Learning Swahili: to like, to need, to want, to have (present and past)

October 18, 2022 Updated over 1 year ago

I like: Napenda
I liked: nilipenda
You like: unapenda
You liked: ulipenda
He/she likes: anapenda
He/she liked: alipenda
They like: wanapenda
They liked: walipenda
We like: tunapenda
We liked: tulipenda

I don't like: sipendi
You don't like: hupendi
He/she doesn't like: hapendi
They don't like: hawapendi
We don't like: hatupendi

I have: Nina
You have: una
He has: ana
They have: Wana
We have: Tuna

I don't have: Sina
You don't have: huna
He/she doesn't have: hana
They don't have: hawana
We don't have: hatuna

I need: nahitaji
You need: unahitaji
He/she needs: anahitaji
They need: Wanahitaji
We need: Tunahitaji

I needed: nilihitaji
You needed: ulihitaji
He/she needed:
They needed: walihitaji
We needed: tulihitaji

I don't need: sihitaji
You don't need: huhitaji
He/she doesn't need: haitaji
They don't need: hawahitaji
We don't need: hatuhitaji

Kwa nini unapaswa kumsomea mtoto wako kila siku

Kumsomea mtoto wako kila siku kuna faida nyingi. Inaweza kuboresha ustadi wa lugha wa mtoto wako, kuongeza msamiati wake, na kukuza kupenda kusoma. Inaweza pia kusaidia kuboresha umakini na umakini wa mtoto wako, na inaweza kuwa na athari chanya kwenye mawazo na ubunifu wao. Zaidi ya hayo, kumsomea mtoto wako kunaweza kuwa njia nzuri ya nyinyi wawili kushikana na kutumia wakati mzuri pamoja.

Hapa Maktaba tunawahimiza wazazi kuwasomea watoto wao kila siku. Ifuatayo ni orodha ya sababu kuu za kuifanya kuwa tambiko:

1. Ustadi wa lugha ulioboreshwa: Kumsomea mtoto wako kunawaweka wazi kwa anuwai ya maneno na miundo ya lugha, ambayo inaweza kusaidia kuboresha ukuaji wao wa lugha na ustadi wa mawasiliano.
2. Kuongezeka kwa msamiati: Mtoto wako anapokusikiliza ukisoma, atajulishwa maneno na dhana mpya ambazo huenda hajakutana nazo katika maisha yake ya kila siku. Hii inaweza kusaidia kuongeza msamiati wao na kupanua uelewa wao wa ulimwengu.
3. Kupenda kusoma: Kumsomea mtoto wako...

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Learning Swahili / Greetings

There are various ways to say hello in Swahili
1. Hujambo or jambo (how are you?) – Sijambo (seeJAmbo) (I am fine / no worries)
2. Habari? (any news?) – nzuri (nZOOree) (fine)
3. U hali gani? (oo HAlee GAnee) (how are you) – njema (fine)
4. Shikamoo (a young person to an elder) – marahaba
5. For casual interactions: mambo? Or Vipi? Or Sema?

• Mambo (MAmbo) – What’s up?
• Vipi? (VEEpee?) – how?
• Sema? (SEma?) – speak?
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Examples
• Habari za asubuhi (good morning) – nzuri (fine)
• Habari za mchana (good afternoon)
• Habari za jioni (good evening)
• Habari za kutwa? ( how has your day been?)

Other replies to the above greetings that might be used in place of nzuri:
• njema (NJEma) – fine
• salama (saLAAma) – peaceful / all’s well
• sawa (SAwa) – okay
• vyema (VYEma) – well
• naendelea vyema (naendeLEa VYEma) – I am doing well

Asking ‘How Are You?’ in Swahili?
• Hujambo (how are you? – to one person) – Sijambo (I am fine).
• Hamjambo (how are you? – to two or more people) –...