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50 Most Common Adjectives
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50 Most Common Adjectives
50 words
mrefu
(n)
tall
mvulana mrefu
tall boy
rembo
(a)
beautiful
Yeye ni mrembo.
She is beautiful.
ndogo
(a)
small
ndogo sana
very small
laini
(a)
soft
toweli laini
soft towels
furaha
(n)
happy
Anafanana mwenye furaha siku hizi.
She looks happy these days.
huzunika
(v)
sad
Kijana aliyehuzunika amekaa peke yake.
The sad teenager is sitting alone.
kasirika
(v)
angry
Meneja alikasirika.
The manager got angry.
tulia
(a)
calm
Mwanamke ametulia.
The woman is calm.
mpweke
(n)
lonely
pekee na kuwa na upweke
alone and lonely
mpole
(a)
polite
mwerevu
(a)
clever
Inanibidi ni kiri kuwa Bintiye Zhang ni mtu mwerevu.
I have to admit, Manager Zhang's daughter is a clever person.
mwaminifu
(a)
honest
Yeye ni mtu mwaminifu
He is an honest person.
kasirisha
(v)
annoying
mtu anayekasirisha
annoying person
jivunia
(v)
proud
Wazazi waliojivunia wanafuraha.
The proud parents were happy.
nyembamba
(a)
narrow
njia nyembamba
narrow pass
fupi
(a)
short
fupi na ndefu
short and tall
ngumu
(a)
hard
nyepesi
(a)
light
Mfuko mkubwa unafana mzito, lakini ni mwepesi sana.
The big bag looks heavy, but it's really light.
bei rahisi
(a)
cheap
Saa ya kiwiko cha mkono si bei rahisi.
The wrist watch is not cheap.
ghali
(a)
expensive
nyumba ghali
expensive house
bizi
(a)
busy
Leo, nina shughuli.
Today, I'm busy.
kuwa kwa njua
(p)
sunny
Hali ya anga leo ni jua na mawingu hapa na pale.
Today's weather is sunny with occasional clouds.
kunyesha
(a)
rainy
unyevu
(a)
humid
Kuna unyevu Agosti.
It's humid in August.
upepo
(a)
windy
Kuna upepo nje.
It's windy outside.
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