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Re: Swahili
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2011, 03:43:16 pm »
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


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Re: Swahili
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2011, 05:11:24 am »
^Are you from Kenya? :o :o :o
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2011, 08:50:44 am »
yeah

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Re: Swahili
« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2011, 09:13:25 am »
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