Swahilia

Persoonapronominit

Mimi = me

Wewe = you

Yeye = he/she

Sisi = we

Nyinyi = you

Wao = they

Viikonpäivät

Jumatatu = Monday

Jumanne = Tuesday

Jumatano = Wednesday

Alhamisi = Thursday

Ijumaa = Friday

Jumamosi = Saturday

Jumapili = Sunday

Numerot

Moja = one

Mbili = two

Tatu = three

Nne = four

Tano = five

Sita = six

Saba = seven

Nane = eight

Tisa = nine

Kumi = ten

Ishirini = twenty (Ishirini na sita = 26)

Thelathini = thirty (thelathini na tatu = 33)

Arobaini = forty

Hamsini = fifty

Sitini = sixty

Sabini = seventy

Themanini = eighty

Tisini = ninty

Mia = hundred (mia mbili na hamsini na saba = 257)

Elfu = thousend (elfu tatu na mia tano na ishirini na tisa = 3529)

Ruoka+juoma-sanastoa

Naomba = Could I have...

Maji = water

Kubwa = big

Ndogo = small

Baridi = cold

Moto = hot

Chakula = food

Bili = bil

Wali = rice

Nyama = meat

Kuku = chicken

Samaki = fish

Maharage = beans

Chips = french fries

Chipsimayai = french fries omelet

Bia = beer

Redds = cider

Juice = juice

Ndizi = banana

Maembe = mango

Nanasi = pineapple

Machungwa = orange

Parachichi = avocado

Papai = papaya

Matunda = fruits

Kahava = coffee

Chai = tea/breakfast

Maziwa = milk

Sukari = sugar

Mkate = bread

Chakula kitamu = food is delicious

Värit

Bluu = blue

Kijani = green

Manjano = yellow

Nyeusi = black

Nyeupe = white

Nyekundu = red

Zambarau = purple

Kiudongo/kahawia = brown

Kijivu = grey

Pinki = pink

Rangi gani? = What colour?

Upinde wa mvua = rainbow

Eläimet

Ngombe = cow

Paka = cat

Mbwa = dog

Nyumbu = wilderbeest

Ngiri = wildhog

Samba = lion

Tembo = elephant

Chui = leopard

Kifaru = rhino

Mamba = crocodile

Swala = antiloop

Kiboko = hippo

Twiga = giraffe

Pundamilia = zebra

Kobe = tortoise

Sokwe mtu = gorilla

Chura = frog

Nyani = monkey

Nyati = buffalo

Sungura = rabbit

Fisi = hyena

Ndege = bird

Tausi = peacock

Kasuku = parrot

Chatu = python

Kehonosat

Kichwa = head

Macho = eyes

Pua = nose

Mdomo = mouth

Masikio = ears

Nywele = hair

Mkono/mikono = hands

Mguu/miguu = feet, legs

Kidole/vidole = fingers + toes

Koo = throat

Kidevu = chin

Mashavu = cheek

Mabega = shoulders

Magoti = knees

Nyayo = ‘jalkapohja’

Kifua = chest

Mgongo = back

Tumbo = stomach

Kiuno = weist

Mbavu = ribs

Figo = kidney

Ini = liver

Mapafu = lungs

Matako = butt

Matiti = breast

Ulimi = tongue

Moyo = heart

Ngozi = skin

Kucha = nails

Meno/jino = tooth, teeth

Nyusi = eyebrown

Kope = eyelashes

Mboni = eye ball

Hii ni nini? = What is this?

Verbejä

Cheza = play

Jifunza = learn

Andika = write

Chora = draw

Hesabu = count

Kula = eat

Njoo = come

Lala = sleep

Tema = spit (usiteme = don’t spit!)

Kunywa = drink

Meza = swallow

Kaa = sit

Twende = let’s go

Nawa = wash (nawa mikono = wash hands)

Subiri = wait

Tupa = throw it away

Penda = love (nakupenda = I love you)

Lauseita

Jina lako ni nani/Unaitwa nani? = What’s your name?

Jina langu ni.../ninaitwa…= My name is…

Umetokea wapi? = Where do you come from?

Nime tokea Finland = I come from Finland

Una miaka mingapi? = How old are you?

Nina miaka… = I’m…years old

Sielewi = I don’t understand

Unaongea kiingereza/ Kiswahili? = Do you speak English/Swahili?

Hii ni nini? = What is this?

Choo iko wapi? = Where is toilet?

Shillingi ngapi?/Bei gani? = How much this costs?

Nina njaa = I’m hungry (njaa = hunger)

Nina…. = I do ‘something’ (Nina nawa mikono = I wash hands)

Nina… = I have ‘something’ (Nina kitabu = I have a book)

Una… = You do… (Una kula = You eat)

Ana… = He/She does... (Ana andika = He/She writes)

Tuna… = We do… (Tuna cheza = We dance/play)

Naomba…= Could I have…

Chakula kitamu = Food is delicious