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Learning to Say Hello in Swahili
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Learn how to greet someone in Swahili
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kilele
(a)
top
Mwanamume yupo juu ya mlima.
The man is on top of the mountain.
chini
(a)
bottom
chini ya mti
at the bottom of a tree
juu
(a)
up
panda juu ya ngazi
climb up stairs
chini
(a)
down
chini mlimani
down a mountain
katikati
(a)
middle
katikati
(a)
center
Mpira wa bluu upo katikati.
The blue ball is in the center.
mbele
(n)
front
mbele ya gari
front of the car
nyuma
(n)
back
Kizimba cha kubeba mizingo kiko nyuma ya jengo.
The loading dock is in the back of the building.
upande
(a)
side
upande wa gari ndogo
side of the mini van
mashariki
(n)
east
Jua hukucha mashariki na kutua magharibi.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
magharibi
(n)
west
Jua hukucha mashariki na kutua magharibi.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
kaskazini
(n)
north
dira hutazama kaskazini
compass points north
kusini
(n)
south
tazama kusini
point south
nje
(a)
outside
nje ya nyumba
outside a house
ndani
(a)
inside
kinyume
(a)
opposite
pande za kinyume
opposite directions
kando
(a)
adjacent
Kuna duka la kahawa kando ya jengo la ofisi yangu.
There is a coffee shop adjacent to my office building.
kuelekea
(p)
toward
kuelekea jijini
toward the city
tazama
(p)
facing
tazama ukuta mwekundu
facing a red wall
kando
(p)
beside
simama kando yangu
stand beside me
kona
(n)
corner
kwenye kona, geuka kushoto
At that corner, turn left.
mbali
(n)
far
Mwanamke anatazama kitu kilicho mbali zaidi.
The woman is looking at something far away.
kuzungukia
(e)
surrounding
sehemu inayozunguka brussel inanawiri
surrounding brussel sprouts
pande zote
(p)
all sides
kuzungirwa pande zote
surrounded on all sides
kwa
(p)
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Itapotimia Disemba mwaka huu, nitakua nyumbani.
By December of this year, I'll be home.
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