| English Words | Swahili Words |
|---|---|
| colors | rangi |
| black | Nyeusi |
| white | nyeupe |
| gray | kijivu |
| blue | bluu |
| green | Kijani Kibichi |
| brown | hudhurungi |
| purple | zambarau |
| red | nyekundu |
| orange | Chungwa |
| yellow | manjano |
| Days | Siku |
| Monday | Jumatatu |
| Tuesday | Jumanne |
| Wednesday | Jumatano |
| Thursday | Alhamisi |
| Friday | Ijumaa |
| Saturday | Jumamosi |
| Sunday | Jumapili |
| yesterday | jana |
| today | leo |
| tomorrow | kesho |
| here | hapa |
| there | kule |
| quickly | haraka |
| slowly | polepole |
| always | kawaida |
| sometimes | mara kwa mara |
| never | kamwe |
| one | mmoja |
| two | Mbili |
| three | tatu |
| four | nne |
| five | tano |
| six | sita |
| seven | saba |
| eight | nane |
| nine | tisa |
| ten | kumi |
| head | kichwa |
| face | uso |
| hair | nywele |
| eye | jicho |
| ear | sikio |
| nose | pua |
| mouth | kinywa |
| tooth | jino |
| arm | mkono |
| hand | mkono |
| heart | moyo |
| stomach | tumbo |
| leg | mguu |
| foot | mguu |
| Food | chakula |
| bread | mkate |
| cheese | jibini/chizi |
| meat | nyama |
| chicken | kuku |
| fish | samaki |
| sandwich | sandwichi |
| salad | mchanganyiko wa mboga/matunda |
| salt | chumvi |
| candy | peremende |
| fruit | matunda |
| apple | tofaa |
| banana | ndizi |
| oranges | machungwa |
| grapes | zabibu |
| strawberries | jordgubbar |
| vegetables | mboga |
| carrot | karoti |
| onions | vitunguu |
| potatoes | viazi |
| tomatoes | nyanya |
| breakfast | kifungua kinywa |
| lunch | chakula cha mchana |
| dinner | chakula cha jioni |
| cat | paka |
| dog | mbwa |
| mouse | panya |
| cow | ng'ombe |
| horse | farasi |
| alligator | mamba |
| rabbit | sungura |
| bird | ndege |
| bear | unknown |
| eagle | tai |
| elephant | tembo |
| giraffe | twiga |
| lion | simba |
| monkey | kima |
| snake | nyoka |
| tiger | chui wa mlia |
| pharmacy | duka la dawa |
| restaurant | mkahawa |
| house | nyumba |
| room | chumba |
| bathroom | bafu |
| toilet | choo |
| bedroom | chumba cha kulala |
| kitchen | jikoni |
| floor | sakafu |
| roof | paa |
| ceiling | dari |
| wall | ukuta |
| window | dirisha |
| objects | vitu |
| shampoo | Sabuni ya nywele |
| soap | sabuni |
| towel | kitambaa |
| toothbrush | mswagi |
| toothpaste | dawa ya meno |
| bed | kitanda |
| refrigerator | jokofu |
| table | meza |
| cup | kikombe |
| fork | uma |
| knife | kisu |
| spoon | kijiko |
| plate | sahani |
| furniture | samani |
| chair | kiti |
| desk | dawati |
| telephone | simu |
| newspaper | gazeti |
| pen | kalamu |
| pencil | penseli |
| paper | karatasi |
| scissors | makasi |
| picture | picha |
| clothes | nguo |
| coat | shati |
| hat | kofia |
| jacket | koti |
| pants | suruali |
| shoes | viatu |
| umbrella | mwavuli |
| socks | soksi |
| after | baada ya |
| before | kabla |
| below | chini |
| on top of | juu ya |
| for | kwa |
| from | kutoka |
| inside | ndani |
| outside | nje |
| under | chini ya |
| until | mpaka |
| with | na |
| without | bila |
| near | karibu |
| far from | mbali na |
| behind | nyuma |
| in front of | mbele ya |
| because of | kwa sababu ya |
| about | kuhusu |
| this | hii |
| that | hio |
| how? | vipi? |
| what? | nini? |
| who? | nani? |
| why? | nini? |
| where? | wapi? |
| can I help you? | ninaweza kukusaidia? |
| can you help me? | Unaweza kunisaidia? |
| do you speak English? | Waongea kiingereza |
| what time is it? | ni saa ngapi? |
| how much is this? | ni kiasi gani? |
| what is your name? | Jina lako? |
| where do you live? | Unaishi wapi? |
| beach | pwani |
| island | kisiwa |
| desert | njangwa |
| mountain | mlima |
| forest | msitu |
| tree | mti |
| flowers | maua |
| garden | bustani |
| river | mto |
| lake | ziwa |
| sea | bahari |
| sky | anga |
| stars | nyota |
| moon | mwezi |
| earth | ardhi |
| weather | hali ya hewa |
| windy | upepo |
| cloudy | mawingu |
| raining | kunyesha |
| cold | baridi |
| snowing | kunyesha theluji |
| sunny | jua |
| hot | moto |
| autumn | majira ya kupukutika |
| winter | majira ya baridi |
| spring | majira ya kuchipua |
| summer | majira ya joto |
| people | watu |
| husband | mume |
| wife | mke |
| father | baba |
| mother | mama |
| son | mwana |
| daughter | binti |
| brother | ndugu |
| grandfather | babu |
| grandmother | nyanya |