Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for fruits, vegetables and school supplies
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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) |
| mfuko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "backpack" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mfuko |
| (SLOW) |
| mfuko |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "backpack" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Alibeba vitabu, penseli na karatasi kwenye mfuko. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He carried his books, pencils and papers in the backpack. " |
| (SLOW) |
| Alibeba vitabu, penseli na karatasi kwenye mfuko. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tindikali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil lead" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tindikali |
| (SLOW) |
| tindikali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil lead" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Duka hilo huweka baadhi ya tindikali za kujaza upya. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That store stocks a wide assortment of pencil lead refills." |
| (SLOW) |
| Duka hilo huweka baadhi ya tindikali za kujaza upya. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gundi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glue" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| gundi |
| (SLOW) |
| gundi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glue" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Paka gundi kwa karatasi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Apply glue to the paper." |
| (SLOW) |
| Paka gundi kwa karatasi. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kikokotoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "calculator" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kikokotoo |
| (SLOW) |
| kikokotoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "calculator" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mimi kila wakati hutumia kikokotoo kufanya hesabu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I always use a calculator to do the math." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mimi kila wakati hutumia kikokotoo kufanya hesabu. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherehe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil sharpener" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherehe |
| (SLOW) |
| cherehe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pencil sharpener" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nina cherehe ya penseli. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a pencil sharpener." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nina cherehe ya penseli. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pana |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wide" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pana |
| (SLOW) |
| pana |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wide" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mto nimpana na wenye kina. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The river is wide and deep." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mto nimpana na wenye kina. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nyembamba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "narrow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nyembamba |
| (SLOW) |
| nyembamba |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "narrow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamume anapanda kwenye njia nyembamba. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is hiking on a narrow path." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamume anapanda kwenye njia nyembamba. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngumu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngumu |
| (SLOW) |
| ngumu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hard" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kobe anaganda ngumu la kujikinga. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A turtle has a hard shell for protection." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kobe anaganda ngumu la kujikinga. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laini |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soft" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laini |
| (SLOW) |
| laini |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soft" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Toweli yake mpya ilitengenezwa na pamba laini. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her new bath towels were made of soft cotton." |
| (SLOW) |
| Toweli yake mpya ilitengenezwa na pamba laini. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aprikoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apricot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aprikoti |
| (SLOW) |
| aprikoti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apricot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Aprikoti iliyokaushwa hutengeneza kumbwe safi na inayofaa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A dried apricot makes a very healthy and convenient snack." |
| (SLOW) |
| Aprikoti iliyokaushwa hutengeneza kumbwe safi na inayofaa. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nanasi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pineapple" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nanasi |
| (SLOW) |
| nanasi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pineapple" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nanasi ni tunda katika sehemu za joto lililo na nyama tamu la manjano lililonaladha. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pineapple is a tropical fruit with yellow meat and a tangy sweet-tart flavor." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nanasi ni tunda katika sehemu za joto lililo na nyama tamu la manjano lililonaladha. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tikiti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "melon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tikiti |
| (SLOW) |
| tikiti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "melon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kuna aina juu ya mia moja ya tikiti, lakini zote zina supu na utamu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are over one hundred varieties of melon, but all are juicy and good tasting." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kuna aina juu ya mia moja ya tikiti, lakini zote zina supu na utamu. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuyu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuyu |
| (SLOW) |
| kuyu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fig" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Zinapokaushwa kuyu zinaweza kudumu kwa muda mrefu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Once they are dried, figs can last a long time." |
| (SLOW) |
| Zinapokaushwa kuyu zinaweza kudumu kwa muda mrefu. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| zambarau |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| zambarau |
| (SLOW) |
| zambarau |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plum" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Zambarau zinaweza kukulwa zikiwa mbichi, barafu, zikiwa kwa mkembe au kama zimekaushwa. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The plum can be eaten fresh, frozen, canned or dried into prunes." |
| (SLOW) |
| Zambarau zinaweza kukulwa zikiwa mbichi, barafu, zikiwa kwa mkembe au kama zimekaushwa. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kaliflawa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cauliflower" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kaliflawa |
| (SLOW) |
| kaliflawa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cauliflower" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sisi hukula kaliflawa imezamishwa kwa vitandazo vya shambani. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We eat cauliflower dipped in ranch dressing." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sisi hukula kaliflawa imezamishwa kwa vitandazo vya shambani. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kabeji |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cabbage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kabeji |
| (SLOW) |
| kabeji |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cabbage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Nilikula kabeji jana usiku. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I ate a cabbage last night." |
| (SLOW) |
| Nilikula kabeji jana usiku. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dania |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "celery" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dania |
| (SLOW) |
| dania |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "celery" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kutafuna dania hutumia kiasi nyingi ya sukari mwilini kuliko unapoikula. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It takes more calories to eat celery than you get by eating it." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kutafuna dania hutumia kiasi nyingi ya sukari mwilini kuliko unapoikula. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mbilingani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eggplant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mbilingani |
| (SLOW) |
| mbilingani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eggplant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mbilingani huja kwa aina nyingi ya rangi ikiwamo zambarau, nyeupe na kijani kibichi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Eggplant comes in various colors including purple, white and green." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mbilingani huja kwa aina nyingi ya rangi ikiwamo zambarau, nyeupe na kijani kibichi. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ragwe iliomea |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bean sprout" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ragwe iliomea |
| (SLOW) |
| ragwe iliomea |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bean sprout" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Naweza pata saladi ya ragwe iliomea? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can I get a bean sprout salad?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Naweza pata saladi ya ragwe iliomea? |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ajali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "accident" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ajali |
| (SLOW) |
| ajali |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "accident" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kaka yake alikuwa kwa ajali ya barabarani. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her brother was in a car accident." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kaka yake alikuwa kwa ajali ya barabarani. |
| 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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