[Swahili] Please translate 20 sentences

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[Swahili] Please translate 20 sentences

Postby swahiliLove » 2010-04-27, 10:05

Hi,

We're doing a linguistics course and for our project we would like to have the following (20) sentences translated from English to Swahili.

1. These students made some potions.
2. Harry passed all his exams easily.
3. Harry put the broomstick under a bed in the room.
4. Not every wizard has an owl.
5. The castle is in a forest near a lake.
6. This exam is not very difficult for Ron.
7. Harry flew on a broomstick yesterday.
8. The kind old witch gave it to her son.
9. Voldemort tried to kill him.
10. Snape wants to meet a witch.
11. Hagrid helped him to buy some books.
12. No one will go to the potion class tomorrow.
13. A witch will make the potion for three days.
14. Most of his little dragons will fly away next week.
15. Hermione had read the book before the term started.
16. Hagrid must find them in the castle (assume that ``them'' refers to people).
17. Harry knew that Hermione had read many books.
18. Harry said that Ron was a good friend.
19. Harry told Hermione that she should buy many candies for him.
20. Hermione will ask everyone where he wants to go.

Thank you in advance for translating the above sentences!

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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby Formiko » 2010-04-27, 22:01

Is this Harry Potter in Swahili?
The grammar has to be double checked.

1. These students made some potions.
Wanafunzi hawa walifanya ushombwe.
2. Harry passed all his exams easily.
Harry kupita mitihani yote yake kwa urahisi.
3. Harry put the broomstick under a bed in the room.
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4. Not every wizard has an owl.
Kila mchawi si ya bundi.
5. The castle is in a forest near a lake.
Ngome ni katika msitu karibu na ziwa.
6. This exam is not very difficult for Ron.
Mtihani huu ni vigumu sana kwa Ron
7. Harry flew on a broomstick yesterday.
Harry akaruka juu ya ufagio jana.
8. The kind old witch gave it to her son.
Umri wa aina mchawi akampa mtoto wake.
9. Voldemort tried to kill him.
Voldemort walijaribu kumwua.
10. Snape wants to meet a witch.
Snape anataka kukutana na mchawi.

11. Hagrid helped him to buy some books.
Hagrid wamemsaidia kununua baadhi ya vitabu.
12. No one will go to the potion class tomorrow.
Hakuna mapenzi kwenda kwa darasa ya ushumbwe kesho.
13. A witch will make the potion for three days.
Mchawi itafanya ushombwe kwa siku tatu.


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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby swahiliLove » 2010-05-06, 20:08

Thanks Formiko!

If there is any native Swahili speaker in here i would also like to ask him/her to translate these sentences since we actually need these sentences translated by a native speaker.

thanks in advance,

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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby swahiliLove » 2010-05-18, 9:05

please please please please please please please help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :doggy:

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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby Formiko » 2010-05-18, 9:44

swahiliLove wrote:please please please please please please please help us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :doggy:

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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby Mgiligilani » 2010-07-10, 9:46

1. These students made some potions.
Wanafunzi hawa wametengeneza baadhi ya dawa.
2. Harry passed all his exams easily.
Alishinda Harry mitihani yote yake kwa urahisi.
3. Harry put the broomstick under a bed in the room.
Harry ameweka fagio chini ya kitanda katika chumba.
4. Not every wizard has an owl.
Kila mchawi si ya bundi.
5. The castle is in a forest near a lake.
Ngome ni katika msitu karibu na ziwa.
6. This exam is not very difficult for Ron.
Mtihani huu ni vigumu sana kwa Ron.
7. Harry flew on a broomstick yesterday.
Harry alikuruka juu ufagio jana.
8. The kind old witch gave it to her son.
Mchawi mwema alikimpa mwana wake.
9. Voldemort tried to kill him.
Voldemort amejaribu kumwua.
10. Snape wants to meet a witch.
Snape anataka kukutana na mchawi mmoja.
11. Hagrid helped him to buy some books.
Hagrid alimsaidia yeye kununua vitabu fulani.
12. No one will go to the potion class tomorrow.
Kesho hakuna mtu yeyote ataenda kwa darasa kwa kutengeneza dawa.
13. A witch will make the potion for three days.
Mchawi mmoja atakunywa dawa kwa muda ya siku tatu.
14. Most of his little dragons will fly away next week.
Kesho, karibu yote ya majoka yake wataondoka kuruka.
15. Hermione had read the book before the term started.
Hermione alikisoma kitabu kabla kitambo cha chuo kimeanza.
16. Hagrid must find them in the castle (assume that ``them'' refers to people).
Ni muhimu kwamba Hagrid atawapata wao katika husuni.
17. Harry knew that Hermione had read many books.
Harry alijua kwamba Hermione alivisoma vitabu vingi.
18. Harry said that Ron was a good friend.
Alisema Harry kwamba Ron, alikuwa rafiki mjema.
19. Harry told Hermione that she should buy many candies for him.
Harry alimwambia Hermione kwamba lazima atakununue pipi nyingi kwa ajili yake.
20. Hermione will ask everyone where he wants to go.
(This sentence seems to be incomplete, or did you mean)
"Hermione will ask everyone where they want to go."
Hermione atauliza kila mtu ni wapi wanataka kuenda.
or
"Hermione will tell everyone where he wants to go."
Hermione atawaambia kila mtu, ni wapi anataka kuenda.

Please remember I am not a native speaker of Kiswahili I hope this has helped.
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Re: Please translate 20 sentences

Postby swahiliLove » 2010-07-10, 12:02

Thank you for your answer! Although we already had to hand in our results, for which we got a very good mark, rather to our surprise, I am very glad that there are still these people who wish to spend some time for others.

Please then, as mentioned above that our project has finished, regard this topic as closed.

Thank you.


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