KISWAHILI BASIC SENTENCES WITH TRANSLATION FOR
INTERMEDIATE
MIMI I AM
1. Mimi ni msichana 1. I am a girl
2. Mimi ni mvulana 2. I am a boy
3. Mimi ni mwalimu 3. I am a teacher
4. Ninakula 4. I am eating
5. Ninapiga mswaki 5. I am brushing my teeth
IS NI
1. This is our house 1. Hii ni nyumba yetu
2. This is my plate 2. Hii ni sahani yangu
3. This is my car 3. Hili ni gari langu
4. This is my bag 4. Huu ni mfuko wangu
5. This is good 5. Hii ni nzuri
6. This is bad 6. Hii ni mbaya
ARE NI
1. are you going to school? 1. unaenda shule?
2. These are big apples 2. Haya ni matufaha makubwa
3. They are singing 3. Wanaimba
4. Are you hungry? 4. Una njaa?
5. Are you thirsty? 5. Unahisi kiu?
6. The children are in school 6. Watoto wako shuleni
QUESTIONS MASWALI
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, WHAT NINI
1. What is that? 1. Hiyo ni nini?
2. What are you eating? 2. Unakula nini?
3. What is that? 3. Hiyo ni nini?
4. What will you do? 4. Utafanya nini?
WHO? NANI?
1. Who is crying? 1. Nani analia?
2. Who is that boy? 2. Ni nani huyo kijana?
3. Who is cooking the food? 3. Nani anapika chakula?
4. Who will play with me? 4. Nani atacheza na mimi?
5. Who will go to the park? 5. Nani ataenda kwenye bustani?
YOU ARE WEWE NI
1. You are clean. 1. Wewe ni msafi.
2. You are in a good school. 2. Uko katika shule nzuri.
3. you are drinking water. 3. Unakunywa maji.
4. you are drinking soda. 4. Unakunywa soda.
5. You are my friend. 5. Wewe ni rafiki yangu.
HE IS YEYE NI
1. He is a smart boy. 1. Ni kijana mwenye akili.
2. He is good in athletics. 2. Yeye ni mzuri katika riadha.
3. He is my teacher. 3. Yeye ni mwalimu wangu
4. He is very tall. 4. Yeye ni mrefu sana
5. He will sing for us. 5. Atatuimbia
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INTERMEDIATE
MIMI I AM
1. Mimi ni msichana 1. I am a girl
2. Mimi ni mvulana 2. I am a boy
3. Mimi ni mwalimu 3. I am a teacher
4. Ninakula 4. I am eating
5. Ninapiga mswaki 5. I am brushing my teeth
IS NI
1. This is our house 1. Hii ni nyumba yetu
2. This is my plate 2. Hii ni sahani yangu
3. This is my car 3. Hili ni gari langu
4. This is my bag 4. Huu ni mfuko wangu
5. This is good 5. Hii ni nzuri
6. This is bad 6. Hii ni mbaya
ARE NI
1. are you going to school? 1. unaenda shule?
2. These are big apples 2. Haya ni matufaha makubwa
3. They are singing 3. Wanaimba
4. Are you hungry? 4. Una njaa?
5. Are you thirsty? 5. Unahisi kiu?
6. The children are in school 6. Watoto wako shuleni
QUESTIONS MASWALI
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, WHAT NINI
1. What is that? 1. Hiyo ni nini?
2. What are you eating? 2. Unakula nini?
3. What is that? 3. Hiyo ni nini?
4. What will you do? 4. Utafanya nini?
WHO? NANI?
1. Who is crying? 1. Nani analia?
2. Who is that boy? 2. Ni nani huyo kijana?
3. Who is cooking the food? 3. Nani anapika chakula?
4. Who will play with me? 4. Nani atacheza na mimi?
5. Who will go to the park? 5. Nani ataenda kwenye bustani?
YOU ARE WEWE NI
1. You are clean. 1. Wewe ni msafi.
2. You are in a good school. 2. Uko katika shule nzuri.
3. you are drinking water. 3. Unakunywa maji.
4. you are drinking soda. 4. Unakunywa soda.
5. You are my friend. 5. Wewe ni rafiki yangu.
HE IS YEYE NI
1. He is a smart boy. 1. Ni kijana mwenye akili.
2. He is good in athletics. 2. Yeye ni mzuri katika riadha.
3. He is my teacher. 3. Yeye ni mwalimu wangu
4. He is very tall. 4. Yeye ni mrefu sana
5. He will sing for us. 5. Atatuimbia
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