| I | ضمير | nze | I am here now. Nze ndi wano kati. |
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| you | ضمير | ggwe | You are my friend. Ggwe oli mukwano gwange. |
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| he | ضمير | ye | He is at home. Ye ali waka. |
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| she | ضمير | ye | She is at school. Ye ali ku ssomero. |
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| we | ضمير | ffe | We are ready now. Ffe twetegefu kati. |
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| they | ضمير | bo | They are in the house. Bo bali mu nnyumba. |
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| what | ضمير | ki | What do you want? Oyagala ki? |
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| where | ظرف | wa | Where do they live? Babeera wa? |
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| when | ظرف | ddi | When will you come? Ojja ddi? |
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| who | ضمير | ani | Who is at the door? Ani ali ku luggi? |
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| why | ظرف | lwaki | Why are you sad? Lwaki onyiize? |
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| how | ظرف | tya | How are you today? Oli otya leero? |
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| to be | فعل | okuba | I want to be strong. Njagala okuba ow'amaanyi. |
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| to have | فعل | okuba ne | They have a new car. Balina mmotoka empya. |
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| to do | فعل | okukola | We do our work well. Tukola omulimu gwaffe bulungi. |
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| to go | فعل | okugenda | I go to school daily. Ngenda ku ssomero buli lunaku. |
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| to come | فعل | okujja | Please come here now. Jjangu wano kati. |
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| to see | فعل | okulaba | I see the moon tonight. Ndaba omwezi ekiro kino. |
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| to know | فعل | okumanya | I know his name. Mmanyi erinnya lye. |
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| to think | فعل | okulowooza | We think about the future. Tulowooza ku biseera eby'omu maaso. |
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| to want | فعل | okwagala | They want more food. Baagala emmere endala. |
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| to need | فعل | okwetaaga | I need clean water. Neetaaga amazzi amalongoofu. |
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| to make | فعل | okukola | She makes good tea. Akola caayi nnungi. |
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| to take | فعل | okutwala | Take the book home. Twala ekitabo eka. |
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| to give | فعل | okuwa | Give me some water. Mpa amazzi. |
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| to say | فعل | okwogera | Do not say that. Toyogera ekyo. |
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| to tell | فعل | okugamba | Tell me the truth. Gamba amazima. |
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| to ask | فعل | okubuuza | Ask the teacher today. Buuza omusomesa leero. |
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| to find | فعل | okuzuula | I found my book. Nzuula ekitabo kyange. |
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| to look | فعل | okutunuulira | Look at the sky. Tunuulira eggulu. |
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| to use | فعل | okukozesa | We use this table daily. Tukozesa emmeeza eno buli lunaku. |
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| to work | فعل | okukola | They work every morning. Bakola buli nkya. |
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| to eat | فعل | okulya | Children eat rice at home. Abaana balya omuceere waka. |
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| to drink | فعل | okunywa | I drink tea daily. Nnywa caayi buli lunaku. |
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| to sleep | فعل | okwebaka | The child sleeps early. Omwana yeebaka mangu. |
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| to walk | فعل | okutambula | We walk to school. Tutambula okugenda ku ssomero. |
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| to run | فعل | okudduka | The boy runs fast. Omulenzi adduka mangu. |
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| to read | فعل | okusoma | She reads a book. Asoma ekitabo. |
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| to write | فعل | okuwandiika | Write your name here. Wandiika erinnya lyo wano. |
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| to speak | فعل | okwogera | They speak Luganda well. Boogera Oluganda bulungi. |
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| to listen | فعل | okuwulira | Listen to the music. Wulira emiziki. |
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| to hear | فعل | okuwulira | I hear the wind. Mpulira empewo. |
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| to buy | فعل | okugula | We buy bread today. Tugula omugaati leero. |
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| to sell | فعل | okutunda | They sell fish here. Batunda ebyennyanja wano. |
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| to pay | فعل | okusasula | I pay the money now. Nsasula ssente kati. |
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| to help | فعل | okuyamba | Help your mother today. Yamba nnyoko leero. |
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| to love | فعل | okwagala | I love my family. Njagala famire yange. |
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| to live | فعل | okubeera | They live in the city. Babeera mu kibuga. |
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| to die | فعل | okufa | All people will die. Abantu bonna balifa. |
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| to learn | فعل | okuyiga | Children learn at school. Abaana bayiga ku ssomero. |
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| to teach | فعل | okusomesa | They teach English here. Basomesa Lungereza wano. |
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| to open | فعل | okuggulawo | Open the door slowly. Ggulawo oluggi mpola. |
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| to close | فعل | okuggalawo | Close the window now. Ggalawo eddirisa kati. |
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| person | اسم | omuntu | Every person needs water. Buli muntu yeetaaga amazzi. |
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| man | اسم | omusajja | The man is strong. Omusajja wa maanyi. |
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| woman | اسم | omukazi | The woman is happy. Omukazi musanyufu. |
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| child | اسم | omwana | The child is sleeping. Omwana yeebase. |
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| boy | اسم | omulenzi | The boy reads well. Omulenzi asoma bulungi. |
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| girl | اسم | omuwala | The girl is singing. Omuwala ayimba. |
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| family | اسم | famire | My family is big. Famire yange nini. |
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| mother | اسم | maama | My mother is kind. Maama wange wa kisa. |
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| father | اسم | taata | My father works hard. Taata wange akola nnyo. |
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| friend | اسم | mukwano | She is my friend. Ye mukwano gwange. |
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| house | اسم | ennyumba | The house is new. Ennyumba mpya. |
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| home | اسم | eka | We are going home. Tugenda eka. |
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| school | اسم | essomero | The school is near. Essomero liri kumpi. |
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| city | اسم | ekibuga | The city is very busy. Ekibuga kibeera kizibu nnyo. |
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| country | اسم | eggwanga | Our country is beautiful. Eggwanga lyaffe lirungi. |
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| world | اسم | ensi | The world is changing. Ensi ekyuka. |
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| street | اسم | ekkubo | The street is long. Ekkubo ddene. |
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| room | اسم | ekisenge | The room is clean. Ekisenge kiyonjo. |
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| time | اسم | obudde | Time goes very quickly. Obudde bugenda mangu nnyo. |
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| day | اسم | olunaku | Today is a good day. Leero lunaku lulungi. |
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| night | اسم | ekiro | The night is cold. Ekiro kinyogovu. |
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| morning | اسم | enkya | This morning is quiet. Enkya eno nteefu. |
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| evening | اسم | akawungeezi | The evening is calm. Akawungeezi kateefu. |
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| week | اسم | wiiki | This week is busy. Wiiki eno erimu emirimu mingi. |
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| month | اسم | omwezi | This month is long. Omwezi guno muwanvu. |
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| year | اسم | omwaka | This year is good. Omwaka guno mulungi. |
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| today | ظرف | leero | I am working today. Nkola leero. |
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| tomorrow | ظرف | enkya | We will come tomorrow. Tujja nkya. |
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| yesterday | ظرف | jjo | He came yesterday evening. Yajja jjo akawungeezi. |
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| now | ظرف | kati | Come here now. Jjangu wano kati. |
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| sun | اسم | enjuba | The sun is hot. Enjuba yookya. |
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| moon | اسم | omwezi | The moon is bright. Omwezi gutangaala. |
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| star | اسم | emmunyeenye | That star is bright. Emmunyeenye eyo etangaala. |
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| sky | اسم | eggulu | The sky is blue. Eggulu bbulu. |
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| earth | اسم | ensi | The earth is round. Ensi yeetooloovu. |
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| fire | اسم | omuliro | The fire is hot. Omuliro gwokya. |
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| water | اسم | amazzi | The water is cold. Amazzi manyogovu. |
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| rain | اسم | enkuba | The rain is falling. Enkuba etonnya. |
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| wind | اسم | empewo | The wind is strong. Empewo ya maanyi. |
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| tree | اسم | omuti | The tree is tall. Omuti muwanvu. |
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| flower | اسم | ekimuli | The flower is beautiful. Ekimuli kirungi. |
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| mountain | اسم | olusozi | That mountain is high. Olusozi luli luwanvu. |
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| river | اسم | omugga | The river is long. Omugga muwanvu. |
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| sea | اسم | ennyanja | The sea is wide. Ennyanja ngazi. |
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| food | اسم | emmere | The food is ready. Emmere etegekedwa. |
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| bread | اسم | omugaati | I bought fresh bread. Nagula omugaati omuggya. |
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| rice | اسم | omuceere | The rice is hot. Omuceere mubisi. |
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| meat | اسم | ennyama | We are cooking meat. Tufumba ennyama. |
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| fish | اسم | ebyennyanja | They sell fresh fish. Batunda ebyennyanja ebiggya. |
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| egg | اسم | egi | The egg is broken. Egi evudde. |
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| milk | اسم | amata | The milk is warm. Amata ga bbugumu. |
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| fruit | اسم | ekibala | This fruit is sweet. Ekibala kino kiwooma. |
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| tea | اسم | caayi | I drink tea daily. Nnywa caayi buli lunaku. |
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| coffee | اسم | kaawa | He drinks coffee every morning. Anywa kaawa buli nkya. |
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| head | اسم | omutwe | My head hurts today. Omutwe gwange gunnuma leero. |
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| eye | اسم | eriiso | Her eye is red. Eriiso lye limmyuufu. |
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| ear | اسم | okutu | My ear hurts badly. Okutu kwange kunnuma nnyo. |
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| mouth | اسم | akamwa | Open your mouth wide. Yasamya akamwa ko. |
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| nose | اسم | ennyindo | His nose is bleeding. Ennyindo ye evaamu omusaayi. |
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| hand | اسم | omukono | Wash your hand now. Naaba omukono gwo kati. |
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| foot | اسم | ekigere | My foot is painful. Ekigere kyange kiruma. |
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| name | اسم | erinnya | What is your name? Erinnya lyo gwe ani? |
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| book | اسم | ekitabo | This book is new. Ekitabo kino kipya. |
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| word | اسم | ekigambo | This word is difficult. Ekigambo kino kizibu. |
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| language | اسم | olulimi | Luganda is a language. Oluganda lulimi. |
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| money | اسم | ssente | I need more money. Neetaaga ssente endala. |
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| work | اسم | omulimu | This work is hard. Omulimu guno muzibu. |
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| love | اسم | okwagala | Love is very important. Okwagala kwa mugaso nnyo. |
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| music | اسم | emiziki | The music is loud. Emiziki gya waggulu. |
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| story | اسم | olugero | That story is interesting. Olugero olwo lunyuvu. |
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| way | اسم | ekkubo | This way is easy. Ekkubo lino lyangu. |
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| thing | اسم | ekintu | This thing is small. Ekintu kino kitono. |
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| life | اسم | obulamu | Life is very precious. Obulamu bwa muwendo nnyo. |
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| door | اسم | oluggi | The door is open. Oluggi luggule. |
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| table | اسم | emmeeza | The table is clean. Emmeeza nyonjo. |
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| chair | اسم | entebe | The chair is broken. Entebe emenyese. |
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| car | اسم | mmotoka | The car is new. Mmotoka mpya. |
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| good | صفة | lungi | This food is good. Emmere eno nnungi. |
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| bad | صفة | bbi | This water is bad. Amazzi gano mabbi. |
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| big | صفة | nene | That house is big. Ennyumba eri nnene. |
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| small | صفة | tono | The room is small. Ekisenge kitono. |
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| new | صفة | pya | I bought a new book. Nagula ekitabo ekipya. |
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| old | صفة | kadde | That house is old. Ennyumba eri nkadde. |
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| long | صفة | wanvu | The road is long. Ekkubo luwanvu. |
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| short | صفة | mpi | The rope is short. Omuguwa mumpi. |
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| high | صفة | wanvu | The mountain is high. Olusozi luwanvu. |
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| low | صفة | wansi | The table is low. Emmeeza eri wansi. |
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| hot | صفة | bugumu | The tea is hot. Caayi ya bbugumu. |
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| cold | صفة | nyogovu | The water is cold. Amazzi manyogovu. |
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| happy | صفة | musanyufu | The child is happy. Omwana musanyufu. |
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| sad | صفة | nnyiize | She looks very sad. Alabika ng'anyize nnyo. |
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| beautiful | صفة | lungi | The flower is beautiful. Ekimuli kirungi. |
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| easy | صفة | nyangu | This work is easy. Omulimu guno mwangu. |
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| hard | صفة | zibu | This question is hard. Ekibuuzo kino kizibu. |
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| fast | صفة | angu | That car is fast. Mmotoka eyo ya mangu. |
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| slow | صفة | mpola | The old man walks slow. Omusajja omukadde atambula mpola. |
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| right | صفة | tuufu | Your answer is right. Okuddamu kwo kutuufu. |
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| wrong | صفة | bikyamu | That answer is wrong. Okuddamu okwo kukyamu. |
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| important | صفة | wa mugaso | Education is important for children. Okusoma kwa mugaso eri abaana. |
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| true | صفة | mazima | This story is true. Olugero luno lwa mazima. |
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| full | صفة | jjudde | The bottle is full. Eccupa ejjudde. |
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| empty | صفة | jjereere | The room is empty. Ekisenge kijereere. |
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| young | صفة | to | The child is young. Omwana muto. |
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| strong | صفة | wa maanyi | That man is strong. Omusajja oyo wa maanyi. |
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| weak | صفة | nafu | The boy feels weak. Omulenzi awulira nga munafu. |
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| red | صفة | myuufu | The flower is red. Ekimuli kimmyuufu. |
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| blue | صفة | bbulu | The sky is blue. Eggulu bbulu. |
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| green | صفة | kiragala | The grass is green. Essubi kiragala. |
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| yellow | صفة | kyenvu | The fruit is yellow. Ekibala kyenvu. |
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| black | صفة | nzirugavu | The bag is black. Ensawo nzirugavu. |
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| white | صفة | eru | The goat is white. Embuzi eru. |
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| yes | حَرفُ نِداء | ye | Yes, I understand now. Ye, ntegedde kati. |
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| no | حَرفُ نِداء | nedda | No, I do not know. Nedda, simanyi. |
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| not | ظرف | si | I am not tired. Siri mukoowu. |
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| and | رابطة | ne | Mother and father are home. Maama ne taata bali waka. |
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| or | رابطة | oba | Tea or coffee is fine. Caayi oba kaawa kirungi. |
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| but | رابطة | naye | I came, but he left. Najja, naye ye yagenda. |
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| if | رابطة | bwe | If you come, call me. Bw'ojja, nkuba essimu. |
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| because | رابطة | kubanga | I stayed home because rain fell. Nasigala eka kubanga enkuba yatonnya. |
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| with | حرف جر | ne | She came with her friend. Yajja ne mukwano gwe. |
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| without | حرف جر | awatali | He left without money. Yagenda awatali ssente. |
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| for | حرف جر | olwa | This gift is for you. Ekirabo kino kya ggwe. |
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| from | حرف جر | okuva | I am from Uganda. Nva mu Yuganda. |
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| to | حرف جر | eri | We walked to school. Twatambula eri essomero. |
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