Swahili Vocabulary
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across /əˈkrɒs/ = USER: hela, katika, kote, nchini, duniani

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

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at /ət/ = PREPOSITION: katika, pa; USER: katika, saa, kwa, wakati, kwenye

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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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been /biːn/ = USER: imekuwa, wamekuwa, umekuwa, kuwa, yamekuwa

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bring /brɪŋ/ = VERB: kuleta, kuchemsha; USER: kuleta, kuwaleta, kumleta

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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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called /kɔːl/ = VERB: kuita, kupiga simu, kualika, kuguta, kusihi. (s)he called on the students to learn; USER: kuitwa, iitwayo, inayoitwa, aitwaye, inaitwa

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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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chat /tʃæt/ = VERB: kuzungumza, kupiga masoga, kuongea; NOUN: mazungumzo, soga, maongezi; USER: kuzungumza, chat, mazungumzo, gumzo, soga

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cio /ˌsiːaɪˈem/ = USER: CIO, na CIO

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collaboration /kəˌlæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: ushirikiano, ushirika, ushirikisho; USER: kushirikiana, ushirikiano, ushirikiano wa, ikishirikiana, kwa kushirikiana

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come /kʌm/ = VERB: kuja, njoo, kucha, kuingia, kujia; USER: kuja, atakuja, kufika, aje, ujao

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communicate /kəˈmyo͞onəˌkāt/ = VERB: kuwasiliana, kualika, kutangaza; USER: kuwasiliana, kuwasilisha, mawasiliano, kuwasiliana kwa, ya kuwasiliana

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communities /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ = NOUN: jamii, jumuiya, jumuia, usharika, ushirika; USER: jamii, jumuiya, jamii za, jumuia, ya jamii

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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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confidence /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ = NOUN: imani, tumaini, ithibati, tumai, uamini, uaminifu, ushupavu; USER: kujiamini, ujasiri, imani, matumaini, imani ya

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contribute /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/ = VERB: kuchanga; USER: kuchangia, bidra, huchangia, mchango, kuchangia katika

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countries /ˈkʌn.tri/ = NOUN: nchi, dola, inchi, shamba; USER: nchi, nchi za, mataifa, ya nchi, mataifa ya

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

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departments /dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/ = NOUN: idara, afisi, chamkano, hafisi, kikao; USER: idara, idara za, idara ya, ya idara

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design /dɪˈzaɪn/ = NOUN: designs, rasimu, rembo, shauri, tarakibu; USER: kubuni, design, mpango, ya kubuni, muundo

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desk /desk/ = NOUN: dawati, deski; USER: dawati, ya dawati, dawati la, meza

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different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ = ADJECTIVE: tofauti, mbalimbali, ingine, mbali, tafauti; VERB: launilauni; USER: mbalimbali, tofauti, tofauti ya, tofauti na, mbali mbali

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discusses /dɪˈskʌs/ = VERB: kujadili, kuhojiana, kuhojiana na; USER: kujadili, inajadili, anajadili, inazungumzia, discusses

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each /iːtʃ/ = ADJECTIVE: kila; USER: kila, kila aina, ya kila aina, kila mmoja, kila moja

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employees /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/ = NOUN: mwajiriwa, mtumishi, mtumi, mtumwaji, tume; USER: wafanyakazi, wafanyakazi wa, ya wafanyakazi, watumishi, wafanyikazi

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encourage /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ = VERB: kuhimiza, kujuburu, kushajiisha. try it for the second time, try you will, kusitawisha, kusukuma, kuthibitisha, kuthubutisha, encourage-phrase, encourage; USER: kuhamasisha, kuhimiza, moyo, kuwatia moyo, kuwahimiza

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english /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = NOUN: Kiingereza, Ung'eng'e; ADJECTIVE: -ingereza; USER: Kiingereza, English, Swahili, ya Kiingereza, lugha ya Kiingereza

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everything /ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/ = USER: kila kitu, kila, yote, kitu, kila kitu kile

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faster /fɑːst/ = USER: kasi, kasi zaidi, kwa kasi, kwa kasi zaidi, haraka

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folks /fəʊk/ = USER: folks, ya folks

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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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genesis /ˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/ = USER: mwanzo, genesis, mwanzo wa uanzilishi, chimbuko, kitabu cha Mwanzo

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global /ˈɡləʊ.bəl/ = USER: kimataifa, duniani, wa kimataifa, ya kimataifa, dunia

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great /ɡreɪt/ = ADJECTIVE: -kubwa, adhimu, kikabaila, tukufu; VERB: kukuu; USER: kubwa, mkubwa, kuu, mkuu, makubwa

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greatest /ɡreɪt/ = USER: kubwa, mkubwa, mkuu, kuu, kubwa zaidi

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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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help /help/ = NOUN: msaada, amara, huduma, humuda, kimbilio, kororo, muawana, nusra, nusura, saada; VERB: kusaidia, kuafu; USER: kusaidia, kuwasaidia, msaada, help, kukusaidia

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how /haʊ/ = NOUN: jinsi, vipi, je; VERB: vile; USER: jinsi, jinsi ya, jinsi gani, namna, gani

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ideas /aɪˈdɪə/ = NOUN: wazo, dhana, fikara, fikira, fikra, nia, rai, utungo, maandishi; USER: mawazo, mawazo ya, maoni, ya mawazo, dhana

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important /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ = ADJECTIVE: muhimu, adhimu, aula, kikabaila, kubwa, -kuu, maalum, maarufu, mashuhuri, tangulifu, tukufu; USER: muhimu, muhimu sana, muhimu kwa, sana, ni muhimu

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improvements /ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/ = NOUN: ashekali, plural, endeleo, endelezo, mwendeleo, nafuu, uendeleo, ujambo; USER: maboresho, maendeleo, kuboresha, uboreshaji, maendeleo ya

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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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innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: uzushi, badili, geuzo, mgeuzo, uzuzi; USER: uvumbuzi, innovation, ubunifu, ugunduzi, innovation ya

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instance /ˈɪn.stəns/ = USER: mfano, tukio, mara ya, tukio la

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interest /ˈɪn.trəst/ = NOUN: maslahi, riba, masilahi, mwamali, interests, shauku, usikilivu, usikivu, usikizi; VERB: kusisitiza; USER: maslahi, riba, maslahi ya, nia, nia ya

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is /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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jun /CHən/ = USER: Juni

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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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kaleidoscope /kəˈlaɪ.də.skəʊp/ = USER: Kaleidoscope, uwe mfululizo, uwe mfululizo wa,

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latest /ˈleɪ.tɪst/ = USER: karibuni, latest, ya karibuni, kisasa, za karibuni

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like /laɪk/ = USER: kama, kama vile, mfano, wamependezwa

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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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matter /ˈmæt.ər/ = NOUN: jambo, mambo, bamba, hoja, jawabu, kadhia, kisa, mata, nyama, matters, shauri, udusi, ujusi, usaha, maneno; USER: jambo, kujali, suala, umuhimu, jambo kwa

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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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new /njuː/ = ADJECTIVE: -geni, kisasa, -pya, simo; USER: mpya, mapya, mwezi, mpya ya, jipya

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

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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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online /ˈɒn.laɪn/ = USER: online, mtandao, mtandaoni

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other /ˈʌð.ər/ = ADJECTIVE: nyingine, wengine, -engine, ingine, -ingine; USER: nyingine, mengine, wengine, kingine chochote, chochote

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our /aʊər/ = NOUN: -etu, chetu; USER: wetu, yetu, zetu, yetu ya, letu

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out /aʊt/ = VERB: nje; USER: nje, kutoka, nje ya, katika, kati

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peers /pɪər/ = USER: rika, wenzao, marafiki, wanarika, marika

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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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processes /ˈprəʊ.ses/ = NOUN: harakati, mfumo; USER: michakato ya, michakato, taratibu, mchakato, mchakato wa

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product /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ = NOUN: jawabu, kivyao, kivyazi, kizao, tunda, uzao, zao, kichanganyiko; USER: bidhaa, wa bidhaa, ya bidhaa, bidhaa za, bidhaa ya

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products /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ = NOUN: jawabu, kivyao, kivyazi, kizao, tunda, uzao, zao, kichanganyiko; USER: bidhaa, bidhaa za, mazao, mazao ya, ya bidhaa

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published /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = VERB: kuhadhiri, kutoa; USER: kuchapishwa, iliyochapishwa, kilichochapishwa, uliochapishwa, ilichapisha

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refine /rɪˈfaɪn/ = VERB: kuchuja; USER: kuboresha, kuburudisha, titta, refine, kurekebisha

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releasing /rɪˈliːs/ = NOUN: fyatuko; USER: ikitoa, kutoa, kuachilia, ikitoa ya, ya kutoa

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rolled /rōl/ = USER: akavingirisha, limekwisha, limeviringishwa, zitakunjwa, limevingirishwa

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

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see /siː/ = VERB: kuona. as I see it, in my opinion, kushufu, kutazama; USER: kuona, angalia, tazama, ona, se

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service /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ = NOUN: huduma, utumishi, hadima, ibada, kitumwa, matumishi, utumizi, kazi; USER: huduma, huduma ya, Service, utumishi, ya huduma

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so /səʊ/ = CONJUNCTION: hata, basi, bas, bassi; VERB: vilevile, vile; USER: hivyo, ili, kadhalika, hiyo, sana

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solutions /səˈluː.ʃən/ = NOUN: ufumbuzi, myeyusho, ufumbulio, ufumbuo, utambulifu, utambulizi, utambuzi, mwangaza; USER: ufumbuzi, ufumbuzi wa, suluhisho, ya ufumbuzi

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solved /sɒlv/ = VERB: kutatua, kufumbua, kutatanua; USER: kutatuliwa, kutatuliwa kwa, ufumbuzi

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some /səm/ = NOUN: baadhi; VERB: kidogo; ADJECTIVE: ingine, -ingine, vingine; USER: baadhi, baadhi ya, fulani, wengine, ya baadhi

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supervisors /ˈso͞opərˌvīzər/ = USER: wasimamizi, wasimamizi wa, tillsynsmyndigheterna, tillsynsmyndigheter, ya wasimamizi

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support /səˈpɔːt/ = NOUN: msaada, gadi, kiguzo, kiweko, magadi, makwa, mhimili, muawana, mwegamo, neema; VERB: kusaidia, kuunga mkono; USER: kusaidia, msaada, kuunga mkono, mkono, msaada wa

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supports /səˈpɔːt/ = NOUN: msaada, faraja, gadi, jiguzo, kiguzo, kiweko, magadi, makwa, mhimili, muawana, mwegamo, neema, egemeo, nusra, nusura, posho, saada, shikizo, supports, taruma, tegemeo, tuka, wima, zuio, zuizi, nguzo; USER: inasaidia, mkono, inaunga mkono, misaada, kuunga mkono

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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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teams /tēm/ = NOUN: timu, kikoa; USER: timu, timu ya, timu za, ya timu, vikundi

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techniques /tekˈniːk/ = NOUN: ujuzi; USER: mbinu, mbinu za, mbinu ya, ya mbinu

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technology /tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ = NOUN: teknolojia, ufundi; USER: teknolojia, teknolojia ya, ya teknolojia

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terms /tɜːm/ = NOUN: mapatano, sharti, sherti, shurti, shuruti; USER: suala, masharti, maneno, sheria, upande

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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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them /ðem/ = NOUN: wao; USER: yao, nao, kwao, wao, hao

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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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things /θɪŋ/ = NOUN: kitu, jambo, yambo; USER: mambo, vitu, mambo ya, kitu, ya mambo

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those /ðəʊz/ = NOUN: wale, yale, vile, ile, le, hivyo, hiyo; ADJECTIVE: zile; PREPOSITION: hivyo; USER: wale, hizo, hao, hayo, watu

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throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ = VERB: koro; USER: katika, hela, kote, duniani, kote katika

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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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together /təˈɡeð.ər/ = VERB: jamii, sharika, shirika; USER: pamoja, kwa pamoja, pamoja na

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transcript /ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ = USER: nakala, Transcript, nakala ya, maandishi ya, ya nakala

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units /ˈjuː.nɪt/ = NOUN: kipindi, sehemu; USER: vitengo, vitengo vya, vipande, vya, units

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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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ve / -v/ = USER: ve, ve ya

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voice /vɔɪs/ = NOUN: sauti, kauli, lesani, lisani, voices, shauri; USER: sauti, sauti ya

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vp /ˌviːˈpiː/ = USER: VP, Makamu wa Rais

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

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way /weɪ/ = NOUN: njia, namna, jinsi, jiha, kadiri, masafa, ndia, usita, utaratibu; USER: njia, njia ya, namna, kwa njia, jinsi

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

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where /weər/ = USER: ambapo, ambako

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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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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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