Swahili for Beginners - Under the Sea

Question	Answer
under	chini ya
under the sea	chini ya bahari
animal	mnyama M/Wa noun class
animals	wanyama M/Wa noun class - pl
a sea animal	mnyama wa bahari
sea animals	wanyama wa bahari
above / on top of	juu ya
above the sea	juu ya bahari
sand	mchanga M/Mi class noun (We will discuss this later but let me give one secret away... in sg it uses 'wa' for of - mchanga wa bahari = sea sand)
sea sand	mchanga wa bahari
over the sea sand	juu ya mchanga wa bahari
to walk	kutembea
to walk over the sea sand	kutembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari
I walk over the sea sand.	Ninatembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari.
seagull	shakwe N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
A seagull is a bird.	Shakwe ni ndege.
to fly / to jump	kuruka
The seagull flies over the sea.	Shakwe anaruka juu ya bahari.
The seagull walks over the sand.	Shakwe anatembea juu ya mchanga.
octopus	pweza N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The octopus lives in the sea.	Pweza anaishi baharini.
The octopus is a big animal.	Pweza ni mnyama mkubwa.
The octopus is very big.	Pweza ni mkubwa sana.
to swim	kuogelea
The octopus is swimming under the water.	Pweza anaogelea chini ya maji. Maji is from the Ji/Ma noun class. Nothing to worry about for now
pufferfish	bunju N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The pufferfish is a fish.	Bunju ni samaki.
he is afraid	anaogopa
(verb infix for when/if clause)	ki
if he is afraid / when he is afraid	akiogopa
When I am afraid	nikiogopa
if you are afraid	ukiogopa
when we are afraid	tukiogopa
when the pufferfish is afraid	bunju akiogopa
he drinks	anakunywa
(verb infix for future tense)	ta
he will drink	atakunywa
I will swim	nitaogelea
they will walk	watatembea
a lot of water	maji mengi
When the pufferfish is afraid, he drinks (future) a lot of water and becomes bigger.	Bunju akiogopa, atakunywa maji mengi na kuwa mkubwa zaidi.
whale	nyangumi N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The whale is not a fish.	Nyangumi si samaki.
Whales are sea animals.	Nyangumi ni wanyama wa bahari.
Whales are very big.	Nyangumi ni wakubwa sana.
to hunt	kuwinda
People hunt whales.	Watu wanawinda nyangumi.
snail	konokono N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
sea snail	konokono wa baharini N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
to live	kuishi
which / who (M/Wa- sg)	ambaye
which / who (M/Wa- pl)	ambao
Sea snails are snails which live in the sea.	Konokono wa baharini ni konokono ambao wanaishi baharini.
The sea snail has a house.	Konokono wa baharini ana nyumba.
The sea snail walks on the the sand at the bottom of the sea.	Konokono wa baharini anatembea juu ya mchanga chini ya bahari.
lobster	kambakoche N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The lobster lives under the sea.	Kambakoche anaishi chini ya bahari.
The lobster walks on the sand.	Kambakoche anatembea juu ya mchanga.
The lobster is fierce.	Kambakoche ni mkali.
People like to eat lobsters.	Watu wanapenda kula kambakoche.
dolphin	pomboo
Dolphins live in the sea.	Pomboo wanaishi baharini.
Dolphins are not fish.	Pomboo si samaki.
Dolphins swim in the sea and jump.	Pomboo wanaogelea baharini na wanaruka.
A dolphin is very gentle.	Pomboo ni mpole sana.
Dolphins are very gentle.	Pomboo ni wapole sana.
seahorse	mbuzi wa bahari N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns = farasi wa bahari N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The seahorse is a small animal.	Mbuzi wa bahari ni mnyama mdogo.
The seahorse is very beautiful.	Mbuzi wa bahari ni mzuri sana.
squid	ngisi N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
near / in / at / on	kwenye
coral reef	miamba ya matumbawe M/Mi class noun -pl We will treat that later
The squid is swimming near the coral reef.	Ngisi anaogelea kwenye miamba ya matumbawe.
crab	kaa N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns = kururu N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
The crab walks in the sea sand.	Kaa anatembea kwenye mchanga wa bahari.
rock	mwamba M/Mi class its plural is 'miamba' = rocks as we have seen in 'miamba ya matumbawe' = rocks of corals = coral reef
The crab is walking on the rock.	Kaa anatembea kwenye mwamba.
oyster	chaza N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns
People like to eat oysters.	Watu wanapenda kula chaza.

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