| sawa | okay; all right |
| pole | sorry; take care |
| nzuri | good; nice |
| mbaya | bad |
| kubwa | big |
| ndogo | small |
| habari | news; how are things? |
| ndiyo | yes |
| hapana | no |
| tafadhali | please |
| asante | thank you |
| samahani | excuse me, sorry |
| karibu | near, welcome |
| refu | long; tall |
| fupi | short |
| mpya | new |
| kuu | old; important |
| rahisi | easy; inexpensive |
| mimi | I; me |
| wewe | you (singular) |
| yeye | he; she |
| sisi | we; us |
| ninyi | you (plural) |
| wao | they; them |
| huyu | this person |
| hii | this (thing) |
| hiyo | that (thing) |
| mimi | I; me |
| yangu | my; mine |
| yako | your; yours (singular) |
| yake | his; her; its |
| yetu | our; ours |
| yenu | your; yours (plural) |
| yao | their; theirs |
| nani | who? |
| nini | what? |
| moja | one |
| mbili | two |
| tatu | three |
| nne | four |
| tano | five |
| sita | six |
| saba | seven |
| nane | eight |
| tisa | nine |
| kumi | ten |
| kumi na moja | eleven |
| kumi na mbili | twelve |
| ishirini | twenty |
| thelathini | thirty |
| arobaini | forty |
| hamsini | fifty |
| mia | hundred |
| elfu | thousand |
| sifuri | zero |
| kwanza | first |
| pili | second |
| tatu | third |
| nne | fourth |
| tano | fifth |
| nusu | half |
| wote | all (people) |
| kila | every; each |
| siku | day |
| wiki | week |
| mwezi | month; moon |
| mwaka | year |
| leo | today |
| jana | yesterday |
| kesho | tomorrow |
| asubuhi | morning |
| jioni | evening |
| Jumatatu | Monday |
| Jumanne | Tuesday |
| Jumatano | Wednesday |
| Alhamisi | Thursday |
| Ijumaa | Friday |
| Jumamosi | Saturday |
| Jumapili | Sunday |
| mwisho wa wiki | weekend |
| sasa | now |
| saa | hour; clock |
| dakika | minute |
| sekunde | second |
| mapema | early |
| baadaye | later |
| haraka | quickly; fast |
| polepole | slowly |
| karibu | soon; nearby |
| zamani | long ago; formerly |
| mtu | person |
| watu | people |
| mwanamume | man |
| mwanamke | woman |
| mtoto | child |
| watoto | children |
| rafiki | friend |
| jirani | neighbor |
| mgeni | guest; stranger |
| familia | family |
| mama | mother; mom |
| baba | father; dad |
| ndugu | sibling; relative |
| kaka | brother |
| dada | sister |
| mume | husband |
| mke | wife |
| bibi | grandmother; Mrs. |
| kichwa | head |
| uso | face |
| jicho | eye |
| sikio | ear |
| pua | nose |
| mdomo | mouth; lip |
| jino | tooth |
| nywele | hair |
| shingo | neck |
| mkono | arm; hand |
| kidole | finger; toe |
| kifua | chest |
| mgongo | back |
| tumbo | stomach; belly |
| mguu | leg; foot |
| moyo | heart |
| damu | blood |
| mwili | body |
| nyumba | house; home |
| chumba | room |
| mlango | door |
| dirisha | window |
| meza | table |
| kiti | chair |
| kitanda | bed |
| sakafu | floor |
| paa | roof |
| jiko | kitchen; stove |
| sahani | plate |
| kikombe | cup |
| kijiko | spoon |
| kisu | knife |
| uma | fork |
| sufuria | cooking pot |
| glasi | glass |
| chupa | bottle |
| maji | water |
| chai | tea |
| kahawa | coffee |
| maziwa | milk |
| juisi | juice |
| soda | soda; soft drink |
| bia | beer |
| divai | wine |
| kinywaji | drink; beverage |
| chakula | food; meal |
| wali | cooked rice |
| ugali | maize meal staple |
| mkate | bread |
| nyama | meat |
| samaki | fish |
| yai | egg |
| supu | soup |
| maharagwe | beans |
| tunda | fruit |
| ndizi | banana |
| embe | mango |
| chungwa | orange |
| parachichi | avocado |
| nanasi | pineapple |
| papai | papaya |
| tufaha | apple |
| ndimu | lemon; lime |
| mboga | vegetable; greens |
| viazi | potatoes |
| nyanya | tomato |
| kitunguu | onion |
| karoti | carrot |
| kabichi | cabbage |
| pilipili | chili pepper |
| chumvi | salt |
| sukari | sugar |
| kula | to eat |
| kunywa | to drink |
| kupika | to cook |
| kuonja | to taste |
| kuosha | to wash |
| kukata | to cut |
| kuchanganya | to mix |
| kuchemsha | to boil |
| kukaanga | to fry |
| kuenda | to go |
| kuja | to come |
| kwenda | to go |
| kurudi | to return |
| kutoka | to leave; to come from |
| kufika | to arrive |
| kupita | to pass; to go by |
| kuingia | to enter |
| kutoka nje | to go outside |
| kukaa | to sit; to stay |
| kusimama | to stand |
| kutembea | to walk |
| kukimbia | to run |
| kuendesha | to drive; to ride |
| kuruka | to jump; to fly |
| kuogelea | to swim |
| kupanda | to climb; to board |
| kushuka | to descend; to get off |
| kuona | to see |
| kusikia | to hear; to feel |
| kusema | to say; to speak |
| kuuliza | to ask |
| kujibu | to answer |
| kusoma | to read; to study |
| kuandika | to write |
| kujua | to know |
| kufahamu | to understand; to know |
| kupenda | to like; to love |
| kutaka | to want |
| kuhitaji | to need |
| kufikiri | to think |
| kuamini | to believe |
| kukumbuka | to remember |
| kusahau | to forget |
| kujaribu | to try |
| kuchagua | to choose |
| kufanya | to do; to make |
| kazi | work; job |
| kusaidia | to help |
| kutumia | to use; to spend |
| kuanza | to begin |
| kumaliza | to finish |
| kuleta | to bring |
| kuchukua | to take |
| kuweka | to put; to place |
| kulala | to sleep; to lie down |
| kuamka | to wake up |
| kuoga | to bathe; to shower |
| kuvaa | to wear; to put on |
| kuvua | to take off clothes |
| kucheka | to laugh |
| kulia | to cry |
| kucheza | to play; to dance |
| kupumzika | to rest |
| kuwa | to be |
| kuwa na | to have |
| kuweza | to be able; can |
| kupaswa | to have to; should |
| kusubiri | to wait |
| kufungua | to open |
| kufunga | to close; to lock |
| kulipa | to pay |
| kununua | to buy |
| kuuza | to sell |
| kuomba | to ask for; to pray |
| kupata | to get; to find |
| kupoteza | to lose |
| kuhesabu | to count; to calculate |
| kufundisha | to teach |
| kujifunza | to learn |
| kufundisha | to teach |
| kufungua | to open |
| moto | fire; hot |
| baridi | cold; cool |
| joto | heat; warmth |
| mvua | rain |
| upepo | wind |
| jua | sun |
| mawingu | clouds |
| anga | sky |
| hali ya hewa | weather |
| mti | tree |
| maua | flowers |
| nyasi | grass |
| ardhi | land; soil |
| jiwe | stone |
| mlima | mountain |
| mto | river |
| bahari | sea; ocean |
| ziwa | lake |
| mbwa | dog |
| paka | cat |
| ng'ombe | cow; cattle |
| mbuzi | goat |
| kondoo | sheep |
| farasi | horse |
| punda | donkey |
| kuku | chicken |
| ndege | bird; airplane |
| simba | lion |
| tembo | elephant |
| twiga | giraffe |
| pundamilia | zebra |
| nyani | monkey |
| chui | leopard |
| mamba | crocodile |
| nyoka | snake |
| faru | rhinoceros |
| rangi | color; paint |
| nyeupe | white |
| nyeusi | black |
| nyekundu | red |
| bluu | blue |
| kijani | green |
| njano | yellow |
| kahawia | brown |
| machungwa | orange (color) |
| mji | town; city |
| kijiji | village |
| nchi | country |
| barabara | road |
| soko | market |
| duka | shop |
| shule | school |
| hospitali | hospital |
| kanisa | church |
| benki | bank |
| ofisi | office |
| hoteli | hotel |
| mgahawa | restaurant |
| choo | toilet; bathroom |
| kituo | station; stop |
| uwanja wa ndege | airport |
| pwani | coast; shore |
| shamba | farm; field |
| gari | car |
| basi | bus |
| baiskeli | bicycle |
| pikipiki | motorcycle |
| treni | train |
| ndege | airplane |
| meli | ship |
| teksi | taxi |
| matatu | minibus (East Africa) |
| tikiti | ticket |
| safari | journey; trip |
| njia | way; path; route |
| ramani | map |
| pesa | money |
| bei | price |
| pasipoti | passport |
| mzigo | luggage; load |
| safari ya ndege | flight; air journey |
| mwili | body |
| afya | health |
| mgonjwa | sick person; patient |
| daktari | doctor |
| dawa | medicine |
| maumivu | pain; aches |
| homa | fever; cold |
| damu | blood |
| msaada | help; assistance |
| furaha | happiness; joy |
| huzuni | sadness |
| hasira | anger |
| hofu | fear |
| upendo | love |
| amani | peace |
| uchovu | tiredness |
| njaa | hunger |
| kiu | thirst |
| mrefu | tall; long |
| mfupi | short |
| mnene | fat; thick |
| mwembamba | thin; slim |
| mzee | old person; elderly |
| kijana | young person; youth |
| mrembo | beautiful person (usually woman) |
| mwenye nguvu | strong person |
| mwenye afya | healthy person |
| mmoja | one person |
| wawili | two people |
| watatu | three people |
| wengi | many; numerous |
| wachache | few |
| mwingine | another; other person |
| wengine | others; other people |
| pekee | only; alone |
| pamoja | together |
| na | and; with |
| au | or |
| lakini | but |
| kwa sababu | because |
| ikiwa | if |
| bila | without |
| kwa | by; for; with; to |
| katika | in; inside |
| baada ya | after |
| juu | up; above |
| chini | down; below |
| ndani | inside |
| nje | outside |
| mbele | in front; ahead |
| nyuma | behind; back |
| karibu | near; close |
| mbali | far |
| kati | middle; between |
| hapa | here |
| pale | there |
| wapi | where? |
| lini | when? |
| kwa nini | why? |
| vipi | how? |
| gani | which?; what kind? |
| kiasi gani | how much? |
| wapi hasa | where exactly? |
| ndani ya | inside of |
| juu ya | on; above |
| chini ya | under; below |
| mbele ya | in front of |
| nyuma ya | behind |
| karibu na | near; next to |
| mbali na | far from |
| kati ya | between; among |
| upande wa | side of; direction of |
| mimi pia | me too |
| si mimi | not me |
| labda | maybe |
| bila shaka | of course |
| hakika | certainly; surely |
| bado | still; not yet |
| tayari | already; ready |
| tena | again; more |
| tu | only; just |
| zaidi | more; further |
| kidogo | a little; small amount |
| sana | very; a lot |
| kabisa | completely; very much |
| vizuri | well; nicely |
| vibaya | badly |
| pamoja | together |
| labda | perhaps; maybe |
| bure | free; for nothing |
| mweupe | white (person or thing, singular) |
| weupe | white (people or things, plural) |
| mweusi | black (person or thing, singular) |
| wazuri | good; beautiful (people, plural) |
| wabaya | bad (people, plural) |
| wazuri | good (people, plural) |
| mizuri | good (trees, things, or classes) |
| mazuri | good (many things) |
| vizuri | good (things in the ki/vi class) |
| nguo | clothes |
| shati | shirt |
| suruali | trousers; pants |
| kiatu | shoe |
| kofia | hat; cap |
| mfuko | bag; pocket |
| sabuni | soap |
| taulo | towel |
| miwani | glasses; spectacles |
| simu | phone |
| kompyuta | computer |
| redio | radio |
| televisheni | television |
| picha | picture; photo |
| kitabu | book |
| kalamu | pen |
| barua | letter; mail |
| ujumbe | message |
| muziki | music |
| wimbo | song |
| sauti | voice; sound |
| ngoma | drum; dance; traditional music |
| gitaa | guitar |
| kinanda | keyboard; piano |
| kuimba | to sing |
| kusikiliza | to listen |
| kusikia | to hear |
| shilingi | shilling |
| sarafu | coin; currency |
| noti | banknote |
| ghali | expensive |
| nafuu | cheap; affordable |
| salio | balance; remaining amount |
| risiti | receipt |
| dola | dollar |
| chenji | change (money) |
| ndiyo, nataka | yes, I want |
| sitaki | I don’t want |
| naomba | please; I ask for |
| ninaweza | I can |
| siwezi | I can’t |
| sijui | I don’t know |
| naelewa | I understand |
| sielewi | I don’t understand |
| nisaidie | help me, please |
