Welcome – Karibu
Goodbye – Kwaheri
Yes – Ndiyo
No – Siyo/Hapana
OK – Sawa sawa
Please – Tafadhali
Sorry – Pole
Excuse me – Samahani
No problem – Hakuna matata
What is your name? – Jina lakonani?
My name is __ – Jina langu ni _
Very good – Nzuri sana
I don’t understand – Sielewi
prepositions
about kuhusu
above juu
across katikati
after baada ya
against dhidi ya
among miongoni mwa
around karibu
as kama
at saa
before kabla
behind nyuma
below chini
beneath chini
beside kando ya
between kati ya
beyond ng'ambo
but lakini
by na
despite licha ya
down chini
during wakati
except ila
for kwa
from kutoka
in katika
inside ndani
into katika
near karibu
next kando
of ya
on juu
opposite kinyume
out nje
outside nje
over juu
per kwa
plus kuongeza
round pande zote
since tangu
than kuliko
through kupitia
till mpaka
to kwa
toward kuelekea
under chini ya
unlike tofauti
until mpaka
up juu
via kupitia
with na
within ndani ya
without bila
colors rangi
black Nyeusi
blue bluu
brown hudhurungi
gray kijivu
green Kijani Kibichi
orange Chungwa
purple zambarau
red nyekundu
white nyeupe
yellow manjano
sizes Kimo/Vimo
big Ukubwa
deep kina kirefu
long urefu
narrow Wembamba
short Ufupi
small Udogo
tall Urefu
thick Unene
thin Wembamba
wide upana
shapes maumbo
circular mviringo
straight unyofu
square mraba
triangular Pembe tatu
tastes ladha
bitter Chungu
fresh upya
salty chumvi
sour chacha
spicy chenye viungo
sweet tamu
qualities sifa
bad mbaya
clean safi
dark giza
difficult Ngumu
dirty chafu
dry kavu
easy rahisi
empty tupu
expensive ghali
fast Haraka
foreign Geni
full Jaa
good Njema
hard ngumu
heavy nzito
inexpensive Bei rahisi
light Nyepesi
local Kienyeji
new Mpya
noisy kelele
old zee
powerful hodari
quiet tulivu
correct sahihi
slow polepole
soft laini
very sana
weak dhaifu
wet loa
wrong makosa
young Ujana
quantities kiasi
few Chache
little kidogo
many wengi
much zaidi
part sehemu
some baadhi
a few Chache
whole nzima
