Hardcore Swahili

QuestionAnswer
a bit
kidogo
a little
kidogo
a lot
nyingi
a lot
sana
a lot
mengi
about
kuhusu
above
juu
after
baada ya
again
tena
all
sote
all
zote
all
wote
all
vyote
alone
pekee
already
tayari
also
pia
alternative
mbadala
although
ingawa
always
daima
among
kati ya
among
kwa
and
na
are
je
as before
kama kabla
Asha
Asha
at
kwenye
at
kwa
at home
nyumbani
at night
usiku
attentive
makini
back
nyuma
bad
mbaya
beautiful
mzuri
beautiful
nzuri
because
kwa sababu
because
kwa kuwa
because of
kwa sababu ya
before
kabla ya
before
kabla
better
bora
between
kati ya
big
kubwa
big
mkubwa
blue
samawati
brief
mfupi
but
lakini
by
kwa
by
na
by
kando ya
captivating
vutia
careful
makini
careful
mwangalifu
carefully
kwa uangalifu
clean
safi
clear
eleweka
close
karibu
closed
fungwa
cold
baridi
completely
kabisa
dangerous
hatari
dear
kipenzi
decent
nadhifu
deeply
sana
delicious
kitamu
delicious
tamu
despite
licha ya
different
tofauti
different
mbalimbali
difficult
mgumu
difficult
ngumu
dinner
chakula cha jioni
do
je
does
je
early
mapema
easily
kwa urahisi
easy
rahisi
elegant
maridadi
especially
hasa
even
hata
even if
hata kama
every
kila
expensive
ghali
far
mbali
far away
mbali
fast
haraka
few
chache
fifth
tano
final
mwisho
finally
hatimaye
first
kwanza
for
kwa
for
kwa ajili ya
forward
mbele
from
kutoka
from
kutoka kwa
further
zaidi
good
mzuri
good
kizuri
good
nzuri
good
vizuri
good
bora
good
vyema
good
kzuri
good
njema
good
zuri
good
mema
great
kubwa
great
mkubwa
greatly
mno
green
kijani
happy
furahi
happy
mwenye furaha
happy
wenye furaha
hard
ngumu
he/she
yeye
heavy
mzito
heavy
nzito
her
yeye
her
zake
him
yeye
him/her
naye
his
zake
his
yake
his
wake
his/her
yake
his/her
wake
holiday
likizo
hot
moto
how
jinsi ya
how
jinsi gani
I
mimi
if
kama
if
ikiwa
if
iwapo
important
muhimu
in
katika
in
kwenye
in
kati
in
kwa
in
ndani ya
in front of
mbele ya
in order to
ili
in the morning
asubuhi
inside
ndani
inside
ndani ya
inside
huko ndani
instead
badala yake
investigative
vya uchunguzi
it
hiyo
its
yake
its
vyake
Juma
Juma
Kiswahili
Kiswahili
large
kubwa
large
mkubwa
last
mwisho
last night
jana usiku
later
baadaye
little
kidogo
long
ndefu
long
mrefu
love
upendo
lovely
pendeza
loving
yenye upendo
main
kuu
many
wengi
many
nyingi
many
vingi
many
mengi
many
mingi
math
hesabu
me
ni
me
mimi
mine
changu
minor
mdogo
modern
kisasa
more
zaidi
Mr. Khalid
Bwana Khalid
must
lazima
my
yangu
my
wangu
my
zangu
my
changu
my
langu
near
karibu na
near
karibu
near the beach
karibu na ufukwe
near the ocean
karibu na bahari
neat
nadhifu
necessary
lazima
neighboring
jirani
new
mpya
new
kipya
nice
mzuri
nice
nzuri
nice
zuri
now
sasa
of
wa
of
ya
of
za
of
la
of
cha
of
vya
often
mara nyingi
on
kwenye
on
juu ya
on top
juu
one
moja
or
au
orphan
yatima
other
wingine
other
kingine
others
wengine
our
yetu
our
wetu
our
vyetu
our
chetu
our
kwetu
outdoor
nje
outside
nje
over
juu ya
perhaps
pengine
pleasant
nzuri
pleasant
tamu
please
tafadhali
possessing
mwenye
primary
msingi
proper
sahihi
quickly
haraka
Rahma
Rahma
rather than
badala ya
really
kweli
received
kupokea
red
nyekundu
registration
usajili
respectfully
heshima
rich
tajiri
right now
sasa
roasted
kuchoma
safe
salama
second
pili
secondary
sekondari
severe
mkali
she
yeye
short
fupi
should
paswa
should
kupaswa
sick
mgonjwa
simple
rahisi
since
tangu
sixth
sita
slowly
taratibu
small
ndogo
small
kidogo
small
dogo
small
mdogo
so
kwa hiyo
so
hivyo
so that
ili
some
baadhi
sometimes
wakati mwingine
sorry
samahani
special
maalum
speed
kasi
stable
imara
still
bado
strong
mwenye nguvu
strong
nguvu
strong
imara
strong
mkali
such as
kama
sudden
ghafla
suddenly
ghafla
Swahili
Kiswahili
sweet
tamu
tall
kirefu
tasty
mtamu
tasty
tamu
ten
kumi
than
kuliko
that
huyo
that
hicho
that
kwamba
that
hilo
that
kile
that
hiyo
that
yule
that
ambacho
that has
yenye
that has
chenye
the ability
uwezo
the accident
ajali
the activity
shughuli
the administration
utawala
the advice
ushauri
the afternoon
mchana
the airport
uwanja wa ndege
the anger
hasira
the animal
mnyama
the answer
jibu
the appearance
mwonekano
the area
eneo
the arm
mkono
the aroma
harufu
the arrangement
mpangilio
the attempt
jaribio
the attentiveness
usikivu
the avocado
parachichi
the back
mgongo
the bag
mfuko
the ball
mpira
the basket
kikapu
the beauty
urembo
the bed
kitanda
the bedroom
chumba cha kulala
the beginning
mwanzo
the behavior
tabia
the beloved one
kipenzi
the bicycle
baiskeli
the bird
ndege
the book
kitabu
the border
mpaka
the bread
mkate
the bridge
daraja
the brother
kaka
the bucket
ndoo
the budget
bajeti
the bus
basi
the business
biashara
the butterfly
kipepeo
the button
kitufe
the buyer
mnunuzi
the cake
keki
the calmness
utulivu
the camera
kamera
the car
gari
the carrot
karoti
the cat
paka
the celebration
sherehe
the center
kituo
the chair
kiti
the challenge
changamoto
the change
badiliko
the chapati
chapati
the chest
kifua
the chicken
kuku
the child
mtoto
the childhood
utoto
the chili pepper
pilipili
the cinema
sinema
the circus show
onyesho la sarakasi
the citizen
mwananchi
the class
darasa
the classroom
darasa
the cleaning
usafi
the cloth
kitambaa
the clothes
nguo
the clothing
vazi
the clothing
nguo
the cloud
wingu
the coffee
kahawa
the color
rangi
the communication
mawasiliano
the community
jamii
the competition
shindano
the computer
kompyuta
the conference
kongamano
the conflict
mgogoro
the confusion
mkanganyiko
the construction
ujenzi
the container
chombo
the conversation
zungumzo
the conversation
mazungumzo
the cook
mpishi
the cooking
mapishi
the cooking pot
sufuria
the cooperation
ushirikiano
the cost
gharama
the country
nchi
the cry
kilio
the culture
utamaduni
the cup
kikombe
the cupboard
kabati
the customer
mteja
the danger
hatari
the day
siku
the desire
hamu
the development
maendeleo
the dictionary
kamusi
the dinner
chakula cha jioni
the dirt
uchafu
the discussion
mjadala
the disease
ugonjwa
the dish
sahani
the doctor
daktari
the document
nyaraka
the dog
mbwa
the door
mlango
the drawing
mchoro
the dream
ndoto
the driver
dereva
the dust
vumbi
the effort
jitihada
the effort
bidii
the effort
juhudi
the elder
mkuu
the elephant
tembo
the email
barua pepe
the end
mwisho
the entertainment
burudani
the environment
mazingira
the equipment
kifaa
the ethics
maadili
the evening
jioni
the evidence
ushahidi
the exam
mtihani
the example
mfano
the exercise
zoezi
the explanation
maelezo
the fabric
kitambaa
the face
uso
the family
familia
the farm
shamba
the farmer
mkulima
the farming
kilimo
the fat
mafuta
the father
baba
the fee
ada
the fee expense
gharama za ada
the feeling
hisia
the fever
homa
the field
uwanja
the file
faili
the firewood
kuni
the fish
samaki
the flag
bendera
the flavor
ladha
the floor
sakafu
the flour
unga
the flower
ua
the focus
umakini
the food
chakula
the foot
mguu
the forest
msitu
the form
fomu
the foundation
msingi
the friend
rafiki
the friendship
urafiki
the frog
chura
the fruit
tunda
the future
mustakabali
the game
mchezo
the garden
bustani
the garlic
kitunguu saumu
the garment
nguo
the generosity
ukarimu
the gentleman
bwana
the gift
zawadi
the ginger
tangawizi
the goal
lengo
the goat
mbuzi
the government
serikali
the grammar
sarufi
the grandmother
bibi
the gratitude
shukrani
the group
kikundi
the guest
mgeni
the habit
tabia
the hair
nywele
the hand
mkono
the happiness
furaha
the hard work
bidii
the hat
kofia
the health
afya
the help
msaada
the hill
kilima
the hoe
jembe
the home
nyumba
the homework
kazi
the hope
tumaini
the hospital
hospitali
the hotel
hoteli
the house
nyumba
the hug
kumbatio
the hunger
njaa
the hunting
uwindaji
the ice
barafu
the idea
wazo
the illness
ugonjwa
the instructions
maelekezo
the internet
mtandao
the internet connection
mtandao
the investigation
uchunguzi
the job
kazi
the journey
safari
the key
ufunguo
the kiosk
kibanda
the kitchen
jiko
the lake
ziwa
the laptop
laptopu
the laughter
kicheko
the laziness
uvivu
the leader
kiongozi
the leaf
jani
the leg
mguu
the lesson
somo
the letter
barua
the library
maktaba
the life
maisha
the light
taa
the light
mwanga
the light
nuru
the lion
simba
the list
orodha
the living room
sebule
the loan
mkopo
the love
upendo
the luggage
mzigo
the lunch
chakula cha mchana
the machine
mashine
the magazine
jarida
the maize
mahindi
the manner
jinsi
the map
ramani
the market
soko
the match
mechi
the math
hesabu
the math
somo la hesabu
the matter
suala
the meal
chakula
the meal
mlo
the meat
nyama
the meeting
mkutano
the meeting
kikao
the memory
kumbukumbu
the middle
katikati
the milk
maziwa
the mind
akili
the minibus
daladala
the minute
dakika
the mirror
kioo
the mistake
kosa
the money
pesa
the month
mwezi
the morning
asubuhi
the mosquito
mbu
the mother
mama
the motorcycle
pikipiki
the mountain
mlima
the movie
filamu
the movie
sinema
the music
muziki
the name
jina
the need
uhitaji
the neighbor
jirani
the news
habari
the newspaper
gazeti
the night
usiku
the notebook
daftari
the number
idadi
the ocean
bahari
the officer
afisa
the oil
mafuta
the onion
kitunguu
the opinion
maoni
the opportunity
fursa
the order
utaratibu
the other
mwingine
the packet
pakiti
the page
ukurasa
the paper
karatasi
the parent
mzazi
the party
sherehe
the passenger
abiria
the payment
malipo
the peace
amani
the pen
kalamu
the permission
ruhusa
the perseverance
uvumilivu
the person
mtu
the perspective
mtazamo
the philosophy
falsafa
the phone
simu
the photo
picha
the picture
picha
the piece
kipande
the place
mahali
the plan
mpango
the plate
sahani
the player
mchezaji
the poor
maskini
the possibility
uwezekano
the pot
sufuria
the practice
zoezi
the price
bei
the problem
tatizo
the problem
shida
the process
mchakato
the produce
zao
the product
bidhaa
the progress
maendeleo
the project
mradi
the promise
ahadi
the prosperity
ustawi
the quality
ubora
the question
swali
the rain
mvua
the rainbow
upinde wa mvua
the recipe
mapishi
the relaxation
starehe
the report
ripoti
the requirement
hitaji
the reserve
hifadhi
the respect
heshima
the restaurant
mgahawa
the result
matokeo
the rice
wali
the river
mto
the road
barabara
the roof
paa
the room
chumba
the sadness
huzuni
the salt
chumvi
the savings
akiba
the scent
harufu
the schedule
ratiba
the school
shule
the screen
skrini
the sea
bahari
the season
msimu
the second
sekunde
the service
huduma
the shade
kivuli
the shirt
shati
the shoe
kiatu
the shop
duka
the side
upande
the sister
dada
the size
ukubwa
the skill
ujuzi
the sleep
usingizi
the sleepiness
usingizi
the smell
harufu
the smile
tabasamu
the soap
sabuni
the solution
suluhisho
the song
wimbo
the sound
sauti
the soup
supu
the spoon
kijiko
the sport
mchezo
the step
hatua
the story
hadithi
the stove
jiko
the strength
nguvu
the student
mwanafunzi
the study
somo
the subject
somo
the success
mafanikio
the sugar
sukari
the suggestion
pendekezo
the suit
suti
the sun
jua
the surgery
upasuaji
the table
meza
the taste
ladha
the tea
chai
the teacher
mwalimu
the teaching
ufundishaji
the tear
chozi
the technology
teknolojia
the test
mtihani
the test
jaribio
the text
maandishi
the thing
kitu
the thought
wazo
the time
wakati
the time
muda
the tiredness
uchovu
the tomato
nyanya
the tool
zana
the tool
kifaa
the topic
mada
the town
mji
the traffic
trafiki
the transportation
usafiri
the trash
takataka
the tree
mti
the trip
safari
the truth
ukweli
the ugali
ugali
the umbrella
mwavuli
the understanding
uelewa
the understanding
ufahamu
the unity
umoja
the university
chuo
the university
chuo kikuu
the use
matumizi
the utensil
chombo
the vegetable
mboga
the victory
ushindi
the video
video
the view
mandhari
the village
kijiji
the villager
mwanakijiji
the visitor
mgeni
the vocabulary
msamiati
the wait
usubiri
the waiter
mhudumu
the wall
ukuta
the water
maji
the way
njia
the way
jinsi
the weather
hali ya hewa
the week
wiki
the weekend
wikendi
the wheat
ngano
the wind
upepo
the window
dirisha
the word
neno
the work
kazi
the world
dunia
the worry
wasiwasi
the writer
mwandishi
the yard
uwanja
the year
mwaka
the young one
mdogo
the young person
kijana
their
yao
them
wao
then
kisha
there
pale
these
hawa
these
hivi
these
hizi
they
wao
this
hili
this
huu
this
hiki
this
hii
this
huyu
this
hilo
this
huyo
those
wale
those
hizo
those
hayo
those
hao
through
kwa
to
kwa
to
hadi
to
kwenye
to achieve
kufikia
to add
kuongeza
to agree
kukubaliana
to agree
kubali
to agree
kukubali
to allow
kuruhusu
to answer
kujibu
to appeal
kupendeza
to appear
kuonekana
to apply
kupaka
to arrange
kupanga
to arrive
kufika
to ask
kuuliza
to ask
kuomba
to ask for
kuomba
to attempt
kujaribu
to attend
kuhudhuria
to attract
kuvutia
to avoid
kuepuka
to bake
kuoka
to bathe
kuoga
to be
ni
to be
kuwa
to be able
kuweza
to be able to
kuweza
to be afraid
kuogopa
to be amazed
kushangaa
to be attractive
kupendeza
to be bitten
kuumwa
to be broken
kuharibika
to be full
kujaa
to be happy
kufurahi
to be happy
kufurahia
to be late
kuchelewa
to be placed
kuwekwa
to be present
kuwepo
to be related
kuhusiana
to be required
kupaswa
to be sad
kuhuzunika
to be suitable
kufaa
to be supposed to
kupaswa
to be surprised
kushangaa
to be tired
kuchoka
to be touched
kuguswa
to be used to
kuzoea
to become
kuwa
to become tired
kuchoka
to begin
kuanza
to believe
kuamini
to boil
kuchemsha
to break
kuharibika
to breathe
kupumua
to bring
kuleta
to bring
leta
to bring out
toa
to build
kujenga
to build
kuunda
to buy
kununua
to call
kuita
to call
kupiga
to call
kupigia
to call
kumwita
to calm
kutuliza
to captivate
kuvutia
to carry
kubeba
to carry out
kutekeleza
to celebrate
kusherehekea
to change
kubadilisha
to change
kugeuza
to choose
kuchagua
to clean
kusafisha
to climb
kupanda
to close
kufunga
to collaborate
kushirikiana
to come
kuja
to come back
kurudi
to come from
kutokana na
to communicate
kuwasiliana
to complete
kukamilisha
to confront
kukabiliana
to consider
kuzingatia
to continue
kuendelea
to contribute
kuchangia
to control
kudhibiti
to cook
kupika
to cook
kupikia
to cooperate
kushirikiana
to cooperate with each other
kushirikiana
to cover
kufunika
to create
kutengeneza
to create
kuunda
to cross
kuvuka
to cry
kulia
to cultivate
kulima
to cut
kukata
to deal with
kukabiliana
to decide
kuamua
to decorate
kupamba
to decrease
kupungua
to define
kufafanua
to demolish
kubomoa
to depart
kuondoka
to depend
kutegemea
to depend on
kutegemea
to discover
kugundua
to discuss
kujadili
to discuss
kujadiliana
to discuss
kujadaliana
to discuss
kuzungumzia
to divide
kugawanya
to do
kufanya
to draw
kuchora
to drink
kunywa
to drive
kuendesha
to eat
kula
to embrace
kukumbatia
to employ
kuajiri
to end
kuisha
to enhance
kuongeza
to enjoy
kufurahia
to enroll
kujiandikisha
to enter
kuingia
to escape
kutoroka
to exist
kuwepo
to expand
kupanua
to expect
kutarajia
to express
kueleza
to express
kutoa
to fail
kukosa
to fail
kushindwa
to fall
kudondoka
to fall
kuanguka
to feel
kujisikia
to feel
kuhisi
to find
kupata
to find out
kujua
to finish
kumaliza
to finish
kukamilisha
to fix
kutengeneza
to fix
kurekebisha
to fly
kuruka
to follow
kufuata
to forget
kusahau
to forgive
kusamehe
to forgive each other
kusameheana
to fry
kukaanga
to fulfill
kutekeleza
to gain
kujipatia
to gather
kusanyika
to get
kupata
to get lost
kupotea
to get organized
kujipanga
to get ready
kujipanga
to give
kutoa
to give
kuwapa
to give
kupa
to give
kumpa
to give up
kukata tamaa
to go
kwenda
to go
kuenda
to greet
kusalimia
to greet
kusalimiana
to greet each other
kusalimiana
to grow
kukuzwa
to grow
kua
to happen
kutokea
to have
kuwa na
to heal
kupona
to hear
kusikia
to help
kusaidia
to hesitate
kusita
to hesitate
kusisite
to hide
kuficha
to hinder
kuzuia
to hold
kushika
to hold onto
kushikilia
to hope
kutarajia
to hug
kumkumbatia
to hurry
kuharakisha
to hurt
kuuma
to hurt
kuumiza
to imitate
kuiga
to improve
kuboresha
to increase
kuongezeka
to increase
kuongeza
to increase
kuwongezea
to insert
kuingiza
to inspect
kagua
to investigate
kuchunguza
to investigate
kufanyia uchunguzi
to invite
kualika
to join
kujiunga
to know
kujua
to know
kutajua
to lack
kukosa
to last
kudumu
to laugh
kucheka
to learn
kujifunza
to learn
jifunza
to leave
kutoka
to leave
kuondoka
to lend
kukopesha
to let out
kutoa
to lift
kuinua
to like
kupenda
to listen
kusikiliza
to live
kuishi
to lock
kufunga
to look at
kutazama
to look at
kuangalia
to look for
kutafuta
to look nice
kupendeza
to lose
kupoteza
to love
kupenda
to maintain
kudumisha
to make
kufanya
to make
kutengeneza
to make easier
kurahisisha
to make happy
kufurahisha
to make mistakes
kukosea
to make sure
kuhakikisha
to manage
kusimamia
to meet
kutana
to meet
kukutana
to miss
kukosa
to mix
kuchanganya
to move
kuhamia
to narrate
kusimulia
to need
kuhitaji
to not swim
kutoogelea
to open
kufunguliwa
to open
kufungua
to open
kufungulia
to organize
kupanga
to organize
kupangilia
to participate
kushiriki
to pass
kupita
to pay
kulipia
to pay
kulipa
to pay attention
kuzingatia
to perform
kufanya
to place
kuweka
to plan
kupanga
to plant
kupanda
to play
kucheza
to postpone
kuahirisha
to praise
kusifu
to prefer
kupendelea
to prepare
kuandaa
to prepare
kutayarisha
to present
kuwasilisha
to prevent
kuzuia
to print
kuchapisha
to promise
kuahidi
to promote
kuhamasisha
to protect
kulinda
to provide
toa
to provide
kutoa
to push
kusukuma
to push away
kusukuma
to put
kuweka
to rain
kunyesha
to raise
kuinua
to reach
kufikia
to reach
kufika
to read
kusoma
to realize
kugundua
to receive
kupokea
to receive
kupata
to record
kurekodi
to recover
kupona
to reduce
kupunguza
to refuse
kukataa
to register
kujiandikisha
to remain
kubaki
to remember
kumbuka
to remember
kukumbuka
to remind
kumbusha
to remind
kukumbusha
to remove
kuondoa
to remove
kutoa
to repeat
kurudia
to require
kuhitaji
to resolve
kutatua
to resolve
kusuluhisha
to respect
kuheshimu
to rest
kupumzika
to return
kurudi
to run
kukimbia
to run out
kuisha
to save
kuokoa
to say
kusema
to say goodbye
kuaga
to schedule
kupanga
to search
kutafuta
to see
kuona
to sell
kuuza
to send
kutuma
to separate
kutenga
to serve
kuhudumia
to set
kuandaa
to set
kupanga
to shine
kuwaka
to shine
kung’aa
to shine
kung'aa
to show
kuonyesha
to shower
kuoga
to sing
kuimba
to sleep
kulala
to smell
kunusa
to smile
kutabasamu
to solve
kutatua
to speak
kuzungumza
to spoil
kuharibika
to spread
kuenea
to start
kuanza
to start
kuanzisha
to stay
kaa
to stay
kukaa
to stick
kushikamana
to stop
kuacha
to store
kuhifadhi
to store
kuweka
to strengthen
kuimarika
to strive
kujitahidi
to study
kujifunza
to study
kusoma
to succeed
kufanikiwa
to suggest
kupendekeza
to support
kuunga mkono
to sweep
kufagia
to swim
kuogelea
to take
kupeleka
to take
kuchukua
to take a photo
kupiga picha
to take care of
kutunza
to talk
kuzungumza
to talk about
kuzungumzia
to teach
kufundisha
to tell
kuambia
to thank
kushukuru
to think
kufikiri
to think
kufikiria
to think
kudhani
to transport
kusafirisha
to travel
kusafiri
to try
kujaribu
to turn off
kuzima
to turn on
kuwasha
to turn over
kugeuza
to understand
kuelewa
to understand
kufahamu
to use
kutumia
to use
kutumika
to visit
kutembelea
to volunteer
kujitolea
to wait
kusubiri
to wake up
kuamka
to walk
kutembea
to want
kutaka
to wash
kusafisha
to wash
kuosha
to watch
kutazama
to watch
kuangalia
to wear
kuvaa
to wear/use
kuvaa
to welcome
kukaribisha
to win
kushinda
to work
kufanya kazi
to work
kufanya
to worry
kujali
to write
kuandika
today
leo
together
pamoja
tomorrow
kesho
tonight
leo usiku
truly
kweli
under
chini
under
chini ya
unique
kipekee
until
mpaka
until
hadi
unused
visivyotumika
us
sisi
various
mbalimbali
very
sana
we
sisi
well
vizuri
well
vyema
when
wakati
which
ambayo
which
ambao
which
ambacho
which
zilizo
who
ambaye
who
nani
why
kwa nini
wise
busara
with
na
with
kwa
with chili pepper
chenye pilipili
without
bila
yesterday
jana
yet
bado
you
wewe
you all
ninyi
young
mdogo
your
yako
your
chako
your
wako
your mother
mama yako