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*Personal Pronouns*

Mimi *ni-* ......... (I..)

Sisi *tu-* ........... (We..)

Wewe *u-* ........ (You /single/

Ninyi/Nyinyi *m-* ........ (You /plural/)

Yeye *a-* ........... (S/he.....)

Wao *wa-* .......... (They...)

*With names*

(wao) Aisha na Amina *wa-* ......

(yeye) Aisha *a-* ........

(sisi) Mimi na Baraka *tu-*

(wewe) Wewe na watoto wako *m-* .....

(nyinyi) Ninyi na walimu wenu *m-* ...

*People and animal Demonstratives in Kiswahili*

Huyu (single)- This one

Hawa (plural)- These

Huyo (sing) - That one

Hao (plural)-. Those

Yule (sing) - That (not present)

Wale (plu) - Those (not present)

eg

a) Huyu ni mzazi wangu (This is my parent)

b) Hawa ni wazazi wangu. (these are my parents)

c) Huyo ni mwanafunzi. (that is a student)

d) Hao ni wanafunzi (those are students)

e) Yule ni mpenzi wangu (That is my lover)

f) Wale ni marafiki zangu. (Those are my friends)

Hapa here

Huko Over there

Hapo there

Humo there (inside)

Kule - At

eg

a) Hapa chuoni kwetu (Here at our university)

b) Huko Tanzania (There in Tanzania.

c) Hapo Harare (there in Harare)

d) Humo darasani (There (inside) the class

e) Kule Rezende (At Rezende there /Kuya kuna Rez.../)

*Kiswahili Possesives*

Mimi -angu

Sisi -etu

Wewe -ako

Ninyi/Nyinyi -enu

Yeye -ake

Wao -ao

eg
a) (mimi) mtoto wangu analia (our child is crying)

b) (sisi) mtoto wetu analima (Our child is ploughing)

c) (wewe) mtoto wako ni mzuri. (You child is a good child)

d) (nyinyi) mtoto wenu anasoma (your child is reading)

e) (yeye) Mtoto wake ni mnene (Her/His child is fat)

f) (wao) Mtoto wao ni mwanafunzi (Their child is a student)

eg 2

Nyumba yangu (My house)

Nyumba yetu

Nyumba yako

Nyumba yenu

Nyumba yake

Nyumba yao

*Prepositions*

Juu on top

Juu ya on top of

Chini under / below

Chini ya under the

Pembeni on the side

*Time*

Leo Today

Jana Yesterday

Juzi the day before yesterday

Kesho Tomorrow

Kesho kutwa - Day after tomorrow

Mtondo The day after 2 days

*Actions*

Simama (stand)

Tembea (walk)

Kimbia. (run)

Inama. (bend)

Chuchumaa (squat)

Piga magoti (kneel)

Cheka. (laugh)

Sema (say)

Ongea (speak)

Kaa (sit)

*Speed*

Taratibu slowly

Haraka quickly/ fast

Kidogokidogo slowly

Harakaharaka fastly

Eg.

Anacheka taratibu.

Anatembea harakaharaka

Anakula (eat) kidogokidogo

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