simplified_swahili Words 200 to 400Swahili words

by mirhirekibo

-ko

is at (general/indefinite)

-mo

is inside/in

hapa

here (definite)

huku

around here, hereabouts (general)

Pale

there (definite, literally: that place)

Kule

thereabouts (indefinite)

huku na huku

here and there (literally here and here)

No (Arabic)

Hapana

No (literally: there is not)

siyo/sivyo

no (alternate)

Ndiyo

yes (literally: indeed, that is so)

jiko

kitchen/stove

kikapu

basket

meza

table

soko

market

kuandika

to write

kuangalia

to look at, be careful of, pay attention, watch out

kuchagua

to choose

kucheza

to play

kuendelea

to continue, progress

kufunika

to cover

kufyeka

to slash, cut with a panga, clear the bush

kukohoa

to cough

kukubali

to agree

kukumbuka

to remember

kumaliza

to finish

kunawa

to wash hands and face

kuomba

to beg, pray, ask a favor of

kuinua

to lift, raise

kujaza

to fill (causative-to make full)

kukimbia

to run

kuongeza

to increase, to add to

kupanga

to arrange, hire

kupumzika

to rest, stop working

kutazama

to look at, gaze

kutembea

to walk

kutoka

to come out of, come from, go out

kuuliza

to ask, question

kuzoea

to get used to, become accustomed to

kuzungumza

to converse (with purpose)

kiatu

shoe

kiazi

potato

kiberiti

box of matches, lighter

kichwa

head

kidole

finger, toe

kidonda

sore, ulcer

kidonge

pill, tablet

kijiji

village

kijiko

spoon, teaspoon

kiko

"smoker's pipe"

kikombe

cup

kilima

hill

kilimo

agriculture (not used in plural)

kioo

mirror, sheet of glass

kipande

piece, portion, stint, slice

kipimo

measuring device (of any sort)

kisahani

saucer

kisima

well, watering-hole

kisu

knife

kitabu

book

kitanda

bed

kitambaa

cloth, material

kiti

chair, stool, seat

kitu

thing

chakula

food

chandalua

mosquito net

cheti

note, receipt, reference of work

chombo

tool, container, vessel of any kind, furniture

choo

latrine, lavatory, feces

chuma

piece of iron, metal

chumba

room

kiboko

hippopotamus / whip made from hippo hide

kifaru

rhino

kibarua

day-laborer, piece-worker

kijana

a youth, young person

kipofu

blind person

kiwete

crippled person, lame person

kiziwi

deaf person

-aminifu

honest, trustworthy, faithful

-ema

good (character), used mainly for people instead of -zuri

-embamba

thin, narrow, slender

-ekundu

red

-epesi

light (of weight), easy

-erevu

cunning, crafty

-eupe

white, light colored

-eusi

black, dark colored

-ingi

many, much

-ingine

some (when referring to part of the whole), another, other(s)

kilugha

generic tribal language

bora

best, better, excellent

bure

useless

ghali

expensive

hodari

strong, clever, efficient, able, energetic

kamili

complete, exact

kila

every, each

laini

soft, smooth

maridadi

fancy, adorned fancifully

maskini

poor (financially)

rahisi

easy, cheap

safi

clean, pure

sawa

alike, equal

tayari

ready

tele

plenty of, many, much, a lot

wazi

open, plain (clear)

vibaya

badly

kidogo

a little, slightly, rather, quite, fairly

vigumu

toughly, difficult, hardy

vizuri

well, nice, properly, okay

Kutakiwa

To be wanted / required

-liwa

passive ending for -oa/-ua verbs ending in a, i, or u

-lewa

passive ending for -oa/-ua verbs with e,o vowels

kuolewa

to be married (of a woman)

kuoa

to marry (of a man)

kuzaa

to give birth

kuzaliwa

to be born

kukataa

to refuse

kukataliwa

to be refused

-iwa

passive form for Arabic verbs ending in -i or -u

-ewa

passive ending for Arabic verbs ending in -e

-auliwa

passive ending for Arabic verbs ending in -au

kuliwa

to be eaten

kunywewa

to be drunk (not intoxicated, literally drunk)

mimi

I, me

wewe

you

yeye

he, him, she, her

sisi

we, us

ninyi

you (plural)

wao

they, them

nami

with me, and me

nawe

with you, and you

naye

with him/her, and him/her

nasi

with us, and us

nanyi

with you, and you

nao

with them, and them

-moja

one

-wili

two

-tatu

three

-nne

four

-tano

five

sita

six

saba

seven

-nane

eight

tisa

nine

kumi

ten

ishirini

twenty

mbili

two (in abstract form or in n class form)

Ijumaa (Ij.)

Friday

Jumamosi (J1.)

Saturday

Jumapili (J2.)

Sunday

Jumatatu (J3.)

Monday

Jumanne (J4.)

Tuesday

Jumatano (J5.)

Wednesday

Alhamisi (Al.)

Thursday

kesho kutwa

the day after tomorrow

kesho

tomorrow

jana

yesterday

juzi

the day before yesterday

juzijuzi

the other day

zamani

some time long ago, long time ago

toka, kutoka

from, out of

mpaka

up to, as far as, until, boundary

hata

even, not even (if used with a negative tense), up to (of time), 

bila

without, not having (must be followed by noun or infinitive

kwa

for, towards, in the direction of, to someone, by means of

katika

in, on, near, to, towards, from, amongst, into, out of, etc. (identical meaning to the -ni suffix)

kwa sababu

because

ila

except

basi/bas

and so, well then (introducing a paragraph in a narrative), enough, no more, cease, oh well, right

Basi?

Is that all?

kama

if, like, approximately

kwamba

"that (in the sense of ""he said that..."")"

lakini

but, however, nevertheless

ingawa

although, though

kubadili

to alter, change

kuchoma

to burn, roast, toast, pierce

kumwaga

to pour out, to waste

kupasua

to saw, split, tear

kupindua

to turn over

kuvunja

to break (active, to break something)

kuchelewa

to be late

kuchoka

to be tired

kwisha

to be finished

kujaa

to be filled

kukasirika

to be angry, vexed

kukosa

to be wrong, mistaken, to be without, to fail

kulewa

to be intoxicated

kupotea

to be lost

kushiba

to be satisfied with food (kukhuta)

-ika

stative ending for Bantu a,i,u verbs

-eka

stative ending for Bantu e,o verbs

-lik-

stative infix for Bantu verbs with -aa ending

-lika

stative ending for Arabic verbs ending in double vowels

mchungaji

shepherd, pastor, herdsman

mke

wife

mkristo

Christian

mkulima

farmer

mnyapara

foreman, overseer

mume

husband

mwanachama

member