Swahili for Beginners

QuestionAnswer
(is ?) (optional question particle to introduce a yes/no question)
je ?
(to) home
nyumbani
a bad cook
mpishi mbaya
a big bottle of iced tea
chupa kubwa ya chai ya barafu
a big child
mtoto mkubwa
a big harbour / big harbours
bandari kubwa
a big table
meza kubwa
a bottle
chupa
a bottle of iced tea
chupa ya chai ya barafu
a bottle of juice
chupa ya juisi
A cockroach are small.
Mende ni mdogo.
a cook
mpishi
a farmer
mkulima
a fisherman
mvuvi
a good friend of mine
rafiki yangu mzuri
a good person (morally upright/kind)
mtu mwema
a good soap for clothes
sabuni nzuri kwa nguo
a guest
mgeni
a letter
barua
A lion is a big cat.
Simba ni paka mkubwa.
a long pencil and a short pencil
kalamu ndefu na kalamu fupi
a long road / long roads
barabara ndefu
a nice house
nyumba nzuri
a nice woman
mwanamke mzuri
a pen and paper
kalamu na karatasi
a port on the Pacific Ocean / a Pacific Ocean port
bandari ya bahari ya Pasifiki
a pretty girl
msichana mzuri
a small bottle of medecine
chupa ndogo ya dawa
a small cat and a big lion
paka mdogo na simba mkubwa
a small country / small countries
nchi ndogo
a small spider and a big spider
buibui mdogo na buibui mkubwa
a special soap
sabuni maalum
a special soap for children's clothes
sabuni maalum kwa nguo za watoto
a tall man
mwanaume mrefu
African (person)
mwafrika
African elephants are not small.
Tembo wa Afrika si wadogo.
Africans
waafrika
again
tena
am / is / are
ni
am not / are not / is not
si
an engineer and a farmer
mhandisi na mkulima
and
na
Are they cooks?
Wao ni wapishi?
Are they going to the harbour?
Je wanaenda bandarini?
Are they men?
Wao ni wanaume?
Are we friends again?
Sisi ni rafiki tena?
Are we travelers?
Sisi ni wasafiri?
Are you (pl) afraid of nurses?
Mnaogopa wauguzi?
Are you (pl) afraid of sharp dogs?
Je mnaogopa mbwa wakali?
Are you (pl) going to your country?
Je mnaenda kwenye nchi yenu?
Are you a student?
Wewe ni mwanafunzi?
Are you an African?
Wewe ni mwafrika?
Are you Asha?
Wewe ni Asha?
Are you fishermen?
Je ninyi ni wavuvi?
Are you not going to the sea?
Je huendi baharini?
Aren't you (pl) afraid of crocodiles?
Je hamwogopi mamba?
bad (M/Wa Class sg)
mbaya
bad cooks
wapishi wabaya
beautiful / nice /good / pretty (M/Wa Class sg)
mzuri
better than / nicer than
mzuri zaidi kuliko
big (M/Wa class sg)
mkubwa
big children
watoto wakubwa
big clothes and small clothes
nguo kubwa na nguo ndogo
big elephants
tembo wakubwa
big pots
sufuria kubwa
bigger than
mkubwa zaidi kuliko
bird(s) / airplanes
ndege
Birds are beautiful.
Ndege ni wazuri.
Birds don't like cats.
Ndege hawapendi paka.
Birds like fish.
Ndege wanapenda samaki.
brother
kaka
Brother, are you going now?
Kaka, je unaenda sasa?
but
lakini
but
lakini
Bye.
Kwa heri.
cat(s)
paka
cats and dogs
paka na mbwa
cats and mice
paka na panya
chalk
chaki
chalk or pen
chaki au kalamu
child
mtoto
Children are not big people.
Watoto si watu wakubwa.
children are people
watoto ni watu
clothes
nguo
cockroach
mende
Cockroaches are bad.
Mende ni wabaya.
coffee
kahawa
coffee or tea?
kahawa au chai?
Come ! *
Njoo !
We didn't have this verb yet. The imperative is irregular. Just learn it like this for now.
Come to my place !
Njoo kwangu !
computer
kompyuta
country
nchi
true N/N noun class
country roads
barabara za nchi
crocodile(s)
mamba
Crocodiles are big and bad.
Mamba ni wakubwa na wabaya.
Do you (pl) like those people?
Mnapenda watu wale?
Do you have a dog?
Je una mbwa?
Do you have cockroaches?
Je mna mende ?
Do you like cats?
Je unapenda paka?
dog(s)
mbwa
Dogs don't like cats.
Mbwa hawapendi paka.
Don't you like cockroaches?
Je hampendi mende ?
elephant
tembo
elephants
tembo
engineer
mhandisi
engineers
wahandisi
every
kila
every morning
kila asubuhi
farmers and engineers
wakulima na wahandisi
farmers are not fishermen
wakulima si wavuvi
father
baba
Fish
Samaki
Fishes are beautiful.
Samaki ni wazuri.
Fishes don't like birds.
Samaki hawapendi ndege.
for
kwa
friend
rafiki
giraffe(s)
twiga
girl
msichana
girls are children
wasichana ni watoto
Good morning
Asubuhi njema
good people (morally upright / kind)
watu wema
Hallo
Hujambo
harbour
bandari
true N/N noun class
he / she
yeye
he /she doesn't go
haendi
He /she likes
Anapenda
he has / she has
ana
He is a boy.
Yeye ni mvulana.
He is a fisherman.
Yeye ni mvuvi.
He is afraid of crocodiles.
Anaogopa mamba.
He is going to the harbour.
Anaenda bandarini
He is not going to school. (never ever)
Haendi shule.
He likes giraffes.
Anapenda twiga.
he/she doesn't have
hana
he/she doesn't like
hapendi
he/she goes
anaenda
He/she is afraid
Anaogopa
Her bird is very beautiful.
Ndege wake ni mzuri sana.
her cat(s)
paka wake
her mother
mama yake
her sisters
dada zake
Her sisters are nice.
Dada zake ni wazuri.
= His sisters are nice.
His cockroaches are worse than your (pl) spiders.
Mende wake ni wabaya zaidi kuliko buibui wenu.
His father is severe.
Baba yake ni mkali.
His friend is more trustworthy than him.
Rafiki yake ni mwaminifu zaidi kuliko yeye.
His parents are so nice.
Wazazi wake ni wazuri sana.
house
nyumba
true N/N noun class
I
mimi
I am a cook.
Mimi ni mpishi.
I am a farmer and you are an engineer.
Mimi ni mkulima na wewe ni mhandisi.
I am a girl.
Mimi ni msichana.
I am a man.
Mimi ni mwanaume.
I am afraid of
Ninaogopa
I am afraid of spiders.
Ninaogopa buibui.
I am afraid of tall women.
Ninaogopa wanawake warefu.
I am afraid of this man.
Ninaogopa mwanaume huyu.
I am Emilian.
Mimi ni Emilian.
I am not going to school (I will go tomorrow)
Siendi shuleni.
I am not short.
Mimi si mfupi.
I don't go
siendi
I don't have
sina
I don't have children.
Sina watoto.
I don't like
Sipendi
I don't like cockroaches.
Sipendi mende.
I don't like fish.
Sipendi samaki
I go
ninaenda
I go home.
Ninaenda nyumbani.
I have
Nina
I have children.
Nina watoto.
I like your letter.
Ninapenda barua yako.
I like your trousers.
Ninapenda suruali yako.
I love children.
Ninapenda watoto.
I love coffee.
Ninapenda kahawa.
I love/like
ninapenda
ice
barafu
iced coffee
kahawa ya barafu
iced tea
chai ya barafu
Is Asha a good friend of yours?
Je, Asha ni rafiki yako mzuri?
Is Emilian your best friend?
Je Emilian ni rafiki yako mkubwa?
it doesn't go ( used for N/N sg nouns)
haiendi
M/Wa sg : a-na-enda e.g. Mpishi anaenda. - The cook goes

M/Wa sg neg. : ha-end-i e.g. Mpishi haendi. - The cook doesn't go

N/N sg : i-na-enda e.g. Barabara inaenda. - The road goes

N/N sg neg. : ha-i-end-i e.g. Barabara haiendi. - The road doesn't go

it goes (for N/N sg words)
inaenda
juice
juisi
juice with ice
juisi na barafu
Kenia is our beautiful country.
Kenya ni nchi yetu nzuri.
light
taa
lion(s)
simba
Lions are big.
Simba ni wakubwa.
man
mwanaume
May I come in? / Knock knock
Hodi hodi
medecine
dawa
men
wanaume
men and woman
wanaume na wanawake
Mice are small.
Panya ni wadogo.
more
zaidi
morning
asubuhi
true N/N noun class
morning
asubuhi
mother
mama
mouse /mice
panya
Mozambique
Msumbiji
Mum doesn't have a nurse.
Mama hana muuguzi.
Mum doesn't like my friends.
Mama hapendi rafiki zangu.
Mum likes her kids.
Mama anapenda watoto wake.
my best friend
rafiki yangu mkubwa
My bird and the bird of your sister
Ndege wangu na ndege wa dada yako.
my brother and my cat
kaka yangu na paka wangu
my brothers
kaka zangu
My cat is my friend.
Paka wangu ni rafiki yangu.
my cat(s)
paka wangu
My computer is nice.
Kompyuta yangu ni nzuri.
my country
nchi yangu
My crocodiles are bigger than yours.*
Mamba wangu ni wakubwa zaidi kuliko wako.
*How do we know that there are crocodileS and not just one for each of us? Wangu and Wake don't tell us anything about the number, but there is Wakubwa in the sentence which is definitely plural. Had we each only one crocodile it should be Mkubwa.
My friend is nicer than yours.
Rafiki yangu ni mzuri zaidi kuliko yako.
My friend is tall.
Rafiki yangu ni mrefu.
My guests don't like spiders.
Wageni wangu hawapendi buibui.
my mother
mama yangu
my nurse
muuguzi wangu
My sister is afraid of tall people.
Dada yangu anaogopa watu warefu.
nice children
watoto wazuri
nices clothes
nguo nzuri
no
hapana
No, I am a teacher.
Hapana, mimi ni mwalimu.
No, I am not Asha.
Hapana, mimi si Asha.
No, I don't go to the sea today.
Hapana, siendi baharini leo.
No, they are not cooks, they are nurses.
Hapana, wao si wapishi, wao ni wauguzi.
No, they are not men.
Hapana, wao si wanaume.
No, we are not going to our country now.
Hapana, hatuendi kwenye nchi yetu sasa,
now
sasa
nurse
muuguzi
or
au
Our countries are countries of farmers.
Nchi zetu ni nchi za wakulima.
Our country is a country of farmers.
Nchi yetu ni nchi ya wakulima.
Our country is beautiful.
Nchi yetu ni nzuri.
Our dog and our cat are friends.
Mbwa wetu na paka wetu ni rafiki.
our father
baba yetu
our fathers and mothers
baba na mama zetu
our guests
wageni wetu
our mother
mama yetu
our mothers
mama zetu
our teacher
mwalimu wetu
paper
karatasi
paper for letters
karatasi kwa barua
parent
mzazi
parents
wazazi
parents and children
wazazi na watoto
pen / pencil
kalamu
people
watu
person
mtu
plates
sahani
pleasant / nice (M/Wa)
mwema
pleasant /nice (N/N)
njema
pots / pans
sufuria
pots and plates
sufuria na sahani
road
barabara
true N/N noun class
school
shule
true N/N noun class
sea / ocean
bahari
true N/N noun class
sharp / fierce (N/N)
kali
sharp / fierce / severe (M/Wa class sg)
mkali
Sharp dogs are not nice.
Mbwa wakali si wazuri.
She doesn't like mice.
Hapendi panya.
She has problems.*
Ana matata.
*btw I only allowed this intruder for the sake of Lion King vocabulary :XD We didn't study the right word class yet.
She is a woman.
Yeye ni mwanamke.
short (M/Wa Class sg)
mfupi
sister
dada
small (M/Wa Class sg)
mdogo
smaller than
mdogo zaidi kuliko
soap
sabuni
socks
soksi
Socks and trousers are clothes.
Soksi na suruali ni nguo.
sorry
samahani
special
maalum
spider(s)
buibui
spiders and cockroaches
buibui na mende
student
mwanafunzi
students
wanafunzi
Students are not teachers.
Wanafunzi si walimu.
table
meza
tall / long (M/Wa Class sg)
mrefu
tall men
wanaume warefu
Tanzania is the land of the farmer.
Tanzania ni nchi ya mkulima.
tea
chai
teacher
mwalimu
teachers
walimu
than
kuliko
thank you
asante
thank you very much
asante sana
that (M/Wa)
yule
that crocodile
mamba yule
That farmer has a sharp dog.
Mkulima yule ana mbwa mkali.
That fisherman doesn't have fishes.
Mvuvi yule hana samaki.
that man
mwanaume yule
That man is my father.
Mwanaume yule ni baba yangu.
That nurse is honest.
Muuguzi yule ni mwaminifu.
The Africans are students.
Waafrika ni wanafunzi.
The Atlantic is a large ocean.
Atlantiki ni bahari kubwa.
The best friend of the elephant is the mouse.
Rafiki mkubwa wa tembo ni panya.
The big elephant's best friend is the little mouse.
Rafiki mkubwa wa tembo mkubwa ni panya mdogo.
The biggest country of Africa is Algeria and the smallest country are the Seychelles.
Nchi kubwa zaidi ya Afrika ni Algeria na nchi ndogo zaidi ni Shelisheli.
the biggest harbour in the country of Mozambique
bandari kubwa zaidi nchini Msumbiji
the biggest port of the country
bandari kubwa zaidi ya nchi
The boy's dog is big.
Mbwa wa mvulana ni mkubwa.
The boy's dogs are big.
Mbwa wa mvulana ni wakubwa.
The boys are bad.
Wavulana ni wabaya.
The boys are small.
Wavulana ni wadogo.
the brother of my mother
kaka wa mama yangu
The cat is afraid of the dog.
Paka anaogopa mbwa.
The cat loves mice.
Paka anapenda panya.
the cats and their mouse / mice*
paka na panya wao
* paka is plural because of wao (their)

panya can be either sg or pl

The child is a student.
Mtoto ni mwanafunzi.
the child's parents / the parents of the child
wazazi wa mtoto
The children are nice.
Watoto ni wazuri.
The children are not afraid of the dog.
Watoto hawaogopi mbwa.
The children like their mother.
Watoto wanapenda mama yao.
the children of our cook
watoto wa mpishi wetu
the cook is a man
mpishi ni mwanaume
The cook is a tall person.
Mpishi ni mtu mrefu.
The cook likes to go to the sea.
Mpishi anapenda kwenda baharini.
The cook's cat(s) / the cat(s) of the cook
paka wa mpishi
the cooks and the guests
wapishi na wageni
The crocodile is more fierce than the fish.
Mamba ni mkali zaidi kuliko samaki.
The crocodile is not afraid of the mouse.
Mamba haogopi panya
The dog is afraid of the farmer.
Mbwa anaogopa mkulima .
The dog is not afraid of children.
Mbwa haogopi watoto.
The elephant is afraid of the mouse.
Tembo anaogopa panya.
The elephant is big.
Tembo ni mkubwa.
The engineer is a tall man.
Mhandisi ni mwanaume mrefu.
The farmer is afraid of lions
Mkulima anaogopa simba.
The farmer is taller than the fisherman.
Mkulima ni mrefu zaidi kuliko mvuvi.
The farmer likes his dog.
Mkulima anapenda mbwa wake.
The farmer's dogs are fierce.
Mbwa wa mkulima ni wakali.
the farmers and their dog(s)
wakulima na mbwa wao
the father of their friend
baba wa rafiki yao
the fisherman and his fish
mvuvi na samaki wake
The fisherman likes fish.
Mvuvi anapenda samaki.
The fishermen go to the sea every morning.
Wavuvi wanaenda baharini kila asubuhi.
The fishermen have fishes.
Wavuvi wana samaki.
the friend of their father
rafiki wa baba yao
the friends of your sister
rafiki wa dada yako
The giraffe is tall.
Twiga ni mrefu.
The giraffe is taller than the lion.
Twiga ni mrefu zaidi kuliko simba.
The giraffes are tall.
Twiga ni warefu.
The girl has a bird.
Msichana ana ndege.
The girl is small.
Msichana ni mdogo.
The girl's bird is beautiful.
ndege wa msichana ni mzuri.
The girls are students.
Wasichana ni wanafunzi.
The guests are Africans.
Wageni ni waafrika.
The guests have children.
Wageni wana watoto.
The guests of the engineer are African people.
Wageni wa mhandisi ni watu wa Afrika.
The house has light.
Nyumba ina taa.
The long table is nice.
Meza ndefu ni nzuri.
The medecine is bad.
Dawa ni mbaya.
The men are teachers.
Wanaume ni walimu.
the mouse /mice of the cat(s)
panya wa paka
The mouse is afraid of the cat.
Panya anaogopa paka.
the nurse and the child
muuguzi na mtoto
The nurse has medicine.
Muuguzi ana dawa.
the nurses
wauguzi
The nurses have soap.
Wauguzi wana sabuni.
The people are guests.
Watu ni wageni.
the seaport
bandari ya bahari
the Seychelles
Shelisheli
The short nurse is African.
Muuguzi mfupi ni mwafrika.
The short travelers are guests.
Wasafiri wafupi ni wageni.
The sister of my mother is beautiful.
Dada wa mama yangu ni mzuri.
the street goes
barabara inaenda
The street goes home.
Barabara inaenda nyumbani.
The streets are going to the harbour.
Barabara zinaenda bandarini.
The streets are not going to the seaport.
Barabara haziendi kwenye bandari ya bahari.
the streets go
barabara zinaenda
The streets go to the sea
Barabara zinaenda baharini
The student's teacher is tall.
Mwalimu wa mwanafunzi ni mrefu.
The tall Africans are engineers.
Waafrika warefu ni wahandisi.
The teacher's cooks are bad.
Wapishi wa mwalimu ni wabaya.
the teacher's students / the students of the teacher
wanafunzi wa mwalimu
The teachers are Africans.
Walimu ni waafrika.
the traveler and the girl
msafiri na msichana
The traveler has a dog.
Msafiri ana mbwa.
The traveler is a guest.
Msafiri ni mgeni.
The traveler is a teacher.
Msafiri ni mwalimu.
The travelers are men.
Wasafiri ni wanaume.
The travelers are worse than my guests.
Wasafiri ni wabaya zaidi kuliko wageni wangu.
The trousers are very big.
Suruali ni kubwa sana.
The woman's nurse is beautiful.
Muuguzi wa mwanamke ni mzuri.
The women are afraid of mice but I am not .
Wanawake wanaogopa panya lakini mimi siogopi.
Their cook is better than ours.
Mpishi wao ni mzuri zaidi kuliko wetu.
their mothers
mama zao
their road
barabara yao
their students
wanafunzi wao
these (M/Wa)
hawa
These chiefs are dishonest.
Wapishi hawa si waaminifu.
These cooks are better than ours.
Wapishi hawa ni wazuri zaidi kuliko wapishi wetu.
these people
watu hawa
These people are honest, but those people are bad.
Watu hawa ni waaminifu lakini watu wale ni wabaya.
these teachers and those students
walimu hawa na wanafunzi wale
they
wao
They are afraid
Wanaogopa
They are afraid of their teacher.
Wanaogopa mwalimu wao.
They are going to the sea.
Wanaenda baharini.
They are tall people..
Wao ni watu warefu.
they don't go
hawaendi
they don't go ( used for N/N pl nouns)
haziendi
M/Wa pl : wa-na-enda e.g. Wapishi wanaenda. - The cooks go

M/Wa pl neg. : hawa-end-i e.g. Wapishi hawaendi. - The cooks don't go

N/N pl : zi-na-enda e.g. Barabara zinaenda. - The roads go

N/N pl neg. : ha-zi-end-i e.g. Barabara haziendi. - The roads don't go

They don't go every morning.
Hawaendi kila asubuhi.
They don't go to school today.
Hawaendi shuleni leo.
they don't have
hawana
They don't have a brother.
Hawana kaka.
They don't like
Hawapendi
they go
wanaenda
they go (for N/N pl words)
zinaenda
They go home.
Wanaenda nyumbani.
They go to the engineer.
Wanaenda kwa mhandisi.
They go to your place.
Wanaenda (nyumbani) kwako.
they have
wana
They like
Wanapenda
They love tall women.
Wanapenda wanawake warefu.
this (M/Wa)
huyu
This African is so tall.
Mwafrika huyu ni mrefu sana.
This boy doesn't have my dog.
Mvulana huyu hana mbwa wangu.
This engineer doesn't have cooks.
Mhandisi huyu hana wapishi.
this person
mtu huyu
This person is not a teacher.
Mtu huyu si mwalimu.
this sister
dada huyu
This traveler is my guest.
Msafiri huyu ni mgeni wangu.
This woman is the girl's mother.
Mwanamke huyu ni mama wa msichana.
those (M/Wa)
wale
Those farmers don't have cats.
Wakulima wale hawana paka.
Those fishermen and their fishes.
Wavuvi wale na samaki wao.
those spiders
buibui wale
Those spiders are so small.
Buibui wale ni wadogo sana.
Those women have beautiful girls.
Wanawake wale wana wasichana wazuri.
to (a person)
kwa
to (a place - used for combos e.g. bandari ya bahari)
kwenye
to (a place) / suffix
ni
to be afraid of
kuogopa
to go
kwenda
to go to school / to attend school *
kwenda shule

There is no -ni suffix on the word shule. We are talking of habital going, of being inscribed, of taking classes.

If you add -ni (shuleni) it would be like : Are you going to school right now? Are you going to the school (building)?

to love /like
kupenda
to the engineer
kwa mhandisi
to your place*
kwako
kwa and possessive = to yours - meaning to your place
today
leo
too / as well
pia
traveler
msafiri
trustworthy / honest
aminifu
very
sana
we
sisi
We are afraid
Tunaogopa
We are afraid of big cockroaches.
Tunaogopa mende wakubwa.
We are girls.
Sisi ni wasichana.
We are guests.
Sisi ni wageni.
We are men.
Sisi ni wanaume.
We are not afraid of dogs.
Hatuogopi mbwa.
We are teachers.
Sisi ni walimu.
we don't go
hatuendi
We don't go home now.
Hatuendi nyumbani sasa.
we don't have
hatuna
We don't have problems.*
Hatuna matata.
*at least as long as you don' try to use this word on your own. Remember we didn't learn yet the correspondant word class.
we don't like
hatupendi
We don't like big spiders
Hatupendi buibui wakubwa.
We don't like that man.
Hatupendi mwanaume yule.
we go
tunaenda
We go to our country.
Tunaenda kwenye nchi yetu.
we have
tuna
We have a girl and a boy.
Tuna msichana na mvulana.
We love birds
Tunapenda ndege.
we love/ like
tunapenda
who
nani
Who are you?
Wewe ni nani?
woman
mwanamke
women
wanawake
women and children
wanawake na watoto
yes
ndiyo
Yes, I am an African.
Ndiyo, mimi ni mwafrika.
Yes, I am Asha.
Ndiyo, mimi ni Asha.
Yes, they are going to the harbour as well.
Ndiyo, wanaenda bandarini pia.
you
wewe
you (pl)
ninyi
You (pl) and your dogs and your cats.
Ninyi na mbwa wenu na paka wenu.
You (pl) are afraid
Mnaogopa
you (pl) are not afraid*
Hamwogopi
* Did you notice the additional 'w'? This is the only exception. HamWogopi
you (pl) don't go
hamwendi
* Did you notice the extra 'w'. HamWendi ?
You (pl) don't go in the morning
Hamwendi asubuhi.
you (pl) don't have
hamna
You (pl) don't have birds.
Hamna ndege.
You (pl) don't like
Hampendi
You (pl) don't like the giraffe?
Je hampendi twiga?
you (pl) go
mnaenda
You (pl) go to the seaport.
Mnaenda kwenye bandari ya bahari.
you (pl) have
mna
you (pl) love/like
mnapenda
you and your fish(es)
wewe na samaki wako
You are a good friend of mine.
Wewe ni rafiki yangu mzuri.
you are afraid
unaogopa
You are afraid of lions.
Unaogopa simba.
You are an engineer.
Wewe ni mhandisi.
You are girls.
Ninyi ni wasichana.
You are my best friend.
Wewe ni rafiki yangu mkubwa.
you don't go
huendi
You don't have an engineer.
Huna mhandisi.
You don't have.
huna
You don't like
hupendi
You don't like the cook.
Hupendi mpishi.
You go
unaenda
You go to the sea.
Unaenda baharini.
you have
una
You love/like
Unapenda
Your (pl) dog is big.
Mbwa wenu ni mkubwa.
Your (pl) mothers are so honest.
Mama zenu ni waaminifu sana.
Your (pl) sisters are shorter than she.
Dada zenu ni wafupi zaidi kuliko yeye.
Your chalk is short
Chaki yako ni fupi.
Your computer is better than mine.
Kompyuta yako ni nzuri zaidi kuliko kompyuta yangu.
your dog(s)
mbwa wako
your fish and his fish
samaki wako na samaki wake
your houses
nyumba zako
your mother
mama yako
your sisters
dada zako