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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. |
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| birika |
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| "kettle" |
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| birika |
| (SLOW) |
| birika |
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| "kettle" |
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| Birika liko kwenye jiko. |
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| "The kettle is on the stove." |
| (SLOW) |
| Birika liko kwenye jiko. |
| 2. |
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| sufuria |
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| "pot" |
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| sufuria |
| (SLOW) |
| sufuria |
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| "pot" |
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| Sufuria hii inamiaka kumi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That pot is ten years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sufuria hii inamiaka kumi. |
| 3. |
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| chura |
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| "frog" |
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| chura |
| (SLOW) |
| chura |
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| "frog" |
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| Chura wa kijani kibichi yupo kwenye maji. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The green frog is in the water." |
| (SLOW) |
| Chura wa kijani kibichi yupo kwenye maji. |
| 4. |
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| njiwa |
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| "pigeon" |
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| njiwa |
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| njiwa |
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| "pigeon" |
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| Njiwa wanabishana kula mkate. |
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| "The pigeons are scurrying to eat the bread." |
| (SLOW) |
| Njiwa wanabishana kula mkate. |
| 5. |
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| mwongozo |
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| "guidebook" |
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| mwongozo |
| (SLOW) |
| mwongozo |
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| "guidebook" |
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| Mwongozo utakupa maelezo ya kusaidia kuhusu safari yako. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A guidebook will give you helpful information for your trip." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwongozo utakupa maelezo ya kusaidia kuhusu safari yako. |
| 6. |
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| kiingilio |
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| "entrance" |
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| kiingilio |
| (SLOW) |
| kiingilio |
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| "entrance" |
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| Msichana anasongea kiingilio. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is moving toward the entrance." |
| (SLOW) |
| Msichana anasongea kiingilio. |
| 7. |
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| mwelekezi |
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| "tour guide" |
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| mwelekezi |
| (SLOW) |
| mwelekezi |
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| "tour guide" |
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| Mwelekezi anaongoza safari. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tour guide is conducting a tour." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwelekezi anaongoza safari. |
| 8. |
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| hifadhi |
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| "reservation" |
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| hifadhi |
| (SLOW) |
| hifadhi |
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| "reservation" |
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| Je, unahifadhi? |
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| "Do you have a reservation?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Je, unahifadhi? |
| 9. |
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| pasipoti |
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| "passport" |
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| pasipoti |
| (SLOW) |
| pasipoti |
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| "passport" |
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| Muda wa pasipoti umeisha. |
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| "The passport has expired." |
| (SLOW) |
| Muda wa pasipoti umeisha. |
| 10. |
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| sayansi ya kompyuta |
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| "computer science" |
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| sayansi ya kompyuta |
| (SLOW) |
| sayansi ya kompyuta |
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| "computer science" |
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| Somo la sayansi ya kompyuta bado ni mpya. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The field of computer science is relatively new." |
| (SLOW) |
| Somo la sayansi ya kompyuta bado ni mpya. |
| 11. |
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| hesabu |
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| "math" |
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| hesabu |
| (SLOW) |
| hesabu |
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| "math" |
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| Somo langu nilipendalo sana katika shule ni hesabu. |
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| "My favorite subject in school is math." |
| (SLOW) |
| Somo langu nilipendalo sana katika shule ni hesabu. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuhisi |
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| "feel" |
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| kuhisi |
| (SLOW) |
| kuhisi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "feel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuhisi mapenzi nikuhisi uhai. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "To feel love is to feel alive." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuhisi mapenzi nikuhisi uhai. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuchora |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "draw" |
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| kuchora |
| (SLOW) |
| kuchora |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "draw" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Niliuliza mkufunzi kunichorea picha. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I asked the illustrator to draw me a picture." |
| (SLOW) |
| Niliuliza mkufunzi kunichorea picha. |
| 14. |
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| andaa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| andaa |
| (SLOW) |
| andaa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tutaandaa likizo kwenda Uropa. |
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| "We'll plan the holiday to Europe." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tutaandaa likizo kwenda Uropa. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lilamu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sale" |
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| lilamu |
| (SLOW) |
| lilamu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sale" |
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| Kuna lilamu kikubwa katika nduka la viatu. |
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| "There’s a big sale in the shoe department." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna lilamu kikubwa katika nduka la viatu. |
| 16. |
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| ununuzi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping" |
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| ununuzi |
| (SLOW) |
| ununuzi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Jana nilienda ununuzini na marafiki zangu wasichana. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Yesterday I went shopping with my girlfriends." |
| (SLOW) |
| Jana nilienda ununuzini na marafiki zangu wasichana. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya nne |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya nne |
| (SLOW) |
| ya nne |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sikukuu yangu ya nne ya kuzaliwa mamangu alinipa kitabu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "For my fourth birthday my mother gave me a book." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sikukuu yangu ya nne ya kuzaliwa mamangu alinipa kitabu. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya tano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya tano |
| (SLOW) |
| ya tano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Unaishi ghorofa ya tano, sivyo? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You live on the fifth floor, don't you?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Unaishi ghorofa ya tano, sivyo? |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya sita |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya sita |
| (SLOW) |
| ya sita |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilipokea nguo za shule sikukuu yangu ya sita ya kuzaliwa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I received school clothes for my sixth birthday." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilipokea nguo za shule sikukuu yangu ya sita ya kuzaliwa. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ya saba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventh" |
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| ya saba |
| (SLOW) |
| ya saba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventh" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Siku ya saba ya mwezi wa saba ni siku ya Valentin nchini Uchina. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is Chinese Valentine's Day." |
| (SLOW) |
| Siku ya saba ya mwezi wa saba ni siku ya Valentin nchini Uchina. |
| 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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