Swahili Vocabulary

kazi

kázi

work

Effort made to achieve a particular goal; paid or routine activity.

kwa

kwá

with/by

A preposition indicating the manner, instrument, or cause of an action.

ya

yá

of

A particle used to show the possessive relationship between two or more things.

na

ná

and

A conjunction used to link two or more words, or to express a joint state.

za

zá

Kiambishi cha umiliki kinachotumika na nomino za ngeli ya wingi.

ni

ní

is

A copular verb meaning "is" or "equals"; it expresses identity or a quality.

wa

wá

Kiambishi cha umiliki kinachotumika na vitu vya ngeli ya watu.

chini

chíni

under

An adverb of place indicating a position below another thing.

chakula

cha-kú-la

Kitu chochote kinachoweza kuliwa na binadamu au mnyama ili kupata nguvu na lishe.

kuwa

kúwa

to be

Auxiliary verb meaning the existence or state of a thing or person.