Chichewa Vocabulary
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all /ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: onse; USER: onse, zonse, yonse, lonse, anthu onse,

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always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ = ADVERB: masikuonse; USER: nthawizonse, nthawi zonse, nthawi, nthaŵi zonse, zonse,

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: ndi; USER: ndi, ndipo, ndiponso, komanso,

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around /əˈraʊnd/ = ADVERB: kuzungulira; PREPOSITION: pafupi; USER: kuzungulira, mozungulira, pozungulira, padziko, pafupi,

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at /ət/ = PREPOSITION: pa; USER: pa, ku, nthawi, pa nthawi, nthaŵi,

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beat /biːt/ = VERB: gonjetsa; NOUN: kugonjetsa; USER: kumenya, pachifuwa, nampanda, anamenya, pachifuwa chifukwa,

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billy /ˈbɪl.i/ = USER: Billy, ndi Billy, ^ Billy, Kodi Billy,

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blow /bləʊ/ = VERB: popa; USER: nkhonya, kuomba, kumenya, zimamupweteka, ataukantha nkhonya,

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but /bʌt/ = CONJUNCTION: koma; USER: koma, komatu, komabe, koma ndi,

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can /kæn/ = VERB: angathe, lola; NOUN: kachitini; USER: ndingathere, mungathe, angathe, ndingathe, tingathe,

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cause /kɔːz/ = NOUN: kupangitsa; VERB: pangitsa; USER: chifukwa, chimayambitsa, mlandu, chochititsa, chimachititsa,

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crying /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ = USER: kulira, akulira, akufuula, kufuula, kulirira,

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culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ = NOUN: makhalidwe; USER: chikhalidwe, chikhalidwe cha, chikhalidwe chawo, zikhalidwe, a chikhalidwe,

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dance /dɑːns/ = NOUN: gule; VERB: vina; USER: kuvina, gule, dansi, zovina, amavina,

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day /deɪ/ = NOUN: tsiku; USER: tsiku, tsiku limenelo, usana, lero, tsiku limene,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: Don, nkho- ndoyi, A Don, kuti Don,

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done /dʌn/ = USER: chinachitidwa, tamaliza, anachita, kuchita, kale,

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duration /djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: nthawi; USER: Kutalika, zokhalapo, nthawi, utali wanthaŵi, uli utali wanthaŵi,

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english /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = USER: chingerezi, LAIBULALE, Chingelezi, English, Chichewa,

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every /ˈev.ri/ = ADJECTIVE: onse

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failed /feɪld/ = USER: analephera, alephera, atalephera, walephera, zinalephera,

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feedback /ˈfiːd.bæk/ = USER: maganizo, ndemanga, maganizo awo, ndemanga yothandiza, mudapereka,

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format /ˈfɔː.mæt/ = NOUN: kalembedwe; USER: mtundu, mtundu womwe, makonzedwe a, makonzedwe, mitundu,

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friends /frend/ = USER: abwenzi, mabwenzi, anzake, anzanu, anzawo,

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get /ɡet/ = VERB: tenga; USER: kupeza, kutenga, apeze, kufika, nditenge,

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gonna /ˈɡə.nə/ = USER: adza,

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had /hæd/ = USER: anali, anali ndi, anali nawo, anayenera, ankayenera,

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hard /hɑːd/ = ADJECTIVE: cholimba; USER: zolimba, molimbika, khama, zovuta, mwakhama,

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he /hiː/ = PRONOUN: iye; USER: iye, kuti, anali, kuti iye,

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head /hed/ = NOUN: mutu; USER: mutu, kumutu, pamutu, m'mutu, mutu wake,

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help /help/ = NOUN: thandizo; VERB: thandiza; USER: Thandizeni, kuthandiza, athandize, pothandiza, amathandiza,

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her /hɜːr/ = PRONOUN: iye; USER: iye, ake, wake, lake, yake,

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his /hɪz/ = PRONOUN: chache; USER: wake, ake, lake, yake, zake,

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i /aɪ/ = USER: ine, + i, ndili, ndimakukonda,

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in /ɪn/ = PREPOSITION: mu; USER: mu, ku, mwa, pa, mkati,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: auxiliary verb, is, am; USER: ndi, ali, ndiye, uli, chiri,

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job /dʒɒb/ = NOUN: nchito; USER: ntchito, ntchitoyo, pantchito, kuntchito, ntchitoyi,

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just /dʒʌst/ = ADVERB: ngati; ADJECTIVE: wokoma mtima; USER: basi, monga, chabe, okha, wolungama,

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keep /kiːp/ = VERB: sunga; USER: kusunga, kupitiriza, kukhalabe, pitirizani, sungani,

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leave /liːv/ = VERB: siya; USER: kusiya, achoke, kuchoka, asiye, adzasiya,

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likes /laɪk/ = USER: amakonda, zimene amakonda, zinthu zimene amakonda, zimene ndimadana, ndi zimene ndimadana,

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long /lɒŋ/ = ADJECTIVE: wamtali; USER: yaitali, nthawi yaitali, kale, nthawi, wautali,

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mail /meɪl/ = NOUN: makarata; USER: achitsulo, makalata, papositi, makalata awo, chamamba achitsulo,

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matters /ˈmæt.ər/ = USER: nkhani, zinthu, pankhani, zokhudza, nkhaniyo,

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me /miː/ = PRONOUN: ine; USER: ine, nane, panga, ndi ine,

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mind /maɪnd/ = NOUN: kuganiza; USER: maganizo, malingaliro, m'maganizo, mtima, mumtima,

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my /maɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: wanga; USER: wanga, anga, langa, yanga, changa,

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need /niːd/ = NOUN: kufuna; VERB: funa; USER: amafunika, muyenera, amafunikira, ayenera, amafuna,

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needs /nēd/ = USER: zosoŵa, zosowa, zofuna, zofunika, zinthu zofunika,

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no /nəʊ/ = NOUN: ayi; ADJECTIVE: ata; USER: palibe, iyayi, ayi, alibe, popanda,

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now /naʊ/ = ADVERB: panopa; USER: tsopano, pano, panopa,

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of /əv/ = PREPOSITION: wa; USER: a, wa, la, ya, cha,

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on /ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: pa; ADVERB: poyamba; USER: pa, padziko, za, patsamba, tsiku,

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one /wʌn/ = NOUN: chimodzi; USER: mmodzi, limodzi, wina, chimodzi, imodzi,

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only /ˈəʊn.li/ = ADJECTIVE: yekha; ADVERB: basi; CONJUNCTION: chifukwa; USER: yokha, chokha, okha, kokha, yekha,

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out /aʊt/ = ADVERB: kunjak; USER: kuchokera, kunja, mu, kutuluka, uko,

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own /əʊn/ = VERB: khalanacho; ADJECTIVE: kukalandi; USER: omwe, mwini, yekha, womwe, lomwe,

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perfectly /ˈpɜː.fekt.li/ = USER: mwangwiro, bwino, ndendende, zangwiro,

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published /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = USER: lofalitsidwa, yofalitsidwa, ofalitsidwa, kofalitsidwa, linafalitsidwa,

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re /riː/ = USER: kukonzanso, ya kukonzanso, omwenso, kuulenganso, akutembenuka,

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real /rɪəl/ = ADJECTIVE: weni weni; USER: kwenikweni, weniweni, enieni, chenicheni, zenizeni,

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regret /rɪˈɡret/ = VERB: khumudwa; NOUN: kukhumudwa; USER: bondo, chisoni, bondo chifukwa, kudandaula, amamva chisoni,

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responding /rɪˈspɒnd/ = USER: poyankha, akulabadira, kumvera, kuyankha, akumvetsera,

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s = USER: m, akusowapo, lomwe likusowapo, likusowapo, s Mungapange,

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see /siː/ = VERB: wona; USER: onani, mukuona, kuwona, kuona, mwaona,

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she /ʃiː/ = PRONOUN: iye; USER: iye, iwo, mkaziyo, kuti iye, mkazi,

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so /səʊ/ = ADVERB: choncho; USER: kotero, chotero, choncho, kwambiri, zimenezi,

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some /səm/ = ADJECTIVE: ena; USER: ena, zina, anthu ena, wina, pafupifupi,

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song /sɒŋ/ = NOUN: nyimbo; USER: nyimbo, nyimbo ija, m'nyimbo, nyimboyi, nyimbo imeneyo,

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spin /spɪn/ = VERB: zunguza; USER: sapota, imazungulira, kuwomba nsalu,

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struggling /ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/ = USER: akulimbana, akuyesetsa, akuvutika, kulimbana, kuvutika,

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sweet /swiːt/ = ADJECTIVE: yokoma; USER: wokoma, lokoma, okoma, kokoma, zokoma,

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t /tiː/ = USER: T, kwa T, w a, w, wa T,

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task /tɑːsk/ = NOUN: nchito; USER: ntchito, ntchitoyo, ntchito yaikulu, ntchitoyi, ntchito ya,

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tears /teər/ = USER: misozi, misonzi, kulira, ndi misozi,

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that /ðæt/ = ADJECTIVE: kuti; CONJUNCTION: kuti; PRONOUN: kuti; USER: kuti, amene, zimene, izo, chimene,

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they /ðeɪ/ = PRONOUN: iwo; USER: iwo, kuti iwo, anthuwo, iwowo,

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thing /θɪŋ/ = NOUN: chinthu; USER: chinthu, kanthu, chinthucho, chinthu chimodzi, chinthu chimene,

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: nthawi; USER: nthawi, nthaŵi, nthawi imeneyo, nthawi imene, nthawiyo,

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track /træk/ = VERB: saka; NOUN: njira; USER: njanji, njirayo, kanjirako, njanjiyi,

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transcript /ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ = USER: mawu olembedwa,

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tried /traɪd/ = USER: anayesetsa, anayesera, anayesa, ankayesetsa, anafuna,

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up /ʌp/ = PREPOSITION: m'mwamba; ADVERB: pamwamba; USER: pamwamba, mmwamba, apo, mpaka, uko,

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well /wel/ = ADVERB: bwino; NOUN: chitsime; USER: bwino, komanso, chabwino, ndiponso, chitsime,

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with /wɪð/ = PREPOSITION: ndi; USER: ndi, pamodzi ndi, pamodzi, nawo, limodzi,

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working /ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ = USER: ntchito, kugwira ntchito, akugwira ntchito, kugwira, akugwira,

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world /wɜːld/ = NOUN: dziko; USER: dziko, lapansi, dziko lapansi, m'dziko, dzikoli,

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yard /jɑːd/ = NOUN: malo; USER: bwalo, pabwalo, kuseri, panja, khola,

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you /juː/ = PRONOUN: inu, ini; USER: inu, iwe, inuyo, muli, panu,

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