CONJUNCTIONS

 

Au/ ama	Or
Badala ya	Instead of
Basi	Then; well
Bila	Without
Ila	Except
Ili	So that
Ingawa	Although
Kama	If/ like
Kisha	And then
Kwa kuwa	Because
Kwa sababu	Because
Kwa hiyo/ kwa hivyo	Therefore
Lakini	But
Pamoja na	With/ together with
Pia	Also
Labda	Maybe
Hatimaye	Finally
Angalau	At least
Na	And
Huku	While/ As

 

 

1.      Ungependa chai au kahawa	Would you like to have tea or coffee
2.     Nipatie maji badala ya kahawa	Give me water instead of coffee
3.     Maji haya basi	Well, here is the water
4.    Usinipe kahawa ingawa naipenda	Don't give me coffee even though I like it
5.     Alimsalimia kisha akaondoka	He greeted him and then left
6.    Walienda pamoja na rafiki yangu	They went together with my friend
7.     Siji leo, labda kesho	I am not coming today, maybe tomorrow

 

 

Exercise 1: Translate

a)    I have got a brother and a sister

b)    My sister likes eating but doesn’t like to cook.

c)     We are not going to the hospital because it is closed

d)   This food is cold even though it is tasty

e)    He was ill so he stayed at home

f)      My dog was dirty but I did not give him a wash

g)    Are the questions right or wrong

h)   She is tired because she did not sleep last night

i)      We laughed as we danced

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps

Mama anapenda kupika ____________ anaimba

ila

kabla

badala ya

huku

Lala mapema _______________ uweze kuamka asubuhi mapema

kisha

lakini

hatimaye

ili

Sikuweza kula_______________nilikuwa na njaa

ingawa

angalau

kwa sababu

kwa hiyo

Alikubali kunirudishia pesa zangu_____________________

zaidi

hatimaye

sawa

lakini

Piga mswaki_____________ mara mbili kila siku

kisha

halafu

angalau

baada ya

Nimeelewa _____________bado nina swali moja

kisha

halafu

lakini

hatimaye

Hakutaka kumwona__________________ hakuja nyumbani

kwa hiyo

angalau

ili

ingawa

Walikula______________wakanywa  sharubati

lakini

angalau

kisha

ingawa