SCALI Intermediate Kiswahili
Terms
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copy deck
- acha
- leave
- aidha
- also
- angalifu
- careful (adj)
- asilimia
- percentage
- aste aste
- at a slow pace
- baadaye
- later
- baadhi
- some of, part of
- badili
- to change
- bado
- still, not yet
- bafu
- bathroom
- bahari
- ocean
- baina
- between (conjunction)
- bainisha
- to contrast, to differentiate , to distinguish
- barabara
- street, road, highway
- bei nafuu
- fair price
- bei
- price
- beseni la bafu
- tub
- bichi
- not ripe, raw
- bidhaa
- products
- bidi
- behoove
- bidii
- effort, weka bidii ‘put in effort’
- binti
- daughter,
- bopa
- sink
- bora
- better
- burudisha
- entertain
- busara
- wisdom
- chanzo
- the beginning
- chelewa
- be late
- chenji
- change(n), balance
- choo (msala)
- toilet
- chumba cha maakuli
- dining room
- chumba cha wageni
- guest room
- chungu nzima
- many, a lot, in abundance dira compass
- dada
- daughter, may also be used among friends and as an
- dalali
- auctioneer, agent
- daraja
- bridge
- darasa
- class, grade
- dari
- ceiling
- desturi
- manners, custom
- dhani
- think, assume
- dikteta
- dictator
- duka
- store like a convenient store
- elemika
- to be educated, enlightened
- elewa
- understand
- elimu jamii
- sociology
- elimu
- education
- embe
- mango
- enda
- go
- epuka
- avoid, escape
- ezeka
- thatch
- faa
- to benefit
- fahamiana
- know each other
- fahamu
- be aware of, understand
- fasihi linganishi
- comparative literature
- fikia
- reach for example a goal, or a destination
- fikiria
- to think about
- fisadi
- corrupt (adj)
- friji
- refrigerator
- fundisha
- to teach
- ghala
- store/storage room
- ghali
- expensive
- ghorofa ya kwanza
- first storey/floor
- ghorofa
- storey house
- gongana
- hit each other
- gundua
- discover
- haiba
- beauty, personality
- haja
- need (noun)
- hakiki
- critique (verb)
- hali
- condition
- hangaika
- wander, be unsettled
- haraka
- hurry (adverb, noun)
- hazina
- fund, savings
- heshimu
- respect (verb)
- hisi
- feel
- huduma
- services
- hudumia
- serve
- hurumua
- mercy
- iga
- imitate, emulate e.g., emulate someone’s behavior
- ikulu
- state house where the president resides
- ili
- so that
- ishi
- to live
- isimu
- linguistics
- jadi
- traditional
- jadili
- discuss
- jaribu
- to try
- jiji
- big city also mji
- jikaza
- exert, work hard
- jiko
- stove, also kitchen
- jikoni
- in the kitchen
- jitolea
- they sacrificed, they volunteered
- jitunza
- to take care of oneself
- jua
- know, sun
- jumba la makumbusho
- museum e.g., jumba la kumbukumbu
- jumuika
- mingle, assemble
- jumuiya
- community
- kabati
- cupboard
- kabila
- ethnic group
- kabla
- before
- kaburi
- grave
- kaka
- brother
- kamba
- rope, string
- karibu
- near, welcome
- kaskazini
- north
- kasoro
- less, deficiency
- katani
- sisal
- kati
- middle e.g., tabaka la kati ~middle class
- katikati
- middle, central
- kazi za mkono
- manual work
- kelele
- noise
- kichinjio
- a butchery, slaughter house
- kifedha
- financially
- kifungua mimba
- first born
- kijijini
- in the village
- kilima
- hill
- kimataifa
- international (adj)
- kioo
- mirror
- kisasa
- modern, current
- kitinda mimba
- last born
- kitivo
- faculty, school
- kiwanda
- factory, industry
- kiwango
- level
- kiwanja
- plot, field
- kizazi
- generation
- kodi
- rent, tax kupanga to rent, to arrange.
- kondoo
- sheep
- koo
- clans
- kosa
- miss
- kosea
- wrong someone, do something wrong
- kua
- grow
- kulia
- to grow from a place
- kumbusha
- cause someone to remember
- kunde
- cow peas
- kura
- votes, e.g., piga kura ~vote
- kushoto
- left
- kutokana na
- as a result of
- kuza
- to grow
- kwa kawaida
- usually
- kwingine
- other place: nitaenda kwingine ‘I will go to another place’
- mlaghai
- liar, cheat
- lazima
- must
- lea
- take care of
- leseni
- license e.g., drivers license
- likizo
- vacation, holiday
- limbikiza
- enrich oneself, pile up
- linda
- guard
- mababu
- grandparents
- machachari
- naughty
- mafunzo
- teachings
- magari
- cars, vehicles
- magharibi
- west
- makamo
- age, position
- makao
- place of residing
- makazi
- residence
- makongamano
- conferences
- maktaba
- library
- makuti
- coconut leaves
- mali
- material wealth
- malishoni
- pasture
- marahaba
- a response to a greeting by an elderly person
- mashariki
- east
- mashirika
- corporations, organizations
- maskini
- poor
- matajiri
- rich
- matatu
- a public service van
- mawasiliano
- communication
- mbali na
- apart from, besides
- mbalimbali
- different, varied
- mbao
- wood frame
- mboga
- vegetables
- mbuzi
- goat
- mbwa
- dog
- mchunga
- caretaker, shepherd
- mchuuzi
- vendor
- merameta
- shine
- methali
- proverb
- mfereji
- tap
- miadi
- appointment
- mifugo
- animals especially domesticated
- mikutano
- meetings
- misingi
- foundations
- mkoa
- province
- mkulima
- a farmer
- mkurugenzi
- director
- mojawapo ya
- one of⬦
- mola
- God
- moyo
- heart
- msongamano
- jam
- mtaa
- avenue, street, neighborhood
- mtandao
- internet
- mteja
- customer
- muda
- time
- muhimu
- important
- mwafaka
- appropriate
- mwakani
- in the coming year, in the year
- mwanana
- cool, gentle(e.g. upepo mwanana ‘cool
- mwenzako
- colleague, comrade, fellow
- mwezi
- month
- nafuu
- fair
- nanasi
- pineapple
- ndege
- aircraft/plane
- ndicho
- is the one 7/8 e.g., hiki ndicho kiti- this is the chair
- ndiko
- is where
- ndiye
- s/he is the one(emphatic pronoun)
- ndogondogo
- small⬦ e.g., ofisi ndogondogo ~ small offices. nidhamu discipline
- ndururu
- penny
- ng’ombe
- cow
- nyama
- meat
- nyayo
- footprints
- nyumba ya chini
- one-story house
- nyumba ya ghorofa
- a story-house
- ogelea
- to swim
- onana
- see each other
- ongeza
- add
- pakana
- be on the border with e.g., Canada inapakana na Marekani.
- pamoja
- together
- panchari
- puncture
- panda
- climb, plant, also road intersection(njia panda)
- papia
- to rush into things
- pasa
- suppose
- pasaka
- Easter
- patana bei
- to bargain
- patana
- to patch up, to reach an agreement with someone
- pendekeza
- propose
- pendekezo
- a proposal
- piga bei
- bargain (v)
- piga gumzo
- chat
- pinda
- turn
- pita
- pass
- ploti
- plot
- posa
- marriage proposal
- posta
- post office
- pumziko
- break, rest(n)
- punguza
- reduce
- rangi
- color, paint
- roho
- soul
- roshani
- balcony
- ruhusu
- allow
- safari
- trip, tour, travel
- saidiana
- help each other
- sakafu ya kwanza
- first floor
- sakafu
- floor
- salama
- peaceful
- salia
- remain
- sambaa
- spread
- sanyika
- come together
- saruji
- cement