| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the spelling | tahajia |
Do you know the spelling of this word? | Je, unajua tahajia ya neno hili? |
Today in class we are learning the spelling of new words. | Leo darasani tunajifunza tahajia ya maneno mapya. |
the paragraph | aya |
the heading | kichwa cha habari |
Rahma wrote a short paragraph with a good heading. | Rahma aliandika aya fupi yenye kichwa cha habari kizuri. |
to end | kuishia |
The meeting will end at noon. | Mkutano utaishia saa sita mchana. |
the period | nukta |
The teacher said every sentence should end with a period. | Mwalimu alisema kila sentensi iishie kwa nukta. |
the question mark | alama ya kuuliza |
doesn't it | sivyo |
We will meet at nine in the morning, won't we? | Tutakutana saa tatu asubuhi, sivyo? |
This question has a question mark at the end, doesn’t it? | Swali hili lina alama ya kuuliza mwishoni, sivyo? |
the comma | koma |
Asha put a comma after mother’s name, but she forgot the final period. | Asha aliweka koma baada ya jina la mama, lakini akasahau nukta ya mwisho. |
the poster | bango |
The poster showing the exam schedule has been posted on the wall. | Bango linaloonyesha ratiba ya mtihani limebandikwa ukutani. |
the exclamation mark | alama ya mshangao |
On the classroom poster, we wrote “Welcome!” with an exclamation mark. | Kwenye bango la darasa, tuliandika “Karibu!” kwa alama ya mshangao. |
Market Day | Siku ya Soko |
The heading of her composition was “Market Day.” | Kichwa cha habari cha insha yake kilikuwa “Siku ya Soko”. |
the synonym | kisawe |
The teacher asked us for a synonym of the word “happiness.” | Mwalimu alituuliza kisawe cha neno “furaha”. |
the opposite | kinyume |
quick | haraka |
Juma is running quickly on the field. | Juma anakimbia haraka uwanjani. |
Juma knew the opposite of “cold,” but he did not know a synonym of “quick.” | Juma alijua kinyume cha “baridi”, lakini hakujua kisawe cha “haraka”. |
In today’s lesson, the children divided a word into syllables while clapping. | Katika somo la leo, watoto waligawa neno kwa silabi huku wakipiga makofi. |
A | A |
The children are learning the letter A in the classroom. | Watoto wanajifunza herufi A darasani. |
e | e |
Today, the children are learning the letter “e” in the classroom. | Leo, watoto wanajifunza herufi “e” darasani. |
the vowel | irabu |
m | m |
t | t |
The teacher showed us the letter “t” on the board. | Mwalimu alituonyesha herufi “t” kwenye ubao. |
the consonant | konsonanti |
The letter “m” is a consonant. | Herufi “m” ni konsonanti. |
“A” and “e” are vowels, but “m” and “t” are consonants. | “A” na “e” ni irabu, lakini “m” na “t” ni konsonanti. |
the syllable | silabi |
The teacher told us to count the syllables of this word aloud. | Mwalimu alituambia tuhesabu silabi za neno hili kwa sauti. |
while | huku |
Amina wrote all the syllables of that word while her sister counted aloud. | Amina aliandika silabi zote za neno hilo huku dada yake akihesabu kwa sauti. |
The teacher said the children should start with vowels before they learn difficult consonants. | Mwalimu alisema watoto waanze na irabu kabla hawajajifunza konsonanti ngumu. |
the proverb | methali |
Grandmother likes to tell us proverbs in the evening. | Bibi hupenda kutuambia methali jioni. |
the idiom | nahau |
the definition | fasili |
Today we learned a new idiom, but its definition was a little difficult. | Leo tulijifunza nahau mpya, lakini fasili yake ilikuwa ngumu kidogo. |
Grandfather mentioned one proverb while the children looked for its definition in the dictionary. | Babu alitaja methali moja huku watoto wakitafuta fasili yake kwenye kamusi. |
to not be supposed to | kutopaswa |
You are not supposed to make noise in the classroom. | Hupaswi kupiga kelele darasani. |
word for word | neno kwa neno |
This sentence should not be translated word for word. | Sentensi hii haipaswi kutafsiriwa neno kwa neno. |
That idiom should not be translated word for word. | Nahau hiyo haipaswi kutafsiriwa neno kwa neno. |
the quotation | nukuu |
from | kutoka kwenye |
I heard music from the radio in the evening. | Nilisikia muziki kutoka kwenye redio jioni. |
Please put a short quotation from your book into the composition. | Tafadhali weka nukuu fupi kutoka kwenye kitabu chako ndani ya insha. |
the note | dondoo |
Rahma read that quotation aloud, while Asha wrote important notes. | Rahma alisoma nukuu hiyo kwa sauti, huku Asha akiandika dondoo muhimu. |
the version | toleo |
Do you like the old version or the new version of this book? | Je, unapenda toleo la zamani au toleo jipya la kitabu hiki? |
the draft | rasimu |
The teacher read my draft and showed me a mistake. | Mwalimu alisoma rasimu yangu na kunionyesha kosa. |
Before writing the final version, write a draft first. | Kabla ya kuandika toleo la mwisho, andika rasimu kwanza. |
the punctuation | akifishaji |
The teacher reminded us about good punctuation: a comma in its place, a period at the end, and a question mark at the end of a question. | Mwalimu alitukumbusha akifishaji mzuri: koma mahali pake, nukta mwishoni, na alama ya kuuliza mwishoni mwa swali. |
the editing | tahariri |
After editing, her notes helped improve the whole composition. | Baada ya tahariri, dondoo zake zilisaidia kuboresha insha yote. |
Juma wrote an exclamation mark instead of a comma, so the teacher showed him that mistake. | Juma aliandika alama ya mshangao badala ya koma, kwa hiyo mwalimu akamwonyesha kosa hilo. |
which we learned | tuliyojifunza |
The words that we learned yesterday in class are important. | Maneno tuliyojifunza jana darasani ni muhimu. |
When we finish this lesson, we will write two paragraphs with synonyms and opposites of the words we learned. | Tukimaliza somo hili, tutaandika aya mbili zenye kisawe na kinyume cha maneno tuliyojifunza. |
what | gani |
What subject do you like in class? | Unapenda somo gani darasani? |
Rahma asked, “What does this idiom mean?” while Juma wrote his answer slowly. | Rahma aliuliza, “Je, nahau hii ina maana gani?” huku Juma akiandika jibu lake polepole. |
the essay | insha |
the title | kichwa cha habari |
The teacher likes the title of my essay. | Mwalimu anapenda kichwa cha habari cha insha yangu. |
Today I will write an essay with the title “Market Day”. | Leo nitaandika insha yenye kichwa cha habari “Siku ya Soko”. |
to be published | kuchapishwa |
This article will be published tomorrow morning. | Makala hii itachapishwa kesho asubuhi. |
The editing of this article is important before it is published. | Tahariri ya makala hii ni muhimu kabla ya kuchapishwa. |
which I am writing | ninayoandika |
The letter that I am writing to mother is short. | Barua ninayoandika kwa mama ni fupi. |
to be about | kuhusu |
This article is about children's health. | Makala hii inahusu afya ya watoto. |
The essay I am writing today is about my family. | Insha ninayoandika leo inahusu familia yangu. |
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