Swahili words and phrases beginning with W

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This page lists the 10 words and 11 phrases beginning with W 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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10 words and 11 phrases — 21 entries in total.

Words (10)

W (10)

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

performers

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

cooked rice

Wapi (Swahili) question AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

where

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

curriculum vitae

Watoto (Swahili) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Children

Wewe (Swahili) pronoun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

You

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

week

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

cloud

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

ink

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

jealousy

Phrases (11)

Wakati wa dharura ni wakati wa busara (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

In emergencies, wisdom is crucial

Wanafunzi wanakaribia kumaliza mtihani. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The students are about to finish the exam.

Wanaweza kuwasilisha mawazo? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Can they present their ideas?

Wanyama wa porini wanapendeza. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Wild animals are lovely.

Wapi choo? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the bathroom?

Washa jiko tupike chakula. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Turn on the stove so we can cook food.

Watoto wetu wanahitaji muda wa pamoja. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Our children need quality time together.

Waweza kunisaidia kwa hili? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Can you help me with this?

Weka kwenye mfuko, tafadhali. (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Put it in a bag, please.

Weka vyombo kabatini. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Put the dishes in the cupboard.

Wewe ni mtu wa ajabu sana! (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You are a very amazing person!

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