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