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Learn Hardcore Swahili: chakula - the food

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 3
/chakula

chakula

Word

chakula

Meaning

the food

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of chakula

Kesho asubuhi, tutapika chakula kitamu na kuandaa meza kwa wageni.

Tomorrow morning, we will cook delicious food and prepare the table for guests.

Sisi tutajaribu kupika chakula leo usiku, kabla ya mvua kuanza kunyesha.

We will try to cook food tonight, before it starts raining.

Nataka kupumzika kidogo leo, lakini kaka anasema ni muhimu kuandaa chakula mapema.

I want to rest a bit today, but brother says it is important to prepare food early.

Mgeni anakula chakula kitamu sokoni.

The guest is eating delicious food at the market.

Wao wanapika chakula pamoja nyumbani.

They are cooking food together at home.

Juma anasema hatutapika chakula jioni kama tutachelewa sokoni.

Juma says we will not cook food in the evening if we are late at the market.

Ninapika chakula bila mafuta.

I cook food without oil.

Ninapenda kubadilisha ladha ya kitunguu kwa kuongeza karoti wakati napika chakula jikoni.

I like to change the flavor of onion by adding carrot when I cook food in the kitchen.

Mimi ninapenda kuongeza mboga kwenye chakula.

I like to add vegetables to the food.

Mimi ninapenda kwenda sokoni kulipia chakula.

I like to go to the market to pay for food.

Mama anapika chakula kitamu sana nyumbani.

Mother cooks very delicious food at home.

Mimi ninafurahia kupika chakula kitamu.

I enjoy cooking delicious food.

Mama anapika samaki nyumbani kwa kuwa sisi tunapenda chakula kitamu.

Mother cooks fish at home because we like delicious food.

Tafadhali, usisahau kuongeza chumvi kidogo kwenye chakula chako.

Please, do not forget to add a little salt to your food.

Chumvi huongeza ladha ya chakula.

Salt enhances the flavor of the food.

Mimi ninatumia kamera hii kurekodi video fupi ya tulivyopika chakula.

I am using this camera to record a short video of how we cooked the food.

Leo, tutapika chakula chenye pilipili ili kuongeza ladha.

Today, we will cook food with chili pepper to enhance the flavor.

Mimi ninapika chakula kwa uangalifu.

I cook food carefully.

Mimi ninataka kutayarisha chakula kitamu jioni.

I want to prepare delicious food in the evening.

Usisahau kufunika sufuria hii ili chakula kipikike haraka.

Do not forget to cover this cooking pot so that the food cooks quickly.

Tafadhali funika chakula ili harufu yake isienee chumbani.

Please cover the food so that its smell does not spread in the room.

Ninataka kufunika chakula hiki na kitambaa safi.

I want to cover this food with a clean cloth.

Ni bora usikaange vyakula vingi mara nyingi, ili kudumisha afya.

It is better not to fry many foods often, in order to maintain health.

Mimi ninagawanya chakula kwa marafiki.

I divide the food among friends.

Mpishi mpya ameajiriwa hotelini, na wateja wanasema chakula chake ni cha kusisimua.

A new cook has been employed at the hotel, and customers say his food is thrilling.

Sisi tunapenda vyakula mbalimbali.

We like various foods.

Mimi ninapenda kupika chakula kitamu nyumbani.

I like to cook delicious food at home.

Katika hifadhi ya wanyama, tuliona simba wakitafuta chakula.

In the wildlife reserve, we saw lions searching for food.

Chakula ambacho mama anapika ni kitamu.

The food that mother cooks is delicious.

Mama anachanganya kitunguu saumu na tangawizi ili chakula kiwe na ladha nzuri.

Mother mixes garlic and ginger so that the food has a nice flavor.

Je, unadhani kula chakula kichafu kunaweza kudhuru afya yako?

Do you think eating dirty food can harm your health?

Mama anapenda kuonyesha ukarimu kwa kujitolea kupika chakula kwa marafiki wakati wa sherehe.

Mother likes to show generosity by volunteering to cook food for friends during celebrations.

Bila ustadi wa kupika, unaweza kuharibu chakula sokoni.

Without cooking skill, you can ruin food at the market.

Urithi wa tamaduni zetu unajumisha lugha, mavazi, na vyakula asilia.

Our cultural heritage includes language, clothing, and traditional foods.

Mama anapika chakula dhidi ya njaa.

Mother cooks food against hunger.

Mama anampatia mtoto chakula kitamu.

Mother gives the child delicious food.

Msisahau kumaliza kazi zenu kabla ya zamu yenu jikoni, ili chakula kiandaliwe mapema.

Do not forget to finish your tasks before your turn in the kitchen, so that the food is prepared early.

Chakula changanywa ni kitamu.

Mixed food is delicious.

Sisi tunakula chakula kitamu kama vile samaki na supu.

We eat delicious food such as fish and soup.

Mimi ninataka chakula kuandaliwa nyumbani.

I want food to be prepared at home.

Mimi natumia fedha kununua chakula.

I use money to buy food.

Chakula cha asubuhi chenye protini huongeza nishati mwilini.

A protein-rich breakfast increases energy in the body.

Funika sufuria hii kwa kifuniko ili chakula kipikike haraka.

Cover this pot with a lid so that the food cooks quickly.

Mama alipika maharagwe na wali kwa chakula cha mchana.

Mother cooked beans and rice for lunch.

Asante kwa kupika chakula kitamu.

Thank you for cooking delicious food.

Mimi ninapika chakula kwa mkaa.

I cook food with charcoal.

Ni muhimu chakula kitamu kuletwa kabla ya wageni kufika.

It is important that the delicious food be brought before the guests arrive.

Chakula kavu kinahitaji maji kabla ya kula.

Dry food needs water before eating.

Juma anapendekeza tule chakula cha mboga mara mbili kwa wiki.

Juma suggests that we eat vegetarian food twice a week.

Serikali inaangalia athari za ukame kwenye uzalishaji wa chakula.

The government is examining the effects of drought on food production.

Asha huosha nazi mwenyewe kabla ya kupika chakula.

Asha washes the coconut herself before cooking the food.

Mwanamume yule anapika chakula mwenyewe leo, ili mke wake apumzike.

That man is cooking the food by himself today, so that his wife can rest.

Juma anapika chakula mwenyewe nyumbani.

Juma cooks food by himself at home.

Mke anapika chakula kitamu nyumbani.

The wife cooks delicious food at home.

Adhuhuri, mimi ninakula chakula nyumbani.

At noon, I eat food at home.

Ukikula chakula kichafu sokoni, unaweza kupata ugonjwa.

If you eat dirty food at the market, you can get a disease.

Chakula tulichopika leo ni kitamu kuliko chakula tulichopika wiki iliyopita.

The food that we cooked today is tastier than the food that we cooked last week.

Wakirekebisha bomba jikoni, sisi tutapika chakula tena.

When they repair the pipe in the kitchen, we will cook food again.

Wageni wanapenda chakula tulichopika nyumbani.

The guests like the food that we cooked at home.

Kwa kawaida, mimi ninakula chakula nyumbani jioni.

Usually, I eat food at home in the evening.

Kabla hujanunua chakula sokoni, uliza kama una mzio wa kitu chochote.

Before you buy food at the market, ask if you have an allergy to anything.

Jana, mama alipika pilau ya nazi aliyoiita chakula maalum cha sherehe.

Yesterday, mother cooked coconut pilau which she called a special celebration food.

Ninapenda kukaa kimya katika chumba cha kulia chakula kabla ya chakula kuletwa.

I like to sit quietly in the dining room before the food is brought.

Kesho tutamtembelea babu kijijini na kula chakula cha pamoja.

Tomorrow we will visit grandfather in the village and eat a meal together.

Tutakapomaliza chakula, tutaandika insha fupi sebuleni.

When we finish the food, we will write a short composition in the living room.

Kila jioni tunakula chakula cha familia katika chumba cha kulia chakula.

Every evening we eat a family meal in the dining room.

Chakula chote tulichopika jana kilimalizika ndani ya saa moja.

All the food we cooked yesterday was finished within an hour.

Tulimaliza chakula chote nyumbani jioni.

We finished all the food at home in the evening.

Chakula tulichopika jana ni kitamu.

The food we cooked yesterday is delicious.

Juma atapika chakula mwenyewe leo usiku.

Juma will cook the food himself tonight.

Hakuna chakula nyumbani leo jioni.

There is no food at home this evening.

Sipendi pilipili kali kwenye chakula.

I do not like hot chili in food.

Mimi ninapenda chakula chenye pilipili.

I like food with chili pepper.

Usipulize chakula cha mtu mwingine mezani; subiri kipoe kidogo.

Do not blow on another person’s food at the table; wait for it to cool a little.

Sipendi vyakula vya kukaanga.

I do not like fried foods.

Usiache chakula wazi mezani, kwa sababu panya na nzi wanaweza kukaribia usiku.

Do not leave food uncovered on the table, because rats and flies can come near at night.

Wakiwa wamevaa sandaali na kaptula, watoto walicheza nje mpaka mama akawaita kwa chakula.

While wearing sandals and shorts, the children played outside until mother called them for food.

Mume wa shangazi anapenda mishikaki, lakini yeye hapendi vyakula vya kukaanga sana.

Aunt’s husband likes skewers, but he does not like fried foods very much.

Njegere zikichemka haraka, chakula kitaiva mapema.

If the peas boil quickly, the food will be ready early.

Usisage pilipili manga nyingi sana; mtoto akila chakula hiki, atasema ni kali.

Do not grind too much black pepper; if the child eats this food, he or she will say it is spicy.

Ukirudi nyumbani, chakula kitakuwa kimeiva.

When you return home, the food will be ready.

Chakula hakijaiva bado.

The food is not cooked yet.

Akila chakula kichafu, atapata maumivu ya tumbo.

If he/she eats dirty food, he/she will get a stomachache.

Ukila chakula chenye pilipili kali, utahitaji maji.

If you eat food with spicy chili, you will need water.

Mtu mkarimu hushiriki chakula chake na wengine.

A generous person shares food with others.

Mtu mkarimu hushiriki chakula chake, na mtoto mtiifu husikiliza maelekezo ya wazazi.

A generous person shares their food, and an obedient child listens to parents’ instructions.

Mama anasema kununua chakula kingi kuliko tunachohitaji ni hasara.

Mother says buying more food than we need is a loss.

Wakati wa Ramadhani, mama huamka mapema kuandaa chakula.

During Ramadan, mother wakes up early to prepare food.

Ukifunika sufuria, chakula kitaiva haraka.

If you cover the pot, the food will cook quickly.

Ukifunika chakula hiki kwa kitambaa, harufu yake haitaenea chumbani.

If you cover this food with a cloth, its smell will not spread in the room.

Chakula hiki kina ladha vipi bila chumvi?

How does this food taste without salt?

Watoto wanacheza katika ua wakati mama anapika chakula.

The children are playing in the yard while mother is cooking food.

Si kwamba hakuna chakula nyumbani, bali mabaki ya jana yanatosha kwa chakula cha mchana.

It is not that there is no food at home, but yesterday’s leftovers are enough for lunch.

Mimi sipendi vyakula vyenye sukari nyingi.

I do not like foods with a lot of sugar.

Mama hapendi kutupa kiporo kizuri cha chakula.

Mother does not like to throw away good leftover food.

Chakula kikiiva, niite.

When the food is ready, call me.

Tusitupe mabaki ya chakula; tunaweza kuyaweka kwenye jokofu.

Let’s not throw away the leftover food; we can put it in the fridge.

Kama ningekuwa nimechambua mbaazi mapema, mama angekuwa amepika chakula kabla ya wageni kufika.

If I had sorted the peas early, mother would have cooked the food before the guests arrived.

Bibi anasema mimba inahitaji chakula kizuri na usingizi wa kutosha.

Grandmother says pregnancy needs good food and enough sleep.

Jiko likitengenezwa leo, mama atapika chakula usiku.

If the stove is repaired today, mother will cook food tonight.

Mama huweka samli kidogo kwenye chapati, lakini mimi sipendi vyakula vyenye mafuta mengi.

Mother puts a little ghee on chapati, but I do not like foods with a lot of oil.

Kuna uhaba wa chakula mjini.

There is a scarcity of food in town.

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