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Nyumba
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House |
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Nyumbani |
Home |
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Hoteli/mkahawa |
hotel |
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Chumba |
Room |
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Jikoni |
kitchen |
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Sebule |
Living room |
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Chumba cha kulia |
Dining room |
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Chumba cha kulala |
Bedroom
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Chumba cha wageni |
Guest room |
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Choo/ Msalani |
Toilet |
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Bafu |
Bathroom |
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Kipandio |
Staircase |
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Nje |
Outside |
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Ndani |
Inside
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Jirani/Majirani |
Neighbor
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Kabati la nguo |
wardrobe
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Miti |
Trees |
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Bustani |
Garden
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Paa
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Roof
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Roshani |
Balcony |
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Kochi/sofa |
couch |
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Runinga/televisheni |
TV
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Kitanda/vitanda |
Bed/s/ |
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Zulia |
carpet |
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Ukuta/kuta |
wall/s/
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Saa |
clock/watch |
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Dirisha/madirisha |
window/s/ |
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Redio |
radio |
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Meza |
table |
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Kiti/viti |
chair/s/ |
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Feni |
fan |
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Tarakilishi/kompyuta |
computer |
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Jiko |
cooker/stove |
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Birika |
kettle |
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Sahani |
plate/s/ |
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Kijiko/vijiko |
spoon/s/
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Uma |
fork |
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Kisu/visu |
knife/-ves/ |
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Sufuria |
cooking pot |
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Mikrowevu |
microwave |
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Jokofu/friji |
refrigerator |
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Moto |
fire |
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Karatasi Shashi/karatasi ya choo |
toilet paper |
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Taulo |
towel |
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Sakafu |
floor |
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Simu |
phone |
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Kitabu/vitabu |
book/s/ |
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Kalamu |
pen |
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Daftari |
notebook |
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Kioo |
mirror |
a) Read the following to know the
various descriptions of basic shelter or accommodation rooms.
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1.
Unaishi wapi? /Unakaa wapi? |
[Where do you stay?] |
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2.
Nyumba yake ni kubwa. |
[His/her house is big.] |
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3.
Hoteli hiyo iko wapi? |
[Where is that hotel located?] |
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4.
Nyumba hiyo ina vyumba vingapi? |
[How many rooms does that house have?] |
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5.
Sebule yako ina nini |
[What is in your living room?] |
Nyumba ina 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. 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. Exercise: Write a description of your
house/home in Kiswahili.
d. Exercise: Translate the
following sentences into Kiswahili.
1. My house
has a computer and a bed.
2. My house
is beautiful and big. It has five rooms. Each room has a bathroom and a toilet.
3. The
living room has no carpets.
4. Each room
has a table and two chairs.
5. The trees
and the garden make the place more beautiful.
6. The beds
are very good.
e. Exercise: Translate the following conversation into
English.
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.
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