Diccionario inglés–Swahili

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Palabra	Parte del discurso	Traducción	Ejemplo
I	pronombre	mimi	I am ready now. Mimi niko tayari sasa.
you	pronombre	wewe	You are very kind. Wewe ni mwema sana.
he	pronombre	yeye	He is my brother. Yeye ni ndugu yangu.
she	pronombre	yeye	She is at home. Yeye yuko nyumbani.
we	pronombre	sisi	We are going home. Sisi tunaenda nyumbani.
they	pronombre	wao	They work every day. Wao wanafanya kazi kila siku.
what	pronombre	nini	What do you want? Unataka nini?
where	adverbio	wapi	Where is the school? Shule iko wapi?
when	adverbio	lini	When will you come? Utakuja lini?
who	pronombre	nani	Who is that person? Mtu huyo ni nani?
why	adverbio	kwa nini	Why are you sad? Kwa nini una huzuni?
how	adverbio	vipi	How do you know? Unajua vipi?
to be	verbo	kuwa	They are very happy. Wao wana furaha sana.
to have	verbo	kuwa na	I have a book. Nina kitabu.
to do	verbo	fanya	We do the work. Tunafanya kazi.
to go	verbo	kwenda	They go to school. Wanaenda shuleni.
to come	verbo	kuja	Please come here now. Tafadhali njoo hapa sasa.
to see	verbo	ona	I see the moon. Ninaona mwezi.
to know	verbo	jua	Do you know him? Unamjua?
to think	verbo	fikiri	I think about work. Ninafikiria kazi.
to want	verbo	taka	They want more water. Wanataka maji zaidi.
to need	verbo	hitaji	We need more time. Tunahitaji muda zaidi.
to make	verbo	tengeneza	She makes good tea. Yeye anatengeneza chai nzuri.
to take	verbo	chukua	Take the book home. Chukua kitabu nyumbani.
to give	verbo	pa	Give me the book. Nipe kitabu.
to say	verbo	sema	Please say your name. Tafadhali sema jina lako.
to tell	verbo	ambia	Tell me the story. Niambie hadithi.
to ask	verbo	uliza	Ask the teacher now. Muulize mwalimu sasa.
to find	verbo	pata	I found my book. Nilipata kitabu changu.
to look	verbo	tazama	Look at the sky. Tazama anga.
to use	verbo	tumia	Use this chair today. Tumia kiti hiki leo.
to work	verbo	fanya kazi	They work in town. Wanafanya kazi mjini.
to eat	verbo	kula	We eat rice tonight. Tunakula wali usiku huu.
to drink	verbo	kunywa	Drink water every morning. Kunywa maji kila asubuhi.
to sleep	verbo	lala	The child sleeps early. Mtoto analala mapema.
to walk	verbo	tembea	We walk to school. Tunatembea kwenda shule.
to run	verbo	kimbia	The boy runs fast. Mvulana anakimbia haraka.
to read	verbo	soma	I read this book. Ninasoma kitabu hiki.
to write	verbo	andika	Write your name here. Andika jina lako hapa.
to speak	verbo	sema	She speaks slowly today. Yeye anasema polepole leo.
to listen	verbo	sikiliza	Listen to the teacher. Sikiliza mwalimu.
to hear	verbo	sikia	I hear the music. Ninasikia muziki.
to buy	verbo	nunua	They buy fresh bread. Wananunua mkate mpya.
to sell	verbo	uza	We sell tea here. Tunauza chai hapa.
to pay	verbo	lipa	Pay the money now. Lipa pesa sasa.
to help	verbo	saidia	Please help the child. Tafadhali msaidie mtoto.
to love	verbo	penda	I love my family. Ninaipenda familia yangu.
to live	verbo	ishi	We live in town. Tunaishi mjini.
to die	verbo	kufa	Old trees die slowly. Miti mikubwa hufa polepole.
to learn	verbo	jifunza	Children learn at school. Watoto wanajifunza shuleni.
to teach	verbo	fundisha	They teach English here. Wanafundisha Kiingereza hapa.
to open	verbo	fungua	Open the door now. Fungua mlango sasa.
to close	verbo	funga	Close the window please. Funga dirisha tafadhali.
person	sustantivo	mtu	That person is kind. Mtu huyo ni mwema.
man	sustantivo	mwanaume	The man is tall. Mwanaume huyo ni mrefu.
woman	sustantivo	mwanamke	The woman is smiling. Mwanamke anatabasamu.
child	sustantivo	mtoto	The child is sleeping. Mtoto analala.
boy	sustantivo	mvulana	The boy reads quietly. Mvulana anasoma kimya.
girl	sustantivo	msichana	The girl is happy. Msichana ana furaha.
family	sustantivo	familia	My family is big. Familia yangu ni kubwa.
mother	sustantivo	mama	My mother cooks well. Mama yangu anapika vizuri.
father	sustantivo	baba	His father works here. Baba yake anafanya kazi hapa.
friend	sustantivo	rafiki	She is my friend. Yeye ni rafiki yangu.
house	sustantivo	nyumba	The house is new. Nyumba ni mpya.
home	sustantivo	nyumbani	We are home now. Tuko nyumbani sasa.
school	sustantivo	shule	The school is large. Shule ni kubwa.
city	sustantivo	jiji	This city is busy. Jiji hili lina shughuli nyingi.
country	sustantivo	nchi	Our country is peaceful. Nchi yetu ina amani.
world	sustantivo	dunia	The world is changing. Dunia inabadilika.
street	sustantivo	barabara	The street is quiet. Barabara ni tulivu.
room	sustantivo	chumba	The room is clean. Chumba ni safi.
time	sustantivo	wakati	Time moves very fast. Wakati unaenda haraka sana.
day	sustantivo	siku	Today is a good day. Leo ni siku nzuri.
night	sustantivo	usiku	The night is cold. Usiku ni baridi.
morning	sustantivo	asubuhi	The morning is cool. Asubuhi ni yenye baridi.
evening	sustantivo	jioni	The evening is beautiful. Jioni ni nzuri.
week	sustantivo	wiki	This week is busy. Wiki hii ina shughuli nyingi.
month	sustantivo	mwezi	This month is long. Mwezi huu ni mrefu.
year	sustantivo	mwaka	This year is important. Mwaka huu ni muhimu.
today	adverbio	leo	I am busy today. Nina shughuli nyingi leo.
tomorrow	adverbio	kesho	We leave tomorrow morning. Tunaondoka kesho asubuhi.
yesterday	adverbio	jana	She came yesterday evening. Alikuja jana jioni.
now	adverbio	sasa	Come here now. Njoo hapa sasa.
sun	sustantivo	jua	The sun is hot. Jua ni kali.
moon	sustantivo	mwezi	The moon is bright. Mwezi unang'aa.
star	sustantivo	nyota	That star is bright. Nyota hiyo inang'aa.
sky	sustantivo	anga	The sky is blue. Anga ni la buluu.
earth	sustantivo	dunia	The earth is round. Dunia ni ya mviringo.
fire	sustantivo	moto	The fire is hot. Moto ni mkali.
water	sustantivo	maji	Water is very important. Maji ni muhimu sana.
rain	sustantivo	mvua	The rain is heavy. Mvua ni kubwa.
wind	sustantivo	upepo	The wind is strong. Upepo ni mkali.
tree	sustantivo	mti	The tree is tall. Mti ni mrefu.
flower	sustantivo	ua	This flower is beautiful. Ua hili ni zuri.
mountain	sustantivo	mlima	That mountain is high. Mlima huo ni mrefu.
river	sustantivo	mto	The river is long. Mto ni mrefu.
sea	sustantivo	bahari	The sea is calm. Bahari ni tulivu.
food	sustantivo	chakula	The food is ready. Chakula kiko tayari.
bread	sustantivo	mkate	The bread is fresh. Mkate ni mpya.
rice	sustantivo	wali	The rice tastes good. Wali una ladha nzuri.
meat	sustantivo	nyama	The meat is hot. Nyama ni moto.
fish	sustantivo	samaki	The fish is fresh. Samaki ni wabichi.
egg	sustantivo	yai	The egg is broken. Yai limevunjika.
milk	sustantivo	maziwa	The milk is warm. Maziwa ni ya uvuguvugu.
fruit	sustantivo	tunda	This fruit is sweet. Tunda hili ni tamu.
tea	sustantivo	chai	The tea is hot. Chai ni moto.
coffee	sustantivo	kahawa	The coffee smells good. Kahawa inanukia vizuri.
head	sustantivo	kichwa	My head hurts today. Kichwa changu kinauma leo.
eye	sustantivo	jicho	Her eye is red. Jicho lake ni jekundu.
ear	sustantivo	sikio	My ear hurts badly. Sikio langu linauma sana.
mouth	sustantivo	mdomo	Open your mouth wide. Fungua mdomo wako vizuri.
nose	sustantivo	pua	My nose is cold. Pua yangu ni baridi.
hand	sustantivo	mkono	Wash your hand now. Osha mkono wako sasa.
foot	sustantivo	mguu	His foot is injured. Mguu wake umeumia.
heart	sustantivo	moyo	My heart is strong. Moyo wangu una nguvu.
name	sustantivo	jina	My name is Asha. Jina langu ni Asha.
book	sustantivo	kitabu	This book is new. Kitabu hiki ni kipya.
word	sustantivo	neno	That word is difficult. Neno hilo ni gumu.
language	sustantivo	lugha	Swahili is a beautiful language. Kiswahili ni lugha nzuri.
money	sustantivo	pesa	I need more money. Ninahitaji pesa zaidi.
work	sustantivo	kazi	The work is hard. Kazi ni ngumu.
love	sustantivo	upendo	Love is very important. Upendo ni muhimu sana.
music	sustantivo	muziki	The music is beautiful. Muziki ni mzuri.
story	sustantivo	hadithi	That story is true. Hadithi hiyo ni ya kweli.
way	sustantivo	njia	This way is easy. Njia hii ni rahisi.
thing	sustantivo	kitu	This thing is important. Kitu hiki ni muhimu.
life	sustantivo	maisha	Life is not easy. Maisha si rahisi.
door	sustantivo	mlango	The door is open. Mlango uko wazi.
table	sustantivo	meza	The table is clean. Meza ni safi.
chair	sustantivo	kiti	This chair is strong. Kiti hiki ni imara.
car	sustantivo	gari	The car is fast. Gari ni la haraka.
good	adjetivo	nzuri	This book is good. Kitabu hiki ni kizuri.
bad	adjetivo	mbaya	The weather is bad. Hali ya hewa ni mbaya.
big	adjetivo	kubwa	The house is big. Nyumba ni kubwa.
small	adjetivo	ndogo	The room is small. Chumba ni kidogo.
new	adjetivo	mpya	I have a new car. Nina gari jipya.
old	adjetivo	zee	That house is old. Nyumba hiyo ni ya zamani.
long	adjetivo	refu	The road is long. Barabara ni ndefu.
short	adjetivo	fupi	The story is short. Hadithi ni fupi.
high	adjetivo	juu	The mountain is high. Mlima uko juu.
low	adjetivo	chini	The table is low. Meza iko chini.
hot	adjetivo	moto	The tea is hot. Chai ni moto.
cold	adjetivo	baridi	The water is cold. Maji ni baridi.
happy	adjetivo	furaha	The children are happy. Watoto wana furaha.
sad	adjetivo	huzuni	She feels sad today. Ana huzuni leo.
beautiful	adjetivo	nzuri	The flower is beautiful. Ua ni zuri.
easy	adjetivo	rahisi	This lesson is easy. Somo hili ni rahisi.
hard	adjetivo	ngumu	This work is hard. Kazi hii ni ngumu.
fast	adjetivo	haraka	This car is fast. Gari hili ni la haraka.
slow	adjetivo	polepole	The turtle is slow. Kobe ni wa polepole.
right	adjetivo	sahihi	Your answer is right. Jibu lako ni sahihi.
wrong	adjetivo	kosa	That answer is wrong. Jibu hilo ni kosa.
important	adjetivo	muhimu	Water is important for life. Maji ni muhimu kwa maisha.
true	adjetivo	kweli	That story is true. Hadithi hiyo ni ya kweli.
full	adjetivo	jaa	The glass is full. Glasi imejaa.
empty	adjetivo	tupu	The room is empty. Chumba ni tupu.
young	adjetivo	changa	The boy is young. Mvulana ni mchanga.
strong	adjetivo	nguvu	That man is strong. Mwanaume huyo ana nguvu.
weak	adjetivo	dhaifu	The child feels weak. Mtoto anahisi dhaifu.
red	adjetivo	nyekundu	The flower is red. Ua ni jekundu.
blue	adjetivo	buluu	The sky is blue. Anga ni la buluu.
green	adjetivo	kijani	The tree is green. Mti ni wa kijani.
yellow	adjetivo	njano	The flower is yellow. Ua ni la njano.
black	adjetivo	nyeusi	The car is black. Gari ni jeusi.
white	adjetivo	nyeupe	The milk is white. Maziwa ni meupe.
yes	interjección	ndiyo	Yes, I know him. Ndiyo, ninamjua.
no	interjección	hapana	No, I am busy. Hapana, nina shughuli nyingi.
not	adverbio	si	This is not true. Hii si kweli.
and	conjunción	na	Tea and bread are ready. Chai na mkate viko tayari.
or	conjunción	au	Tea or coffee is fine. Chai au kahawa ni sawa.
but	conjunción	lakini	I am tired but happy. Nimechoka lakini nina furaha.
if	conjunción	ikiwa	If it rains, stay home. Ikiwa mvua inanyesha, baki nyumbani.
because	conjunción	kwa sababu	I stayed home because rain fell. Nilibaki nyumbani kwa sababu mvua ilinyesha.
with	preposición	na	I came with my friend. Nilikuja na rafiki yangu.
without	preposición	bila	He left without money. Aliondoka bila pesa.
for	preposición	kwa ajili ya	This gift is for you. Zawadi hii ni kwa ajili yako.
from	preposición	kutoka	She came from school. Alikuja kutoka shuleni.
to	preposición	kwenda	We walked to town. Tulitembea kwenda mjini.