[Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

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[Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby Sarabi » 2008-07-19, 5:52

Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina)

It's a game, but the end goal is to have something like an alphabet book. I got the idea <a href="http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/marhol/index.html">here</a>. Maybe afterward it can be compiled in the Wiki or elsewhere.

Guidelines:
1. Pick a noun, go in alphabetical order.
2. Optional, but preferable, write a short sentence using the word. Memorable is better, for the ultimate compilation!
3. Also optional, post a translation if you like.

Don't worry too much about making mistakes. Someone will most likely be able to correct it. Also, we may skip Q and X, as I don't think they exist in Swahili.
<a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/swahili.htm">Swahili Omniglot</a>
<a href="http://mwanasimba.online.fr/F_Chap22.htm">Swahili Numbers</a>

Lexicon: http://mwanasimba.online.fr/lexicon/lexicon/main.htm
Lexique : http://mwanasimba.online.fr/lexique/lexicon/main.htm

Nitaanza...
A - amani
Amani ni shughuli. Piece is a career.
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Re: Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby Furaha » 2008-08-05, 8:47

B - bendera
Bendera hufuata upepo. A flag follows the direction of the wind.

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Postby slipbats0 » 2008-10-14, 18:36

C - Chakula
Mama amepika chakula Mom has made food. :)

Hei Sarabi, the ''gh'' combination is the only thing i'm quite unsure about when it comes to the pronounciation of Kiswahili. Is it similar to the german r? The mwanasimba site (great site!) says it sounds something like french, though I have no clue how to say the french one.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :lol:

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Re: Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby Sarabi » 2008-10-14, 20:56

D - dawa
Daktari alinipa dawa. The doctor gave me medicine.

Letehn: It depends where you are! In Kenya, they most likely pronounce gh like English hard g, as in "good". In Tanzania, however, they use this sound which comes from Arabic... It's not exactly the French r, which is a voiceless uvular fricative. The gh is a voiced velar fricative.

I don't know what the German r is, but here is an IPA chart with audio so you can hear it for yourself.

I made a page about Swahili matamshi here.
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Postby Antea » 2015-09-11, 8:48

E - Elimu

Elimu ni muhimu (education is important)

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Postby Antea » 2015-09-13, 23:11

F - Funguo

Funguo ni mezani (the keys are on the table)
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Postby Antea » 2015-09-18, 7:13

G - Guitaa (guitar)

Ninapenda kucheza gitaa (I love playing the guitar)

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Postby Antea » 2015-09-19, 21:37

H - Haja (need)

Sina haja ya kitu

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Postby Antea » 2015-09-22, 18:04

I - Idara (departments)

Katika chuo idara nyingi

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Postby Antea » 2015-09-27, 19:40

J - Jana (yesterday)

Nilikwenda mjini jana

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Postby Antea » 2016-01-20, 14:13

K- Kazi (work)

Kutafuta Kazi online ni muhimu

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Re: [Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby Antea » 2016-01-26, 12:39

L- Leo (today)

Leo nilikwenda shule

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Re: [Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby vijayjohn » 2016-03-28, 3:59

M - mtu

Mtu ni watu. Literally "a person is people"; a proverb meaning the same thing as "no man is an island."

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Postby Antea » 2016-04-02, 10:55

N - Nusu (half)

Ni saa tisa na nusu

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Re: [Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby vijayjohn » 2017-03-12, 4:32

O - ofisi (office)

Mwuguzi alikwenda ofisi.

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Re: [Swahili]Mchezo wa alfabeti (majina) - Alphabet Game (nouns)

Postby Sarabi » 2020-04-10, 3:55

P - Punda milia - zebra (punda = donkey; lit. "banded donkey") - (fr) zébre (lit. âne bagué)

Punda milia anakimbia. --> The zebra is running. --> (fr) Le zébre cours.

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