This English-Swahili Dictionary is based on Swahili-Kiswahili to English Translation Program by Morris Fried (www.dict.org/links.html), which has been supplemented by entries from Freedict Swahili-English Dictionary created by Horst Eyermann (http://www.freedict.de) from the Swahili-Esperanto and Esperanto-English Ergane dictionaries (http://www.travlang.com). The conversion of Fried's dictionary to DICT format and merging it with Eyermann's Ergane-based dictionary has been done, with some help of Computer Science colleagues, by Beata Wojtowicz (wierzchob@wp.pl) in 2004. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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English-Swahili xFried Dictionary passenger abiria (n) manners adabu (n) midday adhuhuri (n) enemy adui (n) officer afisa (n) Africa Afrika (n) health afya (n) August Agosti (n) kind aina (n) accident ajali (n) sake ajili (n) reserve akiba (n) sense akili (n) instrument ala (n) afternoon alasiri (n) before dawn alfajiri (n) Thursday Alhamisi (n) lace almaria (n) peace amani (n) writing andiko (n) address anwani (n) April Aprili (n) land ardhi (n) wedding arusi (n) honey asali (n) acid asidi (n) soldier askari (n) morning asubuhi (n) some baadhi (n) father baba (n) sea bahari (n) sailor baharia (n) envelope bahasha (n) bean cake bajia (n) grapefruit balungi (n) okra bamia (n) shed banda (n) port bandari (n) doll bandia (n) board bao (n) highway barabara (n) ice barafu (n) blessing baraka (n) cold baridi (n) letter barua (n) duck bata (n) shoulder bega (n) price bei (n) commerce biashara (n) lady bibi (n) Bible biblia (n) effort bidii (n) drinking glass bilauri (n) insurance bima (n) daughter binti (n) screwdriver bisibisi (n) spice bizari (n) pump bomba (n) shell bufuru (n) spider buibui (n) teapot buli (n) garden bustani (n) gentleman bwana (n) dormitory bweni (n) tea chai (n) food chakula (n) association chama (n) mosquito net chandarua (n) bream changu (n) mark(s) chapa (n) oyster chaza (n) measure cheo (n) certificate cheti (n) cod chewa (n) vessel chombo (n) latrine choo (n) leopard chui (n) ill-feeling chuki (n) room chumba (n) salt chumvi (n) cooking pot chungu (n) orange chungwa (n) school chuo (n) bottle chupa (n) frog chura (n) sister dada (n) notebook daftari (n) coconut dafu (n) small fish dagaa (n) minute dakika (n) doctor daktari (n) blood damu (n) stairs daraja (n) bridge daraja (n) class darasa (n) medicine dawa (n) December Desemba (n) custom desturi (n) gold dhahabu (n) religion dini (n) window dirisha (n) spot doa (n) shop duka (n) world dunia (n) explanation elezo (n) knowledge elimu (n) mango embe (n) airplane eropleni (n) profit faida (n) horse farasi (n) February Februari (n) money fedha (n) kidney figo (n) stick fimbo (n) hyena fisi (n) Custom House forodha (n) pillow case foronya (n) undershirt fulana (n) such a one fulani (n) craftsman fundi (n) lesson fundisho (n) joy furaha (n) bundle furushi (n) wheeled vehicle gari (n) pier gati (n) newspaper gazeti (n) molar gego (n) expense gharama (n) confusion ghasia (n) upper floor ghorofa (n) darkness giza (n) knee goti (n) gum gundi (n) paste gundi (n) sack gunia (n) wheel gurudumu (n) news habari (n) caution hadhari (n) story hadithi (n) righteousness haki (n) certainty hakika (n) state hali (n) laxative haluli (n) haste haraka (n) silk hariri (n) smell harufu (n) loss hasara (n) danger hatari (n) document hati (n) step hatua (n) money order hawala (n) treasury hazina (n) temple hekalu (n) good fortune heri (n) number hesabu (n) respect heshima (n) air hewa (n) gas hewa (n) maize hindi (n) fear hofu (n) fever homa (n) horn honi (n) hospital hospitali (n) hotel hoteli (n) check hundi (n) mercy huruma (n) sorrow huzuni (n) worship ibada (n) Friday Ijumaa (n) faith imani (n) liver ini (n) New Testament injili (n) fly inzi (n) family jamaa (n) matter jambo (n) initiation rite jando (n) leaf jani (n) January Januari (n) hoe jembe (n) wound jeraha (n) cheese jibini (n) answer jibu (n) eye jicho (n) fireplace jiko (n) name jina (n) tooth jino (n) kind jinsi (n) evening jioni (n) boil jipu (n) giant jitu (n) ash jivu (n) stone jiwe (n) cock jogoo (n) serpent joka (n) heat joto (n) pair jozi (n) sun jua (n) stage jukwaa (n) July Julai (n) week juma (n) Saturday Jumamosi (n) Tuesday Jumanne (n) Sunday Jumapili (n) Wednesday Jumatano (n) Monday Jumatatu (n) mansion jumba (n) chief jumbe (n) June Juni (n) tribe kabila (n) infidel kafiri (n) coffee kahawa (n) priest kahini (n) brother kaka (n) pen kalamu (n) pencil kalamu (n) old times kale (n) spring kamani (n) rope kamba (n) step- kambo (n) dictionary kamusi (n) side kando (n) church kanisa (n) gown kanzu (n) large basket kapu (n) clerk karani (n) playing cards karata (n) paper karatasi (n) minister kasisi (n) hot season kaskazi (n) north kaskazini (n) custom kawaida (n) work kazi (n) bell kengele (n) hot season kiangazi (n) amount kiasi (n) shoe kiatu (n) potato kiazi (n) pint kibaba (n) hut kibanda (n) match kiberiti (n) hippo kiboko (n) nausea kichefuchefu (n) head kichwa (n) necklace kidani (n) chin kidevu (n) finger kidole (n) sore kidonda (n) pill kidonge (n) small thing kidude (n) implement kifaa (n) French language Kifaransa (n) rhino kifaru (n) chest kifua (n) fastening kifungo (n) lid kifuniko (n) package kifurushi (n) English language Kiingereza (n) entry kiingilio (n) youth kijana (n) penknife kijembe (n) village kijiji (n) spoon kijiko (n) stream kijito (n) basket kikapu (n) female kike (n) pipe kiko (n) cough kikohozi (n) cup kikombe (n) bracelet kikuku (n) 10c piece kikumi (n) roll kikuto (n) hill kilima (n) kilogram kilo (n) sparkle kimeta (n) small lump kinundu (n) barber kinyozi (n) mouth kinywa (n) beverage kinywaji (n) bathing suit kiogeo (n) guide kiongozi (n) glass kioo (n) nest kiota (n) piece kipande (n) top kipeo (n) measurement kipimo (n) period kipindi (n) blind person kipofu (n) discount kipunguzi (n) cool season kipupwe (n) water bottle kiriba (n) heel kisigino (n) well kisima (n) island kisiwa (n) tourniquet kisongo (n) knife kisu (n) Swahili language Kiswahili (n) book kitabu (n) cloth kitambaa (n) a while kitambo (n) comb kitana (n) bed kitanda (n) 5c piece kitano (n) lock kitasa (n) guarantee kithibitisho (n) chair kiti (n) gem kito (n) thing kitu (n) onion kitunguu (n) stop kituo (n) thirst kiu (n) male kiume (n) link kiungo (n) crossing kivuko (n) shadow kivuli (n) plot kiwanja (n) wrist kiwiko (n) cork kizibo (n) deaf person kiziwi (n) brake kizuizo (n) tortoise kobe (n) palm kofi (n) hat(s) kofia (n) tongs koleo (n) sheep kondoo (n) throat koo (n) tin can kopo (n) score (twenty) korija (n) fault kosa (n) coat koti (n) fowl kuku (n) right side kulia (n) lot kura (n) Koran Kurani (n) left side kushoto (n) cool south wind kusi (n) south kusini (n) intention kusudi (n) whole day kutwa (n) tar lami (n) necessity lazima (n) blister lengelenge (n) scarf leso (n) vacation likizo (n) ferry likoni (n) lemon limau (n) payment lipo (n) language lugha (n) meaning maana (n) knowledge maarifa (n) March machi (n) metal madini (n) progress maendeleo (n) chest cold mafua (n) oil mafuta (n) west magharibi (n) place mahali (n) mile maili (n) life maisha (n) corpse maiti (n) water maji (n) angel malaika (n) upbringing malezi (n) possessions mali (n) mother mama (n) crocodile mamba (n) authority mamlaka (n) view mandhari (n) Arabia Manga (n) turmeric manjano (n) agreement mapatano (n) time mara (n) sickness maradhi (n) ointment marhamu (n) prohibition marufuku (n) east mashariki (n) machine mashine (n) boat mashua (n) greater rains masika (n) trouble matata (n) saliva mate (n) abuse matukano (n) harvest mavuno (n) milk maziwa (n) seed(s) mbegu (n) sky mbingu (n) vegetable mboga (n) manure mbolea (n) mosquito mbu (n) goat mbuzi (n) dog mbwa (n) daytime mchana (n) mixture mchanganyiko (n) sorceror mchawi (n) rice mchele (n) game mchezo (n) spinach mchicha (n) porter mchukuzi (n) fiance mchumba (n) fiancee mchumba (n) herdsman mchungaji (n) orange tree mchungwa (n) termite mchwa (n) lip mdomo (n) insect mdudu (n) May Mei (n) steamship meli (n) table meza (n) king mfalme (n) water-channel mfereji (n) bag mfuko (n) bone mfupa (n) stranger mgeni (n) banana plant mgomba (n) back mgongo (n) sick person mgonjwa (n) leg mguu (n) appointment miadi (n) eyeglasses miwani (n) widow mjane (n) widower mjane (n) town mji (n) fool mjinga (n) uncle mjomba (n) messenger mjumbe (n) cafe mkahawa (n) scissors mkasi (n) bread mkate (n) short-cut mkato (n) wife mke (n) can mkebe (n) plaited mat mkeka (n) tail mkia (n) bag mkoba (n) arm mkono (n) leader mkurugenzi (n) collector mkusanya (n) in-law mkwe (n) door mlango (n) mountain mlima (n) farmer mlimaji (n) guard mlinzi (n) coconut palm mnazi (n) animal mnyama (n) chain mnyororo (n) smoke moshi (n) fire moto (n) heart moyo (n) act mpango (n) cook mpishi (n) rice plant mpunga (n) nephew mpwa (n) niece mpwa (n) intention mradi (n) help msaada (n) traveller msafiri (n) book msahafu (n) cross msalaba (n) orator msemaji (n) wage mshahara (n) holder mshika (n) body organ mshipa (n) one who sews mshonaji (n) tailor mshoni (n) girl msichana (n) mosque msikiti (n) overseer msimamizi (n) forest msitu (n) reader msomaji (n) line mstari (n) nail msumari (n) toothbrush mswaki (n) crowbar mtalimbo (n) millet mtama (n) spring-mechanism mtambo (n) descent mtelemko (n) date palm mtende (n) tree mti (n) fig tree mtini (n) river mto (n) child mtoto (n) person mtu (n) collarbone mtulinga (n) prophet mtume (n) servant mtumishi (n) slave mtumwa (n) caretaker mtunza (n) period of time muda (n) maize plant muhindi (n) cassava muhogo (n) husband mume (n) sickle mundu (n) God Mungu (n) muscle(s) musuli (n) sugar cane muwa (n) music muziki (n) white hair mvi (n) wine mvinyo (n) rain mvua (n) boy mvulana (n) African Mwafrika (n) year mwaka (n) maiden mwali (n) teacher mwalimu (n) son mwana (n) pupil mwanafunzi (n) woman mwanamke (n) man mwanamume (n) waiter mwandishi (n) brightness mwangaza (n) umbrella mwavuli (n) mango tree mwembe (n) course mwendo (n) behavior mwenendo (n) owner mwenye (n) inhabitant mwenyeji (n) owner mwenyewe (n) companion mwenzi (n) moon mwezi (n) thorn mwiba (n) body mwili (n) thief mwizi (n) beggar mwombaji (n) grape vine mzabibu (n) parent mzazi (n) elder mzee (n) load mzigo (n) root mzizi (n) circuit mzunguko (n) prophet nabii (n) opportunity nafasi (n) gain nafuu (n) captain nahodha (n) ornamentation nakshi (n) number nambari (n) kind namna (n) pineapple nanasi (n) fare nauli (n) coconut nazi (n) country nchi (n) calf ndama (n) bird(s) ndege (n) beard ndevu (n) lime ndimu (n) banana ndizi (n) marriage ndoa (n) pail ndoo (n) dream ndoto (n) relative ndugu (n) smallpox ndui (n) word neno (n) farther ng'ambo (n) cow ng'ombe (n) camel ngamia (n) wheat ngano (n) stairs ngazi (n) scorpion nge (n) drum ngoma (n) skin ngozi (n) clothes nguo (n) kingfish nguru (n) pig nguruwe (n) strength nguvu (n) pillar nguzo (n) purpose nia (n) hunger njaa (n) road njia (n) pigeon njiwa (n) November Novemba (n) wax nta (n) half nusu (n) meat nyama (n) baboon nyani (n) buffalo nyati (n) snake nyoka (n) hip nyonga (n) star nyota (n) bee nyuki (n) house nyumba (n) hammer nyundo (n) hair nywele (n) locust nzige (n) office ofisi (n) October Oktoba (n) list orodha (n) lung pafu (n) cat paka (n) cotton pamba (n) ornament pambo (n) division panda (n) rat panya (n) shark papa (n) papaya papai (n) screw parafujo (n) clothes iron pasi (n) paradise peponi (n) guava pera (n) peppermint peremende (n) money pesa (n) ring pete (n) gasoline petroli (n) picture picha (n) pepper pilipili (n) bend pindi (n) half gallon pishi (n) beer pombe (n) congratulations pongezi (n) ration posho (n) post posta (n) mail posta (n) nose pua (n) rest-place/time pumziko (n) donkey punda (n) coast pwani (n) friend rafiki (n) citizen raia (n) map ramani (n) color rangi (n) schedule ratiba (n) pound ratli (n) train reli (n) quarter robo (n) soul roho (n) balcony roshani (n) permission ruhusa (n) hour saa (n) reason sababu (n) soap sabuni (n) journey safari (n) plate sahani (n) prayer sala (n) greetings salamu (n) manure samadi (n) fish samaki (n) meat pie sambusa (n) art sanaa (n) box sanduku (n) phonograph santuri (n) slippers sapatu (n) mirage sarabi (n) coin(s) sarafu (n) sound sauti (n) planet sayari (n) part sehemu (n) cent senti (n) September Septemba (n) carpenter seremala (n) brass shaba (n) bunch shada (n) aunt shangazi (n) gauze shashi (n) shirt shati (n) cheek shavu (n) trouble shida (n) shilling shilingi (n) pit shimo (n) competition shindano (n) neck shingo (n) left hand shoto (n) school shule (n) measles shurua (n) biting ant siafu (n) butter siagi (n) brassiere sidiria (n) vinegar siki (n) ear sikio (n) day siku (n) holiday sikukuu (n) lion simba (n) telephone simu (n) needle sindano (n) movies sinema (n) tray sinia (n) secret siri (n) deck sitaha (n) screw skrubu (n) school skuli (n) market soko (n) socks soksi (n) jeweller sonara (n) station stesheni (n) sugar sukari (n) hare sungura (n) soup supu (n) pants suruali (n) question swali (n) lamp taa (n) eagle tai (n) nation taifa (n) show tamasha (n) centipede tandu (n) tank tangi (n) cucumber tango (n) date tarehe (n) plague tauni (n) jaw taya (n) elephant tembo (n) date tende (n) deed tendo (n) chicken pox tetekuwanga (n) value thamani (n) fig tini (n) bundle tita (n) difference tofauti (n) drop tone (n) mud tope (n) monkey tumbili (n) stomach tumbo (n) fruit tunda (n) hole tundu (n) tomato tungule (n) file tupa (n) insult tusi (n) giraffe twiga (n) flower ua (n) service uandikiaji (n) attention uangalifu (n) embassy ubalozi (n) plank ubao (n) rib ubavu (n) wing ubawa (n) wickedness ubaya (n) brain ubongo (n) economics uchumi (n) soil udongo (n) crack ufa (n) broom ufagio (n) kingdom ufalme (n) gums ufizi (n) key ufunguo (n) stiff porridge ugali (n) quarrel ugomvi (n) sickness ugonjwa (n) life uhai (n) freedom uhuru (n) thin porridge uji (n) collective work ujima (n) folly ujinga (n) wages ujira (n) sharpness ukali (n) leather strap ukanda (n) size ukubwa (n) fingernail ukucha (n) bean ukunde (n) page ukurasa (n) wall ukuta (n) tamarind ukwaju (n) tongue ulimi (n) fork uma (n) distance mbali (n) lightning umeme (n) pain umivu (n) unity umoja (n) importance umuhimu (n) flour unga (n) Zanzibar Unguja (n) ceremonial dance unyago (n) sole unyayo (n) width upana (n) side upande (n) wind upepo (n) gentleness upole (n) length urefu (n) tax ushuru (n) night usiku (n) sleep usingizi (n) face uso (n) steering-gear usukani (n) inquisitiveness utafiti (n) program utaratibu (n) slippery place utelezi (n) tape utepe (n) trunk uti (n) conductor utingo (n) childhood utoto (n) intestines utumbo (n) mushroom uyoga (n) cord uzi (n) weight uzito (n) beauty uzuri (n) lesser rains vuli (n) time wakati (n) men wanaume (n) women wanawake (n) net wavu (n) thought wazo (n) razor wembe (n) week wiki (n) wave wimbi (n) song wimbo (n) abundance wingi (n) ink wino (n) theft wizi (n) yard yadi (n) egg yai (n) grape zabibu (n) produce zao (n) present zawadi (n) rug zulia (n) worship abudu (v) leave acha (v) forgive achilia (v) take leave of aga (v) order agiza (v) order for agizia (v) tell ambia (v) infect ambukiza (v) believe amini (v) wake amka (v) greet amkia (v) be ordered amriwa (v) awaken amsha (v) be awakened amshwa (v) write andika (v) be written andikwa (v) watch out angalia (v) shine on angazia (v) fall anguka (v) begin anza (v) start up anzisha (v) inform arifu (v) change badilisha (v) be changed badilishwa (v) remain baki (v) squeeze bana (v) stick on bandika (v) take off bandua (v) bless bariki (v) carry beba (v) oblige bidi (v) break down bomoa (v) improve boresha (v) choose chagua (v) slit chana (v) mix changanya (v) be torn chanika (v) vaccinate chanjia (v) laugh cheka (v) smile chekelea (v) amuse chekesha (v) delay chelewa (v) bubble up chemka (v) boil chemsha (v) be boiled chemshwa (v) play cheza (v) play at chezacheza (v) slaughter chinja (v) sprout chipua (v) get tired choka (v) be bruised chubuka (v) hate chukia (v) offend chukiza (v) carry chukua (v) carry for chukulia (v) gather chuma (v) watch over chunga (v) think dhani (v) despise dharau (v) harm dhuru (v) park egesha (v) be clear elea (v) face elekea (v) direct elekeza (v) know elewa (v) explain eleza (v) go enda (v) go to endea (v) continue endelea (v) die fa (v) be useful faa (v) sweep fagia (v) understand fahamu (v) resemble fanana (v) liken fananisha (v) succeed fanikiwa (v) make fanya (v) do for fanyia (v) be done fanyika (v) translate fasiri (v) hide ficha (v) arrive fika (v) arrive at fikia (v) consider fikiri (v) be delivered fikishwa (v) wash fua (v) follow fuata (v) copy fuatisha (v) drive out fukuza (v) be washed fuliwa (v) weave fuma (v) close fumba (v) open fumbua (v) unravel fumua (v) teach fundisha (v) fasten funga (v) tow fungasha (v) fasten with fungia (v) unfasten fungua (v) be opened funguliwa (v) be closed fungwa (v) cover funika (v) uncover funua (v) teach funza (v) shorten fupisha (v) rejoice furahi (v) wipe futa (v) wipe with futia (v) divide gawa (v) share gawanya (v) turn around geuka (v) confuse ghasi (v) be disturbed ghasiwa (v) tap gogota (v) contradict gomba (v) quarrel gombana (v) touch gusa (v) move from hama (v) move to hamia (v) break down haribika (v) destroy haribu (v) count hesabu (v) prefer hiari (v) need hitaji (v) give a share husu (v) steal iba (v) be robbed ibiwa (v) mimic igiza (v) strengthen imarisha (v) sing imba (v) bend down inama (v) enter ingia (v) enter into ingilia (v) put in ingiza (v) lift up inua (v) finish isha (v) call ita (v) answer itika (v) be called itwa (v) come ja (v) fill up jaa (v) test jaribu (v) fill jaza (v) build jenga (v) answer jibu (v) learn jifunza (v) know jua (v) sit kaa (v) fry kaanga (v) squeeze kama (v) complete kamili (v) squeeze out kamua (v) deny kana (v) knead kanda (v) be kneaded kandwa (v) rebuke kanya (v) cut kata (v) refuse kataa (v) forbid kataza (v) be cut katwa (v) dry up kauka (v) be dried up kaukwa (v) dry with kaushia (v) tighten kaza (v) run away kimbia (v) run to kimbilia (v) drive away kimbiza (v) rent kodi (v) rent out kodisha (v) be rented kodishwa (v) borrow kopa (v) lend kopesha (v) miss kosa (v) quarrel kosana (v) fail kosekana (v) grow up kua (v) agree kubali (v) remember kumbuka (v) remind kumbusha (v) fold kunja (v) unfold kunjua (v) come across kuta (v) meet kutana (v) enlarge kuza (v) fade kwajuka (v) stick kwama (v) eat la (v) smooth lainisha (v) lie down lala (v) sleep in lalia (v) lay down laza (v) be required of lazimu (v) bring up lea (v) press upon lemea (v) bring leta (v) bring to letea (v) get drunk lewa (v) cry out lia (v) hoe lima (v) guard linda (v) pay lipa (v) feed lisha (v) finish maliza (v) have na (v) wash hands nawa (v) speak nena (v) uproot ng'oa (v) wait ngoja (v) wait for ngojea (v) smell bad nuka (v) smell good nukia (v) buy nunua (v) smell nusa (v) be quiet nyamaza (v) rob nyang'anya (v) rain nyesha (v) shave nyoa (v) drink nywa (v) marry oa (v) bathe oga (v) bathe in ogea (v) swim ogelea (v) fear ogopa (v) save okoa (v) be married olewa (v) beg omba (v) see ona (v) meet onana (v) take away ondoa (v) go away ondoka (v) rise up ondokea (v) be apparent onekana (v) converse ongea (v) increase ongeza (v) drive ongoza (v) warn onya (v) show onyesha (v) wash osha (v) wash oshea (v) grow ota (v) rot oza (v) give pa (v) apply paka (v) take on pakia (v) dawn pambazuka (v) arrange panga (v) split pasua (v) get pata (v) agree patana (v) get for patia (v) be obtainable patikana (v) send peleka (v) send for pelekea (v) be sent to pelekewa (v) be sent pelekwa (v) love penda (v) favor pendelea (v) please pendeza (v) be given pewa (v) give for pia (v) hit piga (v) fight pigana (v) hit for pigia (v) cook pika (v) cook in pikia (v) measure pima (v) turn pinda (v) be twisted pindwa (v) pass pita (v) pass by pitia (v) cool down poa (v) get well pona (v) crush ponda (v) cure ponya (v) get lost potea (v) lose poteza (v) cool poza (v) rest pumzika (v) diminish pungua (v) reduce punguza (v) be loose pwaya (v) return rudi (v) send back rudisha (v) be permitted ruhusiwa (v) permit ruhusu (v) jump ruka (v) believe sadiki (v) travel safiri (v) travel by safiria (v) send off safirisha (v) cleanse safisha (v) grind saga (v) forget sahau (v) correct sahihisha (v) help saidia (v) be helped saidiwa (v) pray sali (v) greet salimu (v) forgive samehe (v) speak sema (v) be full shiba (v) hold on to shika (v) overcome shinda (v) be overcome shindwa (v) sew shona (v) thank shukuru (v) recommend sifia (v) hear sikia (v) listen sikiliza (v) be sorry sikitika (v) stand simama (v) hesitate sita (v) read soma (v) teach somesha (v) be comfortable starehe (v) push sukuma (v) rinse mouth sukutua (v) trouble sumbua (v) please tafadhali (adv) chew tafuna (v) look for tafuta (v) be careful tahadhari (v) want taka (v) be requested takiwa (v) lay out tandika (v) be laid out tandikwa (v) proclaim tangaza (v) precede tangulia (v) prepare for tayarishia (v) look tazama (v)(at) walk tembea (v) call on tembelea (v) repair tengeneza (v) repair for tengenezea (v) be repaired tengenezwa (v) shiver tetemeka (v) put tia (v) put in tilia (v) be complete timia (v) be put tiwa (v) take out toa (v) go out toka (v) appear tokea (v) put out for tolea (v) run away toroka (v) be enough tosha (v) collect toza (v) be collected tozwa (v) set down tua (v) repent tubu (v) pacify tuliza (v) desire tumai (v) trust tumaini (v) use tumia (v) be in service tumika (v) use for tumilia (v) be used tumiwa (v) hang up on tundikia (v) care for tunza (v) throw tupa (v) kill ua (v) ask uliza (v) bite uma (v) create umba (v) be injured umia (v) be sick umwa (v) join unga (v) merge unganisha (v) sell uza (v) dress vaa (v) swell vimba (v) undress vua (v) leak vuja (v) cross over vuka (v) reap vuna (v) break vunja (v) be broken vunjika (v) stir up vuruga (v) pull vuta (v) be wa (v) be in time wahi (v) burn waka (v) think waza (v) put weka (v) put aside for wekea (v) be put wekwa (v) be able weza (v) be possible wezekana (v) enable wezesha (v) hunt winda (v) bear offspring zaa (v) be born zaliwa (v) stop up ziba (v) unstop zibua (v) increase zidi (v) multiply zidisha (v) put out zima (v) faint zimia (v) accustom zoeza (v) hinder zuia (v) withhold from zuilia (v) go round zunguka (v) converse in zungumzia (v) of a (prep) his ake (adj) hers ake (adj) its ake (adj) your ako (adj) or ama (conj) my angu (adj) their ao (adj) forty arobaini (num) thank you asante or au (conj) after baada (adv) afterwards baadaye (adv) still bado (adv) not yet bado (adv) but bali (conj) so basi (interj) bad baya (adj) raw bichi (adj) unripe bichi (adj) without bila (prep) ripe bivu (adj) excellent bora (adj) rotten bovu (adj) blue buluu (adj) in vain bure (adv) few chache (adj) dirty chafu (adj) below chini (adv) bitter chungu (adj) small dogo (adj) eleven edashara (num) red ekundu (adj) thousand elfu (adj) good ema (adj) narrow embamba (adj) your plural enu (adj) having enye (adj) light weight epesi (adj) cunning erevu (adj) our etu (adj) white eupe (adj) black eusi (adj) short fupi (adj) what kind gani? (adj) foreign geni (adj) suddenly ghafula (adv) expensive ghali (adj) solitary gumba (adj) hard gumu (adj) few haba (adj) until hadi (prep) poor quality hafifu (adj) alive hai (adj) there is/are not hakuna afterwards halafu (adv) exactly halisi (adv) not inside hamna (irrv) fifty hamsini (num) here hapa (adv) there is not there hapana that place hapo (adv) especially hasa (adv) certainly not hasha! (interj) until hata (prep) finally hatimaye (adv) brave hodari (adj) perhaps huenda (adv) there huko (adv) then huko (adv) here huku (adv) in here humu (adv) even if ijapo (conj) except ila (conj) in order that ili (conj) strong imara (adj) although ingawa (conj) much ingi (adj) many ingi (adj) other ingine (adj) twenty ishirini (num) if iwapo (conj) hello jambo yesterday jana (adv) how je? (adv) above juu (adv) entirely kabisa (adv) before kabla (prep) brown kahawia (adj) sharp kali (adj) like kama (conj) as kama (conj) complete kamili (adj) not at all kamwe (adv) near karibu (adv) less kasa (adv) less kasoro (adv) less a quarter kasorobo middle kati (adv) in katika (prep) middle katikati (adv) dry kavu (adj) tomorrow kesho (adv) fifty khamsini (num) every kila (adj) then kisha (adv) buttock kitako (n) big kubwa (adj) old kukuu (adj) there kule (adv) which is kuliko (irrv) so kumbe (adv) ten kumi (num) great kuu (adj) with kwa (prep) to kwa (prep) for kwa (prep) why kwani? (adv) first kwanza (adj) truly kweli (adv) no la (interj) perhaps labda (adv) smooth laini (adj) soft laini (adj) hundred thousand laki (adj) hundred thousand laki (num) but lakini (conj) that le (adj) those le (adj) today leo (adv) not only licha (prep) when lini? (adv) special maalumu (adj) early mapema (adv) poor maskini (adj) far mbali (adv) different mbalimbali (adj) in front mbele (adv) why mbona? (adv) hundred mia (num) striped milia (adj) million milioni (num) I mimi (pron) in front mkabala (adv) in there mle (adv) there is mna (irrv) very mno (adv) one moja (num) up to mpaka (prep) until mpaka (prep) important muhimu (adj) last mwisho (adj) and na (conj) yes naam (adv) and I nami with me nami eight nane (num) who nani? (pron) and they nao inside ndani (adv) it is I ndimi then ndipo (adv) it is we ndisi yes ndiyo (adv) go nenda! (irrv) fat nene (adj) how many ngapi? (adj) is ni (irrv) are ni (irrv) I have nina (irrv) what nini? (pron) you plural ninyi (pron) outside nje (adv) come! njoo! (irrv) four nne (adj) four nne (num) fat nono (adj) all of you nyote behind nyuma (adv) all ote (adj) carelessly ovyo (adv) there pale (adv) together pamoja (adv) wide pana (adj) without pasipo (prep) alone peke (adj) in a corner pembeni (adv) which pi? (adj) all pia (adj) second pili (adj) gentle pole (adj) slowly polepole (adv) new pya (adj) content radhi (adj) cheap rahisi (adj) official rasmi (adj) long refu (adj) seven saba (num) seventy sabini (num) clean safi (adj) correct sahihi (adj) very sana (adv) now sasa (adv) equal sawa (adj) barbarous shenzi (adj) not si (adv) always sikuzote (adv) I do not have sina (irrv) we sisi (pron) us sisi (pron) six sita (num) sixty sitini (num) no siyo (adv) not so siyo (adv) wealthy tajiri (adj) clean takatifu (adj) sweet tamu (adj) since tangu (prep) five tano (num) three tatu (num) ready tayari (adj) abundant tele (adj) again tena (adv) thirty thelathini (num) eighty themanini (num) twelve thenashara (num) nine tisa (num) ninety tisini (num) only tu (adv) naked tupu (adj) empty tupu (adj) quickly upesi (adv) idle vivu (adj) well vizuri (adv) warm vuguvugu (adj) they wao (pron) where wapi? (adv) open wazi (adj) you wewe (pron) two wili (num) jealous wivu (adj) he yeye (pron) she yeye (pron) he she is yu (irrv) more zaidi (adv) purple zambarau (adj) whole zima (adj) heavy zito (adj) good zuri (adj)