Unit 2: Glossary
Kiswahili English anwani address -anza begin/start baada after bahati luck barua letter -enda go -endelea continue/proceed -fanya do -fundisha teach gani which one hiki this(ki- class) huko there -husu concerning -jua know -kaa live/stay/sit kama if kiangazi summer kipindi period/time segment -kubwa big labda perhaps maktaba library' -maliza finish/complete mpaka till/until mwezi month nambari number(s) ngapi how much/many ndiyo yes/that's it njema good/fair nyumba house/home; nyumbani (at home) -ongea speak -pacha (ma) twin(s) -pata get/obtain Posta Post Office -pumzika rest/ take a break rafiki (ma) friend(s) -rudi return safari trip/journey -safisha to clean/wash sanduku box sawa o.k/right siku day simu telephone sokoni in/at the market -soma to read -somo (ma) lesson(s)/course(s) tasnifu thesis/dissertation -toka from wakati time/period wapi where wiki week -zaliwa be born
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