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GENERAL
SWAHILI
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ENGLISH
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Habari
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News
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Hujambo?
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How are you?
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Sijambo
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I am fine
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Jina
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Name
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Jina lako
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Your name
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Jina lako nani?
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What is your name?
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Wapi
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Where
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Unaishi wapi?
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Where do you live?
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Ninaishi na wazazi wangu
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I live with my parents
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Ndugu (Can either be a
brother or a sister)
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Brother/sister
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Una ndugu wangapi?
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How many brothers and sisters
do you have?
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Nina kaka na dada
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I have brother and sister
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Nani mkubwa kati yenu?
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Who is the oldest between
you?
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Dada yangu ndio mkubwa
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My sister is the oldest
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Mwanzo/kwanza
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First
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Mwisho
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Last
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Mwanzo mpaka mwisho
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First until last
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Nina
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I
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Taka
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Want
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Maji
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Water
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Ninataka maji (or nataka
maji)
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I want water
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Sitaki (sitaki is opposite
of ninataka or nataka)
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I don’t want
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Sitaki maji
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I don’t want water
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Chai
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Tea
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Kunywa
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Drink
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Weza
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Can
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Pata
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Have
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Kupata
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To have
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Naweza kupata chai
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Can I have tea
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Samahani, hakuna chai
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Sorry, there is no tea
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Samaki
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Fish
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Mchuzi
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Curry
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Mchuzi wa samaki
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Fish curry
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Usafiri
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Transport
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Gari
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Car
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Baiskeli
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Bicycle
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Pikipiki
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Motorcycle
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Treni (Gari moshi)
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Train
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Ninasafiri
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Iam travelling
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Unakwenda wapi?
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Where are you going to?
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Saa
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Time
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Hivi sasa ni saa ngapi?
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What time is it now?
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Sasa hivi
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At this time
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Treni ya London itaondoka
saa ngapi?
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At what time will train
to London depart?
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Treni ya London itaondoka
saa saba unusu mchana
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Train to London will depart
at half past one in the afternoon.
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Ninaweza kununua tiketi
sasa?
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Can I buy ticket now?
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Ndio, unaweza
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Yes, you can
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Huduma
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Service
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Hudumia
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Serve
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Wana-hudumia chakula ndani
ya treni?
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Do they serve food in the
train?
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Ndio, wanahudumia chakula
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Yes, they serve food
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Naomba chakula moto haraka!
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Please, bring me some hot
food quickly!
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Nina njaa (sana)! (Nasikia
njaa sana!)
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I am (very) hungry!
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Nipatie kinywaji baridi,
tafadhali!
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Bring me a cold drink,
please!
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Nina kiu (sana)! (Nasikia
kiu sana!)
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I am (very) thirsty!
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Kinywaji
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Drink (noun)
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Baridi
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Cold
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Moto
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Hot
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chakula
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Food, Meal
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Kunywa
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Drink (verb)
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Kula
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Eat (verb)
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Tafadhali
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Please
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Ahsante sana kwa msaada
wako
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Thank you very much for
your help
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Msaada
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Help
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Msaada wako
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Your help
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Nisaidie, tafadhali!
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Help me, please!
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Kwaheri
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Goodbye
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Karibu
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Welcome
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Rafiki
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Friend
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Hatari
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Danger
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Samahani/Pole
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Sorry
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Samahani
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Excuse me please
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Ninaweza kusema Kiswahili!
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I can speak Swahili!
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Nimefurahi (sana)!
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I am (very) happy
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Siwezi kusema Kiswahili!
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I can't speak Swahili!
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Nimekasirika!
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I am angry!
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