuu kimejenga maabara kubwa kwa ajili ya tafiti za sayansi.
open
wazi
our
zetu
Our elephants are resting at the river.
Tembo zetu wanapumzika mtoni.
If the laboratory were open now, we would do our research about clean water.
Kama maabara ingekuwa wazi sasa, tungefanya tafiti zetu kuhusu maji safi.
enough
kutosha
the doughnut
mandazi
If I had enough butter, I would bake sweet doughnuts for Sunday.
Ningekuwa na siagi ya kutosha, ningeoka mandazi matamu kwa Jumapili.
with
pamoja na
The children would enjoy those doughnuts with honey after the service.
Watoto wangefurahia mandazi hayo pamoja na asali baada ya ibada.
to live
kukaa
Juma lives nearby.
Juma anakaa jirani.
the plane
ndege
The plane arrives tomorrow morning.
Ndege inakuja kesho asubuhi.
I will not enter the airport without a passport.
Mimi sitaingia uwanja wa ndege bila pasipoti.