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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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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/ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na, aidha, wa;
VERB: tena
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around
/əˈraʊnd/ = VERB: karibu;
CONJUNCTION: kama;
USER: karibu, kuzunguka, kote, duniani, karibu na
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/ət/ = PREPOSITION: katika, pa;
USER: katika, saa, kwa, wakati, kwenye
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beat
/biːt/ = VERB: kupiga, kuchapa, kudodosa, kudunda, kuezeka, kufua, kufusa, kugogota, kugonga, kugong'ota, kugota, kujalidi, kumenya, kubuta, kunesa, kubabatika, kupua, kupura, kupurura, kuputa, kupwita, kusakata, kutanda, kutitiga, kutwanga, kukong'ota, kupapa, kupuma, kung'ota, kung'uta, kunyuka;
USER: kuwapiga, kumpiga, wakampiga, kuwapiga ya, kupiga
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billy
/ˈbɪl.i/ = USER: billy, wa Billy,
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blow
/bləʊ/ = USER: pigo, kuvuma, watakaopiga, kupuliza
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but
/bʌt/ = CONJUNCTION: lakini, bali, ila, ela, na, walakini;
VERB: kasoro, kumbe;
USER: lakini, bali, ila, lakini kwa
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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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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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cmd
= USER: cmd, ugonjwa wa CMD
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crying
/ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ = USER: kilio, kulia, imesikika, analia, wakipiga
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culture
/ˈkʌl.tʃər/ = NOUN: utamaduni, mila, mwangaza, taalimu, taaluma, uungwana;
USER: utamaduni, utamaduni wa, tamaduni, ya utamaduni, mila
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dance
/dɑːns/ = ADJECTIVE: lowefu, bichi, chege, chepechepe, kimaji, majimaji, mnyevunyevu, nyevu, biti;
NOUN: ukungu, baridi, umaji, umajimaji;
USER: ngoma, kucheza, kucheza dansi, dansi, wacheze
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day
/deɪ/ = NOUN: siku;
USER: siku, siku ya, leo, mchana, siku ile
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didn
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don
/dɒn/ = USER: don, don t
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done
/dʌn/ = VERB: kuiva;
USER: kufanyika, kosa, kufanya, amefanya, kufanywa
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duration
/djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ = USER: muda, muda wa, ya muda, kipindi, wa muda
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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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every
/ˈev.ri/ = ADJECTIVE: kila, killa;
VERB: kulla;
USER: kila, ya kila, kila baada, kila baada ya
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failed
/feɪld/ = VERB: kuangamia, kufeli, kukosa, kushindwa (passive, kutindika, kukasiri;
USER: wameshindwa, alishindwa, imeshindwa, kushindwa, wameshindwa kuwa
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feedback
/ˈfiːd.bæk/ = USER: maoni, mrejesho, Feedback, majibu, maoni ya
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format
/ˈfɔː.mæt/ = USER: format, muundo, mfumo, muundo wa, format ya
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friends
/frend/ = INTERJECTION: jamani;
USER: marafiki, rafiki, marafiki wa
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get
/ɡet/ = VERB: kupata, kuingia, kutwaa, kupanda
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glace
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gonna
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had
/hæd/ = VERB: kuwa na, kuhozi, kuna, yana;
USER: alikuwa na, alikuwa, na, walikuwa, walikuwa na
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hard
/hɑːd/ = ADJECTIVE: kwa bidii, gumu, beberu, mathubuti, mathubutu, shupavu, stedi, yabisi;
USER: ngumu, bidii, vigumu, kwa bidii, mgumu
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he
/hiː/ = NOUN: yeye;
ADJECTIVE: yee;
USER: yeye, naye, Yesu, alikuwa, huyo
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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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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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her
/hɜːr/ = NOUN: chake, -ake, -akwe, pake, yeye;
USER: yake, wake, zake, yake ya, kwake
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his
/hɪz/ = ADJECTIVE: yake, zake, ze;
NOUN: chake, mwake, -ake, -akwe, pake;
USER: yake, wake, zake, lake, chake
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/aɪ/ = NOUN: mimi, miye, mie;
USER: i, Mimi, nami
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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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job
/dʒɒb/ = NOUN: kazi, maishilio, wadhifa;
USER: kazi, kazi ya, ajira, ya kazi
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johnny
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jul
/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ = USER: Julai
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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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leave
/liːv/ = USER: kuondoka, kuacha, idhini, kuwaacha
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likes
/laɪk/ = USER: anapenda, amependezwa, amependezwa na, hupenda, likes
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long
/lɒŋ/ = ADJECTIVE: ndefu, -refu, tawili;
USER: muda mrefu, kwa muda mrefu, muda, mrefu, ndefu
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mail
/meɪl/ = VERB: kuposta;
USER: pepe, mail, barua, barua pepe, pepe Eneo
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matters
/ˈmæt.ər/ = NOUN: shamasi, shemasi;
USER: masuala ya, masuala, mambo, mambo ya, maswala
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me
/miː/ = NOUN: mimi, miye;
USER: mimi, kwangu, yangu, nami, me
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mind
/maɪnd/ = NOUN: akili;
VERB: kujali, kutunza;
USER: akili, akilini, nia, nia ya, mawazo
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my
/maɪ/ = NOUN: changu, -angu;
USER: yangu, wangu, zangu, langu, yangu ya
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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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needs
/nēd/ = NOUN: masilahi, maslahi;
USER: mahitaji ya, mahitaji, ya mahitaji, na mahitaji
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no
/nəʊ/ = VERB: hapana, sivyo, siyo;
NOUN: la;
INTERJECTION: la;
USER: hakuna, si, bila, hapana, no
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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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/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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only
/ˈəʊn.li/ = VERB: tu, wahedu;
USER: tu, pekee, peke, tu ya, tu kwa
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out
/aʊt/ = VERB: nje;
USER: nje, kutoka, nje ya, katika, kati
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own
/əʊn/ = VERB: kumiliki;
USER: mwenyewe, wenyewe
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perfectly
/ˈpɜː.fekt.li/ = USER: kikamilifu, kabisa, ukamilifu
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published
/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = VERB: kuhadhiri, kutoa;
USER: kuchapishwa, iliyochapishwa, kilichochapishwa, uliochapishwa, ilichapisha
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/riː/ = USER: upya, re, tena
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real
/rɪəl/ = ADJECTIVE: halisi, -asilia, kubwa, safi, swafi;
NOUN: umbile;
USER: halisi, kweli, mali, isiyohamishika, ya mali
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regret
/rɪˈɡret/ = USER: majuto, kujuta, majuto ya, juta, regret
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responding
/rɪˈspɒnd/ = VERB: kujibu, kurudi;
USER: akijibu, kukabiliana, kujibu, kuitikia, upokeaji
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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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she
/ʃiː/ = NOUN: yeye;
ADJECTIVE: yee;
USER: yeye, naye, mwanamke, alikuwa
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so
/səʊ/ = CONJUNCTION: hata, basi, bas, bassi;
VERB: vilevile, vile;
USER: hivyo, ili, kadhalika, hiyo, sana
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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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song
/sɒŋ/ = USER: wimbo, Maneno, Maneno ya, song, wimbo wa
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spin
/spɪn/ = USER: spin, hayasokoti, hayafumi, kusokota, spin ya
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struggling
/ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/ = USER: wanajitahidi, zinakabiliwa, wakijitahidi, ikikabiliwa, jitihada
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sweet
/swiːt/ = ADJECTIVE: tamu;
NOUN: sweets, peremende;
USER: tamu, vitamu, kupendeza, matamu, harufu
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/tiː/ = NOUN: matatu;
USER: t, Simu
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task
/tɑːsk/ = NOUN: jukumu, wajibu, shughuli, tume, ujumbe, utumwa;
USER: kazi, kazi ya, jukumu, ya kazi, wajibu
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tears
/teər/ = USER: machozi
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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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they
/ðeɪ/ = NOUN: wao;
USER: wao, nao, hao, kuwa, watu
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thing
/θɪŋ/ = NOUN: kitu, jambo, yambo;
USER: jambo, kitu, jambo la, neno, kitu cha
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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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track
/træk/ = NOUN: tracks, maburuzo, mburuzo, mbuuzo, mkondo, nyayo, utambaazi, wayo, utambazi, mkwaruzo, mkumbi, unyao, unyayo;
USER: kufuatilia, track, wimbo
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transcript
/ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ = USER: nakala, Transcript, nakala ya, maandishi ya, ya nakala
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tried
/traɪd/ = ADJECTIVE: jarabati;
USER: alijaribu, walijaribu, kujaribu, wamejaribu, akajaribu
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up
/ʌp/ = VERB: juu, kijuujuu, kutuna;
PREPOSITION: juu;
USER: hadi, juu, up, juu ya
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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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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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working
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ = USER: kufanya kazi, kazi, kufanya kazi kwa, ya kazi, wanaofanya kazi
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world
/wɜːld/ = NOUN: dunia, ulimwengu, ardhi;
USER: dunia, ulimwengu, duniani, kote, ulimwenguni
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yard
/jɑːd/ = NOUN: yadi, yard, foromali, kiwanda, zizi, wari, uga;
USER: yadi, yard, yadi ya, ya yadi
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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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