| past tense infix | - li - |
| three | -tatu |
| he lived | aliishi |
| He lived in a very big house together with a housekeeper and three maidservants. | Aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu. |
| He lived in a very big house. | Aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana. |
| He lived together with a housekeeper and three maidservants. | Aliishi na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu |
| he was | alikuwa |
| he was living | alikuwa akiishi |
| He was living in the middle of England. | Alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England. |
| did he ever... | aliwahi |
| did he ever go /once he went | aliwahi kwenda |
| who | ambaye |
| she is called | anaitwa |
| who/ which is called | anayeitwa |
| mrs | bi |
| Mrs Macready | Bi Macridie |
| story /fairytale | hadithi |
| our story | hadithi yetu |
| he never had /did | hakuwahi |
| he never was | hakuwahi kuwa |
| He never had a wife and lived in a very big house together with a housekeeper and three maidservants. | Hakuwahi kuwa na mke na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu. |
| He never had a wife and lived in a big house. | Hakuwahi kuwa na mke na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa. |
| He never had a wife and lived in a big house together with a housekeeper called Mrs Macready and three maidservants - Ivy, Margaret and Betty | Hakuwahi kuwa na mke, na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba anayeitwa Bi Macridie na mjakazi watatu - Ivy, Margaret na Betty |
| He never had a wife. | Hakuwahi kuwa na mke. |
| they were not involved | hawakuhusika |
| this | hiki |
| in order to /so that | ili |
| so that they should not find/get trouble | ili wasipate shida |
| so that they should not find/get trouble of air raids. | ili wasipate shida ya shambulio la ndege. |
| name | jina |
| upon /about | juu ya |
| about whay happened to them /about their experiences | juu ya yaliyowapata wao |
| wardrobe (original translation 'wadi' which seems not a common word) | kabati |
| close /almost | karibu |
| close to | karibu na |
| close to his eyes | karibu na macho yake |
| in | katika |
| in a house | katika nyumba |
| center / middle /in the middle | katikati |
| in the middle of | katikati mwa |
| in the middle of England | katikati mwa England |
| work | kazi |
| grey | kijivu |
| book | kitabu |
| this book | kitabu hiki |
| This book narrates | kitabu hiki kinasimulia |
| This book tells of their experiences during the war, when they were released from London so that they should not get the problem of air raids. | Kitabu hiki kinasimulia juu ya yaliyowapata wakati wa vita, wakati walitolewa London ili wasipate shida ya shambulio la ndege. |
| the book narrates | kitabu kinasimulia |
| big | kubwa |
| very big | kubwa sana |
| to be confused /to be troubled | kufadhaika |
| to do | kufanya |
| to work | kufanya kazi |
| to be involved | kuhusika |
| to live /exist | kuishi |
| to be called | kuitwa |
| There were | kulikuwa na |
| There were children | kulikuwa na watoto |
| There were four children | Kulikuwa na watoto wanne |
| There were four children in the world. | Kulikuwa na watoto wanne ulimwenguni |
| There were four children in the world, their names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. | Kulikuwa na watoto wanne ulimwenguni, majina yao yalikuwa Peter, Susan, Edmund na Lucy. |
| ten | kumi |
| to find/ get/gain/acquire | kupata |
| to send | kupeleka |
| to be sent | kupelekwa |
| to pass | kupita |
| to narrate /tell a story | kusimulia |
| from | kutoka |
| to be released /to be discharged /to be given up | kutolewa |
| to have a wife | kuwa na mke |
| to ever (have/do) /venture /undertake | kuwahi |
| to /for /by | kwa |
| to an old man/elder | kwa mzee |
| first | kwanza |
| but | lakini |
| but they were not involved | lakini hawakuhusika |
| but they were almost not involved | lakini karibu hawakuhusika |
| but they were almost not involved in our story | lakini karibu hawakuhusika hadithi yetu |
| eyes | macho |
| his eyes | macho yake |
| mile(s) | maili |
| ten miles | maili kumi |
| ten miles from | maili kumi kutoka |
| ten miles from the nearest post office | maili kumi kutoka ofisi ya posta ya karibu |
| names | majina |
| their names | majina yao |
| their names were | majina yao yalikuwa |
| Their names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. | Majina yao yalikuwa Peter, Susan, Edmund na Lucy. |
| witch | mchawi |
| house keeper | mfanyikazi wa nyumba |
| a housekeeper who is called Mrs. Macready | mfanyikazi wa nyumba anayeitwa Bi Macridie |
| a housekeeper and three maidservants | mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu |
| maids | mjakazi |
| three maidservants | mjakazi watatu |
| wife | mke |
| child | mtoto |
| old man | mzee |
| an old man and professor | mzee na profesa |
| and | na |
| and he lived in a house | na aliishi katika nyumba |
| bird /airplane | ndege |
| beard | ndevu |
| a grey beard | ndevu za kijivu |
| a grey disheveled beard close to his eyes | ndevu za kijivu zilizofadhaika karibu na macho yake |
| I was confused / I was troubled | Nilifadhaika |
| I do | ninafanya |
| I find / get | Ninapata |
| I narrate | Ninasimulia |
| four | nne |
| house | nyumba |
| a big house | nyumba kubwa |
| a very big house | nyumba kubwa sana |
| hair | nywele |
| grey hair | nywele za kijivu |
| the grey hair was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilifadhaika |
| the grey hair which was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika |
| the grey hair which was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika |
| post office | ofisi ya posta |
| the closest post office | ofisi ya posta ya karibu |
| Peter narrates | Peter anasimulia |
| professor | profesa |
| The professor was old | Profesa alikuwa mzee |
| The professor was old with grey hair | Profesa alikuwa mzee na nywele za kijivu |
| The professor was an old man with grey hair which was disheveled and a grey disheveled beard close to his eyes. | Profesa alikuwa mzee na nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika na ndevu za kijivu zilizofadhaika karibu na macho yake. |
| very /much /excessive | sana |
| attack /assault | shambulio |
| air raids /air strikes /plane crash | shambulio la ndege |
| trouble | shida |
| I have never.. / I never did | Sijawahi |
| I never went | Sijawahi kwenda |
| lion | simba |
| the lion the the witch and the wardrobe | simba mchawi na kabati |
| I don't find /I don't get | Sipati |
| chapter | sura |
| first chapter | sura ya kwanza |
| the world /the universe | ulimwengu |
| in the world | ulimwenguni |
| night | usiku |
| last night (the night which (-o) passed,) | usiku uliopita |
| war | vita |
| time /when | wakati |
| during | wakati wa |
| during the war | wakati wa vita |
| when they were discharged | wakati walitolewa |
| they were sent | walipelekwa |
| they were sent to an old man | walipelekwa kwa mzee |
| They were sent to an elder and professor who was living in the middle of England. | Walipelekwa kwa mzee na profesa ambaye alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England, |
| They were sent to an elder and professor who was living in the middle of England, ten miles from the closest post office. | Walipelekwa kwa mzee na profesa ambaye alikuwa akiishi katikati mwa England, maili kumi kutoka ofisi ya posta ya karibu. . |
| they passed | walipita |
| they were released / discharged | walitolewa |
| they find /get | wanapata |
| they should not find /get | wasipate |
| they should not find/get trouble | wasipate shida |
| children | watoto |
| four children | watoto wanne |
| week | wiki |
| last week (the week which (yo) passed) | wiki iliyopita |
| what happened to them | yaliyowapata wao |
| which were frustrated / disheveled | zilizofadhaika |