| I | pronom | njye | I am ready now. Njye nditeguye ubu. |
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| you | pronom | wowe | You are very kind. Wowe ugira neza cyane. |
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| he | pronom | we | He is my friend. We ni inshuti yanjye. |
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| she | pronom | we | She is at home. We ari mu rugo. |
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| we | pronom | twe | We work every day. Twe dukora buri munsi. |
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| they | pronom | bo | They live in Kigali. Bo baba i Kigali. |
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| what | pronom | iki | What do you want now? Ushaka iki ubu? |
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| where | adverbe | he | Where do they live? Baba he? |
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| when | adverbe | ryari | When will you come? Uzaza ryari? |
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| who | pronom | nde | Who is at the door? Ni nde uri ku muryango? |
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| why | adverbe | kuki | Why are you sad? Kuki ubabaye? |
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| how | adverbe | gute | How do you learn? Wiga gute? |
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| to be | verbe | kuba | They are happy today. Barishimye uyu munsi. |
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| to have | verbe | kugira | I have a book. Mfite igitabo. |
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| to do | verbe | gukora | We do our work. Dukora akazi kacu. |
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| to go | verbe | kujya | I go to school. Njya ku ishuri. |
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| to come | verbe | kuza | They come every morning. Baza buri gitondo. |
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| to see | verbe | kubona | I see the moon. Mbona ukwezi. |
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| to know | verbe | kumenya | We know the answer. Tuzi igisubizo. |
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| to think | verbe | gutekereza | I think about life. Ntekereza ku buzima. |
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| to want | verbe | gushaka | They want more water. Bashaka amazi menshi. |
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| to need | verbe | gukenera | We need more time. Dukeneye igihe kinini. |
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| to make | verbe | gukora | She makes good tea. Akora icyayi cyiza. |
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| to take | verbe | gutwara | Take the bag home. Twara umufuka mu rugo. |
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| to give | verbe | guha | Give me that book. Mpa icyo gitabo. |
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| to say | verbe | kuvuga | They say the truth. Bavuga ukuri. |
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| to tell | verbe | kubwira | Tell me your name. Mbwira izina ryawe. |
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| to ask | verbe | kubaza | I ask a question. Mbaza ikibazo. |
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| to find | verbe | kubona | We found the key. Twabonye urufunguzo. |
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| to look | verbe | kureba | Look at the sky. Reba ikirere. |
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| to use | verbe | gukoresha | We use this table. Dukoresha iyi meza. |
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| to work | verbe | gukora | They work in the city. Bakora mu mujyi. |
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| to eat | verbe | kurya | Children eat rice today. Abana barya umuceri uyu munsi. |
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| to drink | verbe | kunywa | I drink milk daily. Nnywa amata buri munsi. |
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| to sleep | verbe | gusinzira | The child sleeps well. Umwana asinzira neza. |
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| to walk | verbe | kugenda | We walk to school. Tugenda ku ishuri n'amaguru. |
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| to run | verbe | kwiruka | Boys run very fast. Abahungu biruka vuba cyane. |
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| to read | verbe | gusoma | I read this book. Nsoma iki gitabo. |
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| to write | verbe | kwandika | She writes every evening. Yandika buri mugoroba. |
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| to speak | verbe | kuvuga | They speak slowly here. Bavuga buhoro hano. |
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| to listen | verbe | gutega amatwi | Listen to the teacher. Tega amatwi umwarimu. |
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| to hear | verbe | kumva | I hear the music. Numva umuziki. |
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| to buy | verbe | kugura | We buy fresh bread. Tugura umugati mushya. |
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| to sell | verbe | kugurisha | They sell tea here. Bagurisha icyayi hano. |
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| to pay | verbe | kwishyura | I pay the money. Nishyura amafaranga. |
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| to help | verbe | gufasha | Friends help each other. Inshuti zifashanya. |
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| to love | verbe | gukunda | We love our family. Dukunda umuryango wacu. |
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| to live | verbe | kubaho | They live in Rwanda. Baba mu Rwanda. |
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| to die | verbe | gupfa | Old trees die slowly. Ibiti bishaje bipfa buhoro. |
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| to learn | verbe | kwiga | Children learn at school. Abana bigira ku ishuri. |
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| to teach | verbe | kwigisha | They teach young children. Bigisha abana bato. |
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| to open | verbe | gufungura | Open the door now. Fungura umuryango ubu. |
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| to close | verbe | gufunga | Please close the window. Funga idirishya. |
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| person | nom | umuntu | That person is kind. Uwo muntu agira neza. |
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| man | nom | umugabo | The man is tall. Umugabo ni muremure. |
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| woman | nom | umugore | The woman is singing. Umugore araririmba. |
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| child | nom | umwana | The child is sleeping. Umwana arasinziriye. |
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| boy | nom | umuhungu | The boy runs fast. Umuhungu yiruka vuba. |
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| girl | nom | umukobwa | The girl reads well. Umukobwa asoma neza. |
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| family | nom | umuryango | My family is big. Umuryango wanjye ni munini. |
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| mother | nom | mama | My mother is home. Mama ari mu rugo. |
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| father | nom | papa | My father works hard. Papa akora cyane. |
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| friend | nom | inshuti | She is my friend. Ni inshuti yanjye. |
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| house | nom | inzu | Their house is new. Inzu yabo ni nshya. |
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| home | nom | urugo | We are going home. Turajya mu rugo. |
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| school | nom | ishuri | The school is open. Ishuri rirafunguye. |
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| city | nom | umujyi | This city is busy. Uyu mujyi urahuze. |
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| country | nom | igihugu | Rwanda is a beautiful country. U Rwanda ni igihugu cyiza. |
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| world | nom | isi | The world is changing. Isi irahinduka. |
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| street | nom | umuhanda | The street is long. Umuhanda ni muremure. |
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| room | nom | icyumba | The room is clean. Icyumba gisukuye. |
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| time | nom | igihe | Time passes very quickly. Igihe kigenda vuba cyane. |
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| day | nom | umunsi | Today is a good day. Uyu munsi ni umunsi mwiza. |
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| night | nom | ijoro | The night is cold. Ijoro rirakonje. |
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| morning | nom | igitondo | This morning is beautiful. Iki gitondo ni cyiza. |
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| evening | nom | umugoroba | We talk every evening. Tuganira buri mugoroba. |
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| week | nom | umweru | A week has seven days. umweru ugira iminsi irindwi. |
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| month | nom | ukwezi | This month is long. Uku kwezi ni kurekure. |
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| year | nom | umwaka | This year is important. Uyu mwaka ni ingenzi. |
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| today | adverbe | uyu munsi | I am busy today. Mpuze uyu munsi. |
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| tomorrow | adverbe | ejo | We will come tomorrow. Tuzaza ejo. |
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| yesterday | adverbe | ejo hashize | He came yesterday morning. Yaje ejo hashize mu gitondo. |
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| now | adverbe | ubu | Come here now. Ngwino hano ubu. |
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| sun | nom | izuba | The sun is hot. Izuba rirashyushye. |
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| moon | nom | ukwezi | The moon is bright. Ukwezi kuraka. |
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| star | nom | inyenyeri | That star is bright. Iyo nyenyeri iraka. |
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| sky | nom | ikirere | The sky is blue. Ikirere ni ubururu. |
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| earth | nom | isi | The earth is round. Isi irazengurutse. |
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| fire | nom | umuriro | The fire is hot. Umuriro urashyushye. |
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| water | nom | amazi | Water is very important. Amazi ni ingenzi cyane. |
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| rain | nom | imvura | The rain is falling. Imvura iragwa. |
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| wind | nom | umuyaga | The wind is strong. Umuyaga urakomeye. |
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| tree | nom | igiti | That tree is tall. Icyo giti ni kirekire. |
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| flower | nom | ururabo | This flower is beautiful. Ururabo rwiza. |
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| mountain | nom | umusozi | That mountain is high. Uwo musozi ni muremure. |
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| river | nom | uruzi | The river is long. Uruzi ni rurerure. |
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| sea | nom | inyanja | The sea is blue. Inyanja ni ubururu. |
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| food | nom | ibiryo | The food is ready. Ibiryo byateguwe. |
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| bread | nom | umugati | I eat bread daily. Ndya umugati buri munsi. |
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| rice | nom | umuceri | We cook rice today. Duteka umuceri uyu munsi. |
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| meat | nom | inyama | They are cooking meat. Barateka inyama. |
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| fish | nom | ifi | The fish is fresh. Ifi ni nshya. |
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| egg | nom | igi | The egg is broken. Igi ryamenetse. |
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| milk | nom | amata | Milk is good for children. Amata ni meza ku bana. |
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| fruit | nom | imbuto | Fruit is healthy food. Imbuto ni ibiryo byiza. |
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| tea | nom | icyayi | She drinks hot tea. Anywa icyayi gishyushye. |
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| coffee | nom | ikawa | I drink coffee every morning. Nnywa ikawa buri gitondo. |
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| head | nom | umutwe | My head hurts today. Umutwe wanjye urababara uyu munsi. |
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| eye | nom | ijisho | Her eye is red. Ijisho rye ritukura. |
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| ear | nom | ugutwi | My ear hears well. Ugutu kwanjye kwumva neza. |
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| mouth | nom | umunwa | Open your mouth wide. Fungura umunwa wawe cyane. |
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| nose | nom | izuru | His nose is bleeding. Izuru rye riri kuva amaraso. |
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| hand | nom | ukuboko | Wash your hand now. Karaba ukuboko kwawe ubu. |
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| foot | nom | ikirenge | My foot is cold. Ikirenge cyanjye kirakonje. |
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| heart | nom | umutima | Her heart is strong. Umutima we urakomeye. |
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| name | nom | izina | My name is Aline. Izina ryanjye ni Aline. |
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| book | nom | igitabo | This book is new. Iki gitabo ni gishya. |
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| word | nom | ijambo | This word is important. Iri jambo ni ingenzi. |
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| language | nom | ururimi | Kinyarwanda is my language. Ikinyarwanda ni ururimi rwanjye. |
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| money | nom | amafaranga | I need more money. Nkeneye amafaranga menshi. |
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| work | nom | akazi | My work is hard. Akazi kanjye karakomeye. |
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| love | nom | urukundo | Love is very important. Urukundo ni ingenzi cyane. |
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| music | nom | umuziki | The music is beautiful. Umuziki ni mwiza. |
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| story | nom | inkuru | This story is true. Iyi nkuru ni y'ukuri. |
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| way | nom | inzira | This way is easy. Iyi nzira iroroshye. |
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| thing | nom | ikintu | That thing is mine. Icyo kintu ni icyanjye. |
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| life | nom | ubuzima | Life is not easy. Ubuzima ntibworoshye. |
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| door | nom | umuryango | The door is open. Umuryango urafunguye. |
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| table | nom | ameza | The table is clean. Ameza arasukuye. |
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| chair | nom | intebe | The chair is broken. Intebe yamenetse. |
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| car | nom | imodoka | The car is new. Imodoka ni nshya. |
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| good | adjectif | mwiza | This food is good. Ibi biryo ni byiza. |
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| bad | adjectif | mbi | That road is bad. Uwo muhanda ni mubi. |
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| big | adjectif | munini | Their house is big. Inzu yabo ni nini. |
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| small | adjectif | to | The room is small. Icyumba ni gito. |
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| new | adjectif | nshya | I have a new book. Mfite igitabo gishya. |
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| old | adjectif | kera | That house is old. Iyo nzu irashaje. |
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| long | adjectif | kirekire | The road is long. Umuhanda ni muremure. |
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| short | adjectif | gito | The rope is short. Uwo mugozi ni mugufi. |
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| high | adjectif | muremure | The mountain is high. Umusozi ni muremure. |
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| low | adjectif | gito | The wall is low. Urukuta ni rugufi. |
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| hot | adjectif | shyushye | The tea is hot. Icyayi kirashyushye. |
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| cold | adjectif | konje | The water is cold. Amazi arakonje. |
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| happy | adjectif | wishimye | She is happy today. Arishimye uyu munsi. |
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| sad | adjectif | ababaye | The child is sad. Umwana arababaye. |
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| beautiful | adjectif | mwiza | The flower is beautiful. Ururabo ni rwiza. |
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| easy | adjectif | yoroshye | This work is easy. Aka kazi karoroshye. |
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| hard | adjectif | komeye | This lesson is hard. Iri somo rirakomeye. |
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| fast | adjectif | vuba | This car is fast. Iyi modoka yihuta. |
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| slow | adjectif | buhoro | The old man walks slow. Umusaza agenda buhoro. |
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| right | adjectif | ukuri | Your answer is right. Igisubizo cyawe ni ukuri. |
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| wrong | adjectif | ikosa | That answer is wrong. Icyo gisubizo ni ikosa. |
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| important | adjectif | ingenzi | Water is important for life. Amazi ni ingenzi ku buzima. |
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| true | adjectif | ukuri | This story is true. Iyi nkuru ni y'ukuri. |
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| full | adjectif | cyuzuye | The cup is full. Igikombe cyuzuye. |
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| empty | adjectif | kirimo ubusa | The room is empty. Icyumba kirimo ubusa. |
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| young | adjectif | muto | The child is young. Umwana ni muto. |
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| strong | adjectif | komeye | That man is strong. Uwo mugabo arakomeye. |
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| weak | adjectif | ntege nke | The sick child is weak. Umwana urwaye afite intege nke. |
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| red | adjectif | umutuku | The flower is red. Ururabo ni umutuku. |
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| blue | adjectif | ubururu | The sky is blue. Ikirere ni ubururu. |
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| green | adjectif | icyatsi | The grass is green. Ibyatsi ni icyatsi. |
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| yellow | adjectif | umuhondo | The fruit is yellow. Imbuto ni umuhondo. |
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| black | adjectif | umweru | The bag is black. Umufuka ni umukara. |
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| white | adjectif | umweru | The milk is white. Amata ni umweru. |
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| yes | interjection | yego | Yes, I understand now. Yego, ndabyumva ubu. |
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| no | interjection | oya | No, I do not know. Oya, simbizi. |
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| not | adverbe | nt | I am not ready. Ntabwo niteguye. |
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| and | conjonction | na | Tea and bread are ready. Icyayi n'umugati byateguwe. |
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| or | conjonction | cyangwa | Tea or coffee is fine. Icyayi cyangwa ikawa birashoboka. |
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| but | conjonction | ariko | I am tired, but happy. Ndarushye, ariko ndishimye. |
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| if | conjonction | niba | If you come, we eat. Niba uza, turarya. |
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| because | conjonction | kubera ko | I stayed because it rained. Nagumye kubera ko imvura yaguye. |
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| with | préposition | hamwe na | I came with my friend. Naje hamwe n'inshuti yanjye. |
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| without | préposition | nta | He left without money. Yagiye nta mafaranga afite. |
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| for | préposition | ku bwa | This gift is for you. Iyi mpano ni iyawe. |
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| from | préposition | kuva | She came from school. Yavuye ku ishuri. |
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| to | préposition | ku | We went to Kigali. Twagiye i Kigali. |
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