Lesson 18

Let's have a relaxing lesson... how about:

Chini ya - under

juu ya - above / on

chini ya bahari - under the sea

juu ya bahari- above the sea / over the sea

mchanga - sand (Watch out! This is an alien from a word class we haven't seen yet. Stick to my examples!)

mchanga wa bahari - sea sand

juu ya mchanga wa bahari - over the sea sand

kutembea - to walk

kutembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari - to walk over the sea sand

Ninatembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari. - I walk over the sea sand.

shakwe - seagull

Shakwe ni ndege.- A seagull is a bird.

kuruka - to fly

Shakwe anaruka juu ya bahari. - The seagull flies over the sea.

Shakwe anatembea juu ya mchanga. - The seagull walks over the sand.

pweza - octopus

Pweza anaishi baharini.- The octopus lives in the sea.

Pweza ni mnyama mkubwa.- The octopus is a big animal.

mnyama - animal is M/Wa class; the plural is 'wanyama'

Pweza ni mkubwa sana. - The octopus is very big.

kuogelea - to swim

Pweza anaogelea chini ya maji*. - The octopus is swimming under the water.

*another intruder from a different noun class

Bunju ni samaki. - The Pufferfish is a fish.

anaogopa - he is afraid

akiogopa - when / if he is afraid. - We can replace our present tense marker 'na' with 'ki' and get an if clause e.g. Nikiogopa if I am afraid Nikitembea - if I walk...

anakunywa - he drinks

atakunywa - he will drink. - We can replace our present tense marker 'na' with 'ta' and obtain future tense e.g. nitatembea - I will walk

maji mengi - a lot of water

Bunju akiogopa, atakunywa maji mengi na kuwa mkubwa zaidi. - When the pufferfish is afraid, he drinks a lot of water and becomes bigger.

nyangumi - whale

Nyangumi si samaki. - A whale is not a fish.

mnyama - animal (M/Wa sg)

wanyama - animals (M/Wa pl)

Nyangumi ni wanyama wa bahari. - Whales are sea animals.

Nyangumi ni wakubwa sana. - Whales are very big.

kuwinda - to hunt

Watu wanawinda nyangumi. - People hunt whales.

konokono wa baharini - sea snail

kuishi - to live

ambaye - which / who (M/Wa sg)

ambao - which / who (M/Wa pl)

Konokono wa baharini ni konokono ambao wanaishi baharini.- Sea snails are snails which live in the sea.

Konokono wa baharini ana nyumba. - The sea snail has a house.

Konokono wa baharini anatembea juu ya mchanga chini ya bahari. - The sea snail walks on the sand at the bottom of the sea.

kambakoche - lobster

Kambakoche anaishi chini ya bahari. - The lobster lives under the sea.

Kambakoche anatembea juu ya mchanga. - The lobster walks on the sand.

Kambakoche ni mkali. - The lobster is fierce.

Watu wanapenda kula kambakoche. - People like to eat lobsters.

pomboo - dolphin

Pomboo wanaishi baharini - Dolphins live in the sea.

Pomboo si samaki. - Dolphins are not fish.

kuruka - to jump

Pomboo wanaogelea baharini na wanaruka. - Dolphins swim in the sea and jump.

Pomboo ni mpole sana. - A dolphin is very gentle.

mbuzi wa bahari = farasi wa bahari - seahorse

Mbuzi wa bahari ni mnyama mdogo. - The seahorse is a small animal.

Mbuzi wa bahari ni mzuri sana. - The seahorse is very beautiful.

ngisi - squid

kwenye - near / in / at / on

miamba ya matumbawe - coral reef*

Ngisi anaogelea kwenye miamba ya matumbawe. - The squid is swimming near the coral reef.

kaa = kururu - crab

mchanga wa* bahari - sea sand

Kaa anatembea kwenye mchanga wa bahari. - The crab walks in the sea sand.

mwamba - rock*

Kaa anatembea kwenye mwamba. - The crab is walking on the rock.

chaza - oyster

Watu wanapenda kula chaza. - People like to eat oysters.

To end this lesson I have a little surprise for you.

If you open the following you tube link you'll find a Swahili chidren's song containing most of our lesson.

Don't worry if you don't understand every word yet. That is quite normal. Just listen to the words you CAN understand and you will notice there are a lot.

https://youtu.be/UdZYVl2BCNo?feature=shared