Basic Shelter Referencing
|
Kiswahili
|
|
|
Nyumba
|
House
|
|
Nyumbani
|
Home
|
|
Hoteli/mkahawa
|
hotel
|
|
Chumba
|
Room
|
|
Jikoni
|
kitchen
|
|
Sebule
|
Sitting
room/Livingroom
|
|
Chumba
cha kulia
|
Dining
room
|
|
Chumba
cha kulala
|
Bedroom
|
|
Chumba
cha wageni
|
Guest
room
|
|
Choo/
Msalani
|
Toilet
|
|
Bafu
|
Bathroom
|
|
Kipandio
|
Staircase
|
|
Nje
|
Outside
|
|
Ndani
|
Inside
|
|
Jirani/Majirani
|
Neighbour
/s/
|
|
Kabati
la nguo
|
wardrobe
|
|
Miti
|
Trees
|
|
Bustani
|
Garden
|
|
Paa
|
Roof
|
|
Roshani
|
Balcony
|
It is
also important to know the names of things available in different parts of the
house.
|
Kiswahili
|
|
|
Kochi/sofa
|
couch
|
|
Runinga/televisheni
|
TV
|
|
Kitanda/vitanda
|
Bed/s/
|
|
Zulia
|
carpet
|
|
Ukuta/kuta
|
wall/s/
|
|
Saa
|
clock/watch
|
|
Dirisha/madirisha
|
window/s/
|
|
Redio
|
radio
|
|
Meza
|
table
|
|
Kiti/viti
|
chair/s/
|
|
Feni
|
fan
|
|
Tarakilishi/kompyuta
|
computer
|
|
Jiko
|
cooker/stove
|
|
Birika
|
kettle
|
|
Sahani
|
plate/s/
|
|
Kijiko/vijiko
|
spoon/s/
|
|
Uma
|
fork
|
|
Kisu/visu
|
knife/-ves/
|
|
Sufuria
|
cooking
pot
|
|
Mikrowevu
|
microwave
|
|
Jokofu/friji
|
refrigerator
|
|
Moto
|
fire
|
|
Karatasi
Shashi/karatasi ya choo
|
toilet
paper
|
|
Taulo
|
towel
|
|
Sakafu
|
floor
|
|
Simu
|
phone
|
|
Kitabu/vitabu
|
book/s/
|
|
Kalamu
|
pen
|
|
Daftari
|
notebook
|
|
Kioo
|
mirror
|
The
Kiswahili names change when referring to wingi (two or many things). For
example, Chumba (room) is vyumba (rooms), and choo (toilet) is vyoo (toilets).
Also,
when describing what is in the house, we use ‘ina’, which translates to it
has or ‘haina’ to translate to it does not have. For example,
“Nyumba yangu ina meza-my house has a table,” and if it does not have a table,
we say “Nyumba yangu haina meza.”
a.
Read the following to know the various
descriptions of basic shelter or accommodation rooms.
Unaishi
wapi? /Unakaa wapi? (Where do you stay?)
Nyumba
yake ni kubwa. (His/Her house is big.)
Hoteli
hiyo iko wapi? (Where is that hotel located?)
Nyumba
hiyo ina vyumba vingapi? (How many rooms does that house have?)
Sebule
yako ina nini? (What is in your living room?)
Katika
nyumba hiyo kuna vyumba vitatu. Kila chumba kina jikoni, sebule, choo, bafu na
chumba cha kulala. Chumba cha kulala kina meza na feni. Nyumba hiyo ni nzuri
kwa vile ni kubwa na hamna kelele. Tulikaa kwa nyumba na rafiki zangu
tuliosafari pamoja.
(The
house has three rooms. Every room has a kitchen, sitting room, toilet, bathroom
and a bedroom. The bedroom has a table and a fan. The house is beautiful
because it is big and there is no noise. We stayed in that house with my
friends whom I travelled with.)
b. Amara
was describing a house to her friend Chidinma. Read what she said.
Nyumba
yangu iko katika mji wa Nairobi nchini Kenya. Ninapenda nyumba yangu sana. Nyumba
yangu ina vyumba vinne. Kuna vyumba viwili vya kulala, jikoni na sebule.
Chumba
nikipendacho zaidi ni jikoni. Jikoni kuna jiko la gesi ambalo mimi hutumia
kupikia chakula cha aina tofauti. Pia ninaipenda sebule yangu. Sebule yangu ina
televisheni, komptyuta, kochi, zulia na feni.
Nyumba
yangu inaniifurahisha kwa vile iko karibu na barabara. Nje ya nyumba kuna miti
ambayo husaidia kuleta upepo na hewa safi.
My
house is located in Kenya, Nairobi town. I like my house so much. My house has
four rooms, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room.
My
favorite room is my kitchen. My kitchen has a gas cooker which I use to cook
different types of foods. I also like my living room. My living room has a
television, a couch, carpet and a fan.
My
house makes me happy because it is near the road. Outside the house, there are
trees which help to bring a cool breeze and fresh air.
c. Write a
description of your house in Swahili then give the English translation.
d. Translate
the following sentences into Kiswahili.
- My
house has a computer and a bed.
- My
house is beautiful and big. It has five rooms. Each room has a bathroom
and a toilet.
- The
living room has no carpets.
- Each
room has a table and two chairs.
- The
trees and the garden make the place more beautiful.
- The
beds are very good.
e. Zabulani
visited Tanzania. He went to Kilimanjaro hotel to ask for a five-day
accommodation room. Read the conversation below between Zabulani and Makeba,
the hotel manager.
Zabulani:
Habari ya jioni?
Makeba:
Nzuri sana. Nikusaidie vipi?
Zabulani:
Jina langu ni Zabulani. Ningependa
kujua ikiwa ninaweza kupata chumba cha kulala kwa wiki moja.
Makeba:
Karibu sana Zabulani. Jina Langu ni Makeba.
Vyumba vinapatikana. Kila chumba kina bei tofauti.
Zabulani:
Chumba kimoja chenye kitanda, bafu,
choo na meza kitakuwa shilingi ngapi?
Makeba:
Kitakuwa elfu nne kila siku. Hivyo kwa
siku tano itakuwa shilingi elfu ishirini.
Zabulani:
Nafikiri kitanifaa. Je, itakuwa rahisi
kupata magari ya kunipeleka mjini kila asubuhi?
Makeba:
[Akitabasamu]. Ndio, magari yapo kwa
wingi na bei ni nafuu kabisa.
Zabulani:
Asante Makeba.
Makeba:
Karibu. Unakaribishwa hapa. Naomba
nikuelekeze chumbani mwako.
Zabulani:
Haya twende.
Makeba:
[Akifungua
mlango]. Chumba hiki kiko sawa kabisa. Kina feni, meza, viti, zulia,
televisheni na vilevile unaweza kwenda kwenye roshani kuota jua na kubarizi.
Zabulani:
Nimeshukuru sana. Asante kwa
kunihudumia dada Makeba. Usiku mwema.
Makeba:
Karibu sana. Kwaheri.
Zabulani:
Kwaheri ya kuonana.
f. Tafsiri
mawasiliano haya kwa Kiingereza (English).
- Chumba
alichopewa Zabulani kina nini?