Hardcore Swahili - Lesson 80

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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