Swahili Vocabulary
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age
/eɪdʒ/ = NOUN: umri, zama, herimu, dahari, hirimu, makamo, tarikhi, zamani;
USER: umri, umri wa, umri wa miaka, miaka, wenye umri
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and
/ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na, aidha, wa;
VERB: tena
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be
/biː/ = VERB: kuwa, ni, kukaa, kukuwa;
USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na
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birthday
/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = NOUN: siku ya kuzaliwa, sikukuu ya kuzaliwa, bathdei, uvyazi, uzalishaji, siku ya uzalishi;
USER: siku ya kuzaliwa, kuzaliwa, ya kuzaliwa, birthday, siku ya kuzaliwa ya
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celebrate
/ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = VERB: kusherehekea, kuadhimisha, kusherekea, kushangilia, kuadhimu;
USER: kusherehekea, kuadhimisha, sherehe, kusherekea, kushangilia
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day
/deɪ/ = NOUN: siku;
USER: siku, siku ya, leo, mchana, siku ile
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don
/dɒn/ = USER: don, don t
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for
/fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa;
NOUN: kwani;
USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili
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got
/ɡɒt/ = VERB: kupata, kuingia, kutwaa, kupanda;
USER: got, alipata, got a, got ya, walipata
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happy
/ˈhæp.i/ = ADJECTIVE: furahifu;
USER: furaha, na furaha, furaha ya, happy, heri
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hip
/hɪp/ = NOUN: nyonga, chuno, kiuno, pembejo, ubavu, unyonga;
USER: hip, ya hip, wa hip, nyonga
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hold
/həʊld/ = VERB: kushika, kubamba, kukamata;
NOUN: mkamato, falka, ngama;
USER: kushikilia, kufanya, umiliki, kushika
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hooray
/hʊˈreɪ/ = USER: hooray, Hoyaaa,
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horses
/hɔːs/ = NOUN: farasi;
USER: farasi, hao farasi, ya farasi, farasi hao
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/ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated;
USER: ni, ni ya, kwa
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laugh
/lɑːf/ = USER: kucheka, laugh, baadaye mtacheka kwa furaha, atacheka, wacheke
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many
/ˈmen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: wengi, chapa, chekwa, chekwachekwa, ingi, -ingi, wangi;
VERB: vingi;
USER: wengi, nyingi, mengi, mingi, watu wengi
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more
/mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zaidi, -ingine;
USER: zaidi, zaidi ya
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not
/nɒt/ = USER: si, mashirika, siyo, mmoja, sio
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now
/naʊ/ = VERB: sasa, papa hapa;
NOUN: I want to eat now;
ADJECTIVE: papa;
USER: sasa, sasa ni
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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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one
/wʌn/ = ADJECTIVE: mmoja, wahed;
NOUN: wahedi;
USER: moja, mmoja, mtu, moja ya, kimoja
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promise
/ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = NOUN: ahadi, agano, kiaga, miadi, mihadi, wahadi;
VERB: kuahidi;
USER: ahadi, ahadi ya, ile ahadi
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returns
/rɪˈtɜːn/ = NOUN: marejeo, mapato, marudi, marudio, pato, rejeo, ritani, upato;
USER: anarudi, faida, kurudi, atakaporudi, mapato
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shy
/ʃaɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: oga;
USER: aibu, wenye soni, soni
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so
/səʊ/ = CONJUNCTION: hata, basi, bas, bassi;
VERB: vilevile, vile;
USER: hivyo, ili, kadhalika, hiyo, sana
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stand
/stænd/ = VERB: kusimama, kusimamisha, kustahimili;
NOUN: msimamo, stands, standi, stendi, weko, kiguzo, chaka;
USER: kusimama, simama, simameni, wasimame, msimamo
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/tiː/ = NOUN: matatu;
USER: t, Simu
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tell
/tel/ = VERB: kusema, kuarifu, kuhadithi, kuhubiri, kutaja, kusimulia, kusumulia, kudokolea;
NOUN: from your fellow human beings?; There's no;
USER: kuwaambia, kumwambia, kukuambia, kusema, kumweleza
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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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/tuː/ = VERB: kwa;
PREPOSITION: kwa, katika, fika, kufika;
CONJUNCTION: kwenye;
USER: kwa, na, ili, ya, wa
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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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/-v/ = USER: ve, ve ya
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we
/wiː/ = NOUN: sisi;
USER: sisi, tuna, ni, tunaweza
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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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