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Swahili · Social

Practice high-frequency Swahili words for family, greetings, emotions, and asking questions.

Languages51 items3 levelsDifficulty 2/5
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Family & relationships
18 items
2
Emotions & feelings
18 items
3
Question words & phrases
15 items

All 51 cards

mama
mother
baba
father
kaka
brother
dada
sister
mtoto
child
mvulana
boy
msichana
girl
familia
family
rafiki
friend
bibi
grandmother
babu
grandfather
mke
wife
mume
husband
mjomba
uncle
shangazi
aunt
jirani
neighbor
ndugu
sibling
mpenzi
lover
furaha
happiness
huzuni
sadness
hasira
anger
woga
fear
upendo
love
chuki
hatred
wasiwasi
worry
raha
joy
aibu
shame
njaa
hunger
kiu
thirst
uchovu
tiredness
matumaini
hope
mshangao
surprise
shukrani
gratitude
kufurahi
to be happy
kukasirika
to get angry
kuogopa
to fear
nini
what
nani
who
wapi
where
lini
when
vipi
how
kwa nini
why
ngapi
how many
gani
which
je
question marker
Unaitwaje?
what's your name?
Jina lako ni nani?
what is your name?
Unatoka wapi?
where are you from?
Una umri gani?
how old are you?
Unakaa wapi?
where do you live?
Saa ngapi?
what time is it?

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