| I | Pronomen | ine | I am here now. Ine ndi pano nomba. |
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| you | Pronomen | iwe | You are my friend. Iwe uli umwine wandi. |
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| we | Pronomen | ifwe | We are going home. Ifwe tuleya ku ng'anda. |
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| they | Pronomen | bena | They are at school. Bena bali ku sukulu. |
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| what | Pronomen | cinshi | What do you want now? Cinshi ulefwaya nomba? |
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| where | Adverb | kwi | Where are you going? Uleya kwi? |
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| when | Adverb | lilali | When are they coming? Baleisa lilali? |
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| who | Pronomen | nani | Who is at the door? Nani ali pa mulyango? |
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| why | Adverb | mulandu nshi | Why are you laughing? Mulandu nshi ule-seka? |
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| how | Adverb | shani | How are you today? Uli shani ilelo? |
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| to have | Verb | ukuba na | I have a book. Ndi na ibuku. |
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| to do | Verb | ukucita | They do the work well. Bacita umulimo bwino. |
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| to go | Verb | ukuya | We go to school early. Tuleya ku sukulu luli. |
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| to come | Verb | ukuisa | Please come here now. Isa pano nomba. |
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| to see | Verb | ukumona | I see the moon tonight. Ndemona umweshi ubushiku buno. |
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| to know | Verb | ukwishiba | I know that story. Ndeshiba ilyo lyashi. |
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| to think | Verb | ukutontonkanya | We think about the future. Tule-tontonkanya pa nshita ileisa. |
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| to want | Verb | ukufwaya | They want more water. Bale-fwaya amenshi ayengi. |
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| to need | Verb | ukufwaikwa | I need your help today. Ndefwaikwa ubafwilisho bwobe ilelo. |
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| to make | Verb | ukupanga | |
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| to take | Verb | ukutola | Take the book home. Tola ibuku ku ng'anda. |
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| to give | Verb | ukupela | Give me some water. Mpelako amenshi. |
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| to say | Verb | ukubula | I say the truth. Mbula icine. |
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| to tell | Verb | ukweba | Tell me the story. Njebako lyashi. |
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| to ask | Verb | ukwipusha | Ask the teacher now. Ipusha kafundisha nomba. |
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| to find | Verb | ukusanga | We find the lost key. Tusanga ici fungulo caluba. |
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| to look | Verb | ukulangisha | Look at the sky. Lolesha ku mulu. |
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| to use | Verb | ukubomfya | Use this clean cup. Bomfya ino nkombo iyawama. |
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| to work | Verb | ukubomba | They work every day. Babomba ubushiku bonse. |
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| to eat | Verb | ukulya | Children eat rice here. Abana balya umupunga pano. |
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| to drink | Verb | ukunwa | I drink tea every morning. Ndenwa tii mu lucelo lonse. |
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| to sleep | Verb | ukulala | The baby sleeps well. Umwana alelala bwino. |
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| to walk | Verb | ukwenda | We walk to the market. Twenda ku katale. |
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| to run | Verb | ukubutuka | The boy can run fast. Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu. |
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| to read | Verb | ukubelenga | I read this book. Ndebelenga iri buku. |
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| to write | Verb | ukulemba | Write your name here. Lemba ishina lyobe pano. |
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| to speak | Verb | ukulandapo | They speak Bemba at home. |
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| to listen | Verb | ukutika | Listen to the teacher carefully. Tika kuli kafundisha bwino. |
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| to hear | Verb | ukumfwa | I hear music outside. Ndemfwa umuziki kunse. |
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| to buy | Verb | ukushita | We buy bread today. Tuleshita umukate ilelo. |
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| to sell | Verb | ukushitisha | They sell fish here. Baleshitisha isabi pano. |
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| to pay | Verb | ukufuta | Pay the driver now. Futa umwendesha nomba. |
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| to help | Verb | ukwafwa | Please help your mother. Wafwa ba mayo bobe. |
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| to love | Verb | ukukunda | I love my family. Ndekunda ulupwa lwandi. |
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| to live | Verb | ukwikala | We live in town. Twikala mu musumba. |
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| to die | Verb | ukufwa | Plants die without water. Ifimena filefwa ukwabula amenshi. |
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| to learn | Verb | ukusambilila | Children learn at school. Abana basambilila ku sukulu. |
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| to teach | Verb | ukufundisha | They teach us Bemba. Batufundisha IciBemba. |
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| to open | Verb | ukwisula | Open the door slowly. Isula umulyango panono. |
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| to close | Verb | ukufunga | |
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| person | Substantiv | umuntu | That person is kind. Uyo muntu ni wa luse. |
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| man | Substantiv | umwaume | The man is tall. Umwaume alelepa. |
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| woman | Substantiv | umwanakashi | The woman is singing. Umwanakashi aleimba. |
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| child | Substantiv | umwana | The child is sleeping. Umwana alelala. |
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| boy | Substantiv | umulumendo | The boy runs quickly. Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu. |
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| girl | Substantiv | umukashana | The girl reads well. Umukashana alebelenga bwino. |
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| family | Substantiv | ulupwa | My family is large. Ulupwa lwandi lukalamba. |
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| mother | Substantiv | bamayo | My mother is cooking. Bamayo bandi baleipika. |
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| father | Substantiv | batata | My father is working. Batata bandi balebomba. |
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| friend | Substantiv | umwine | My friend is here. Umwine wandi ali pano. |
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| house | Substantiv | ing'anda | The house is new. Ing'anda ipya. |
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| home | Substantiv | ku ng'anda | We are going home. Tuleya ku ng'anda. |
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| school | Substantiv | sukulu | The school is nearby. Isukulu ili mupepi. |
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| city | Substantiv | umusumba | This city is busy. Uyu musumba uli no mulimo mwingi. |
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| country | Substantiv | icalo | Our country is peaceful. Icalo cesu calitutuluka. |
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| world | Substantiv | isonde | The world is changing. Isonde lile-aluka. |
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| room | Substantiv | chipinda | The room is clean. Icipinda cawama. |
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| time | Substantiv | inshita | Time passes quickly. Inshita ipita bwangu. |
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| day | Substantiv | ubushiku | Today is a good day. Ilelo bushiku bwawama. |
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| night | Substantiv | ubushiku | The night is cold. Ubushiku bwatalala. |
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| morning | Substantiv | ulucelo | This morning is beautiful. Ulu lucelo lwalola. |
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| evening | Substantiv | akasuba | |
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| week | Substantiv | umulungu | I will come next week. Nkaisa mu mulungu uleisa. |
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| month | Substantiv | umweshi | This month is busy. Uno mweshi uli no mulimo mwingi. |
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| year | Substantiv | umwaka | This year is important. Uno mwaka wakosa. |
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| today | Adverb | ilelo | I am busy today. Ndepepa ilelo. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | mailo | We will travel tomorrow. Tukaya mailo. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | mailo | He came yesterday morning. |
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| now | Adverb | nomba | Come here now. Isa pano nomba. |
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| sun | Substantiv | akasuba | The sun is hot. Akasuba kalepya. |
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| moon | Substantiv | umweshi | The moon is bright tonight. Umweshi walaba ubushiku buno. |
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| star | Substantiv | ulutanda | A star shines above. Ulutanda lulebalika mu mulu. |
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| sky | Substantiv | muulu | The sky is blue. Muulu walibuta. |
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| earth | Substantiv | isonde | |
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| fire | Substantiv | umulilo | The fire is very hot. Umulilo walepya sana. |
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| water | Substantiv | amenshi | The water is cold. Amenshi yatalala. |
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| rain | Substantiv | imfula | The rain is falling. Imfula ilelwa. |
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| wind | Substantiv | umwela | The wind is strong today. Umwela wakosa ilelo. |
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| tree | Substantiv | umuti | That tree is tall. Ulya muti mulepa. |
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| flower | Substantiv | ululuba | The flower is beautiful. Ululuba lwalola. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | ulupili | The mountain is high. Ulupili lulepa. |
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| river | Substantiv | umumana | The river is wide. Umumana wakula. |
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| food | Substantiv | ifyakulya | The food is ready. Ifyakulya fyapwa. |
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| bread | Substantiv | umukate | I bought fresh bread. Nashita umukate mupya. |
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| rice | Substantiv | umupunga | We eat rice often. Tulya umupunga lyonse. |
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| meat | Substantiv | inyama | The meat is delicious. Inyama ni bwino. |
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| fish | Substantiv | isabi | They cooked fish today. Bapika isabi ilelo. |
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| egg | Substantiv | ilinso | The egg is broken. Ilinso nalitobeka. |
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| milk | Substantiv | amata | The baby drinks milk. Umwana anwa amata. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | icisabo | This fruit is sweet. Ici cisabo cawama. |
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| tea | Substantiv | tii | She drinks hot tea. Anwa tii uwapya. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | kofi | I drink coffee every morning. Ndenwa kofi mu lucelo lonse. |
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| head | Substantiv | umutwe | My head hurts today. Umutwe wandi uleuma ilelo. |
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| eye | Substantiv | ilinso | |
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| ear | Substantiv | ukutwi | My ear hurts. Ukutwi kwandi kuleuma. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | akanwa | Open your mouth wide. Isula akanwa kobe sana. |
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| nose | Substantiv | impa | |
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| hand | Substantiv | ukuboko | Wash your hand well. Samba ukuboko kobe bwino. |
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| foot | Substantiv | ukulu | My foot is painful. Ukulu kwandi kuleuma. |
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| heart | Substantiv | umutima | |
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| name | Substantiv | ishina | My name is John. Ishina lyandi ni John. |
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| book | Substantiv | ibuku | This book is new. Iri buku lipya. |
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| word | Substantiv | icebo | That word is difficult. Ico cebo cakosa. |
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| language | Substantiv | ululimi | Bemba is a language. IciBemba lulimi. |
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| money | Substantiv | andalama | I need more money. Ndefwaya andalama ishingi. |
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| work | Substantiv | umulimo | The work is hard. Umulimo wakosa. |
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| love | Substantiv | ukukunda | Love brings peace. Ukukunda kuleta umutende. |
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| music | Substantiv | umuziki | The music is beautiful. Umuziki walola. |
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| story | Substantiv | lyashi | That story is true. Ilyo lyashi lyacine. |
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| way | Substantiv | inshila | This way is easier. Iyi nshila yakwelela. |
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| thing | Substantiv | icintu | This thing is useful. Ici cintu cingabomfiwa. |
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| life | Substantiv | ubuumi | Life is very precious. Ubuumi bwakosha sana. |
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| door | Substantiv | umulyango | The door is open. Umulyango naisuka. |
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| table | Substantiv | imeza | The table is clean. Imeza yawama. |
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| chair | Substantiv | intebe | The chair is broken. Intebe naitobeka. |
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| car | Substantiv | imotoka | The car is fast. Imotoka yalubilo. |
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| good | Adjektiv | bwino | This food is good. Ifi fyakulya ni bwino. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | bibi | That water is bad. Yalya menshi mabi. |
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| big | Adjektiv | ikalamba | We saw a big house. Twamona ing'anda ikalamba. |
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| small | Adjektiv | inono | The child is small. Umwana munono. |
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| new | Adjektiv | ipya | I bought a new book. Nashita ibuku lipya. |
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| old | Adjektiv | yakale | That house is old. Ilya ng'anda yakwe yakale. |
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| long | Adjektiv | italamuka | |
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| short | Adjektiv | ipipi | |
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| high | Adjektiv | ukulepa | The mountain is high. Ulupili lulepa. |
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| low | Adjektiv | panshi | |
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| hot | Adjektiv | uwapya | The tea is hot. Tii uwapya. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | uwatalala | The water is cold. Amenshi yatalala. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | uwansansa | The child is happy. Umwana alasansa. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | uwalanda | |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | uwalola | The flower is beautiful. Ululuba lwalola. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | ukwelela | This work is easy. Uyu mulimo wakwelela. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | ukukosa | |
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| fast | Adjektiv | bwangu | The car is fast. Imotoka yalubilo. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | panono | |
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| right | Adjektiv | icalungama | Your answer is right. Ukwasuka kobe kwalungama. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | icalubana | That answer is wrong. Ico kwasuka calubana. |
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| important | Adjektiv | cakosa | This lesson is important. Ici cisambililo cakosa. |
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| true | Adjektiv | cacine | That story is true. Ilyo lyashi lyacine. |
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| full | Adjektiv | ukwisula | |
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| empty | Adjektiv | ubula kantu | |
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| young | Adjektiv | mukankalala | |
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| strong | Adjektiv | wakosa | That man is strong. Ulya mwaume wakosa. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | wanaka | The child is weak. Umwana anaka. |
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| red | Adjektiv | ukutuba | |
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| green | Adjektiv | akatuntulu | |
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| black | Adjektiv | umufita | |
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| white | Adjektiv | umupela | |
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| yes | Interjektion | ee | Yes, I understand. Ee, ndeumfwa. |
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| no | Interjektion | iyo | No, I cannot come. Iyo, nshingesa. |
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| and | Konjunktion | na | Tea and bread are ready. Tii na mukate fyapwa. |
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| or | Konjunktion | nangu | Tea or coffee is fine. Tii nangu kofi bwino. |
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| but | Konjunktion | lelo | I tried, but failed. Nacita, lelo nacilufyanya. |
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| if | Konjunktion | nga | If it rains, stay inside. Nga imfula yaisa, ikala mukati. |
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| because | Konjunktion | pantu | I stayed because of rain. Naikala pantu imfula. |
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| with | Präposition | na | I came with my friend. Naishile na mwine wandi. |
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| without | Präposition | ukwabula | |
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| for | Präposition | pa | This gift is for you. Ici cipe ni pa iwe. |
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| from | Präposition | ukufuma | I came from school. Naishile ukufuma ku sukulu. |
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| to | Präposition | ku | We went to town. Twaya ku musumba. |
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