The body (mwili)

 

Sehemu za mwili (Parts of the body)

kichwa / vichwa	[head / heads]
jicho / macho	[eye / eyes]
pua / mapua	[nose / noses]
mdomo / midomo	[mouth / mouths]
kidevu / videvu	[chin / chins]
kidakatonge / vidakatonge	[Adam's apple / Adam's apples]
kifua / vifua	[chest / chests]
kwapa / kwapa	[armpit / armpits]
tumbo / matumbo	[stomach / stomachs]
kitovu / vitovu	[navel / navels]
mkono / mikono	[hand(arm) / hands(arms)]
nyonga / nyonga	[wrist / wrists]
kidole / vidole	[digit / digits (i.e. finger, toe)]
paja / mapaja	[thigh / thighs]
goti / magoti	[knee / knees]
muundi / miundi	[shin / shins]
kifundo cha mguu /vifundo vya mguu	[ankle / ankles]
unyayo / nyayo	[sole / soles (of the foot)]
kisigino / visigino	[heel / heels]
tako / matako; kalio / makalio	[butt / butts; bottom / bottoms]
kiuno / viuno	[waist / waists]
kisugudi / visugudi	[elbow / elbows]
mgongo / migongo	[back / backs]
bega / mabega	[shoulder / shoulders]
shingo / mashingo	[neck / necks]
ndewe / ndewe	[earlobe / earlobes]
sikio / masikio	[ear / ears]
kisogo / visogo	[back of head]
unywele / nywele	[a hair / hair]
utosi	[crown of the head / center part of the head]
uso / nyuso	[face / faces]
mboni ya jicho /mboni za macho	[eyeball / eyeballs]
kigubiko cha jicho /vigubiko vya macho	[eyelid / eyelids]
usi wa jicho /nyusi za macho	[eyebrow / eyebrows]
tundu la pua /matundu ya mapua	[nostril / nostrils]
jino / meno	[tooth / teeth]
ulimi / ndimi	[tongue / tongues]
shavu / mashavu	[cheek / cheeks]
ndevu / ndevu	[beard / beards]
koo / koo	[throat / throats]
titi / matiti	[breast / breasts]
vidole vya mkono	[fingers]
vidole vya mguu	[toes]
ukucha / kucha	[nail / nails]
ngozi / ngozi	[skin / skins]
Kiwiko /viwiko	[Elbow / Elbows]

Exercise 1

Translate to Kiswahili: Head

Mwili

Kichwa

Macho

Tumbo

Translate to Kiswahili: Stomach

Mguu

Mkono

Tumbo

Kichwa

Translate the following sentence:She is using her hand to write

Anatumia macho yake kuandika

Anatumia mguu wake kuandika

Anatumia mkono wake kuandika

Anatumia kichwa chale kuandika

Which part of the body do we use to walk?

Mkono

Mguu

Kichwa

Tumbo

Tafsiri: Amekata kucha zake

She cut her nails

She cut her fingers

She cut her hand

She cut her hair

Translate: Nywele zangu ni ndefu

My neck is long

My hair is long

My legs are long

My hands are long

Which word is used to mean a neck

Kichwa

Jicho

Shingo

Tumbo

Tunasikia kwa kutumia sehemu ipi ya mwili?

Macho

Masikio

Mate

Ulimi

Tunanusa kwa kutumia sehemu gani ya mwili?

Pua

Jicho

Kucha

Ulimi

Amevaa kofia _______________

Mguuni

Mkononi

Sikioni

Kichwani

Exercise 2 

Andika majina ya sehemu hizi za mwili katika Kiingereza. (Write the names of the following parts of the body in English)

1.       Kichwa

2.       Kucha

3.       Vidole

4.       Macho

5.       Kifua

6.       Mikono

7.       Nywele

8.       Mguu

9.       Goti

10.   paja

 

Exercise 3

Andika jina la sehemu ya mwili inayotumiwa kutenda kitendo kilichoelezwa. (Write the Swahili word used to name the parts used to do the described action.)

1.       A man hears with his_____.

2.       A man sees with his ________.

3.       A man hears with his ________.

4.       A man smells with his ________ and tastes with his ________.

5.       A man smiles with his ________ and bites with his ________.

6.       A man waves with his ________ and stands on his ________.

Exercise 4

Tafsiri kwa Kiingereza (Translate to English)

Ili kuepuka Korona usiguse uso wako. Usitumie mkono kumsalimia mwenzako. Usiguse pua lako. Kohoa kwa kiwiko chako. Na vilevile ukae umbali wa kilomita mbili na mwenzako.