Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including clothing-related adjectives
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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) |
| fupi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fupi |
| (SLOW) |
| fupi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Babake ni mrefu, lakini mwanawe ni mfupi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The father is tall, but the son is short." |
| (SLOW) |
| Babake ni mrefu, lakini mwanawe ni mfupi. |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aina |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aina |
| (SLOW) |
| aina |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Unatafuta aina gani ya tarakilishi? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Which brand of computer are you looking for?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Unatafuta aina gani ya tarakilishi? |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| saizi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "size" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| saizi |
| (SLOW) |
| saizi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "size" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Unavaa saizi gani ya suruali? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What size pants do you wear?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Unavaa saizi gani ya suruali? |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtindo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "style" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtindo |
| (SLOW) |
| mtindo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "style" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Napenda vyumba vilivyo na mtindo wa Korea. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like Korean-style rooms." |
| (SLOW) |
| Napenda vyumba vilivyo na mtindo wa Korea. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtindo wa kisasa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fashionable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtindo wa kisasa |
| (SLOW) |
| mtindo wa kisasa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fashionable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kusoma magazeti za mitindo za kisasa zitakupa habari kuhusu kile kilicho cha kisasa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Reading trendy magazines will inform you as to what is fashionable." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kusoma magazeti za mitindo za kisasazitakupa habari kuhusu kile kilicho cha kisasa. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| iliyopwaya |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "loose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| iliyopwaya |
| (SLOW) |
| iliyopwaya |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "loose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nguo iliyopwaya inaweza kukufanya ufanane mkumbwa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A loose fitting garment can make you look larger." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nguo iliyopwaya inaweza kukufanya ufanane mkumbwa. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| iliyobana |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tight" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| iliyobana |
| (SLOW) |
| iliyobana |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tight" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| buti hizi zinanibana. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "These boots are too tight." |
| (SLOW) |
| buti hizi zinanibana. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| safi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "neat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| safi |
| (SLOW) |
| safi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "neat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Chumba cha kijana wangu ni safi, lakini cha binti wangu ni chafu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My son's room is neat, but daughter's room is messy." |
| (SLOW) |
| Chumba cha kijana wangu ni safi, lakini cha binti wangu ni chafu. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hariri |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hariri |
| (SLOW) |
| hariri |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nguo ya hariri |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silk clothing" |
| (SLOW) |
| nguo ya hariri |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| umbo wa kati |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medium" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| umbo wa kati |
| (SLOW) |
| umbo wa kati |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medium" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ninapopoteza uzito, mimi huvaa shati la umbo wa kati. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I lose weight I wear a medium shirt." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ninapopoteza uzito, mimi huvaa shati la umbo wa kati. |
| 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 "short?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| fupi |
| (1) |
| fupi |
| (And how to say "brand?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| aina |
| (1) |
| aina |
| (What about "size?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| saizi |
| (1) |
| saizi |
| (Do you remember how to say "style?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| mtindo |
| (1) |
| mtindo |
| (Let's try "fashionable!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| mtindo wa kisasa |
| (1) |
| mtindo wa kisasa |
| (What about "loose?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| iliyopwaya |
| (1) |
| iliyopwaya |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "tight!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| iliyobana |
| (1) |
| iliyobana |
| (Another one! What about "neat?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| safi |
| (1) |
| safi |
| (Do you remember how to say "silk?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| hariri |
| (1) |
| hariri |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "medium?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| umbo wa kati |
| (1) |
| umbo wa kati |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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