Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including TV-related words and phrases
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| Hi everybody, my name is Diana. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Swahili Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kueneza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "transmit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kueneza |
| (SLOW) |
| kueneza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "transmit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kueneza frikuensi kwa kimwezi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "transmit a signal by satellite" |
| (SLOW) |
| kueneza frikuensi kwa kimwezi |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mchapishaji gazeti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "newspaper publisher" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mchapishaji gazeti |
| (SLOW) |
| mchapishaji gazeti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "newspaper publisher" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilazima mchapishaji gazeti awajibike kwa maandishi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The newspaper publisher must be responsible for the content." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilazima mchapishaji gazeti awajibike kwa maandishi. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ripoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "report" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ripoti |
| (SLOW) |
| ripoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "report" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Niliona ripoti ya runinga kuhusu tetemeko la ardhi la jana usiku. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I saw the TV report about last night's earthquake." |
| (SLOW) |
| Niliona ripoti ya runinga kuhusu tetemeko la ardhi la jana usiku. |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuwasilisha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "submit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuwasilisha |
| (SLOW) |
| kuwasilisha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "submit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nimuhimu kuwasilisha hadithi zako kabla ya tarehe ya mwisho. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is important to submit your stories by the deadline." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nimuhimu kuwasilisha hadithi zako kabla ya tarehe ya mwisho. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| matangazo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "news" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| matangazo |
| (SLOW) |
| matangazo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "news" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mimi husikiza matangazo kwenye radio kila adhuhuri. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I listen to the news on the radio every afternoon." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mimi husikiza matangazo kwenye radio kila adhuhuri. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kituo cha televisheni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "TV station" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kituo cha televisheni |
| (SLOW) |
| kituo cha televisheni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "TV station" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilazima kituo cha televisheni kiwe na urari wa burudisho na matangazo ilikuwezesha wateja wake kutazama kila wakati. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A TV station must balance entertainment and news to keep its audience watching." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilazima kituo cha televisheni kiwe na urari wa burudisho na matangazo ilikuwezesha wateja wake kutazama kila wakati. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuhariri |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "edit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuhariri |
| (SLOW) |
| kuhariri |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "edit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mhariri atakusanya habari nyingi kisha kuihariri katika hadithi ya kutazama.. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "An editor will take a lot of information and edit it into a watchable story." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mhariri atakusanya habari nyingi kisha kuihariri katika hadithi ya kutazama.. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kibonzo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cartoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kibonzo |
| (SLOW) |
| kibonzo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cartoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Donald Duck ndiye mwigizaji wa kibonzo ninayempenda zaidi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Donald Duck is my favorite cartoon character." |
| (SLOW) |
| Donald Duck ndiye mwigizaji wa kibonzo ninayempenda zaidi. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| programu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "program" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| programu |
| (SLOW) |
| programu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "program" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tuna programu ya kuvutia kwa sababu ya wikendi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have an interesting program for the weekend." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tuna programu ya kuvutia kwa sababu ya wikendi. |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| idhaa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "channel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| idhaa |
| (SLOW) |
| idhaa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "channel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Anabadilisha idhaa kwa kichezesha mbali. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She is changing the channel with the remote control." |
| (SLOW) |
| Anabadilisha idhaa kwa kichezesha mbali. |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Swahili, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "transmit?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kueneza |
| (1) |
| kueneza |
| (And how to say "newspaper publisher?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| mchapishaji gazeti |
| (1) |
| mchapishaji gazeti |
| (What about "report?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ripoti |
| (1) |
| ripoti |
| (Do you remember how to say "submit?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kuwasilisha |
| (1) |
| kuwasilisha |
| (Let's try "news!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| matangazo |
| (1) |
| matangazo |
| (What about "TV station?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kituo cha televisheni |
| (1) |
| kituo cha televisheni |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "edit!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kuhariri |
| (1) |
| kuhariri |
| (Another one! What about "cartoon?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kibonzo |
| (1) |
| kibonzo |
| (Do you remember how to say "program?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| programu |
| (1) |
| programu |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "channel?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| idhaa |
| (1) |
| idhaa |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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