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🇰🇪 Common Swahili verbs

Go, come, eat, want, need, know. A hundred or so verbs carry most of what anybody says in a day, and these are them. Press any line to hear it.

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Everyday Verbs

KwendaTo go
KujaTo come
KulaTo eat
KunywaTo drink
KulalaTo sleep
KununuaTo buy
Kuwa naTo have
KupendaTo like
KufanyaTo do / make
Nini?What?

Action Verbs

KufunguaTo open
KufungaTo close
KuandikaTo write
KusomaTo read
KusikilizaTo listen
KuzungumzaTo speak
KutembeaTo walk
KukaaTo sit
KusimamaTo stand
KukimbiaTo run

Handy Verbs

KwendaTo go
KujaTo come
KulaTo eat
KunywaTo drink
KulalaTo sleep
KutakaTo want to
KupendaTo like
Kuwa naTo have
KufanyaTo do / make
KuonaTo see
KuongeaTo speak
KununuaTo buy

More Verbs

KufunguaTo open
KufungaTo close
KupaTo give
KuchukuaTo take / want
KutumiaTo use
KutafutaTo look for
KukutanaTo meet / find
KusubiriTo wait
KuanzaTo start
KumalizaTo finish / end
KuulizaTo ask
KuambiaTo tell

Daily Routine

KuamkaTo wake up
KuogaTo shower / bathe
Kupiga mswakiTo brush teeth
Kuvaa nguoTo get dressed
Kula chakulaTo eat a meal
Kufanya kaziTo work
KupumzikaTo rest
Kwenda kulalaTo go to bed
Kunawa usoTo wash your face
Kuchana nyweleTo comb your hair
Kutoka njeTo go out
Kurudi nyumbaniTo go home

Everyday Actions

KufunguaTo open
KufungaTo close
KusukumaTo push
KuvutaTo pull
KutupaTo throw
KukamataTo catch
KuvunjaTo break
KurekebishaTo fix
KujengaTo build
KukataTo cut
KubebaTo carry
KuinuaTo lift
KuangushaTo drop
KukunjaTo fold
Kufunga (kamba)To tie
KubonyezaTo press

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