Usipovaa skafu yako na sandaali zako asubuhi, utahisi baridi.

Yes. Usipovaa means if you do not wear.

It can be broken down like this:

• u- = you (singular)
• -si- = negative marker
• -po- = if/when
• vaa = wear

So usipovaa literally gives the idea of if you don’t wear.

This is a very common Swahili pattern for negative conditions:

• Usipokuja, nitakwenda peke yangu. = If you don’t come, I’ll go alone.

Utahisi means you will feel.

It breaks down like this:

• u- = you
• -ta- = future tense
• hisi = feel

So the sentence has a typical if X happens, Y will happen structure:

• Usipovaa..., utahisi...
• If you don’t wear..., you will feel...

This is very natural in Swahili.

Because the possessive has to agree with the noun class of the thing possessed.

• skafu yako = your scarf
• sandaali zako = your sandals

Here:

• skafu is treated as singular, so it takes yako
• sandaali here is plural in meaning, so it takes zako

This agreement is very important in Swahili. English uses your for both singular and plural nouns, but Swahili changes the possessive form depending on the noun class.

Compare:

• kitabu chako = your book
• vitabu vyako = your books
• viatu vyako = your shoes
• nguo zako = your clothes

Yes, na here means and.

So:

• skafu yako na sandaali zako = your scarf and your sandals

In other contexts, na can also mean with, depending on the sentence, but here and is the natural meaning.

Asubuhi means in the morning or morning.

In this sentence, it tells you when the action happens:

• Usipovaa skafu yako na sandaali zako asubuhi...
• If you don’t wear your scarf and your sandals in the morning...

In Swahili, time expressions like asubuhi, jioni, leo, and kesho are often placed quite flexibly, but this position is very normal.

For example:

• Nitakuja asubuhi. = I will come in the morning.
• Asubuhi nitakuja. = In the morning I will come.

In Swahili, baridi can function very naturally as cold or coldness, depending on the context.

So:

• utahisi baridi = you will feel cold

Swahili often expresses this idea without needing an extra word equivalent to English the or coldness.

Other similar examples:

• Ninahisi njaa. = I feel hungry / I feel hunger.
• Anahisi uchovu. = He/She feels tiredness / feels tired.

So baridi works perfectly well here as the thing you feel.

Yes. In this sentence, u- shows that the speaker is talking to one person.

If you were talking to more than one person, the form would change. For example:

• Msipovaa skafu zenu..., mtahisi baridi.
• If you all don’t wear your scarves..., you will feel cold.

Here:

• m- = you plural
• mta- = you plural will

So Swahili distinguishes between singular you and plural you more clearly than modern English usually does.

Yes. Kuvaa is the standard verb meaning to wear, to put on, or sometimes to be dressed in, depending on context.

Examples:

• Ninavaa koti. = I am wearing / I wear a coat.
• Vaa viatu vyako. = Put on your shoes.
• Amevaa shati jeupe. = He/She is wearing a white shirt.

So in your sentence, usipovaa is the natural way to say if you do not wear.

Yes. It follows a very common pattern:

• [negative or positive condition] + [future result]

Here:

• Usipovaa... = If you don’t wear...
• utahisi baridi. = you will feel cold.

You will see this pattern a lot:

• Ukisoma, utafaulu. = If you study, you will pass.
• Usipokula, utalala njaa. = If you don’t eat, you will sleep hungry.
• Ukichelewa, utamkosa. = If you are late, you will miss him/her.

So this sentence is a very useful model to learn from.

It is understandable, but many learners are more likely to see sandali as the common spelling for sandal/sandals.

So:

• sandali zako would be a very familiar form for your sandals

Loanwords can sometimes appear with slightly different spellings in Swahili, especially in less formal writing, but sandali is the form many dictionaries and textbooks prefer.

Yes. A more literal translation would be:

• If you do not wear your scarf and your sandals in the morning, you will feel cold.

A more natural English version might be:

• If you don’t wear your scarf and sandals in the morning, you’ll feel cold.

The Swahili structure is very close to the English one, which makes this sentence a helpful example for learners.