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Swahili word list by Fierycat

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Swahili word list by Fierycat

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List of words for the Duolingo course,
Swahili for English speakers.

From post by Fierycat, see below

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Re: Swahili word list

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Intro - Introduction [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: mimi, ni, mmarekani, mchina, wewe, yeye, mtanzania, mkenya, mholanzi, sisi, ninyi, wao, wachina, wamarekani, waholanzi, watanzania, wakenya, jina, langu, lako, rehema, emilian, juma, nani, la, lake
Greetings - Greetings 1 [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: habari, leo, usiku, asubuhi, mchana, za, ya, jioni, nyumbani, baba, mama, kaka, dada, bibi, karibu, babu, kazi, poa, salama, safi, mambo, nzuri, umeshindaje, umeamkaje, umelalaje, sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo, na
Greetings2 - Greetings 2 [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: shikamoo, hodi, asante, tafadhali, marahaba, baadaye, samahani, pole, asubuhi njema, mchana mwema, usiku mwema, jioni njema, siku njema, esther, rashidi, tutaonana baadaye, kwa heri
People [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | | 72
Words: mwalimu, walimu, mwanafunzi, wanafunzi, mwanaume, wanaume, mwanamke, wanawake, na, mpishi, wapishi, watu, mtu, mzuri, wazuri, mtoto, watoto, mbaya, wageni, mgeni, mkulima, wakulima, wabaya, msafiri, wasafiri, mwafrika, waafrika, mzazi, wazazi, wangu, wetu, wako, wake, wenu, si, rafiki, mkubwa, mrefu, wanene, wachache, mdogo, wadogo, mzima, saidi, asha, daktari, seremala, muuguzi, mhudumu, mafundi, mhandisi, msichana, mvulana, wavulana
Present - Present Tense 1 [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | | 72
Words: anasoma, kutembea, -pika, -cheza, -amka, nina, una, ana, kulala, -penda, -enda, kukimbia, -andika, -fanya, tuna, mna, wana, fika, -fikiri, tunarudi, tunahitaji, -jaribu, wanajibu, kula, mnakunywa, unakuja, tena, ha, hu, si, ham, hatu, hawa
Chores [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: mnafagia, fua, wanasafisha, bafu, ufagio, nguo, jamila, jiko, -washa, chumba, -osha, sabuni, sufuria, ndoo, moto, faridi, vyombo, dirisha, sahani, takataka, wanafuta, meza, kikombe, chupa
M/Mi - M/Mi Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: mti, mchezo, mfuko, mji, mzigo, mto, wa, mlango, muziki, yao, misumari, mikuki, mipira, miavuli, mizizi, misitu, misikiti, mkutano, mpaka, mkasi, mradi, mfereji, mchuzi, mchoro, mtumbwi, mnyororo, mkeka, mche, mmea, miti
Food [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: viazi, mkate, wali, ugali, chipsi, mayai, ndizi, -omba, samaki, nyanya, pilipili hoho, karoti, vitunguu, vitunguu saumu, machungwa, maparachichi, maembe, nyama ya, ng'ombe, nguruwe, mbuzi, kuku, chakula, matunda, mboga, maji, vinywaji, kahawa, bia, maziwa, juisi, chai, kila, maharage
Have - To Have [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: na, sina, huna, hana, hatuna, hawana
Present 2 [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: -zungumza, -funga, -fungua, weza, ngoja, chagua, kufuga, kulia, -nawa, -chukua, kuogelea, wanaanza, -tunza, -winda, kukaa, ninasimama, safiri, tunapanga, jua, -zoea, -inua, ninafunika, -panda, endesha, kukubali, tembelea
Ki/Vi - Ki/Vi Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: chai, kitabu, kisu, choo, chakula, kiatu, kiti, kijiko, cha, vy-, vitabu, visu, viti, vijiko, vyakula, viatu, kiswahili, kingereza, chandarua, kitanda, chuo, kisima, kisiwa, vitanda
N/N - N/N Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: kamera, taa, kompyuta, wanazima, barua pepe, anawasha, tunatuma, yao, mnajifunza, shule, za, dawa ya wadudu, fundisha, zanzibar, wanajenga, inatengenezwa, zina, nyumba, nchi, zawadi, nyota, chumvi, barua, bustani, familia, picha, karatasi, anataka, simu, kalamu, pesa, tanzania, ofisi, pombe
Ji/Ma - Ji/Ma Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: l-, majani, majembe, maduka, shamba, majibu, magazeti, darajani, mawe, kushauri, jimbo, mananasi, swali, matunda, blanketi, matope, mahindi, ua, mafuta, maendeleo, papai, mazingira, taifa, maarifa, mazungumzo, embe, mabadiliko, magodoro
Adjectives [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: wazuri, mibaya, -tamu, -chafu, kikali, kifupi, vipana, pya, mrefu, wanene, tajiri, maskini, chembamba, safi, mwaminifu, ghali, werevu, wapole, vyepesi, mzito, rahisi, maridadi, vibovu, mkubwa, pia, vikuu, gumu
Numbers [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: tano, sita, saba, tisa, kimoja, -ili, watatu, manne, vinane, kumi, ishirini, thelathini, arobaini, hamsini, sitini, sabini, themanini, tisini, mia, elfu, laki, kwanza, mwaka, kuzaliwa, mwisho, milioni
Commands [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: cheza, kimbia, lala, amka, sema, kaa, soma, sasa, angalia, kula, lete, njoo, nenda, jibu, jaribu, rudi, ingia, furahi, usiangalie, msi, angalieni, semeni, someni, njooni, andikeni, imbeni, jibuni, hapa, haraka, polepole, bila, furaha, kunyweni, tembea, tembeeni, fanya kazi, ku, beba, chukua, weka, oga, nunua, ogeni, nunueni
Clothing [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: shati, suruali, kanzu, koti, suti, fulana, tai, anavaa, kaptura, blauzi, sketi, gauni, kanga, kitenge, chupi, shanga, hereni, bangili, kofia, kikoi, saa, soksi, pete, -vua, kilemba
Questions - Interrogatives [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: wanatoka, gani?, lini?, wapi?, nani?, vipi?, nini?, ngapi?, wanapikaje, kwa nini, mbona
U/N - U/N Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: uso, ufa, ukuta, ukurasa, wembe, wimbo, ufunguo, uzuri, upendo, umeme, upole, nyuso, kuta, nyufa, uchumi, funguo, nyimbo, z, ubaya, upishi, uzi, nyuzi, ukarimu, uchafu
Present 3 [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: na, kuwa, kipindi, kumaliza, endelea, upasuaji, kutosha, kuingia, kuoza, sitapotea, ameanguka, kagua
Animals [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: mnyama, wanyama, simba, twiga, tembo, mbwa, paka, nyoka, kifaru, kiboko, kondoo, panya, mamba, samaki, vifaru, nyati, farasi, wadudu, mdudu, nyuki, mende, buibui, inzi, siogopi, nyangumi, ngisi, mkunga, kombakoche, uduvi, pweza, papa, pomboo, paa, nyumbu, konokono, chui, jongoo, nyigu, ng'e, pundamilia, duma
Shopping [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: wananunua, ninapunguza, bei, ghali, kilo, shilingi, tunauza, mnalipa, masoko, wanaongeza, mchele, sukari, unga wa ngano, sembe, tambi, viungo, jumla, fungu, muuzaji, wauzaji, mnunuzi, wanunuzi, mteja, wateja
Past - Past Tense [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: nilipika, uli-, alifika, jana, juzi, usiku uliopita, wiki iliyopita, mwezi uliopita, mwaka uliopita, mlitayarisha, tuliandika, wali, li, siku, hukunywa, hakufagia, hatukutembea, hamkusoma, hawakutayarisha, ku
Time [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: kamili, robo, nusu, kasoro, saa, saa ngapi, sasa, dakika, miezi, likizo, kwa, wanapumzika, mwezi, jumamosi, jumapili, jumatatu, jumanne, jumatano, alhamisi, ijumaa, wiki, siku, tarehe, kalenda
Future - Future Tense [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: nitakula, utanunua, ata-, kesho, kesho kutwa, mta-, watalala, tutanunua, hatanunua, hutakunywa, sita, hatutakuja, hamta, hawataruka, ta
Past 2 - Immediate Past [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: nimeacha, umefagia, amesema, tumetayarisha, mmeandika, wame-, sija, huja, hajaenda, hatujachora, hamja, hawaja, me, ja
Body [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: kichwa, mguu, bega, mkono, kidole, tumbo, nywele, mwili, vidole, mabega, shingo, mapaja, kinywa, ulimi, pua, jino, jicho, mdomo, masikio, macho, sikio, uso, hunusa, kuonja, kelele, mapafu, waliona, kuvunja, kinauma, misuli, damu, uti wa mgongo, ini, miguu, chembechembe, mbavu, meno
Pass. Verb - Passive Verbs [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: -w-, -liw, -lew
Locatives [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: wako, ipo, tumo, ni, ndani, nje, mbele ya, nyuma ya, kati ya, juu ya, chini ya, katikati, dodoma, kuna, mna, kando ya, ng'ambo ya
Weather [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: hali ya hewa, joto, baridi, mvua, jua, inanyesha, upepo, masika, kipupwe, msimu wa, vuli, kiangazi, radi, ngurumo, mawingu, theluji
Adv+Conj - Adverbs and Conjunctions [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: sana, kidogo, vigumu, bado, halafu, labda, mapema, mno, vizuri, hasa, tu, upesi, kwa bahati, kwa kawaida, kwa kusudi, kwa sababu, ghafla, kwa kifupi, kwa kweli, kwa hiyo, hivyo, vilevile, sikuzote, polepole, taratibu
Obj. Inf. - Object Infixes [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: kuniambia, kukufahamu, atampima, hujatusalimia, waliwasalimu, anawasaidieni, kujisaidia, nitakipata, utavinunua, ulizisikia, wanalisafisha, niliyachukua, mmeutumia, ulipatembelea, wasiilete, mliihitaji
Transport - Transportation [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: barabara, reli, gari, ndege, treni, meli, boti, baiskeli, pikipiki, mmepanda, shuka, nauli, tiketi, kituo cha basi, siti, basi, usafiri, stesheni, bandari, uwanja wa ndege, dereva, kondakta
Prep+Conj - Prepositions and Conjunctions [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: toka, hata, lakini, basi, kwamba, kwa, katika, kwa ajili ya, kisha, mbalimbali, kwa maana ya, baada ya, badala ya, kabla ya, zaidi ya, sawasawa, wala, ila, ama, au, pekee, ingawa, licha ya
Adj. 2 - Adjectives 2 [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: yeyote, nyingi, kingine, chote
Emotions [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: wamekasirika, umesikitika, amehuzunika, mmefurahi, amefadhahika, tumeshtuka, wamechoka, mmelewa, nimechelewa
Demonst. - Demonstratives [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: huyu, huu, hili, hiki, hii, yule, ule, lile, kile, ile, hawa, haya, hivi, hizi, wale, yale, vile, zile
School [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: kiranja, mwalimu mkuu, mwalimu wa zamu, mwalimu wa darasa, andalio la somo, zamu, mkuu wa shule, wimbo wa taifa, bendera ya taifa, msafi, amewahi, somo, somo la kiswahili, somo la sayansi, somo la kingereza, somo la baiolojia, somo la fizikia, somo la kemia, kipindi, nitafaulu, jumlisha, mtihani, somo la hisabati, somo la uraia, somo la jiografia
Colors [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: nyeusi, -eupe, -enkundu, kijani, bluu, zambarau, rangi, njano, pinki, kijivu, dhahabu
Places - Mahali Nouns [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: -ni, wametoka, kenya, florida, dar es salaam, marekani, arusha, kwangu
Cond. - Conditional Tense [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: aki-, nikipata, ukijifunza, tuki-, mkija, waki-, kama, ikiwa, tayari, sipo
Prep. Verb - Prepositional Verbs [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: -ia, nitakutolea, nitamfungulia
Medicine [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: sindano, mgonjwa, afya, dalili, ugonjwa, -ambukiza, hospitali, chanjo, kichomi, kipindupindu, lishe, uvimbe, surua, zahanati, homa ya matumbo, utapiamlo, jeraha, upasuaji, cheti cha kuzaliwa, ajali, majipu, cheti cha kifo, mwuguzi, cheti cha daktari, konda, nenepa, sumu, malaria, dawa
Sports [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: mpira wa miguu, mpira wa wavu, mpira wa kikapu, mpira wa pete, mpira wa meza, filimbi, kiwanja cha michezo, mwamuzi, wachezaji, magoli, goli, mashindano, funga, shindwa, fungwa, mechi, timu, shinda, mchezaji, mchezo wa karata, kuruka kamba, mchezo wa bao, mieleka, bao, ligi
Piga - Piga Idiom [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: piga chafya, piga chenga, piga pasi, piga simu, piga kengele, piga magoti, piga mbizi, piga miyayo, piga teke, piga ngumi, piga mluzi, piga makofi, piga picha, piga deki, piga kelele
Subj. - Subjunctive [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: tupike, wasome, waamke, cheze, wanunue, walipe, wafagie, andike, e, tusisome, wasiamke, nisicheze, wasinunue, nisilipe, sifagie, siandike, sile, sharti, ni bora, heri, inafaa, afadhali, tafadhali, lazima, wasipike, aje, nywe, wale, tupe, waambie, mwite, leta
Spiritual - Spirituality [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: imani, amini, uislamu, ukristo, matambiko, sadaka, chinja, kafara, mapepo, ushirikina, mashetani, mzimu, kubatizwa, roho, majini, kuabudu, ibada, sala, uchawi, roga, peponi, motoni, yesu kristo, dhambi, thawabu, malaika, mungu, msahafu, madhabahu, mimbari, msalaba, mswala, tasbihi, waislamu, wakristo, mwana, mtume muhamad
Politics [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: siasa, serikali, bunge, mbunge, wizara, ubalozi, wananchi, rais, meya, diwani, demokrasia, nyerere, mapinduzi, kenyata, hotuba, balozi, waziri, kampeni, askari, usalama, vita, mwanasiasa, uchaguzi, chagua, kura
Rec. Verbs - Reciprocal Verbs [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: na, iana, eana, liana, leana, ana
Science [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: maabara, gesi, kemikali, asidi, sayansi, teknolojia, roketi, pima, maonesho, sayari, nishati, kisayansi, ulinganifu, uchanganuzi, nadharia, nadharia tete, elektroni, protoni, nyukliasi, atomu, uzito, tungamo, mvutano, elementi, nutroni, fomyula, oksijeni, kaboni, nitrojeni, jaribio, uwiano, haidrojeni, hewa, molekuli
Tourism [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: utalii, watalii, mbuga, uhamiaji, pasipoti, viza, polisi, ngorongoro, kupanda, serengeti, manyara, mlima kilimanjaro, ukaguzi, mizigo, darubini, maasai mara, mtembeza watalii, mwizi, pora, iba, kibali cha kazi, nyaraka, mtalii
Caus. Verb - Causative Verbs [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: isha, benki, mkanda, pasha
St. Verbs - Stative Verbs [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: ika, pilipili, inasemekana, lika, leka, ikana, dogo, leki, ekani, iki, mabichi, ikani
Neg. Cond. - Negative Conditional [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: nisipo-, usipo, asipo, tusipo, msipo, wasipo, yasipochemka
Habitual - Habitual Tense [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 36
Words: hucheza, hukimbia, hujifunza, huchora, huimba, huandika, husoma, hupika, hutayarisha, hunywa, hula, huja, hupenda, husafisha, husikiliza, husafiri, hulala, hutengeneza, kila wakati, kila siku, huishi
-Ka- - Narrative and Expeditious -Ka- [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: kanunue, ka
Cond. 2 - Conditional 2 [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: ningejaribu, ungefaulu, angelewa, tungefurahi, mnge-, wange-, nisinge-, usinge-, asinge-, tusinge-, msinge-, wasinge-, nge
Holidays [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: pasaka, maulidi, ijumaa kuu, krismasi, mwaka mpya, iddi-el-hadj, jando, sikukuu, harusi, muungano, maulid, idd el fitr, mei mosi, unyago, nanenane, sherehe
Adv. Gram. - Additional Grammar [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 48
Words: hadithi, lipi, -sha-, kwisha, anapofundisha
Relatives [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 24
Words: amba-, alivyokuja, itakapowashwa, sipo
Cond. Past - Conditional Past [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | | 60
Words: ningali-, ungali-, angali-, tungali-, mngalilewa, wangali-, nisingali, usingali-, asingali-, tusingali-, msingali-, wasingalifurahi, ngali
Comp. - Comparisons [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: sawa na, kuliko, zaidi
Idioms - Figures of Speech [test]
Tips and notes: no
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: tashibiha, tafsida, sitiari, semi, tashihisi, tanakali sauti, nahau
Pluperfect [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: kuwa
Participle - Participles [test]
Tips and notes: yes
Number of lessons: 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 12
Words: ki
Total
Skills: 65
Words: 1249
Lessons: 195 | 195 | 390 | 585 | 975 | | 2340
Tips and Notes: 57 (87.7%)
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