Unit 3: Glossary
Kiswahili English -andaa set - kuandaa meza 'to set the table' -anza begin asubuhi morning baadaye later babu grandfather baina ya between bwana mister bibi grandmother chai tea chakula food chamshakinywa breakfast -eupe white -engine other familia family fika arrive funza teach -kujifunza 'to teach oneself' halafu later heshima respect - kuheshimu 'to respect' -hudumia serve -imarisha strengthen -jibu reply -kaa sit kabla ya before kama if kanzu dress karibisha welcome - kukaribisha mgeni 'to welcime a guest' kata cut - kukata kata 'to cut repeatedly' kiungo link -kunywa drink kwanza first kwa sababu because maisha life mama mother mambo (jambo) matters, activities marafiki (rafiki) friends mbali mbali various meza table(s) -mimina pour mkate (mikate) bread (breads) mke (wake) wife (wives) muhimu important namna type nusu half nyumba house(s) -onyesha show pamoja na together with pia also -pokea receive -saidia help sasa now siasa politics shangazi aunt (father's sister) shemeji brother in law sherehe celebration sukari sugar -tembelea visit uhusiano relationship Unguja Zanzibar island -vaa wear wageni (mgeni) visitors (visitor) waislamu (mwislamu) muslims (muslim) wajukuu (mjukuu) grandchildren (grandchild) wakati time wanawake (mwanamke) women (woman) watu (mtu) people (person) wazazi (mzazi) parents (parent) yaani that is -zungumza converse
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