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