Lesson 19

QuestionAnswer
to love
kupenda
I love you.
Ninapenda wewe.
He loves seagulls.
Anapenda shakwe.
Do you like tea and coffee?
Je unapenda chai na kahawa ?
I don't like you.
Sipendi wewe.
They don't like to eat fish.
Hawapendi kula samaki.
to swim
kuogelea
I like to swim.
Ninapenda kuogelea.
I swim in the sea.
Ninaogelea baharini.
The fish swims in the sea.
Samaki anaogelea baharini.
The fishes swim in the sea.
Samaki wanaogelea baharini.
My cat doesn't swim.
Paka wangu haogelei.
My cat doesn't like water.
Paka wangu hapendi maji.
to be afraid of
kuogopa
My cat is afraid of water.
Paka wangu anaogopa maji.
You (pl) are afraid of crocodiles.
Ninyi mnaogopa mamba.
The elephant is not afraid of crocodiles.
Tembo haogopi mamba.
to walk
kutembea
We are walking on the sand.
Tunatembea juu ya mchanga.
also / too
pia
We are also walking on the rocks.
Tunatembea pia juu ya mwamba.
to fly / jump
kuruka
Birds fly.
Ndege wanaruka.
Are you jumping?
Unaruka?
No, I am not jumping.
Hapana, siruki.
The people are afraid and jump.
Watu wanaogopa na wanaruka.
to live
kuishi
in / inside
katika
I live in a house.
Mimi ninaishi katika nyumba.
I live at home.
Mimi ninaishi nyumbani.
I don't live in the sea.
Siishi baharini.
to be
kuwa
I am not.
Si
I am not a fish.
Mimi si samaki.
We are not fishes. We don't live in the sea.
Sisi si samaki. Sisi hatuishi baharini.
You are a lion.
Wewe ni simba.
to eat
kula
They eat fish.
Wanakula samaki.
They don't eat snails.
Hawali konokono.
Sharks eat littie fishes.
Papa wanakula samaki wadogo.
Sharks don't drink coffee.
Papa hawanywi kahawa.
to have
kuwa na
I have a cat. I don't have dogs.
Nina paka. Sina mbwa.
I am a cat. I am not a dog.
Mimi ni paka. Mimi si mbwa.
I will be a cat.
Nitakuwa paka.
I will have a cat.
Nitakuwa na paka.
When I am big... (when I grow up...)
Nikiwa mkubwa
If I eat vegetables, I will get big.
Nikila mboga, nitakuwa mkubwa.
If I eat I, I will drink, too.
Nikila, nitakunywa pia.
If I eat fish, I will drink water.
Nikila samaki, nitakunywa maji.
to go
kwenda
When you go to the sea, you will walk on the sand.
Ukienda baharini, utatembea juu ya mchanga.
When we go to the sea, we will swim.
Tukienda baharini, tutaogelea.
When you swim in the sea, you will be afraid of sharks.
Ukiogelea baharini, utaogopa papa.
to hunt
kuwinda
If he hunts a shark, he will eat this shark.
Akiwinda papa, atakula papa huyu.
everything
kila kitu
If they like lobster, they will eat everything.
Wakipenda kambakoche, watakula kila kitu.
When the seagulls fly over the sea they will hunt for fish and crabs.
Shakwe wakiruka juu ya bahari, watawinda samaki na kaa.
The dolphin jumps out of the water.
Pomboo anaruka nje ya maji.
When the dolphins swim in the sea, they also jump out of the water.
Pomboo wakiogelea baharini, pia wataruka nje ya maji.
When the seagulls hunt for crabs, they also hunt for sea snails.
Shakwe wakiwinda kaa, pia watawinda konokono wa baharini.
If people eat lobsters, they also like oysters.
Watu wakikula kambakoche, pia watapenda chaza.