Swahili Vocabulary
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all /ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: yote, kila, vyote, mote, mwote, ote; NOUN: chote; USER: kila, wote, yote, zote, wote wanafunzi wa

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amount /əˈmaʊnt/ = NOUN: kiasi, idadi, kadiri, baadhi; USER: kiasi, ya kiasi, Kiasi cha, kiwango, cha

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na, aidha, wa; VERB: tena

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answers /ˈɑːn.sər/ = NOUN: jibu, jawabu, itikio, itiko, utambulifu, utambulizi, utambuzi; USER: majibu, ya majibu, majibu ya

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april /ˈeɪ.prəl/ = NOUN: Aprili

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are /ɑːr/ = VERB: ni (auxiliary; USER: ni, ni ya, wako

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as /əz/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, maadamu; USER: kama, na

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basis /ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ = NOUN: msingi, asili, chanzo, nguzo, msinji, mzingi; USER: msingi, msingi wa, misingi, ya msingi, misingi ya

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be /biː/ = VERB: kuwa, ni, kukaa, kukuwa; USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na

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because /bɪˈkəz/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa sababu, maana, kwa kuwa, kwani, maadam, madhali, mradi, muradi, kwa vile; USER: kwa sababu, sababu, kwa, kwasababu, maana

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business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ = NOUN: biashara, amali, bia, duka, hoja, kazi, kiduka, kisa, maishilio, matatizo, shughuli, tarafa, tarafu, tume, ubiashara; USER: biashara, business, Tafuta Biashara, ya biashara, Biashara na

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by /baɪ/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kwa, kando, mnamo, ukando; PREPOSITION: kwa, bi, fi, ni, upande; ADJECTIVE: ya; NOUN: prep; USER: na, kwa, mkono, by

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cannot /ˈkæn.ɒt/ = USER: hawawezi, hawezi, haiwezi, huwezi, siwezi

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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ = VERB: kubadili, kubadilisha, kugeuza, kughairisha, kuhawili, kuzinga, kugeuka; NOUN: badiliko, chenji. [small] change, geuzi, geuzo, serifu; USER: mabadiliko ya, mabadiliko, kubadili, kubadilisha, kubadilika

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closes /kləʊz/ = NOUN: karibu; USER: kufunga, anafunga, inafunga, avslutar, hufunga

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closing /ˈkləʊ.zɪŋ/ = NOUN: kifungo, mafungia, mfungo, mzibo; USER: kufunga, ya kufunga, kufungwa, wa kufunga, kuziba

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company /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ = NOUN: kampuni, bia, biashara, jamaa, jamii, kikosi, rubaa, shirika, wenzi, kompania; USER: kampuni, kampuni ya, Company, ya kampuni

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converted /kənˈvɜːt/ = VERB: kuhawili, kuhidi, kuongoa, kusujudisha; USER: waongofu, kuongoka, kubadilishwa, walioongoka, kumgeukia

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correct /kəˈrekt/ = ADJECTIVE: sahihi, adili, adilifu, baraba, fasaha, fasihi, kimada, sadifu, sahihifu; VERB: kusahihisha, kukosoa, kudubu; USER: kusahihisha, sahihi, kurekebisha, sahihi ya, sahihisha

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currencies /ˈkʌr.ən.si/ = USER: sarafu, fedha, fedha za, sarafu ya, ya sarafu

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currency /ˈkʌr.ən.si/ = NOUN: fedha; USER: fedha, sarafu, fedha za, sarafu ya, ya fedha

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customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ = NOUN: mteja, mnunuzi, customers, mwenyeji; USER: mteja, wateja, kwa wateja, ya wateja, ya mteja

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database /ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/ = USER: Mbegu, database, orodha, database ya, orodha ya

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define /dɪˈfaɪn/ = VERB: kuaini; USER: kufafanua, define, kuelezea, kufasili, kuainisha

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deliveries /dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/ = NOUN: matamko, mzao, uletaji, upatikanaji, upelekaji, utolewaji, uvyazi, uzalishaji, uzalishi, uzazi; USER: wanaojifungua, kujifungua, uzazi, kujifungulia, wanaojifungua kwa

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delivery /dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/ = NOUN: matamko, mzao, uletaji, upatikanaji, upelekaji, utolewaji, uvyazi, uzalishaji, uzalishi, uzazi; USER: utoaji, utoaji wa, kujifungua, wa kujifungua, ya utoaji

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display /dɪˈspleɪ/ = VERB: kuonyesha, kuzinza, kuomoa, kutasua, kutembeza, kutoa, kutumbua, kuomeka; NOUN: mkogo, onyesho, sherehe, uonyesho, wonyesho; USER: kuonyesha, display, kuonesha

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do /də/ = VERB: kufanya, kutenda, kuamili, kufanza; USER: kufanya, nini, kutenda, kufanya nini

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document /ˈdɒk.jʊ.mənt/ = NOUN: hati, waraka, makala, andiko, barua, cheti, katiba, maandiko, shahada; USER: hati, waraka, Kudhibiti, hati ya, nyaraka

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elearning

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end /end/ = NOUN: mwisho, akheri, hatima, kasiri, kikomo, mshuko, ncha, pambizo, pembizo, tako, ends; VERB: kumaliza; USER: mwisho, ya mwisho, mwishoni, wa mwisho, mwisho wa

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ensure /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ = USER: kuhakikisha, kuhakikisha kuwa, kuhakikisha kwamba

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entries /ˈen.tri/ = NOUN: mwingilio, uingiaji; USER: entries, washiriki, viingilio, maingizo, masahihisho

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financials /faɪˈnænʃəlz/ = USER: kifedha, masuala ya pesa

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first /ˈfɜːst/ = ADJECTIVE: kwanza; USER: kwanza, ya kwanza, wa kwanza, kwanza ya

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for /fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa; NOUN: kwani; USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili

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foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ = ADJECTIVE: kigeni, nje, ajinabi, geni; USER: kigeni, nje, za kigeni, wa kigeni, ya kigeni

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from /frɒm/ = PREPOSITION: kutoka, katika, toka, tangu, -anzia, min, tokea; CONJUNCTION: kwa; USER: kutoka, kutoka kwa, na, kutokana, kutokana na

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gain /ɡeɪn/ = NOUN: faida, fayida, kivuno, mavuno, mazao, mpato, nafuu, ziada, zidi, ziyada; VERB: kufuna, kuwa na faida, kuvuna; USER: kupata, faida, kupata faida, faida ya, kuupata

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have /hæv/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kuwa na, kuhozi, kuna, yana; USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na, wana, una

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if /ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, ikiwa, iwapo, ijapo, madhali, pindi, taaraa, taraa, asaa; USER: kama, ikiwa, iwapo

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in /ɪn/ = VERB: katika, mumo; PREPOSITION: katika, ndani, bi, fi, mnamo; USER: katika, kwa, mwaka, nchini, na

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into /ˈɪn.tuː/ = USER: katika, ndani ya, ndani, kubadilisha katika, kwenye

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invoice /ˈɪn.vɔɪs/ = NOUN: ankra, orodha, oroza, worodha; USER: ankara, invoice, ankara ya, ya ankara, ya invoice

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is /ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated; USER: ni, ni ya, kwa

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issued /ˈɪʃ.uː/ = VERB: kutoa, kupokeza; USER: ilitoa, iliyotolewa, imetolewa, zilizotolewa, alitoa

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it /ɪt/ = NOUN: yeye; ADJECTIVE: yee; USER: ni, hivyo, yake, hiyo, kuwa

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items /ˈaɪ.təm/ = NOUN: kifaa, tunu; USER: vitu, bidhaa, ya vitu, huo, vitu vya

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journal /ˈdʒɜː.nəl/ = USER: jarida, journal, jarida la, gazeti, tidning

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large /lɑːdʒ/ = USER: kubwa, kikubwa, Large, makubwa, kubwa ya

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local /ˈləʊ.kəl/ = NOUN: kienyeji; ADJECTIVE: -a kimwetu; USER: za mitaa, mitaa, mtaa, ndani, za

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loss /lɒs/ = NOUN: hasara, upotevu, dhara, haraja, mkumbo, mzigo, uangamizi, uharabu, uharibifu; USER: hasara, kupoteza, upotevu, hasara ya, kupotea

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march /mɑːtʃ/ = NOUN: maandamano, machi, mwendo, to march, mwenendo; USER: maandamano, maandamano ya, Machi, safari, march

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need /niːd/ = NOUN: haja, mahitaji, hitaji, uhitaji, hoja, mashaka, mataka, matakwa, punguo, dhiki; VERB: kuhitaji, kuwa na haja; USER: haja, haja ya, wanahitaji, unahitaji, tunahitaji

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not /nɒt/ = USER: si, mashirika, siyo, mmoja, sio

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note /nəʊt/ = NOUN: cheti, dondo, dondoo; USER: kumbuka, kutambua, kuona, note, kukumbuka

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of /əv/ = ADJECTIVE: ya; CONJUNCTION: za, kwa; PREPOSITION: cha, vya, -a, pa; NOUN: waa; USER: ya, wa, la, cha, za

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on /ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: juu, katika, fi; VERB: juu ya; USER: juu ya, kwenye, juu, ya, na

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once /wʌns/ = VERB: mara, kamwe; USER: mara moja, mara, mara nyingine, moja, mara moja kwa

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one /wʌn/ = ADJECTIVE: mmoja, wahed; NOUN: wahedi; USER: moja, mmoja, mtu, moja ya, kimoja

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or /ɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: au, ama, aidha, ao; USER: au, ama

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origin /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ = NOUN: asili, chanzo, awali, jadi, origins, shina, uanzishaji, ufuo; USER: asili, asili ya, chanzo, mwanzo, ya asili

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partner /ˈpɑːt.nər/ = NOUN: mshirika, mwenzi, msharika, mshiriki; USER: mpenzi, mshirika, mwenzi, mwenza, na mpenzi

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period /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ = NOUN: kipindi, muda, wakati, majira, umri, msimu, musimu, periods of time, muhula, pindi; USER: kipindi, kipindi cha, muda, kipindi hicho, wa kipindi

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periods /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ = NOUN: kipindi, muda, wakati, majira, umri, msimu, musimu, periods of time, muhula, pindi; USER: vipindi, muda, kipindi, vipindi vya, kipindi cha

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posted /ˈpəʊs.tɪd/ = VERB: kuposta

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presented /prɪˈzent/ = VERB: kutoa, kugaia, kugawia, kujazi, kukidhi, kuzawadisha; USER: aliwasilisha, kuwasilishwa, yaliyowasilishwa, zilizowasilishwa, iliyotolewa

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prices /praɪs/ = NOUN: bei, thamani, gharama, haka, kiasi, kima, saari, ununuzi, upataji; USER: bei, bei ya, bei za, kwa bei

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problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ = NOUN: matatizo, shida, fumbo, jambo, mgogoro, mushkeli, shakawa, problems, tatizi, shauri; USER: tatizo, tatizo la, matatizo, shida, tatizo hili

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profit /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ = NOUN: faida, kivuno, mafaa, mafao, manufaa, mapato, mavuno, mazao, mfao, mpato, nafuu; VERB: kuvuna; USER: faida, faida ya, ya faida, kupata faida

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quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/ = NOUN: robo, mtaa, hara; USER: robo, robo ya, ya robo

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quarterly /ˈkwɔː.təl.i/ = USER: robo mwaka, robo, ya robo mwaka, miezi mitatu, baada ya miezi mitatu

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report /rɪˈpɔːt/ = NOUN: ripoti, taarifa, habari, hadithi, hubiri, kauli, kisa, lumba, simulizi, taarifu; VERB: kuripoti, kudokolea; USER: kuripoti, ripoti, taarifa, ripoti ya, taarifa ya

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reports /rɪˈpɔːt/ = NOUN: ripoti, taarifa, habari, fununu, hadithi, hubiri, kauli, kisa, lumba, mlio, simulizi, taarifu; USER: ripoti, taarifa, taarifa za, ripoti za, ripoti ya

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row /rəʊ/ = NOUN: mstari, safu, mkururo, rows, msafa, safusafu, tandabelua, tanta, tantabelua, zefe, rusu, bandi; USER: mstari, safu, mfululizo, safu ya, mstari wa

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s = USER: s, ya, W, N, watu

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same /seɪm/ = USER: huo, sawa, hiyo, moja, huo huo

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shows /ʃəʊ/ = NOUN: maonyesho, fahari, lonyo, mkogo, shows, sherehe, tamasha, udibaji, uonyesho, wonyesho, mashabo, mashobo. one who shows off by using many English words or difficult and unusual; USER: inaonyesha, maonyesho, unaonyesha, maonyesho ya, linaonyesha

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source /sɔːs/ = NOUN: chanzo, asili, chimbuko, chanzi, mwanzo, shina, ufuo; USER: chanzo, chanzo cha, vyanzo, source

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started /stɑːt/ = VERB: kuanza, kuanzisha, kuendesha, kujiri, kuondoka, kushika njia, kustati, kupiga moto (gari, kupiga stati, kucheza, kuwasha, kuchakarisha, kucharakisha; USER: ilianza, kuanza, ulianza, alianza, walianza

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system /ˈsɪs.təm/ = NOUN: mfumo, kawaida, systems, taratibu; USER: mfumo, mfumo wa, ya mfumo, wa mfumo

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tasks /tɑːsk/ = NOUN: jukumu, wajibu, shughuli, tume, ujumbe, utumwa; USER: kazi, majukumu, majukumu ya, shughuli, kazi ya

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that /ðæt/ = CONJUNCTION: kwamba, kuwa, kama, yakuwa; NOUN: hiyo, yale, amba-, hicho, ile, kile, le; VERB: kule; USER: kwamba, kuwa, ambayo, hiyo, ili

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therefore /ˈðeə.fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa ajili, alimradhi, alimradi, almuradi, mradi, ndio sababu; VERB: kwa hivyo; USER: kwa hiyo, hiyo, Basi, hivyo

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they /ðeɪ/ = NOUN: wao; USER: wao, nao, hao, kuwa, watu

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this /ðɪs/ = NOUN: hii, huu, hili, hiki, huyu, hiyo, hilo, these, huku, humu, those (people, huno, huko, huo, huyo; USER: hii, huu, hili, hiki, haya

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: wakati, mara, defa, majira, nafasi, saa, safari, taimu, umri, wakaa, wasaa, pindi, zama; USER: wakati, muda, mara, huo, mara ya

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to /tuː/ = VERB: kwa; PREPOSITION: kwa, katika, fika, kufika; CONJUNCTION: kwenye; USER: kwa, na, ili, ya, wa

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total /ˈtəʊ.təl/ = NOUN: jumla, idadi; VERB: kuunga hesabu; ADJECTIVE: kubwa; USER: taarifa, uanachama, Jumla, Jumla ya, taarifa uanachama

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utility /juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/ = NOUN: mafaa, manufaa, utoshelevu; USER: shirika, matumizi, matumizi ya, huduma, za shirika

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value /ˈvæl.juː/ = NOUN: thamani, kima, bao, bei, karama, kiasi, saari, takaramu, takarimu, upataji, utunu; VERB: kuthamini; USER: thamani, thamani ya

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was /wɒz/ = USER: mara, ilikuwa, alikuwa, ni, ulikuwa

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we /wiː/ = NOUN: sisi; USER: sisi, tuna, ni, tunaweza

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will /wɪl/ = NOUN: wosia, penzi, wasia, wusia; USER: mapenzi, itakuwa, mapenzi ya, gani

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with /wɪð/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kwa; PREPOSITION: kwa, bi, fi, katika; NOUN: mwenye; ADJECTIVE: -enye, wenye, yenye, zenye; USER: na, pamoja na, pamoja, kwa

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work /wɜːk/ = NOUN: kazi, amali, maishilio, matendo, shughuli, utendaji, utendi, utenzi, insha; USER: kazi, kufanya kazi, kazi kwa, kazi ya, kufanya kazi kwa

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would /wʊd/ = USER: ingekuwa, bila, itakuwa, gani, ungekuwa

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you /juː/ = NOUN: wewe, ninyi, we, wee, weye, ni, you (pl, nyinyi; VERB: muna (conjugated; USER: wewe, ninyi, yenu, unaweza, kwenu

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