Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for illnesses and common adjectives
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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) |
| Maumivu ya kichwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "headache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Maumivu ya kichwa |
| (SLOW) |
| Maumivu ya kichwa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "headache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Singeweza kulala usiku kwa sababu ya maumivu ya kichwa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I could not sleep last night because of my headache." |
| (SLOW) |
| Singeweza kulala usiku kwa sababu ya maumivu ya kichwa. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuhara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "diarrhea" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuhara |
| (SLOW) |
| kuhara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "diarrhea" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Dawa hii itaachisha kuhara. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This medicine will stop the diarrhea." |
| (SLOW) |
| Dawa hii itaachisha kuhara. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dalili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "symptom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dalili |
| (SLOW) |
| dalili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "symptom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Dalili zako ni zipi? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What are your symptoms?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Dalili zako ni zipi? |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Maumivu ya tumbo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stomachache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Maumivu ya tumbo |
| (SLOW) |
| Maumivu ya tumbo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stomachache" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Jana nilikuwa na maumivu mbaya ya tumbo. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Yesterday I had a bad stomach ache." |
| (SLOW) |
| Jana nilikuwa na maumivu mbaya ya tumbo. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| safisha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clean" |
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| safisha |
| (SLOW) |
| safisha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ulisafisha chumba chako? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Did you clean your room?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Ulisafisha chumba chako? |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kausha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kausha |
| (SLOW) |
| kausha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kausha nywele yako. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dry your hair first." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kausha nywele yako. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vumbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dust" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vumbi |
| (SLOW) |
| vumbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dust" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Niko na mzio wa vumbi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am allergic to dust." |
| (SLOW) |
| Niko na mzio wa vumbi. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kufyonza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vacuum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kufyonza |
| (SLOW) |
| kufyonza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vacuum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nina watoto watatu wadogo watatu kwa hivyo lazima nifyonze kila siku. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have 3 little kids.Therefore, I have to vacuum every day." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nina watoto watatu wadogo watatu kwa hivyo lazima nifyonze kila siku. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| makutano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "intersection" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| makutano |
| (SLOW) |
| makutano |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "intersection" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Geuka katika makutano ya njia kuu na barabara la kwanza. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn at the intersection of Main Street and First Avenue." |
| (SLOW) |
| Geuka katika makutano ya njia kuu na barabara la kwanza. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| njia kuu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "highway" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| njia kuu |
| (SLOW) |
| njia kuu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "highway" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hali ya msongamano katika njia kuu ni ya kawaida asubuhi hii. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Traffic conditions on the highway are normal this morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| Hali ya msongamano katika njia kuu ni ya kawaida asubuhi hii. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| barabara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "road" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| barabara |
| (SLOW) |
| barabara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "road" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna barafu kwenye barabara. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is ice on the road." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna barafu kwenye barabara. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| barabara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "street" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| barabara |
| (SLOW) |
| barabara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "street" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wacha tuvuke barabara. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let’s cross the street." |
| (SLOW) |
| Wacha tuvuke barabara. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pendeza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "interesting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pendeza |
| (SLOW) |
| pendeza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "interesting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ni wazo la kupendeza uliloeleza katika mkutano. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That's an interesting idea you presented at the meeting." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ni wazo la kupendeza uliloeleza katika mkutano. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kali |
| (SLOW) |
| kali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamke mkali alizomea watoto. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The mean woman yelled at the children." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamke mkali alizomea watoto. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boeka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bored" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boeka |
| (SLOW) |
| boeka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bored" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nimeboeka. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm bored." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nimeboeka. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia saba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seven hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia saba |
| (SLOW) |
| mia saba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seven hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bea katika pembe baridi ya dunia anaweza kuwa na kilo mia saba. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Polar bears can weigh up to seven hundred kilograms." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bea katika pembe baridi ya dunia anaweza kuwa na kilo mia saba. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia nane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eight hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia nane |
| (SLOW) |
| mia nane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eight hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilitumia shilingi mia nane kwa siku moja. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I spent eight hundred shillings in one day." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilitumia shilingi mia nane kwa siku moja. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia mbili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "two hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia mbili |
| (SLOW) |
| mia mbili |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "two hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tuna zaidi ya vitabu mia mbili hapa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have over two hundred books here." |
| (SLOW) |
| tuna zaidi ya vitabu mia mbili hapa |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia tatu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia tatu |
| (SLOW) |
| mia tatu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Jiji hili lina miaka mia tatu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This city is three hundred years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| Jiji hili lina miaka mia tatu. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia sita |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "six hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mia sita |
| (SLOW) |
| mia sita |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "six hundred" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nibadilishie dola mia sita kwa shilingi tafadhali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please change six hundred dollars into shillings for me." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nibadilishie dola mia sita kwa shilingi tafadhali |
| 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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