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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Swahili. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Diana. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Swahili Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Swahili. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| saidia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "help" |
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| saidia |
| (SLOW) |
| saidia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "help" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Je, unaweza kutusaidia kupata viti vyetu? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you help us find our seats?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Je, unaweza kutusaidia kupata viti vyetu? |
| 2. |
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| kujifunza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "learn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kujifunza |
| (SLOW) |
| kujifunza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "learn" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Fikiria kwa lugha unayotaka kujifunza. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Think in the language you want to learn." |
| (SLOW) |
| Fikiria kwa lugha unayotaka kujifunza. |
| 3. |
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| hama |
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| "move" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hama |
| (SLOW) |
| hama |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "move" |
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| Wafugaji wa ng’ombe huhama na mifugo yao kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine kwa minajili ya kutafuta malisho. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The nomadic pastoralists move with their herds from place to place in search of greener pastures." |
| (SLOW) |
| Wafugaji wa ng’ombe huhama na mifugo yao kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine kwa minajili ya kutafuta malisho. |
| 4. |
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| kumi na saba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventeen" |
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| kumi na saba |
| (SLOW) |
| kumi na saba |
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| "seventeen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bintiye ana umri wa miaka kumi na saba. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "His daughter is seventeen years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bintiye ana umri wa miaka kumi na saba. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kumi na nane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighteen" |
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| kumi na nane |
| (SLOW) |
| kumi na nane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighteen" |
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| Watu wa umri chini ya kumi na nane hawaruhusiwi kwenda disko. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "People below the age of eighteen are not allowed to go to the discos." |
| (SLOW) |
| Watu wa umri chini ya kumi na nane hawaruhusiwi kwenda disko. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kumi na tisa |
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| "nineteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kumi na tisa |
| (SLOW) |
| kumi na tisa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nineteen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna vitabu kumi na tisa hapa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are nineteen books here." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna vitabu kumi na tisa hapa. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ishirini |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ishirini |
| (SLOW) |
| ishirini |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nitakupa shillingi ishirini. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I will give you twenty shillings." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nitakupa shillingi ishirini. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shingo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "neck" |
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| shingo |
| (SLOW) |
| shingo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "neck" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna nundu ya ajabu juu ya shingo yangu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a strange lump on my neck." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna nundu ya ajabu juu ya shingo yangu. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uso |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "face" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uso |
| (SLOW) |
| uso |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "face" |
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| Unaweza kunionyesha uso wako wenye ucheshi mno? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you show me your funniest face?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Unaweza kunionyesha uso wako wenye ucheshi mno? |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sikio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sikio |
| (SLOW) |
| sikio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nina masikio mawili. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have two ears." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nina masikio mawili. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nywele |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hair" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nywele |
| (SLOW) |
| nywele |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hair" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Je, unaweza kunyorosha nywele yangu? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could you straighten my hair?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Je, unaweza kunyorosha nywele yangu? |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mlima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mountain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mlima |
| (SLOW) |
| mlima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mountain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilipanda mlima uitwao Fuji katika safari yangu ya Japan. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I climbed a mountain called Fuji during my trip to Japan." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilipanda mlima uitwao Fuji katika safari yangu ya Japan. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pwani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pwani |
| (SLOW) |
| pwani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kupumzika kwenye pwani |
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| "relax at the beach" |
| (SLOW) |
| kupumzika kwenye pwani |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| msitu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rainforest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| msitu |
| (SLOW) |
| msitu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rainforest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Lazima tuhifadhi msitu na mazingira. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have to conserve the rainforest and nature." |
| (SLOW) |
| Lazima tuhifadhi msitu na mazingira. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kisiwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "island" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kisiwa |
| (SLOW) |
| kisiwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "island" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna kustarehe kwingi katika Kisiwa cha Zanzibar. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a lot of relaxation on the Island of Zanzibar." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna kustarehe kwingi katika Kisiwa cha Zanzibar. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kamusi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dictionary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kamusi |
| (SLOW) |
| kamusi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dictionary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuwa na kamusi yako karibu kuboresha misamiati yako. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Have your dictionary ready to help improve your vocabulary." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuwa na kamusi yako karibu kuboresha misamiati yako. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bulu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blue" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bulu |
| (SLOW) |
| bulu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blue" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Alichagua gari la bulu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He chose a blue car." |
| (SLOW) |
| Alichagua gari la bulu. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| manjano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "yellow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| manjano |
| (SLOW) |
| manjano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "yellow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hanna ana kofia ya manjano. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hanna has a yellow hat." |
| (SLOW) |
| Hanna ana kofia ya manjano. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rangi ya machungwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "orange" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rangi ya machungwa |
| (SLOW) |
| rangi ya machungwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "orange" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Rangi nyekundu ikichanganywa na manjano inakuwa rangi ya machungwa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Red mixed with yellow becomes orange." |
| (SLOW) |
| Rangi nyekundu ikichanganywa na manjano inakuwa rangi ya machungwa. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rangi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "color" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rangi |
| (SLOW) |
| rangi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "color" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ningependa kubadilisha rangi ya nywele yangu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I would like to change my hair color." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ningependa kubadilisha rangi ya nywele yangu. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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