Unit 6: Glossary
Kiswahili English - ajiriwa (-ajiri) to be hired (to hire) -andaa kujiandaa (to prepare oneself) -anza to start (kuanzisha - to cause something to start) -badilisha to change (something) baolojia biology baraza school assembly biashara commerce, business binafsi personal buluu blue -changia to contribute -chonga to curve, to make furniture chuo kikuu university elimu education fani sector fanicha furniture -fanya to do -faulu to pass, to succeed fizikia physics -fundisha to teach -funga to close halafu then, afterward hisabati mathematics idara department(s) -ingia to enter isipokuwa except -ja (kuja) to come jiografia geography kaptula pair of shorts kemia chemistry kidato grade kijani green Kiingereza English kila la kheri best wishes Kiswahili Swahili -kuta to meet (kukutana - to meet with each other) likizo vacation lugha language(s) maalum special madarasa (darasa) classes (class) majadiliano discussions majembe (jembe) hoes (hoe) majengo (jengo) buildings (building) makabati (kabati) cupboards (cupboard) matokeo (tokeo) results (result) mawazo (wazo) thoughts, opinions (thought, opinion) mazingira environment meza table(s) mfanyabiashara (wafanyabiashara) businessman (businessmen mhadhara (mihadhara) lecture (lectures) mikoa (mkoa) regions (region) mikutano (mkutano) conferences, meetings (conference, meeting) miradi (mradi) projects (project) mitihani (mtihani) examinations (examination) (mitihani ya Taifa - national exams) mkazi (wakazi) resident (residents) mkoa (mikoa) region (regions) mkondo (mikondo) stream (streams) muda period of time ndoo bucket(s) nyanja sector(s) ofisi office(s) sanaa art sayansi science sehemu section(s) serikali government(s) shahada degree(s) shule ya msingi primary school(s) (shule za sekondari - secondary school, shule ya bweni - boarding school, shule za ufundi - technical schools) -simamia supervise sketi skirt(s) -subiri to wait -taka to want (nakutakia - I wish you) tayari ready -tengeneza to make -tembea to walk (tembelea - visit (someone)) -toa give out, offer tofauti different uchongaji carving ufundi chuma mechanics uhandisi umeme electrical engineering uhasibu accounting usafi cleanliness useremala carpentry vibatari (kibatari) metal candle-like lamps which use oil and a wick viranja (kiranja) student leaders, prefects vitanda (kitanda) beds viti (kiti) chairs walimu wa zamu (mwalimu wa zamu) teachers on duty (teacher on duty)
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