simplified_swahili Words 600 to 800
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yaya
nurse/nanny
mwenzi
companion/friend
mwenzangu
my companion/my friend
thelathini
thirty
arobaini
forty
hamsini
fifty
sitini
sixty
sabini
seventy
themanini
eighty
tisini
ninety
mia
hundred
elfu
thousand
laki
a hundred thousand
milioni
a million
nusu
half
theluthi
third
robo
a quarter
nukta / pointi
decimal point
sifuri
zero
kwa mia
percent
kasoro
less
kasoro dakika [tano]
"[five] to the hour (minutes until) literally ""5 minutes less"""
mchana (m-mi)
daytime
tangu
since, from (only used with time)
alfajiri
dawn (5:45am-6:30am)
adhuhuri
noon (used mainly on the coast)
alasiri
afternoon (2pm-5pm)
sekunde
second(s) (of time)
daima
everlastingly, continually
milele
forever, for eternity
saa ngapi sasa?
what time is it now?
kuacha
to abandon; leave off
kuachisha
to dismiss, sack, fire
kuambia
to tell, inform
kufuga
to keep livestock (this verb must be followed by the noun of livestock that is being kept)
kufukuza
to chase, drive off
kugusa
to touch
kuiba
to steal
kuimba
to sing
kuita
to call, summon
kukunja
to fold, wrinkle
kulia
to cry, cry out, bark (or make an animal sound)
kuoga
to bathe, have a bath, shower
kuokota
to find, come across
kuondoa
to remove, take away
kuondoka
to leave, go away, depart
kupa
to give to
kupangusa
to wipe lightly, dust
kupeleka
to send, deliver
kupima
to measure, test
kupita
to pass (active)
kupokea
to receive
kupewa
to be given
kasa robo
quarter to
kujitolea
to volunteer
kujiua
to commit suicide
kuua
to kill
aunsi/wakia
ounce
tani
ton
frasila
unit of about 35 lbs, used with certain agricultural commodities, especially onions, copra (dried coconut kernels), and jaggery (raw sugar)
debe (MA- class)
a 4-gallon tin container/can
galoni
gallon/1 gallon tin can
kibaba
1/2 liter (used mainly with flour and grain)
painti
pint
pishi
2 liters (used mainly with flour and grain
hatua
a pace (generally regarded as a yard)
hekta(ri)
hectare
eka(ri)
acre
eneo
area (in the geometric sense)
fedha
alternative word for money (literal meaning: silver)
hela
"3rd alt for money. From German. Sometimes meaning ""2 cents"""
sumni / thumni / thumuni
50 cents
Sungura
Rabbit (slang for a Tanzania 50 cent coin which depicts a rabbit on its reverse side)
afisi
office
akiba
reserve/store
akili
intelligence, common sense
alama
mark, stain, sign
bahari
sea
bahasha
envelope, bundle
bendera
flag
bidii
effort, energy
bunduki
rifle, gun
chapa
brand, trademark
damu
blood
faida
profit
fulani
something/someone or other, a certain thing/person or other
furaha
joy, happiness
hasara
loss
jasho
fortune, luck, blessing (second word)sweat
kamba
string, rope, cord
kodi
tax, rent
kofia
hat
lugha
language
mali
property, possession, wealth
mara
times
mchwa
termite (white ant)
namna
sort, kind, type
nchi
country
ndizi
banana
ndoo
bucket
nguvu
strength, power
njia
way, path, road
orodha
list
rangi
color, paint
salamu
greetings
serikali
government
zawadi
present, gift
juu ya
on top of, above, over, on, upon
chini ya
underneath, below, beneath, under
ndani ya
inside, within, in
nje ya
outside, on the surface of
mbele ya
in front of, beyond
nyuma ya
behind, at the back of
kando ya
Besides
kati ya
between, in the middle of
katikati ya
among
"ng'ambo ya"
on the other side of, beyond, the far side of
juu yangu
above me / idiom: it is up to me/it is my responsibility
juu yake
above him/her/it / idiom: it is his/her responsibility
chini yangu
beneath me / idiom: my subordinate
-ote
all, the whole
-enye
"having, possessing, with (""that has/who has/that have etc."")"
-enyewe
self (emphatic)
-o -ote
anyone, anything, any...at all, whatsoever
mwenyewe / wenyewe
owner(s)
kuamkia
to greet
kuhamia
to move in (immigrate)
-a bure
free
-a lazima
necessary, compulsory
-a moto
hot (sometimes used without possessive)
-a mwisho
last
-a mwitu
wild (of the forest--sometimes used without possessive)
-a pori (sometimes -a porini)
wild (of the bush)
-a siri
Secret
-a kulia
right (direction)
-a kushoto
left
-a kike
female
-a kiume
male
-a kienyeji
native type
-a kisasa (sometimes -a sasa)
modern, modern type
-a kwanza
first
-a pili
second
jicho / macho
eye / eyes
jiwe / mawe
stone(s), flashlight battery/ies
jiko / meko / majiko
fireplace, kitchen, stove
jino / meno
tooth / teeth
jambo / mambo
matter, issue
jibu / majibu
answer / answers
jina / majina
name / names
jipu / majipu
boil, abscess
baraza
local court, verandah, meeting
bati
corrugated iron, sheet iron
boma
government office block, fortification
bonde
valley
bunge
parliament
daraja
bridge, staircase
dirisha
window
duka
shop
gari
vehicle
gazeti
newspaper
jani
leaf
majani
grass
jembe
hoe
jua
the sun
kanisa
church
pipa
barrel, oil drum
pori
the bush, jungle
sanduku
box, suitcase, trunk of a car
shamba
farm, field, plantation
shauri
issue, affair, plan, advice
shoka
axe
taifa
nation
tope / matope
mud (plural used for large quantities)
yai
egg
zulia
carpet
chungwa
orange (fruit)
hindi
maize grain
limau
lemon
nanasi
pineapple
papai
pawpaw
tunda
fruit
ua
flower, blossom
Bibi
Lady, grandmother
dereva
driver
fundi
skilled worker, craftsman
karani
clerk, typist
Rais
President
seremala
carpenter
tajiri
businessman, rich person, merchant, employer
tarishi
messenger
waziri
government minister
maarifa
knowledge
mafuta
cooking oil, fat
maji
water
majivu
ashes
matata
trouble
mavi
excrement, feces
maziwa
milk
mazungumzo
conversation
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