Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including direction words and words for hygiene
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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 Getty. |
| 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) |
| nje |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "outside" |
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| nje |
| (SLOW) |
| nje |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "outside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ni digri moja tu nje. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is barely one degree outside." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ni digri moja tu nje. |
| 2. |
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| ndani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ndani |
| (SLOW) |
| ndani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inside" |
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| Ndani ya kifurushi mna zawadi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Inside the package is a gift." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ndani ya kifurushi mna zawadi. |
| 3. |
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| kushoto |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "left" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kushoto |
| (SLOW) |
| kushoto |
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| "left" |
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| Iko kwenye upande wa kushoto. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's on the left side." |
| (SLOW) |
| Iko kwenye upande wa kushoto. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kulia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "right" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kulia |
| (SLOW) |
| kulia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "right" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Geuka kulia katika ishara ya taa inayofuata. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn right at the next light." |
| (SLOW) |
| Geuka kulia katika ishara ya taa inayofuata. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya kwanza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "first" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya kwanza |
| (SLOW) |
| ya kwanza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "first" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mara ya kwanza mara nyingi ndiyo ngumu zaidi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The first time is always the most difficult." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mara ya kwanza mara nyingi ndiyo ngumu zaidi. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya pili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "second" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya pili |
| (SLOW) |
| ya pili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "second" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Pesa yangu huwa imeisha inapofika siku ya pili ya kila mwezi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My money is gone by the second of every month." |
| (SLOW) |
| Pesa yangu huwa imeisha inapofika siku ya pili ya kila mwezi. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya tatu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "third" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya tatu |
| (SLOW) |
| ya tatu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "third" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ameanguka mtihani mara ya tatu! |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He flunked his exam for the third time!" |
| (SLOW) |
| Ameanguka mtihani mara ya tatu! |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sabuni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sabuni |
| (SLOW) |
| sabuni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Pau la sabuni ni la bluu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bar of soap is blue." |
| (SLOW) |
| Pau la sabuni ni la bluu. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mswaki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothbrush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mswaki |
| (SLOW) |
| mswaki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothbrush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Je, unaweza nipea huo mswaki? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you give me that toothbrush?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Je, unaweza nipea huo mswaki? |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dawa ya meno |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothpaste" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dawa ya meno |
| (SLOW) |
| dawa ya meno |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothpaste" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Madaktari wengi wa meno hupendekeza utumiaji wa dawa ya meno iliyona flourini |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Most dentists recommend using a toothpaste with fluoride." |
| (SLOW) |
| Madaktari wengi wa meno hupendekeza utumiaji wa dawa ya meno iliyona flourini |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shampuu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shampoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shampuu |
| (SLOW) |
| shampuu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shampoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamke anatumia shampuu kwa nywele yake. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is shampooing her hair." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamke anatumia shampuu kwa nywele yake. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ripoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "information" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ripoti |
| (SLOW) |
| ripoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "information" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mimi hukusanya ripoti kutoka kwa mtandao. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I gather information from the Internet." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mimi hukusanya ripoti kutoka kwa mtandao. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mkulima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farmer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mkulima |
| (SLOW) |
| mkulima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farmer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mkulima yupo katika shamba la ngano. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The farmer is in the wheat field." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mkulima yupo katika shamba la ngano. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| katibu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "secretary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| katibu |
| (SLOW) |
| katibu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "secretary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Katibu wangu ni mratibu na mwenye kufanya mambo kinaganaga. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My secretary is organized and detailed." |
| (SLOW) |
| Katibu wangu ni mratibu na mwenye kufanya mambo kinaganaga. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mwanabenki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mwanabenki |
| (SLOW) |
| mwanabenki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilikutana na wanabenki kumi kabla ya kupokea mkopo wa kununua nyumba. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I met with 10 bankers before I received a loan to buy a house." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilikutana na wanabenki kumi kabla ya kupokea mkopo wa kununua nyumba. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mwandishi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "writer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mwandishi |
| (SLOW) |
| mwandishi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "writer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwandishi anaandika hadithi kwenye karatasi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The writer is outlining a story on paper." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwandishi anaandika hadithi kwenye karatasi. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jaribu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "try" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jaribu |
| (SLOW) |
| jaribu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "try" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Jaribu kukumbuka kule ulikokuwa usiku wa Jumapili iliyopita. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Try to remember where you were last Sunday night." |
| (SLOW) |
| Jaribu kukumbuka kule ulikokuwa usiku wa Jumapili iliyopita. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "measure" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pima |
| (SLOW) |
| pima |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "measure" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nyingi au chache ni sawa. Si lazima upime kila milimita. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "More or less is fine. You don't have to measure every millimeter." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nyingi au chache ni sawa. Si lazima upime kila milimita. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| weka |
| (SLOW) |
| weka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mimi huweka hati kwenye hifadhi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I keep the documents in the file." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mimi huweka hati kwenye hifadhi. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngoja |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wait" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngoja |
| (SLOW) |
| ngoja |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wait" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Msafiri hungojea treni. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The traveler waits for the train." |
| (SLOW) |
| Msafiri hungojea treni. |
| 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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