Swahili Vocabulary
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act
/ækt/ = VERB: kutenda, kuamili, kuenda, kusingiza, kusingizia;
NOUN: kitendo, tendo, amali, feli, kichinjo, kichocheo, kichomo, kielezo, kifo;
USER: kutenda, kitendo, hatua, kazi, tendo
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again
/əˈɡenst/ = VERB: tena, bidhalika, dhalika, kadhalika, kikariri, upya;
USER: tena, nyingine tena, mara ya pili, pili
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always
/ˈɔːl.weɪz/ = VERB: daima, abadi, abidi, dahari, dawama, dawamu, kote, milele;
USER: daima, siku zote, zote, mara zote, kila mara
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are
/ɑːr/ = VERB: ni (auxiliary;
USER: ni, ni ya, wako
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around
/əˈraʊnd/ = VERB: karibu;
CONJUNCTION: kama;
USER: karibu, kuzunguka, kote, duniani, karibu na
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beg
/beɡ/ = VERB: kuomba, kung'ang'ania, kusihi;
USER: naomba, kuombaomba, kuomba, nawasihi, kumwomba
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blond
/blɒnd/ = USER: blond, picha, Kisasa, Mziki wa Kisasa, za Mkono
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brush
/brʌʃ/ = USER: mswaki, brush, brashi, kupiga mswaki, brashi ya
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can
/kæn/ = VERB: kuweza;
NOUN: debe, dumu, kebe, kopo, mdumu, mkebe;
USER: unaweza, inaweza, wanaweza, anaweza, hawawezi
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come
/kʌm/ = VERB: kuja, njoo, kucha, kuingia, kujia;
USER: kuja, atakuja, kufika, aje, ujao
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creation
/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: umbo, huluki, maumbile, umbile;
USER: viumbe, kuundwa, uumbaji, kuundwa kwa, kuumbwa
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/də/ = VERB: kufanya, kutenda, kuamili, kufanza;
USER: kufanya, nini, kutenda, kufanya nini
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doll
/dɒl/ = USER: doll, mwanasesere, ya doll
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dolly
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dress
/dres/ = VERB: kuvaa, kuvisha;
NOUN: nguo, gauni, mashono, mviko, vazi, kivazi;
USER: mavazi, mavazi ya, kuvaa, dress
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everywhere
/ˈev.ri.weər/ = ADJECTIVE: popote, momote, pote;
NOUN: mahali pote, pahala po pote, pahali po pote;
VERB: kote;
USER: kila mahali, popote
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fantastic
/fænˈtæs.tɪk/ = USER: ajabu, fantastic, Alama, Nzuri kabisa, ya ajabu
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fantasy
/ˈfæn.tə.si/ = USER: Ndoto, fantasy, Ndoto ya
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feel
/fiːl/ = VERB: kuhisi, kuchochota, kudara, kugusa, kuona, kusikia, kujiona, kutomasa;
USER: kujisikia, kuhisi, jisikie, wanaona, wanahisi
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fool
/fuːl/ = USER: mjinga, kumdanganya, kuwadanganya, mpumbavu, kunidanganya
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for
/fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa;
NOUN: kwani;
USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili
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friend
/frend/ = NOUN: rafiki, ahi, aki, jamani, friends, mwenzi, ndugu, sahib, sahibu, suhuba, yahe, somo;
USER: rafiki, rafiki wa, rafiki yake, rafiki kwa, kwa rafiki
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fun
/fʌn/ = NOUN: kichekesho, masihara, mchezo, mzaha, ramsa, shere, sheri, udamisi;
USER: furaha, kujifurahisha, fun, na furaha, ya kujifurahisha
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getting
/ɡet/ = VERB: kupata, kuingia, kutwaa, kupanda;
USER: kupata, ya kupata, kuingia
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girl
/ɡɜːl/ = NOUN: msichana, girls, mwanamwali, mwanamwari;
USER: msichana, girl, kike, wa kike, msichana wa
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glamor
= NOUN: ubembe;
USER: Glamour, uzuri wa kudanganya, ya Glamour, glamor, na uzuri wa kudanganya,
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go
/ɡəʊ/ = VERB: kuabiri, kuenda;
USER: kwenda, nenda, go, waende, uende
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hair
/heər/ = NOUN: nywele, unywele, hairs, unyoya, unyele, usinga;
USER: nywele, nywele za, ya nywele
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hanky
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having
/hæv/ = CONJUNCTION: -enye;
ADJECTIVE: enye, enyi;
USER: kuwa, baada ya, kuwa na, baada, akiwa
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here
/hɪər/ = VERB: hapa, huko, huku, humo, humu;
NOUN: huko
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hi
/haɪ/ = USER: hi, ya hi, EL, TX
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hit
/hɪt/ = VERB: kugonga, kububuta, kubuta, kuchapa, kunyuka, kupiga, kurindima, kusakata, kutitiga;
USER: hit, kugonga, hit ya, kibao, kumtwanga
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/aɪ/ = NOUN: mimi, miye, mie;
USER: i, Mimi, nami
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if
/ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, ikiwa, iwapo, ijapo, madhali, pindi, taaraa, taraa, asaa;
USER: kama, ikiwa, iwapo
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imagination
/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: uwazo;
USER: mawazo, mawazo ya, ubunifu, ya mawazo, fikra
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/ɪn/ = VERB: katika, mumo;
PREPOSITION: katika, ndani, bi, fi, mnamo;
USER: katika, kwa, mwaka, nchini, na
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/ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated;
USER: ni, ni ya, kwa
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/ɪt/ = NOUN: yeye;
ADJECTIVE: yee;
USER: ni, hivyo, yake, hiyo, kuwa
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jump
/dʒʌmp/ = VERB: kuruka, kuchachawa, kuchupa;
NOUN: jumps, mruko, ruko, rusho;
USER: kuruka, Rukia, wanaruka
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just
/dʒʌst/ = VERB: tu, babale, hasa, hivi;
NOUN: haki;
ADJECTIVE: adili, adilifu, sawa;
USER: tu, haki, kama, tu ya
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kiss
/kɪs/ = VERB: kubusu, kudonoa, kunonea;
USER: ishara ya upendo, busu, kiss, kumbusu, ishara ya upendo kwa
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knees
/niː/ = NOUN: goti, magoti, futi, fall to one's knees;
USER: magoti, ya magoti, magotini, magoti mbele, kuimarisha magoti
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let
/let/ = USER: basi, hebu, kuruhusu, lazima
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life
/laɪf/ = USER: maisha, uzima, maisha ya, uzima wa, uhai
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like
/laɪk/ = USER: kama, kama vile, mfano, wamependezwa
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love
/lʌv/ = NOUN: upendo, mapenzi, ashki, haba, habu, huba, kipendo, All is the love of God, penzi, upendezi;
VERB: kupenda, kuisa;
USER: upendo, kumpenda, kupenda, kuwapenda, upendo wa
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lyrics
/ˈlɪr.ɪk/ = USER: lyrics, Nyimbo, ya Nyimbo, Maneno
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= USER: m, mita, ST
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make
/meɪk/ = VERB: kufanya, kutengeneza, kudondoshea, kufanyiza, kusanaa, kutenda, kutunga, kuumba, kuunda, kushona, kusanii, kutopeza, kuchosha;
NOUN: makes, muundo, mwundo;
USER: kufanya, kutengeneza, kutoa
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me
/miː/ = NOUN: mimi, miye;
USER: mimi, kwangu, yangu, nami, me
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much
/mʌtʃ/ = NOUN: wingi;
VERB: chakari, chapa chapa;
ADJECTIVE: -ingi, kingi, maridhawa;
USER: sana, kiasi, mengi, nyingi, gani
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my
/maɪ/ = NOUN: changu, -angu;
USER: yangu, wangu, zangu, langu, yangu ya
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oh
/əʊ/ = INTERJECTION: Ee;
USER: oh, OH Latitude, TX, PA, loo
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on
/ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: juu, katika, fi;
VERB: juu ya;
USER: juu ya, kwenye, juu, ya, na
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party
/ˈpɑː.ti/ = NOUN: chama, aria, hafla, karamu, pati, parties, sherehe, tafrija, tafriji;
USER: chama, Party, wa chama, chama cha, ya chama
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pink
/pɪŋk/ = ADJECTIVE: pinki;
USER: pink, nyekundu, ya pink, waridi
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plastic
/ˈplæs.tɪk/ = NOUN: plastiki;
USER: plastiki, ya plastiki, za plastiki, vya plastiki, wa plastiki
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play
/pleɪ/ = VERB: kucheza, kuchera, kucharaza;
NOUN: mchezo, changamko, masihara, mchezo wa kuigiza, tamthilia
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please
/pliːz/ = VERB: kuanisi, kuchangamsha, kufurahisha, kukola, kukora, her but was not able, kutaanisi, kutafadhali, kuhibia;
USER: tafadhali, kumpendeza
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/riː/ = USER: upya, re, tena
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ride
/raɪd/ = VERB: kurakibu, kurekebu, kurekibu;
USER: wapanda, safari, ride, kuendesha, kujinasua
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rock
/rɒk/ = USER: mwamba, ya mwamba, jabali, rock, mawe
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roll
/rəʊl/ = VERB: kugaga, kutinga, kutitima, kusokota, kubingiria, kufingirika, kuguruta, kuyumba, kuyumbayumba, kuchachuka, kuvuma;
NOUN: orodha ya majina, upeto;
USER: unaendelea, roll, kusambaza, inakusudia
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= USER: s, ya, W, N, watu
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say
/seɪ/ = VERB: kusema, kuamba, kuarifu, kuhubiri, kunena, kutaja, kutamka;
USER: kusema, wanasema, sema, husema
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so
/səʊ/ = CONJUNCTION: hata, basi, bas, bassi;
VERB: vilevile, vile;
USER: hivyo, ili, kadhalika, hiyo, sana
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star
/stɑːr/ = NOUN: nyota;
USER: nyota, nyota ya, ya nyota, star, nyota wa
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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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sure
/ʃɔːr/ = USER: uhakika, kuhakikisha, na uhakika, hakika, Hakikisha
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talk
/tɔːk/ = VERB: kusema, kunena. talk clearly, don't talk through the nose, kuongea (transitive, kuongelea;
USER: majadiliano, kuzungumza, kuongea, kuzungumzia
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there
/ðeər/ = VERB: huko, hapo, kuko, kule;
NOUN: huko;
ADJECTIVE: hapo, pale. in that very place, in the same place;
USER: kuna, huko, kulikuwa, pale, hapo
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tight
/taɪt/ = USER: tight, linaloruhusu, imara
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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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touch
/tʌtʃ/ = VERB: kugusa, kudara;
USER: kugusa, kuwasiliana, kumgusa, kuwagusa, gusa
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town
/taʊn/ = NOUN: mji, kaya;
USER: mji, mji wa, Town, Mahali, kijiji
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undress
/ʌnˈdres/ = USER: undress, jipuchua, vua nguo, undress kwa, kuvua nguo
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up
/ʌp/ = VERB: juu, kijuujuu, kutuna;
PREPOSITION: juu;
USER: hadi, juu, up, juu ya
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us
/ʌs/ = NOUN: sisi, siye;
USER: sisi, kwetu, nasi, yetu, us
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walk
/wɔːk/ = VERB: kutembea, kuzinga, kusita, kusitasita;
NOUN: matembezi, masia, tembezi;
USER: kutembea, kuishi, kwenda, kutembea kwa, tembea
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want
/wɒnt/ = VERB: kutaka, kuarithi, kudhiki, kuhitaji, kupenda, kutakia, kutowesha;
NOUN: haja, mahitaji, taabu, uchache, utovu;
USER: wanataka, nataka, unataka, kutaka
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we
/wiː/ = NOUN: sisi;
USER: sisi, tuna, ni, tunaweza
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well
/wel/ = VERB: vizuri, akhuyari, basi, tayibu;
ADJECTIVE: vema, peketevu, pekutevu, taibu;
NOUN: kisima, shimo, vyema;
CONJUNCTION: bas. well, let's go, basi, bassi;
USER: vizuri, pamoja, pamoja na, pia, vile
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whatever
/wɒtˈev.ər/ = PREPOSITION: vyo;
ADJECTIVE: chote, ote;
USER: chochote, yo, kila, yoyote, lolote
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world
/wɜːld/ = NOUN: dunia, ulimwengu, ardhi;
USER: dunia, ulimwengu, duniani, kote, ulimwenguni
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yeah
/jeə/ = USER: yeah, Naam, ndiyo, Ndio
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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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your
/jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: wako, -enu;
NOUN: chako, -enu, mwako, mbachao, chenu, -ako;
USER: yako, wako, yenu, yako ya, lako
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yours
/jɔːz/ = ADJECTIVE: yako, wenu, yenu, zako, vyako, vyenu, zenu, -enu;
NOUN: chako, chenu, -ako, -enu, yo;
USER: yako, wako, wenu, lenu, yenu
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