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adjectives good bon sawa/nzuri kirungi ego nawa
adjectives bad mauvais mbaya kibi nai
adjectives big grand kubwa kinene unene
adjectives small petit ndogo kitono kashona
adjectives hot chaud joto oupyu
adjectives cold froid baridi outalala
adjectives slow/slowly lent/lentement polepole mpola mpola mpola mpola kashona
adjectives fast/quickly rapide/vite upesi
animals cow une vache ng'ombe ente ente ongobe
animals chicken un poulet kuku nkoko enkoko oxuxwa
animals fish un poisson samaki emfulu oshi
animals dog un chien mbwa embwa embwa ombwa
animals cat un chat paka okajangu okambishi
body head la tête kichwa omutwe omutwe
body arm le bras mkono omukono okwooko
body leg la jambe mguu okugulu okuulu
days Monday lundi jumatatu mande arukubansa omaandaxa
days Tuesday mardi jumanne tusde aruakabili etivali
days Wednesday mercredi jumatano wensde aruakashatu etitatu
days Thursday jeudi alhamisi thasde aruakana etine
days Friday vendredi ijumaa fraide aruakatano etitano
days Saturday samedi jumamosi satade aruamkaga olomakaya
days Sunday dimanche jumapili sande/sabiiti ilimasi osoondaxa
greetings to greet accueuillir kusalimia kushuurana popifa
greetings good morning madam bonjour madame habari za asubuhi bibi wasuze otyano nyabo marairota walelepo meme
greetings good morning sir bonjour monsieur habari za asubuhi bwana wasuze otyano ssebo tata orairota walelepo tate
greetings good afternoon madam bonsoir madame habari za mchana bibi osiibye otyanno nyabo masibota wauhalapo meme
greetings good afternoon sir bonsoir monsieur habari za mchana bwana osiibye otyanno ssebo tata wasibota/tasibota wauhalapo tate
greetings how are you? comment ça va? habari za kushinda? agasibayo? ongaipi?
greetings I am fine très bien merci nzuri/salama/safi bulungi/balungi agaraileyo/twasibao onawa
greetings who are you? qui êtes-vous? wewe ni nani? iwe nowa?/iwo oliowa? oove lye?
greetings what is your name? comment vous appelez-vous? jina lako nani? noietwowa eibara lyawe? edina loyo oove lye?
greetings where do you come from? d'ou venez-vous? unatoka wapi? noruga nka? owa dya peni?
greetings my name is… je m'appelle… jina langu ni… nze… ebara liyange ndi… edina lange aame…
greetings I come from… je viens de… natoka… ninduga… onda dya…
greetings I am… je suis… mimi ni… aame…
greetings yes oui ndiyo yee inya/ego ee
greetings no non hapana needa cheyi ahawe/aaye
greetings ok d'accord haya kale inya nawa
greetings I don't understand je ne comprends pas sielewi sikitegeera/sibitegeera tinkumanya kandiuditeko
greetings excuse me excusez-moi samahani nsonyiwa/munsonyiwe onganire ombili
greetings please s'il vous plaît tafadhali nishaba alikana
greetings thank you merci asante/nashukuru weebale wakola tangi
greetings very much beaucoup sana/mno nnyo muno unene
greetings you're welcome de rien karibu nyegera
greetings goodbye au revoir kwaheri weeraba/mwereba mpao shilwapo nawa
greetings see you tomorrow à demain tutaonana kesho tunaalabagana enkya tulabonangana nyenkya ohatukamonana mongula
numbers one un moja emu limo/emo imwe
numbers two deux mbili bbiri kabili mbali
numbers three trois tatu ssatu kashatu nhatu
numbers four quatre nne nnya kana nhee
numbers five cinq tano ttaano katano nhano
numbers six six sita mukaaga mkaga hamano
numbers seven sept saba musanvu mshanju heyali
numbers eight huit nane munaana munana hetatu
numbers nine neuf tisa mwenda mwenda omughoi
numbers ten dix kumi kumi ikumi omulongo
numbers eleven onze kumi na moja kkumi n'emu ikumi nemo omulongo na imwe
numbers twelve douze kumi na mbili kkumi n'abbiri ikumi naibili omulongo na mbali
numbers twenty vingt ishirini abiri makumi gabili omilongo mbali
numbers thirty trente thelathini asatu makumi gashatu omilongo nhatu
numbers forty quarante arobaini ana makumi gana omilongo nhee
numbers fifty cinquante hamsini ataano makumi gatano omilongo nhano
numbers one hundred cent mia kikumi chikumi efele
numbers one thousand mille elfu lukumi rukumi eyovi
people person/people une/des personne(s) mtu/watu omuntu/abantu omuntu/abantu omunhu/ovanhu
people this/that person lui/elle huyu/yule ono/oyo ogu/ogwo
people man un homme mwanaume mshaija omulumenu
people woman une femme mwanamke mkazi omukulukadi
people father père baba tate
people mother mère mama meme
people old man un vieux homme mzee tata tatekulu
people old woman une vieille femme mama mzee maye meekulu
people boy un garçon mvulana omulenzi msigazi omumati
people girl une fille msichana mwisiki okakadona
people child un enfant mtoto mwana okaana
people small child un bébé mtoto mdogo mwana mto
people friend un(e) ami(e) rafiki nintekeleza okaume
people student un étudiant mwanafunzi omuyizi omwanafunzi omulongwa
people teacher maître mwalimu musomesa omwalimu omulongi
people farmer le paysan mkulima mulimi
places field/in rural area un champs shamba/shambani kibanja/omukiaro oshilongo
places here/there ici/là hapa/pale wano/awo/wali anunju/aliinya apa/opo
places house/home une maison nyumba/nyumbani ennyumba enju/omuka eumbo/keumbo
places let's go allons twende tugende tugende tuyeni
places school une école shule eshule ofikola
places town/in town une ville mji/mjini ekibuga omukatale/omjini odoolopa
places left gauche kushoto kkno gwa bushwo omulosho
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places right droite kulia ddyo gwa bulyo olulyo
places straight tout droit moja kwa moja butereevu omaisho/gendelera yukilila komesho
questions how? comment? je? tya? ngaipi?
questions what? que? nini? ki? kiki? oshike?
questions when? quand? lini? ddi? maki? onaini?
questions where? où? wapi? wa? nkaa? openi?
questions which one? lequel? kipi? kiruwa? kiya? lipi?
questions who? qui? nani? ani? nowa? olye?
questions why? pourquoi? mbona? kwa nini? lwaki? kubaki? ngeenge?
questions how much/many? combien? ngapi? mmeka? zingaa? ngapi?
subjects I/me moi/me mimi nze inye ame
subjects he/she il/elle yeye ye ogwo ye
subjects you (singular) toi/tu wewe ggwe iwe ove
subjects we nous sisi ffe ichwe fye
subjects you (plural) vous nyinyi mmwe itwe nye
subjects they ils/elles wao bo abo vo
things meat la viande nyama nnyama enyama ombelela/onyama
things this/that celui/cela hii/ile kino/ekyo eki aka/oyo
things book un livre kitabu ekitabo embo
things tree un arbre mti/miti omuti omuti/emiti omuti/omiti
things food nourriture chakula mmere oikulya
things water eau maji mazzi omeva/omeya
things money argent pesa/hela/fedha ssente oimaliwa
time now maintenant sasa (hivi) kati paife
time later plus tard baadaye gye bujja
time morning le matin asubuhi enkya/kumakya bwankia ongula
time afternoon l'après-midi mchana kawungeezi omshana omutenya
time day un jour siku lunaku/misana ebilo efiku
time night la nuit usiku kiro omukiro onguloshi/omafiku
time yesterday hier jana jjo nyeigoro onghela
time today aujourd'hui leo leero kileki nena
time tomorrow demain kesho enkya nyenkya mongula
time in two days le lendemain kesho kutwa ijo
time week semaine wiki wiiki oshivike
time month mois mwezi omwezi omwedi
time year an(née) mwaka omwaka odula
verb be I am je suis mimi ni
verb be you are tu es wewe ni
verb be he/she is il/elle est yeye ni
verb be you are vous êtes ninyi ni
verb be we are nous sommes sisi ni
verb be they are ils/elles sont wao ni
verb have I have j'ai nina nnina ondina
verb have you have tu as una olina ouna
verb have he/she has il/elle a ana alina okuna
verb have we have nous avons tuna tulina otuna
verb have you have vous avez mna mulina omuna
verb have they have ils/elles ont wana balina ovana
verb read I read je lis (ni)nasoma nsoma ohandi lilonga
verb read you read tu lis unasoma osoma ohoi lilonga
verb read he/she reads il/elle lit anasoma asoma ohai lilonga
verb read we read nous lisons tunasoma tusoma ohatu lilonga
verb read you read vous lisez mnasoma musoma otamu lilonga
verb read they read ils/elles lisent wanasoma basoma ohava lilonga
verb tense I read j'ai lu nilisoma nasoma
verb tense I (have) just read je viens de lire nimesoma nasomye
verb tense I am reading je lis ninasoma nsoma
verb tense I am going to read je vais lire naenda kusoma njakusoma
verb tense I will/shall read je lirai nitasoma ndisoma
verbs to look/see regarder/voir kutazama/kuona okulaba kuleba tala/mona
verbs to wait attendre kusubiri lindako kulinda
verbs (to) work un travail/travailler (kufanya) kazi emirimu/okukola emilimo omulongo/okulonga
verbs to live/stay habiter kaa okubeera obwiikalo kala
verbs to ask demander kuuliza okubuuza/okusaba kubaza
verbs to cry pleurer/crier kulia okukaaba okulila kwena/lila
verbs to drink boire kunywa okunywa kunywa okunwa
verbs to eat manger kula okulya kulya okulya
verbs to go aller kwenda okugenda kugenda ya/inda
verbs to laugh rire kucheka okuseka kusheka yola
verbs to run courir kimbia okudduka kwiruka tondoka
verbs to say/tell/speak dire/parler kusema/kuongea okugamba/okwogera kugamba/kufumora ta
verbs to teach enseigner kusomesha okusomesa kwegesa longo
verbs to understand comprendre kuelewa okutegeera kushobokerwa uditeko
verbs to walk marcher kutembea okutambula kutambuka enda
verbs to want vouloir kutaka okuwagala ninyenda hala
verbs to like/love aimer kupenda okuwagala hole
verbs to write écrire kuandika okuwandiika kuandika shanga
verbs to know savoir kujua okumanya okumanya shiiva
verbs to do faire kufanya ningi
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