Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for disasters, body parts, and religions
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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) |
| mafuriko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mafuriko |
| (SLOW) |
| mafuriko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Gari, mtindo wa jip, linasukumiza katika mafuriko. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The jeep is pushing through the flood." |
| (SLOW) |
| Gari, mtindo wa jip, linasukumiza katika mafuriko. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kimbunga |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "typhoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kimbunga |
| (SLOW) |
| kimbunga |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "typhoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kimbunga kimetokea. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The typhoon has hit." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kimbunga kimetokea. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tufani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hurricane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tufani |
| (SLOW) |
| tufani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hurricane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tufani linapulizika ndani kutoka kwenye bahari. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hurricane is blowing in from the sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tufani linapulizika ndani kutoka kwenye bahari. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chamchela |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tornado" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chamchela |
| (SLOW) |
| chamchela |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tornado" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Chamchela linasongea mjini. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tornado is approaching the town. " |
| (SLOW) |
| Chamchela linasongea mjini. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ukame |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drought" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ukame |
| (SLOW) |
| ukame |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drought" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ukame ni janga la ukweli kwa wakulima. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Drought is a real trouble for farmers." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ukame ni janga la ukweli kwa wakulima. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uislamu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uislamu |
| (SLOW) |
| Uislamu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Dini ya Uislamu ilianzishwa na nabii Muhammad. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad." |
| (SLOW) |
| Dini ya Uislamu ilianzishwa na nabii Muhammad. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uprotestanti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uprotestanti |
| (SLOW) |
| Uprotestanti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uprotestanti ulianzishwa baada ya kujitenga kwa kanisa ya Kikatoliki ya Kirumi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestant came as a break from the Roman Catholic Church." |
| (SLOW) |
| Uprotestanti ulianzishwa baada ya kujitenga kwa kanisa ya Kikatoliki ya Kirumi. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ukatoliki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ukatoliki |
| (SLOW) |
| Ukatoliki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ukatoliki ni dini ya wale wanaokubali uongozi wa papa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism is the religion of those who accept the leadership of the Pope." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ukatoliki ni dini ya wale wanaokubali uongozi wa papa. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uhindu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uhindu |
| (SLOW) |
| Uhindu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism" |
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| Uhindu kutoka India, unahusisha itikadi ya kufufuka na kuamini miungu mingi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism, from India, involves the belief in reincarnation and many gods." |
| (SLOW) |
| Uhindu kutoka India, unahusisha itikadi ya kufufuka na kuamini miungu mingi. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ubudha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ubudha |
| (SLOW) |
| Ubudha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ubudha unahusika na mafunzo ya Budha aliyeelekevuka. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, the enlightened one." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ubudha unahusika na mafunzo ya Budha aliyeelekevuka. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kifundo cha mguu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ankle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kifundo cha mguu |
| (SLOW) |
| kifundo cha mguu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ankle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nikidhani nimeteguka kifundo cha mguu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I think I sprained my ankle." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nikidhani nimeteguka kifundo cha mguu. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kiwiko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elbow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kiwiko |
| (SLOW) |
| kiwiko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elbow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mkono hujikunja njia moja kwa kiwiko. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The arm only bends one way at the elbow." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mkono hujikunja njia moja kwa kiwiko. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fundo la mkono |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wrist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fundo la mkono |
| (SLOW) |
| fundo la mkono |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wrist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mahali maarufu kabisa kuchukua mpigo wa moyo ni kwa shingo na kwa fundo la mkono. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The most common places to take a pulse are the neck and wrist. " |
| (SLOW) |
| Mahali maarufu kabisa kuchukua mpigo wa moyo ni kwa shingo na kwa fundo la mkono. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| goti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| goti |
| (SLOW) |
| goti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kijana alianguka na kugwaruza goti lake. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy fell and scraped his knees." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kijana alianguka na kugwaruza goti lake. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngozi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "skin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngozi |
| (SLOW) |
| ngozi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "skin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ngozi ndiyo sehemu kubwa sana mwilini. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Skin is the largest organ in the body." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ngozi ndiyo sehemu kubwa sana mwilini. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kunyoa ndevu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kunyoa ndevu |
| (SLOW) |
| kunyoa ndevu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Alisahau kunyoa ndevu asubuhi ya leo. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He forgot to shave this morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| Alisahau kunyoa ndevu asubuhi ya leo. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mpishi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mpishi |
| (SLOW) |
| mpishi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mpishi anatengeneza chakula. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chef is making a meal." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mpishi anatengeneza chakula. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pasipovutwa sigara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "non-smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pasipovutwa sigara |
| (SLOW) |
| pasipovutwa sigara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "non-smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Napendelea kukaa pasipovutwa sigara. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My preference is to sit in the non-smoking section. " |
| (SLOW) |
| Napendelea kukaa pasipovutwa sigara. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uvutaji sigara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uvutaji sigara |
| (SLOW) |
| uvutaji sigara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna sehemu ya kuvuta sigara iliyoshikana na mgahawa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a separate patio for smoking attached to the restaurant." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna sehemu ya kuvuta sigara iliyoshikana na mgahawa. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| damu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| damu |
| (SLOW) |
| damu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Papa zinashawishiwa na mnuko wa damu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sharks are lured in by the smell of blood." |
| (SLOW) |
| Papa zinashawishiwa na mnuko wa damu. |
| 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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