Swahili words and phrases beginning with U

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This page lists the 29 words and 40 phrases beginning with U in the Swahili community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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29 words and 40 phrases — 69 entries in total.

Words (29)

U (29)

Ua (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Flower

uandishi (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

writing

Ubao (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Board

ubao-chaki (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

blackboard

ubongo (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

brain

uchambuzi (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

analysis

Uchumi (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Economy

uendeshaji (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

management

ufunguo (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

key

Uhalisia (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Reality

uhandisi (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

engineering

uhandisi wa programu (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

software engineering

ujasiri (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

courage

ukanda (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

strip/zone

Ukuta (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Wall

Ulimi (Swahili) Noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Tongue

Uma (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Fork

Umande (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Dew

Umeme (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Electricity

upendo (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

love

Upepo (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Wind

upimaji (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

measurement

ushuhuda (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

testimony

Usiku (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Night

Utafiti (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

research

utakatifu (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

holiness

Utamaduni (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Culture

Utawala (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Governance/Administration

Uvumilivu (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Patience

Phrases (40)

U hali gani? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

How is your state?

Uko tayari? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Are you ready?

Ulipata ujumbe wangu? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Did you get my message?

Umeamkaje asubuhi hii? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How did you wake up this morning?

Umepima joto lako leo? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Have you measured your temperature today?

Umetoka wapi leo? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Where have you been today?

Una kipaji kikubwa. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You have great talent.

Una roho nzuri sana. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You have a very good soul / heart.

Una umri gani? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How old are you?

Unafanya kazi gani? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What is your profession?

Unafanya nini? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What are you doing?

Unahitaji nini? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What do you need?

Unaishi wapi? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where do you live?

Unaitwa nani? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

What is your name?

Unajisikiaje? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How are you feeling?

Unaonaje pendekezo hili? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

What do you think of this proposal?

Unaonekana mwenye furaha leo. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You look happy today.

Unaongea Kiingereza? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Do you speak English?

Unaongea Kiswahili? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Do you speak Swahili?

Unapaswa kula lishe bora daima. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You should always eat a balanced diet.

Unapata vinywaji gani hapa? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

What drinks do you have here?

Unapenda chakula gani? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What kind of food do you like?

Unapenda kufanya nini? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What do you like to do?

Unasemaje? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What do you say?

Unasemaje... kwa Kiswahili? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

How do you say... in Swahili?

Unataka kununua nini? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

What do you want to buy?

Unatoka wapi? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Where are you from?

Unauza nini sokoni? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What are you selling at the market?

Unaweza kunielekeza? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Can you direct me?

Unaweza kunipa punguzo? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Can you give me a discount?

Upepo unavuma kwa nguvu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The wind is blowing strongly.

Ushirikiano ni muhimu. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Collaboration is important.

Usiguse mdudu yule. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Do not touch that insect.

Usijali, kila kitu kitakuwa sawa. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Don't worry, everything will be okay.

Usikate tamaa (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Don't give up

Usiogope, niko hapa. (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Don't be afraid, I am here.

Usiyekubali kusema neno ni yule aliye na sauti (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

He who does not accept to speak is he who has the voice

Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the airport?

Uwe na ndoto njema. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Have sweet dreams.

Uwe na siku njema (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Have a good day

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