| I | Pronomen | ine | I am here now. Ine ndili pano sono. |
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| you | Pronomen | iwe | You are very kind. Iwe ndiwe muwemi chomene. |
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| he | Pronomen | iyo | He is my friend. Iyo ni mubwezi wane. |
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| we | Pronomen | ise | We are going home. Ise tikuluta kunyumba. |
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| they | Pronomen | iwo | They are at school. Iwo ŵali ku sukulu. |
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| what | Pronomen | vichi | What do you want? Ukukhumba vichi? |
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| where | Adverb | nkhu | Where is your house? Nyumba yako yiri nkhu? |
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| when | Adverb | pawuli | When will you come? Ukwizenge pawuli? |
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| who | Pronomen | njani | Who is that person? Ni njani munthu yura? |
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| why | Adverb | chifukwa wuli | Why are you sad? Chifukwa wuli uli wachitima? |
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| how | Adverb | uli | How are you today? Uli uli muhanya uno? |
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| to be | Verb | kuŵa | She will be happy. Wazamkuŵa wakukondwa. |
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| to do | Verb | kuchita | We do our work. Tikuchita ntchito yithu. |
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| to go | Verb | kuluta | They go to town. Iwo ŵakuluta ku tawuni. |
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| to come | Verb | kwiza | Please come tomorrow morning. Chonde, wizani namachero mlenji. |
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| to see | Verb | kuwona | I see the mountain. Nikuona phiri. |
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| to know | Verb | kumanya | I know his name. Nikumanya zina lake. |
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| to think | Verb | kughanaghana | We think about life. Tikughanaghana za umoyo. |
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| to want | Verb | kukhumba | I want some water. Nkhukhumba maji ghanyake. |
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| to need | Verb | kukhumba | We need more food. Tikukhumba chakurya chinandi. |
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| to make | Verb | kupanga | They make good bread. Iwo ŵakupanga chingwa chiwemi. |
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| to take | Verb | kutora | Take the book home. Tora buku kuluta nalo kunyumba. |
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| to give | Verb | kupeleka | Give me the book. Nipe buku. |
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| to say | Verb | kuyowoya | Do not say that. Ungayowoyanga nthena yayi. |
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| to ask | Verb | kufumba | Ask the teacher now. Fumbani msambizgi sono. |
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| to find | Verb | kusanga | I found my book. Nasanga buku lane. |
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| to look | Verb | kuwona | Look at the sky. Wona kuchanya. |
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| to use | Verb | kugwiliskira ntchito | We use this table. Tikugwiliskira ntchito tebulo ili. |
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| to work | Verb | kugwira ntchito | They work every day. Iwo ŵakugwira ntchito zuŵa lililose. |
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| to eat | Verb | kurya | Children eat rice here. Ŵana ŵakurya mpunga pano. |
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| to drink | Verb | kumwa | I drink tea daily. Nikumwa tiyi zuŵa lililose. |
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| to sleep | Verb | kugona | The child sleeps well. Mwana wakugona makora. |
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| to walk | Verb | kwenda | We walk to school. Tikwenda ku sukulu. |
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| to run | Verb | kuchimbira | Boys run very fast. Ŵanyamata ŵakuchimbira mwaluŵiro chomene. |
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| to read | Verb | kuŵazga | I read this book. Nikuŵazga buku ili. |
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| to write | Verb | kulemba | She writes a letter. Wakulemba kalata. |
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| to speak | Verb | kuyowoya | They speak Tumbuka well. Iwo ŵakuyowoya Chitumbuka makora. |
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| to listen | Verb | kupulika | Listen to the teacher. Pulikizgani msambizgi. |
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| to hear | Verb | kupulika | I hear the music. Nkhupulika sumu. |
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| to buy | Verb | kugura | We buy fresh fish. Tikugura somba ziphya. |
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| to sell | Verb | kuguliska | They sell fruit here. Iwo ŵakuguliska vipambi pano. |
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| to pay | Verb | kulipira | I pay the money. Nakulipira ndalama. |
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| to help | Verb | kovwira | Please help the child. Chonde, vwirani mwana. |
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| to love | Verb | kutemwa | I love my family. Nkhutemwa banja lane. |
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| to live | Verb | kukhala | We live in town. Tikukhala mu tawuni. |
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| to die | Verb | kufwa | Old trees die slowly. Miti yakale yikufwa pachokopachoko. |
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| to learn | Verb | kusambira | Children learn at school. Ŵana ŵakusambira ku sukulu. |
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| to teach | Verb | kusambizga | They teach young children. Iwo ŵakusambizga ŵana ŵachoko. |
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| to open | Verb | kujura | Open the door now. Jura muryango sono. |
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| to close | Verb | kujara | Close the window please. Jara windo chonde. |
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| person | Substantiv | munthu | That person is kind. Munthu yura ngwa lusungu. |
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| man | Substantiv | mfumu | The man is tall. Mfumu njitali. |
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| woman | Substantiv | mwanakazi | The woman is singing. Mwanakazi wakwimba. |
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| child | Substantiv | mwana | The child is sleeping. Mwana wakugona. |
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| boy | Substantiv | mwana mwanalume | The boy runs fast. Mwana mwanalume wakuchimbira luŵiro. |
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| girl | Substantiv | mwana mwanakazi | The girl is reading. Mwana mwanakazi wakuŵazga. |
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| family | Substantiv | banja | My family is large. Banja lane likuru. |
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| mother | Substantiv | nyina | My mother is cooking. Nyina wakuphika. |
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| father | Substantiv | wiske | My father is working. Wiske wakugwira ntchito. |
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| friend | Substantiv | mubwezi | He is my friend. Iyo ni mubwezi wane. |
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| house | Substantiv | nyumba | The house is new. Nyumba njiphya. |
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| home | Substantiv | kunyumba | We are going home. Tikuluta kunyumba. |
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| school | Substantiv | sukulu | The school is nearby. Sukulu yiri pafupi. |
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| city | Substantiv | tawuni | This city is busy. Tawuni iyi yili na ntchito zinandi. |
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| country | Substantiv | charu | Our country is beautiful. Charu chithu ntchiwemi. |
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| world | Substantiv | charu | The world is large. Charu ntchikuru. |
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| room | Substantiv | chipinda | The room is clean. Chipinda ntchakutowa. |
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| time | Substantiv | nyengo | Time passes very quickly. Nyengo yikumara mwaluŵiro chomene. |
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| day | Substantiv | zuŵa | Today is a good day. Muhanya uno ni zuŵa liwemi. |
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| night | Substantiv | usiku | The night is cold. Usiku ngwakuzizima. |
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| morning | Substantiv | mlenji | This morning is cold. Mlenji uwu ngwakuzizima. |
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| evening | Substantiv | mise | Come here this evening. Wiza pano mise iyi. |
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| week | Substantiv | sabata | I will come next week. Nizamkwiza sabata yikwiza. |
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| month | Substantiv | mwezi | This month is busy. Mwezi uwu ngwakusuzga. |
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| year | Substantiv | chaka | This year is different. Chaka ichi ntchakupambana. |
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| today | Adverb | muhanya uno | I am busy today. Ndili wakutangwanika muhanya uno. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | namachero | We will travel tomorrow. Tilutenge namachero. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | mayiro | He came yesterday morning. Iyo wakiza mayiro mlenji. |
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| now | Adverb | sono | Come here now. Wiza pano sono. |
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| sun | Substantiv | zuŵa | The sun is hot. Zuŵa likotcha. |
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| moon | Substantiv | mwezi | The moon is bright. Mwezi ukuŵala. |
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| star | Substantiv | nyenyezi | The star is bright. Nyenyezi yikuŵala. |
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| sky | Substantiv | kuchanya | The sky is blue. Kuchanya nkhabuluu. |
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| earth | Substantiv | charu | The earth is round. Charu ntchakuzingilizga. |
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| fire | Substantiv | moto | The fire is hot. Moto ngwakotcha. |
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| water | Substantiv | maji | The water is cold. Maji ngakuzizima. |
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| rain | Substantiv | vura | The rain is falling. Vura yikulokwa. |
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| wind | Substantiv | mphepo | The wind is strong. Mphepo njankhongono. |
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| tree | Substantiv | mti | The tree is tall. Mti ngutali. |
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| flower | Substantiv | maluwa | The flower is beautiful. Maluwa ngawemi. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | phiri | That mountain is high. Phiri lira ntchitali. |
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| river | Substantiv | mronga | The river is wide. Mronga ngukuru. |
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| sea | Substantiv | nyanja | The sea is far. Nyanja yiri kutali. |
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| food | Substantiv | chakurya | The food is ready. Chakurya chanjira. |
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| bread | Substantiv | chingwa | I bought fresh bread. Nagura chingwa chiphya. |
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| rice | Substantiv | mpunga | The rice is cooking. Mpunga ukuphika. |
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| meat | Substantiv | nyama | The meat smells good. Nyama yikununkhira makora. |
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| fish | Substantiv | somba | We are eating fish. Tikurya somba. |
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| egg | Substantiv | sumbi | The egg is broken. Sumbi laphyoka. |
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| milk | Substantiv | mkaka | The milk is warm. Mkaka ngwakufunda. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | chipambi | This fruit is sweet. Chipambi ichi ntchakunowa. |
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| tea | Substantiv | tiyi | She drinks hot tea. Wakumwa tiyi wakotcha. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | khofi | I like hot coffee. Nkhutemwa khofi wakotcha. |
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| head | Substantiv | mutu | My head hurts today. Mutu wane ukupweteka muhanya uno. |
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| eye | Substantiv | jiso | Her eye is red. Jiso lake lituŵira. |
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| ear | Substantiv | khutu | My ear hurts. Khutu lane likupweteka. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | mulomo | Open your mouth wide. Jura mulomo wako chomene. |
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| nose | Substantiv | mphuno | My nose is cold. Mphuno yane njakuzizima. |
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| hand | Substantiv | woko | Wash your hand now. Samba woko lwako sono. |
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| foot | Substantiv | lundi | My foot hurts. Lundi lane likupweteka. |
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| heart | Substantiv | mtima | His heart is strong. Mtima wake ngwankhongono. |
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| name | Substantiv | zina | Your name is beautiful. Zina lako nliwemi. |
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| book | Substantiv | buku | This book is new. Buku ili nliphya. |
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| word | Substantiv | mazgu | That word is difficult. Lizgu lira lakusuzga. |
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| language | Substantiv | chiyowoyero | Tumbuka is a language. Chitumbuka ni chiyowoyero. |
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| money | Substantiv | ndalama | I need money today. Nkhukhumba ndalama muhanya uno. |
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| work | Substantiv | ntchito | This work is hard. Ntchito iyi njakusuzga. |
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| love | Substantiv | chitemwa | Love is very important. Chitemwa ntchakukhumbikwa chomene. |
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| music | Substantiv | sumu | The music is beautiful. Sumu njiwemi. |
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| story | Substantiv | nkhani | Tell me a story. Niphalire nkhani. |
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| way | Substantiv | nthowa | This way is easier. Nthowa iyi njipusu. |
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| thing | Substantiv | chinthu | That thing is heavy. Chinthu chira ntchikuru. |
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| life | Substantiv | umoyo | Life is not easy. Umoyo ngwa chipusu yayi. |
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| door | Substantiv | muryango | The door is open. Muryango wajuka. |
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| table | Substantiv | tebulo | The table is clean. Tebulo ndakutowa. |
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| chair | Substantiv | mpando | The chair is broken. Mpando waphyoka. |
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| car | Substantiv | galimoto | The car is fast. Galimoto yikuchimbira. |
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| good | Adjektiv | wemi | This food is good. Chakurya ichi ntchiwemi. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | uheni | That road is bad. Nthowa yira njiheni. |
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| big | Adjektiv | kuru | We have a big house. Tili na nyumba yikuru. |
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| small | Adjektiv | choko | The child is small. Mwana ngwachoko. |
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| new | Adjektiv | phya | I bought a new book. Nagura buku liphya. |
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| old | Adjektiv | kale | That house is old. Nyumba yira njakale. |
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| long | Adjektiv | tali | The road is long. Nthowa njitali. |
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| short | Adjektiv | pfupi | This rope is short. Chingwe ichi ntchifupi. |
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| high | Adjektiv | tali | That mountain is high. Phiri lira ntchitali. |
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| low | Adjektiv | pasi | The wall is low. Luŵaza ndapasi. |
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| hot | Adjektiv | kotcha | The tea is hot. Tiyi wakotcha. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | zizima | The water is cold. Maji ngakuzizima. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | wakukondwa | The children are happy. Ŵana ŵakukondwa. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | wachitima | She feels sad today. Wali wachitima muhanya uno. |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | wemi | The flower is beautiful. Luwa nliwemi. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | chipusu | This work is easy. Ntchito iyi njakupusu. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | kusuzga | This question is hard. Fumbo ili nlakusuzga. |
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| fast | Adjektiv | mwaluŵiro | That car is fast. Galimoto yira yikuchimbira mwaluŵiro. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | pachokopachoko | The old man walks slow. Mfumu yakale yikwenda pachokopachoko. |
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| right | Adjektiv | unenesko | Your answer is right. Zgoro lako ndunenesko. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | uheni | That answer is wrong. Zgoro lira ndiheni. |
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| important | Adjektiv | chakukhumbikwa | This book is important. Buku ili ntchakukhumbikwa. |
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| true | Adjektiv | unenesko | His story is true. Nkhani yake njunenesko. |
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| full | Adjektiv | zura | The cup is full. Nkhombo yazura. |
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| empty | Adjektiv | pachoko | The room is empty. Chipinda chilije kanthu. |
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| young | Adjektiv | mwana | The boy is young. Mwana mwanalume ngwachoko. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | wankhongono | That man is strong. Mfumu yira njankhongono. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | wambura nkhongono | The child is weak. Mwana walije nkhongono. |
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| red | Adjektiv | tuŵira | The flower is red. Luwa lituŵira. |
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| blue | Adjektiv | buluu | The sky is blue. Kuchanya nkhabuluu. |
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| green | Adjektiv | biribiri | The grass is green. Uteka mbiribiri. |
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| black | Adjektiv | fita | The dog is black. Nkhumba yifita. |
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| white | Adjektiv | tuŵa | The shirt is white. Malaya ngatuŵa. |
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| yes | Interjektion | enya | Yes, I am ready. Enya, ndanjira. |
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| no | Interjektion | yayi | No, I do not know. Yayi, nkhumanya yayi. |
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| not | Adverb | yayi | I am not tired. Ndaneta yayi. |
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| and | Konjunktion | na | Mother and father are here. Nyina na wiske ŵali pano. |
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| or | Konjunktion | panji | Tea or coffee is fine. Tiyi panji khofi vyose viwemi. |
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| but | Konjunktion | kweni | I came, but he left. Niza, kweni iyo waluta. |
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| if | Konjunktion | usange | If you come, I stay. Usange ukwiza, nikhalenge. |
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| because | Konjunktion | chifukwa | I stayed because it rained. Nkakhala chifukwa kukawa vura. |
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| with | Präposition | na | I came with my friend. Niza na mubwezi wane. |
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| without | Präposition | kwambura | He left without money. Iyo waluta kwambura ndalama. |
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| for | Präposition | kwa | This gift is for you. Chawanangwa ichi ntchako. |
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| from | Präposition | kufuma | I came from town. Niza kufuma ku tawuni. |
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| to | Präposition | ku | We walked to school. Tikwenda ku sukulu. |
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