|
Juu ya |
On, above |
|
Kando ya |
Beside |
|
Chini ya |
Below, under, underneath |
|
Mbele ya |
In front |
|
Nyuma ya |
Behind |
|
Kabla ya |
Before |
|
Baada ya |
After |
|
Nje ya |
Outside of |
|
Ndani ya |
Inside; in |
|
Karibu na |
Near; close |
|
Mbali na |
Far from |
|
Kati ya |
Between; among |
|
Kando ya |
Beside |
Mifano
|
Simu iko juu ya meza |
The phone is on the table |
|
Maria ameketi chini ya mti |
Maria is sitting under the tree |
|
Paul amesimama kando ya gari lake |
Paul is standing beside his car |
|
Watoto wamo ndani ya nyumba |
The children are inside the house |
|
Juma anaishi karibu na soko |
Juma stays next to the market |
|
Nyumba iko mbali na barabara |
The house is far from the road |
|
Mwalimu amesimama mbele ya kiti |
The teacher is standing in front of the chair |
|
Nimesimama nyuma ya duka |
I am standing behind the shop |
Exercise 1
Translate to Kiswahili: I am standing behind the house.
Nasimama mbele ya nyumba.
Nasimama kando ya nyumba.
Nasimama nyuma ya nyumba.
Nasimama na nyumba.
Translate to English: Before
Kabla
Bila
Pamoja
Nyuma ya
Translate to English: Paka yule analala juu ya meza.
The cat is sleeping on the chair
The cat is sleeping under the chair
The cat is sleeping on the table
The cat is sleeping near the table
Kikapu kipo _______ meza
Kando ya
Bila ya
Juu ya
Chini ya
Translate: I will go after the meeting
Nitaenda baada ya mkutano.
Nitaenda kabla ya mkutano.
Nitaenda mbele ya mkutano.
Nitaenda bila mkutano.
Translate: I will pick that pen instead of the other one
Nitachukua kalamu hiyo badala ya ile.
Nitachukua kalamu hiyo badala ya ile.
Nitachukua kalamu hiyo na ile.
Sitachukua kalamu ile.
Translate to English: Mwanafunzi yupo ndani ya darasa.
The student is in the classroom.
The student is inside the classroom.
The student is in front of the classroom.
The classroom is with the student.
Choose the Kiswahili word for ‘but’
Lakini
Badala
Na
Kati ya
Choose the English word for ‘from’
Katika
Kwa
Kutoka
Lakini
Choose the correct translation for ‘until’.
Chini ya
Mpaka
Kabla
Baadaye
Translate: Kiatu kipo karibu na mti.
The shoe is behind the tree.
The shoe is with the tree.
The shoe is near the tree.
The shoe has a tree.
Exercise 2: Translate into Kiswahili
a)
The book is
on the table.
b)
She was
walking behind him.
c)
His mother
was standing in front of that car.
d)
My pen is
inside his bag.
e)
The
hospital is next to the school.
f)
The
students are standing under the tree.
g)
His town is
far from ours.
h)
Trees fell
on the houses.
i)
I like to
eat outside of the restaurant.