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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and
/ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na, aidha, wa;
VERB: tena
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anything
/ˈen.i.θɪŋ/ = USER: kitu, kitu kingine, chochote, kitu chochote
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baby
/ˈbeɪ.bi/ = USER: mtoto, baby, ya mtoto, mtoto mchanga, mtoto wa
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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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bed
/bed/ = NOUN: kitanda, kilalio, malalo, malazi, malazo, mede, mpando, pando, tuta;
USER: kitanda, kitandani, ya kitanda, kulala
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bite
/baɪt/ = VERB: kudonoa, kutafuna, kudona;
NOUN: kumbwe, lukuma, mdono, uma, mego;
USER: bite, kuuma, bite ya, kukung'ata
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bodies
/ˈbɒd.i/ = NOUN: mwili, jamii, kiwiliwili, maungo, ungo, ungu, bodi;
USER: miili, miili ya, vyombo, vyombo vya, organ
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body
/ˈbɒd.i/ = NOUN: mwili, jamii, kiwiliwili, maungo, ungo, ungu, bodi;
USER: mwili, ya mwili, mwili wa, miili, mwilini
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broke
/brəʊk/ = USER: kuvunja, akaumega, kukatika, alivunja, wakaivunja
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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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care
/keər/ = VERB: kujali, kukabidhi;
NOUN: utunzaji, buka, kabidhi, kibuhuti, maangalizi, matumishi, nadhari, sononeko, stakabadhi, tunza;
USER: huduma, huduma ya, kutunza, kuwatunza, huduma kwa
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cause
/kɔːz/ = VERB: kusababisha, kuingiza, kusabibisha, kutia, kualisha;
NOUN: sababu, kisa, chanzo, ajili, chanzi, maana, causes, sabiki, tendo, udhuru, pinduli;
USER: kusababisha, sababu, husababisha, sababu ya
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clouds
/klaʊd/ = USER: mawingu, Clouds, ya mawingu, na pale, mawingu ya
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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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down
/daʊn/ = VERB: chini;
NOUN: laika, ulaika, ugoya, unyoya;
USER: chini, chini ya, hadi
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drunk
/drʌŋk/ = USER: kulewa, mlevi, amelewa, kunywa, wamelewa
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dry
/draɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: -kavu, kavu, yabis, yabisi;
VERB: kukausha, kuanika, kuoka;
NOUN: uyabisi;
USER: kavu, kukauka, kukausha
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every
/ˈev.ri/ = ADJECTIVE: kila, killa;
VERB: kulla;
USER: kila, ya kila, kila baada, kila baada ya
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feeling
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ = NOUN: hisia, ashiki, ashki, hisiya, kuona, maono, moyo, mtima, feelings, ono, sikio, jazba;
USER: hisia, kujisikia, kuhisi, hisia ya, kujihisi
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fights
/faɪt/ = USER: mapambano, vita, kupigana, mapigano, mapambano ya
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fingertips
/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.tɪp/ = USER: vidole, fingertips, ncha za vidole, ncha za vidole vyake
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for
/fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa;
NOUN: kwani;
USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili
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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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fuck
/fʌk/ = USER: kutomba
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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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give
/ɡɪv/ = VERB: kugaia, kujazi, kukabidhi, kupa, kupasisha;
USER: kutoa, kuwapa, kumpa, kukupa
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go
/ɡəʊ/ = VERB: kuabiri, kuenda;
USER: kwenda, nenda, go, waende, uende
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gone
/ɡɒn/ = VERB: kuabiri, kuenda;
USER: wamekwenda, gone, amekwenda, kwenda, kuondoka
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got
/ɡɒt/ = VERB: kupata, kuingia, kutwaa, kupanda;
USER: got, alipata, got a, got ya, walipata
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head
/hed/ = VERB: kichwa;
NOUN: kichwa, mkuu, mkuru, heads, ras, rasi, mnyampara, mnyapara, chembe;
ADJECTIVE: -kuu;
USER: kichwa, mkuu, ya kichwa, kichwani, mkuu wa
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here
/hɪər/ = VERB: hapa, huko, huku, humo, humu;
NOUN: huko
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how
/haʊ/ = NOUN: jinsi, vipi, je;
VERB: vile;
USER: jinsi, jinsi ya, jinsi gani, namna, gani
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/aɪ/ = NOUN: mimi, miye, mie;
USER: i, Mimi, nami
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/ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, ikiwa, iwapo, ijapo, madhali, pindi, taaraa, taraa, asaa;
USER: kama, ikiwa, iwapo
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/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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/ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated;
USER: ni, ni ya, kwa
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it
/ɪt/ = NOUN: yeye;
ADJECTIVE: yee;
USER: ni, hivyo, yake, hiyo, kuwa
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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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keep
/kiːp/ = VERB: kuweka, kushika, kutunza, kuhifadhi, kudodoa, kutuza, kuvua;
USER: kuweka, kushika, kuendelea, kutunza, kuhifadhi
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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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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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lips
/lɪp/ = USER: midomo, midomo ya, midomoni, zinazotolewa na midomo, ya midomo
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little
/ˈlɪt.l̩/ = ADJECTIVE: haba, chache, -dogo;
USER: kidogo, mdogo, ndogo, wadogo, mfupi
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locked
/lɒk/ = VERB: kufunga, kufungwa, kupinga;
USER: imefungwa, umefungwa, locked, wamefungwa
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long
/lɒŋ/ = ADJECTIVE: ndefu, -refu, tawili;
USER: muda mrefu, kwa muda mrefu, muda, mrefu, ndefu
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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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lovin
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ludvig
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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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making
/ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ = VERB: kufanya, kutengeneza, kudondoshea, kufanyiza, kusanaa, kutenda, kutunga, kuumba, kuunda, kushona, kusanii, kutopeza, kuchosha;
USER: kufanya, maamuzi, maamuzi ya, na kufanya, kutengeneza
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me
/miː/ = NOUN: mimi, miye;
USER: mimi, kwangu, yangu, nami, me
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more
/mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zaidi, -ingine;
USER: zaidi, zaidi ya
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my
/maɪ/ = NOUN: changu, -angu;
USER: yangu, wangu, zangu, langu, yangu ya
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night
/naɪt/ = NOUN: usiku, lela, leli;
USER: usiku, wa usiku, usiku wa, usiku kucha
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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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on
/ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: juu, katika, fi;
VERB: juu ya;
USER: juu ya, kwenye, juu, ya, na
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one
/wʌn/ = ADJECTIVE: mmoja, wahed;
NOUN: wahedi;
USER: moja, mmoja, mtu, moja ya, kimoja
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our
/aʊər/ = NOUN: -etu, chetu;
USER: wetu, yetu, zetu, yetu ya, letu
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perfect
/ˈpɜː.fekt/ = ADJECTIVE: kamili, -kamilifu, barabara, timamu, -timilifu;
VERB: kukamili, kuselehi, kusuluhi, kusuluhu, kutimiza;
USER: kamili, kamilifu, mkamilifu, wakamilifu, kamili kwa
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piece
/piːs/ = NOUN: kipande, kiraka, fungu, kataa, kodwe, kombo, makombo, nusu, choto, tabu, tabutabu, ubale, upande, pingili, bale, mego, mcheche, taba;
USER: kipande, kipande cha, ya kipande, kipande ya
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put
/pʊt/ = VERB: kuweka, kutia, kugusisha, kuika, kuingiza;
USER: kuweka, kuwekwa, kuvaa, kuiweka
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queen
/kwiːn/ = USER: malkia, Queen, malkia wa
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re
/riː/ = USER: upya, re, tena
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read
/riːd/ = VERB: kusoma;
USER: kusoma, soma, kusomwa
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right
/raɪt/ = NOUN: haki;
ADJECTIVE: sahihi, sawa, adili, adilifu, baraba, barabara, kimada, sahihifu, maraba, mraba;
VERB: taibu;
USER: haki, haki ya, kulia, wa kulia, sahihi
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= USER: s, ya, W, N, watu
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skin
/skɪn/ = NOUN: ngozi, gamba, gofi, ngara, ngovi;
VERB: kuchunua, kupuchua, kupujua, kuchuna;
USER: ngozi, ya ngozi, kwenye ngozi, ngozi ya
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smoke
/sməʊk/ = USER: moshi, sigara, kuvuta sigara, moshi wa, kuvuta
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so
/səʊ/ = CONJUNCTION: hata, basi, bas, bassi;
VERB: vilevile, vile;
USER: hivyo, ili, kadhalika, hiyo, sana
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stay
/steɪ/ = VERB: kukaa, kubaki, kungoja, kusaa, kusehelea, kuselea, kuusiri;
NOUN: gadi, jahabu, magadi, matilo;
USER: kukaa, kubaki, kuishi, kubakia, kuendelea
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summer
/ˈsʌm.ər/ = NOUN: kiangazi;
USER: majira, majira ya joto, majira ya, kiangazi, wakati wa kiangazi
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swear
/sweər/ = USER: kuapa, naapa, kiapo, huapa, kuapa akisema
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/tiː/ = NOUN: matatu;
USER: t, Simu
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take
/teɪk/ = VERB: kuchukua, kuchukwa, kukamata, kupunja, kutwaa, kuchopa, kupeleka;
USER: kuchukua, chukua, itachukua
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talking
/ˈtɔː.kɪŋ.tuː/ = VERB: kusema, kunena. talk clearly, don't talk through the nose, kuongea (transitive, kuongelea;
USER: kuzungumza, kuongea, wanazungumza, wakizungumza, akizungumza
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taste
/teɪst/ = NOUN: ladha, kionjo, kumbwe, laza, ludha, utamu, uonjaji;
VERB: kuonja, kudhuku, kujaribu, kupemba;
USER: ladha, ladha ya, kuonja
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tears
/teər/ = USER: machozi
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the
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them
/ðem/ = NOUN: wao;
USER: yao, nao, kwao, wao, hao
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til
/tɪl/ = USER: til, mpaka,
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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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use
/juːz/ = VERB: kutumia, kutia;
NOUN: matumizi, mafaa, manufaa, mazoea, mtumo, utumi, utumizi, utumo;
USER: kutumia, matumizi, matumizi ya, tumia, hutumia
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wanna
/ˈwɒn.ə/ = USER: wanataka, nataka, unataka, wanna, kutaka
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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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what
/wɒt/ = NOUN: je, vipi;
USER: nini, kile, yale, gani, ni nini
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while
/waɪl/ = CONJUNCTION: ambapo, huko, ilhali, maadam, maadamu, madhali;
USER: wakati, muda, huku, wakati wa
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won
/wʌn/ = VERB: kushinda, kubwakia, kufunga, kufuzu, kunufaika, kufuza, kupiku, kufora;
USER: alishinda, mshindi, mshindi wa, ilishinda, kushinda
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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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