| shoe | kiatu |
| shoes | viatu |
| chair | kiti |
| chairs | viti |
| bed | kitanda |
| beds | vitanda |
| book | kitabu |
| books | vitabu |
| knife | kisu |
| knives | visu |
| I have shoes. | Nina viatu. |
| Do you like books. | Unapenda vitabu? |
| Chairs and a bed | Viti na kitanda |
| to want | kutaka |
| We want beds. | Tunataka vitanda. |
| spoon | kijiko |
| spoons | vijiko |
| spoons and knives | vijiko na visu |
| I want shoes. | Ninataka viatu. |
| head | kichwa |
| finger | kidole |
| heads and fingers | vichwa na vidole |
| basket | kikapu |
| potatoes | viazi |
| in | katika |
| a potato in a basket | kiazi katika kikapu |
| hippopotamus | kiboko |
| hippos | viboko |
| rhinoceros | kifaru |
| rhinos | vifaru |
| island | kisiwa |
| islands in the ocean | visiwa katika bahari |
| hippos in the Nile | viboko katika Nile |
| hill | kilima |
| hills | vilima |
| village | kijiji |
| hills and villages | vilima na vijiji |
| the village on top of the hill | kijiji juu ya kilima |
| hippos and rhinos | viboko na vifaru |
| match(stick) | kiberiti |
| matches | viberiti |
| cup | kikombe |
| cups | vikombe |
| onion | kitunguu |
| onions | vitunguu |
| garlic | vitunguu saumu |
| potatoes, garlic and onions | viazi, vitunguu saumu na vitunguu |
| a well | kisima |
| wells | visima |
| wells and islands | visima na visiwa |
| a well on the island | kisima kwenye kisiwa |
| hawk | kipanga |
| Hawks are birds. | Vipanga ni ndege. |
| butterfly | kipepeo |
| butterflies | vipepeo |
| I eat onions. | Ninakula vitunguu. |
| I like cups. | Ninapenda vikombe. |
| I have shoes. | Nina viatu. |
| The hawk is flying over the sea. | Kipanga anaruka juu ya bahari. |
| The little butterfly is so beautiful. | Kipepeo mdogo ni mzuri sana. |
| The rhinoceros is very big. | Kifaru ni mkubwa sana. |
| The hawk eats a mouse. | Kipanga anakula panya. |
| The hawk is hunting fish. | Kipanga anawinda samaki. |
| The bird eats the butterfly. | Ndege anakula kipepeo. |
| Are you afraid of rhinos? | Je unaogopa vifaru? |
| The hippos live in the water. | Viboko wanaishi majini. |
| dangerous | hatari |
| A hippopotamus is quite dangerous. | Kiboko ni hatari sana. |
| I love butterflies. | Ninapenda vipepeo. |
| Do you want a chair? | Unataka kiti? |
| We have knives. | Tuna visu. |
| I eat potatoes with salt. | Ninakula viazi na chumvi. |
| I love books. | Ninapenda vitabu. |
| Does he like to read books? | Yeye anapenda kusoma vitabu? |
| We go to the island. | Tunaenda kisiwani. |
| We walk on the hill. | Tunatembea kwenye kilima. |
| They want spoons. | Wanataka vijiko. |
| Do you have a match? | Una kiberiti? |
| They like the beds. | Wanapenda vitanda. |
| I have a basket. | Nina kikapu. |