Question	Answer
when I was	nilipokuwa
When I was at home, I read my book.	Nilipokuwa nyumbani, nilisoma kitabu changu.
When I was young, I played a lot with my sister.	Nilipokuwa mdogo, nilicheza sana na dada yangu.
when I moved	nilipohamia
When I moved to this town, I began to work at the market.	Nilipohamia mji huu, mimi nilianza kufanya kazi sokoni.
the college	chuo
When I moved to town, I started studying at a new college.	Nilipohamia mjini, nilianza kusoma katika chuo kipya.
when we finish	tutakapomaliza
When we finish the work, we will rest in the living room.	Tutakapomaliza kazi, tutapumzika sebuleni.
When we finish the food, we will write a short composition in the living room.	Tutakapomaliza chakula, tutaandika insha fupi sebuleni.
when he/she comes	atakapokuja
When the teacher comes into the classroom, the children will sit quietly.	Atakapokuja mwalimu darasani, watoto watakaa kimya kimya.
When the teacher comes, we will show him/her our new work.	Atakapokuja mwalimu, tutamwonyesha kazi yetu mpya.
old	mzee
Father is old.	Baba ni mzee.
to hope	kutumaini
I hope for success in this exam.	Mimi ninatumaini ufaulu katika mtihani huu.
When I become old, I hope I will still learn new languages.	Wakati nitakapokuwa mzee, natumaini bado nitajifunza lugha mpya.
when he/she opened	alipofungua
When he/she opened the fridge, he/she saw milk and fruits.	Alipofungua friji, aliona maziwa na matunda.
to hug	kukumbatia
The children are hugging grandmother after the celebration.	Watoto wanakumbatia bibi baada ya sherehe.
When he/she opened the door, the child ran to hug him/her.	Alipofungua mlango, mtoto alikimbia kumkumbatia.
when we arrived	tulipofika
When we arrived at the market, mother bought fish.	Tulipofika sokoni, mama alinunua samaki.
When we arrived at the pool, the rain had started to fall.	Tulipofika kwenye bwawa, mvua ilikuwa imeanza kunyesha.
whenever	kila mara
when I make a mistake	ninapokosea
When I make a grammar mistake, the teacher corrects that mistake.	Ninapokosea sarufi, mwalimu anasahihisha kosa hilo.
Whenever I make a mistake, I try again without giving up.	Kila mara ninapokosea, najaribu tena bila kukata tamaa.
whenever I miss	ninapokosa
Whenever I miss a word, I ask a question in class.	Kila mara ninapokosa neno, nauliza swali darasani.
when I write	ninapoandika
When I am writing a letter, I like to sit in the living room.	Ninapoandika barua, ninapenda kukaa katika sebule.
to feel	kusikia
the heart	moyo
to be calm	kutulia
Whenever I write in my diary, I feel my heart is calm.	Kila ninapoandika shajara, ninasikia moyo wangu umetulia.
when I hear	ninaposikia
When I hear music, I feel good.	Ninaposikia muziki, ninajisikia vizuri.
to succeed	kufaulu
My heart is happy when I hear that you are succeeding.	Moyo wangu unafurahi ninaposikia wewe unafaulu.
the jealousy	wivu
Jealousy can destroy our friendship.	Wivu unaweza kuharibu urafiki wetu.
I do not like to see jealousy between sister and brother at home.	Sipendi kuona wivu kati ya dada na kaka nyumbani.
When she is jealous, Asha tries to tease others on purpose.	Akiwa na wivu, Asha hujaribu kutania wengine kimakusudi.
the joke	utani
I do not like joking in the classroom.	Mimi sipendi utani darasani.
to make jealous	kutia wivu
I do not like to do something that makes my friends jealous.	Sipendi kufanya kitu cha kutia wivu marafiki wangu.
Your jokes are good, but do not make us jealous with your success.	Utani wako ni mzuri, ila usitutie wivu kwa mafanikio yako.
to apologize	kuomba msamaha
This evening, Juma wants to apologize to the teacher in the classroom.	Leo jioni, Juma anataka kuomba msamaha kwa mwalimu darasani.
This morning Asha apologized after being late to class.	Leo asubuhi Asha aliomba msamaha baada ya kuchelewa darasani.
when I wrong you	ninapokukosea
When I wrong you, please forgive me with love.	Ninapokukosea, tafadhali unisamehe kwa upendo.
When I wrong you, I apologize immediately.	Ninapokukosea, naomba msamaha mara moja.
to tease	kutania
Juma likes to tease his sister at home in the evening.	Juma anapenda kutania dada yake nyumbani jioni.
their friend	mwenzao
Children like to tease their friends during break time.	Watoto wanapenda kutania wenzao wakati wa mapumziko.
I have not finished the work yet, so I cannot watch a movie.	Bado sijamaliza kazi, kwa hiyo siwezi kuangalia filamu.
to set	kuzama
The sun sets in the ocean in the evening.	Jua linazama baharini jioni.
The children are still playing, although the sun is setting.	Watoto bado wanacheza, ingawa jua linazama.
the emphasis	mkazo
Father’s emphasis on savings helps us not waste money.	Mkazo wa baba kuhusu akiba unatusaidia kutopoteza pesa.
“-po”	-po
The teacher put emphasis on the use of “-po” today.	Mwalimu aliweka mkazo kwenye matumizi ya “-po” leo.
when we do	tunapofanya
When we work together at home, we are very happy.	Tunapofanya kazi pamoja nyumbani, tunafurahi sana.
the focus	mkazo
When we practise without focus, we do not see good results.	Tunapofanya mazoezi bila mkazo, hatuoni matokeo mazuri.
the cow	ng’ombe
who eat	wanaokula
Those friends who are eating fish at the market will be happy.	Wale marafiki wanaokula samaki sokoni watafurahi.
In grandfather’s village, there are many cows eating grass near the river.	Kijijini kwa babu, kuna ng’ombe wengi wanaokula nyasi karibu na mto.
Grandmother gives cow’s milk in the morning, then makes milk tea.	Bibi hutoa maziwa ya ng’ombe asubuhi, halafu anatengeneza chai ya maziwa.
the pond	bwawa
the duck	bata
to float	kuelea
Ducks like to float in the pond.	Bata wanapenda kuelea katika dimbwi.
At the small pond, we saw white ducks floating slowly.	Kwenye bwawa dogo, tuliona bata weupe wakielea polepole.
to chase	kufukuza
Father is chasing the goat at the market.	Baba anafukuza mbuzi sokoni.
The children were chasing the ducks, but grandfather told them to stop.	Watoto walikuwa wakiwafukuza bata, lakini babu aliwaambia waache.
the blog	blogu
the reader	msomaji
My friend writes a blog about learning languages, and I am her/his first reader.	Rafiki yangu anaandika blogu kuhusu kujifunza lugha, na mimi ni msomaji wake wa kwanza.
when I publish	ninapochapisha
When I publish an article on the school website, friends receive the information.	Ninapochapisha makala kwenye tovuti ya shule, marafiki wanapokea taarifa.
the comment	maoni
Whenever I publish a story on my blog, I wait for comments from the readers.	Kila ninapochapisha hadithi kwenye blogu yangu, nasubiri maoni kutoka kwa wasomaji.
to pray	kusali
the prayer	sala
Grandmother likes to pray a short prayer every morning before work.	Bibi hupenda kusali sala fupi kila asubuhi kabla ya kazi.
the religion	dini
The teacher says religion is important in our community.	Mwalimu anasema dini ni muhimu katika jamii yetu.
to respect each other	kuheshimiana
We should respect one another at home and in the classroom.	Sisi tunapaswa kuheshimiana nyumbani na darasani.
in peace	kwa amani
We live together at home in peace.	Tunaishi pamoja nyumbani kwa amani.
at his/her place	kwake
I like to stay at his/her place in the evening.	Mimi ninapenda kukaa kwake jioni.
Although we have different religions, we respect each other and pray in peace each in their own way.	Ingawa tuna dini tofauti, tunaheshimiana na kusali kwa amani kila mmoja kwake.
at	katika
I will study Swahili at the college.	Mimi nitasoma Kiswahili katika chuo.
to pray	kuomba
In the evening, I say a prayer at home.	Jioni, mimi ninaomba sala nyumbani.

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