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