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1 advice
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] bamba[Swahili Plural] bamba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] kauli[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[English Plural] advice[Swahili Word] kidokezo[Swahili Plural] vidokezo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] dokeza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] maonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] mwongozo[Swahili Plural] miongozo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] nasaha[Swahili Plural] nasaha[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mama-mtu nasaha hazikumwisha midomoni [Moh], lakini nasaha hazikumwombea Rehema [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] onyo[Swahili Plural] maonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ona V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] rai[Swahili Plural] rai[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[English Plural] advice[Swahili Word] shauri[Swahili Plural] mashauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he wanted his/her mother to accept the advice of being taken to the hospital[Swahili Example] alitaka mamaake aridhi shauri la kupelekwa hospitali [Moh], mpeleke huyu mwanamke kwa wazee wa 'Mashauri' [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] ushauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shauri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advice[Swahili Word] zulio[Swahili Plural] mazulio[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -taka shauri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -taka shauri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give advice[Swahili Word] -taradhia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give each other good advice[Swahili Word] -sisitizana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give good advice[Swahili Word] -nasihi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nasaha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] maowidha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] maowidha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] mauidha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] mawaidha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] suna[Swahili Plural] suna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] suni[Swahili Plural] suni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice (piece of)[Swahili Word] sina[Swahili Plural] sina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good advice (piece of)[Swahili Word] sini[Swahili Plural] sini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who can be relied on to give good advice[Swahili Word] mhenga[Swahili Plural] wahenga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 good advice
[English Word] good advice[Swahili Word] mauidha[Swahili Plural] mauidha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] waadhi N------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 advisor
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advisor[English Plural] advisors[Swahili Word] mshauri[Swahili Plural] washauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] shauri N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] legal advisor[English Plural] legal advisors[Swahili Word] kaimu[Swahili Plural] makaimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] makamu, ukaimu[Swahili Example] kuwa kaimu wa shughuli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] older person (not necessarily a clergyman) who gives advice on religious matters[English Plural] older people who give advice on religious matters[Swahili Word] shamasi[Swahili Plural] mashamasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] older person (not necessarily a clergyman) who gives advice on religious matters[English Plural] older people who give advice on religious matters[Swahili Word] shemasi[Swahili Plural] mashemasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wise advisor[English Plural] wise advisors[Swahili Word] nasiha[Swahili Plural] nasiha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] nasaha V------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 ask
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask[Swahili Word] -saili[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] father asked mother a question[Swahili Example] Baba alimsaili mama swali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask (about)[Swahili Word] -uliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask after someone[Swahili Word] -hakikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hakika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -omba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They <b>asked for</b> tea, but they got coffee.[Swahili Example] Wali<b>omba</b> chai, lakini wakapata kahawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -uliza shauri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] ask father for an advice[Swahili Example] Mulize baba shauri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask insistently[Swahili Word] -sisitiza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he asked insistently again while looking at that girl[Swahili Example] alisisitiza tena akimtazama msichana huyo [Mt], "Nipe mwalimu", msichana alisisitiza kwa shauku bila kujua alikuwa akisisitiza jambo gani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask something of someone[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask to marry (a woman)[Swahili Word] -posa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] money for wedding preparations.[Swahili Example] mali ya kuposea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be asked[Swahili Word] -sailiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] all the workers who were called to be asked by mrs. Tamima looked at each other[Swahili Example] watumishi wote walioitwa kusailiwa na Bi Tamima walitazamana [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[English Plural] ones who ask for something[Swahili Word] mtaka[Swahili Plural] wataka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -taka[English Example] he who asks for everything receives nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] mtaka wote hukosa yote (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[Swahili Word] mwombi[Swahili Plural] waombi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] omba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 advise
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] advise[Swahili Word] -sisitiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give a piece of advice[Swahili Word] -pa shauri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 as
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] as you like[Swahili Example] kama upendavyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as[Swahili Word] maadamu[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] We have done this to save you from failure, as now you don't have work or anything.[Swahili Example] "Tunafanya hivi kukuoka na janga, maadamu sasa huna kazi wala cho chote"[Balisidya, Masomo 348]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as far as[Swahili Word] haddi[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as far as[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as for[Swahili Word] juu ya[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] as for money, seek advice from one person, but continue with your plans as you had made them[Swahili Example] juu ya pesa tafuta mashauri kutoka kwa mtu mmoja, lakini endelea na mipango yako kama ulivyopanga [Nyota 1968]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as if[Swahili Word] kana kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as to[Swahili Word] kuliko[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 elder
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] elder[Swahili Word] -kuu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] elder[English Plural] elders[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] elder[English Plural] elders[Swahili Word] mzee[Swahili Plural] wazee[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] zeeka V[Swahili Example] shikamoo, mzee.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] elder[English Plural] elders[Swahili Word] sheik[Swahili Plural] sheik[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] elder on a council who is trusted to offer sound advice[English Plural] elders[Swahili Word] mhenga[Swahili Plural] wahenga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Note] "elder of a native council who is trusted to offer sound counsel" [Rechenbach]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] village elder[English Plural] village elders[Swahili Word] jumbe[Swahili Plural] majumbe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] kijumbe, mjumbe, ujumbe------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 flatly
[English Word] flatly[Swahili Word] katakata[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kata[English Example] Ms Tamima flatly refused both pieces of advice[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima alikataa katakata mashauri yote mawili [Moh][Note] used only with -kataa = refuse------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 free
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be freed[Swahili Word] -ondokewa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa[English Example] (S)he laughed heartily and was freed from wavering[Swahili Example] Shangwe alicheka, akaondokewa kule kusitasita [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] bure[Part of Speech] adj/adv[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] the shopkeeper gave me three tomatoes for free[Swahili Example] mwenyeduka alinipa nyanya tatu bure------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -eupe[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] huria[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] huri, huru, uhuru------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -huru[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] huri, huria, uhuru[English Example] feel free to communicate with me or any of my colleagues in this group (ideas and advice blog, 18 May, 2006)[Swahili Example] jiskie huru kuwasiliana nami au mwenzangu yeyote kwenye kikundi hiki (http://bangaiza.kylix.co.ke/?p=590 mawazo na mawaidha, 18 Mei 2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] sabili[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] mahonyo[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] Don't eat my fruit without paying.[Swahili Example] msile matunda yangu mahonyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -afu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -afua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -feleti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -komboa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free[Swahili Word] -kwamua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kwaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free (from a trap)[Swahili Word] -nasua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nasa[Related Words] -nasulia, -nasuka, -nasuana, -nasusha, -nasuliwa[English Example] all his efforts in wanting to free himself from the firm grasp of that European were for naught[Swahili Example] jitihada zake zote za kutaka kujinasua na mkamato thabiti wa Mzungu huyo zilikuwa bure [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free from (a charm, taboo etc.)[Swahili Word] -gangua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free from a charm or illness (by means of magic)[Swahili Word] -zingua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free from a spell[Swahili Word] -rogoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free from a spell[Swahili Word] -zindua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinda[Related Words] zinduo, mzinduko, uzindusho, -zindika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free man[English Plural] free men[Swahili Word] mngwana[Swahili Plural] wangwana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] uungwana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free man[English Plural] freemen[Swahili Word] mungwana[Swahili Plural] waungwana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] uungwana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free man[English Plural] free men[Swahili Word] mwungwana[Swahili Plural] waungwana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] uungwana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free of charge[Swahili Word] bure[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free oneself[Swahili Word] -fungasa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Amejifungua mtoto wa kike.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free person[English Plural] free people[Swahili Word] adinasi[Swahili Plural] adinasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free person[English Plural] free people[Swahili Word] huri[Swahili Plural] mahuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] huria, huru, uhuru------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free person[English Plural] free people[Swahili Word] wadinasi[Swahili Plural] wadinasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] free time[Swahili Word] wakaa[Swahili Plural] nyakaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] let free[Swahili Word] -sabilia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] to take one of their female children and to let her free into a foreign land[Swahili Example] kumtoa mtoto wao mmoja wa kike na kumsabilia ulimwengu wa kigeni [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one born of free parents[English Plural] people born of free parents[Swahili Word] kabaila[Swahili Plural] makabaila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] kikabaila, ukabaila[Terminology] historical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] release (from a magic spell)[Swahili Word] -topoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set free from a spell[Swahili Word] -topoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] topea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] status of a free man (as opp. to a slave)[Swahili Word] uungwana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] status of a free man (as opposed to a slave)[Swahili Word] ungwana[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 instigator
[English Word] instigator[English Plural] instigators[Swahili Word] kidudumtu[Swahili Plural] vidudumtu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kidudu, mtu[English Example] they shouldn't come and be told which instigator gave the advice to...[Swahili Example] wasije wakaambiwa kidudumtu gani kilichotoa shauri ya... [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 problem
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a problem[Swahili Word] -wa na shida[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it's your problem[Swahili Word] shauri lako[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] it's your problem if you encounter a bomb[Swahili Example] shauri lako ukikuta bomu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pose a problem[Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -tega------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[English Plural] problems[Swahili Word] fumbo[Swahili Plural] mafumbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -fumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[English Plural] problems[Swahili Word] jambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[Swahili Word] tatizo[Swahili Plural] matatizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -tata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[Swahili Word] mgogoro[Swahili Plural] migogoro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[Swahili Word] mushkeli[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shaka, shuku[English Example] this complaint is giving me trouble.[Swahili Example] ugonjwa huu umeniletea mushkeli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[Swahili Word] shakawa[Swahili Plural] shakawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[English Plural] problems[Swahili Word] shida[Swahili Plural] shida[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] (s)he has no problem[Swahili Example] Yeye hana shida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem[Swahili Word] tatizi[Swahili Plural] tatizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] tatizo n[Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem (on which one needs advice.)[Swahili Word] shauri[Swahili Plural] shauri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] do you have a problem?[Swahili Example] una shauri?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem solver[English Plural] problem solvers[Swahili Word] msuluhisha[Swahili Plural] wasuluhisha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] suluhisha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] problem solver[English Plural] problem solvers[Swahili Word] msuluhishi[Swahili Plural] wasuluhishi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 refuse
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flatly refuse[Swahili Word] -kataa katakata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] katakata[English Example] Ms Tamima flatly refused both pieces of advice[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima alikataa katakata mashauri yote mawili [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pile of refuse[Swahili Word] chuguu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] mataka[Swahili Plural] mataka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] taka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] matakataka[Swahili Plural] matakataka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] taka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] mkung'uto[Swahili Plural] mikung'uto[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kunja V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] ushinda[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -akifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -gomba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] gomvi, magombano, magombezi, mgombea, mgombezi, mgomvi, ugomvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -hini[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hiana, uhiana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -iza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -jitoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -kana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -kanya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kano, mkana, mkanya, mkanyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -kataa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] makataa, mkataa, mkatavu, ukatavu, ukatazaji[English Example] the student who <b>refuse</b>d to read the book did not pass the test[Swahili Example] mwanafunzi ambaye ali<b>kataa</b> kukisoma kitabu hakufaulu kwenye mtihani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -nyima[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] We shall refuse him/her food[Swahili Example] tutamnyima chakula------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -wakifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse[Swahili Word] -wenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse (food etc in a pout)[Swahili Word] -susa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse (food etc in a pout)[Swahili Word] -susia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse (to do something)[Swahili Word] -goma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgomaji, mgomo, ugomaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse (unwillingly or regretfully)[Swahili Word] -sebusebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] refusing and wanting at the same time (proverb)[Swahili Example] kisebusebu na roho kipapo (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse something (out of pique)[Swahili Word] -zilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] refuse to recognize[Swahili Word] -kana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kano, mkana, mkanya, mkanyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rice or grain refuse (unpoundable with mortar)[Swahili Word] chua[Swahili Plural] chua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] chua v------------------------------------------------------------
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