Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for school subjects and kitchen items
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Swahili. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Getty. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Swahili Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Swahili. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kikaango |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "frying pan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kikaango |
| (SLOW) |
| kikaango |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "frying pan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kikaango hiki ni bei rahisi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This frying pan is very cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kikaango hiki ni bei rahisi. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ubao wa kukatia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cutting board" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ubao wa kukatia |
| (SLOW) |
| ubao wa kukatia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cutting board" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mpishi anakata yai iliyochemshwa kwenye ubao wa kukatia. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The cook is cutting a hard-boiled egg on the cutting board." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mpishi anakata yai iliyochemshwa kwenye ubao wa kukatia. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sinki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sink" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sinki |
| (SLOW) |
| sinki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sink" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mtu yule anasugua sinki. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The person is scrubbing the sink." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mtu yule anasugua sinki. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bakuli |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bowl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bakuli |
| (SLOW) |
| bakuli |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bowl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bakuli ni tupu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bowl is empty." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bakuli ni tupu. |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lango la kutoka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lango la kutoka |
| (SLOW) |
| lango la kutoka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Lango la kutoka liko wapi? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is the exit?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Lango la kutoka liko wapi? |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ramani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "map" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ramani |
| (SLOW) |
| ramani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "map" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tazama ramani iliujue njia ya kule uendako. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Check the map to find your way to your destination." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tazama ramani iliujue njia ya kule uendako. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sanduku |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suitcase" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sanduku |
| (SLOW) |
| sanduku |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suitcase" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Usiwache vitu muhimu katika sanduku lako. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do not leave valuables in your suitcase." |
| (SLOW) |
| Usiwache vitu muhimu katika sanduku lako. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtalii |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tourist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mtalii |
| (SLOW) |
| mtalii |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tourist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mtalii anachukua picha za wanyama. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tourist is taking pictures of the animals." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mtalii anachukua picha za wanyama. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| siasa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "politics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| siasa |
| (SLOW) |
| siasa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "politics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mimi hublogu kuhusu siasa na uchumi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I blog about politics and the economy." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mimi hublogu kuhusu siasa na uchumi. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| biolojia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "biology" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| biolojia |
| (SLOW) |
| biolojia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "biology" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Biolojia ni somo la vitu vinavyoishi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Biology is the study of living organisms." |
| (SLOW) |
| Biolojia ni somo la vitu vinavyoishi. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kemia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chemistry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kemia |
| (SLOW) |
| kemia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chemistry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Chumba cha sayansi ni mahali pa kusomea kemia. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The laboratory is a place to learn about chemistry." |
| (SLOW) |
| Chumba cha sayansi ni mahali pa kusomea kemia. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fizikia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "physics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fizikia |
| (SLOW) |
| fizikia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "physics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Najua mambo muhimu ya fizikia. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I know the basics of physics." |
| (SLOW) |
| Najua mambo muhimu ya fizikia. |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uchumi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "economics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uchumi |
| (SLOW) |
| uchumi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "economics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Uchumi ni somo nzuri ya kichini katika somo mengi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Economics is a good background for many fields." |
| (SLOW) |
| Uchumi ni somo nzuri ya kichini katika somo mengi. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuweka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kuweka |
| (SLOW) |
| kuweka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tafadhali jaribu kuweka sanduku hili juu ya rafu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please try to put this box on the top shelf." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tafadhali jaribu kuweka sanduku hili juu ya rafu. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kumbuka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remember" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kumbuka |
| (SLOW) |
| kumbuka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remember" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamke anakumbuka nambari. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman remembers the number." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamke anakumbuka nambari. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shika |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shika |
| (SLOW) |
| shika |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamke hushika dunia. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman holds the globe." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamke hushika dunia. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kigari cha ununuzi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping cart" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kigari cha ununuzi |
| (SLOW) |
| kigari cha ununuzi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping cart" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kigari cha ununuzi ni tupu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The shopping cart is empty." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kigari cha ununuzi ni tupu. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mfuko wa plastiki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plastic bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mfuko wa plastiki |
| (SLOW) |
| mfuko wa plastiki |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plastic bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mwanamume amebeba mfuko wa plastiki ulio jaa mboga. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is carrying a plastic bag full of groceries." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mwanamume amebeba mfuko wa plastiki ulio jaa mboga. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ucheshi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comedy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ucheshi |
| (SLOW) |
| ucheshi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comedy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wanatazama ucheshi na kucheka. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They’re watching a comedy and laughing." |
| (SLOW) |
| Wanatazama ucheshi na kucheka. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| riwaya |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "novel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| riwaya |
| (SLOW) |
| riwaya |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "novel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hii ni riwaya kuhusu malkia wa urembo. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is a novel about a beauty queen." |
| (SLOW) |
| Hii ni riwaya kuhusu malkia wa urembo. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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