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14 words and 10 phrases found.

Swahili

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B
TZSwahili
Barua[ba-roo-ah]Appears in an example
noun
Letter

“Nimeandika barua kwa mwalimu.”

I have written a letter to the teacher.

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C
TZSwahili
Chaki[CHAH-kee]Appears in an example
noun
chalk

“Mwalimu anatumia chaki nyeupe kuandika.”

The teacher is using white chalk to write.

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K
TZSwahili
kugawa[kuˈɡa.va]Appears in an example
verb
to divide

“Mwalimu alitufundisha kugawa namba.”

The teacher taught us to divide numbers.

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TZSwahili
Kuuliza[koo-oo-LEE-zah]Appears in an example
verb
To ask

“Naomba kuuliza swali moja.”

I would like to ask one question.

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M
TZSwahili
Mwalimu[mwa-li-mu]
noun
Teacher

“Mwalimu anafundisha.”

The teacher is teaching.

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TZSwahili
Mimi[mee-mee]Appears in an example
pronoun
I/Me

“Mimi ni mwalimu.”

I am a teacher.

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TZSwahili
mvumilivu[m.vu.miˈli.vu]Appears in an example
adjective
patient

“Mwalimu wetu ni mvumilivu sana kwa wanafunzi.”

Our teacher is very patient with students.

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TZSwahili
Mwerevu[M-weh-reh-voo]Appears in an example
adjective
Intelligent / Bright

“Mwanafunzi mwerevu alijibu maswali yote kwa usahihi.”

The intelligent student answered all questions correctly.

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N
TZSwahili
na[na]
conjunction
and
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O
TZSwahili
one[oh-neh]
verb
The form of the verb -ona used when expressing a wish, command, or requirement.

“Nataka umwone daktari.”

I want you to see the doctor.

Also means
  1. subjunctive stem of -ona

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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T
TZSwahili
tahini[ta-hi-ni]Appears in an example
verb
To check something or someone carefully to see how they are doing or if they have knowledge.

“Mwalimu atatahini wanafunzi leo.”

The teacher will examine the students today.

Also means
  1. to examine
  2. to test

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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U
TZSwahili
Ubao[u-ba-o]Appears in an example
noun
Board

“Mwalimu anaandika kwenye ubao.”

The teacher is writing on the board.

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TZSwahili
ubao-chaki[uˈba.ɔ ˈtʃa.ki]Appears in an example
noun
blackboard

“Mwalimu anafuta ubao-chaki baada ya kipindi.”

The teacher erases the blackboard after the lesson.

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W
TZSwahili
Wali[wa-li]
noun
cooked rice

“Wali na maharagwe ni mlo mzuri.”

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