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🇰🇪 Swahili family and relationship words

Family words are the ones people ask you about first, and in many languages they are more exact than in English, with a different word for an older and a younger sibling. Friends, partners and the words for describing somebody are here too. Press any line to hear it.

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People & Love

MimiI (male / female)
WeweYou
RafikiFriend
FamiliaFamily
MamaMother
BabaFather
UpendoLove
MremboBeautiful
MtanashatiHandsome
NakupendaI love you

Family & Friends

Kaka mkubwaOlder brother
Dada mdogoYounger sister
MtotoChild
Mwana wa kiumeSon
BintiDaughter
MumeHusband
MkeWife
MpenziBoyfriend / girlfriend
Babu na bibiGrandparents
JamaaRelatives

Love & Dating

Miadi ya mapenziA date
KutongozaTo flirt
MsejaSingle
KuoaTo get married
Mpenzi wanguDarling
KimapenziRomantic
BusuKiss
KumbatioHug
KuachanaTo break up
Mapenzi ya mtazamo wa kwanzaLove at first sight

Personality

MkarimuKind
KatiliMean
Mwenye hayaShy
MchekeshajiFunny
MchapakaziHardworking
MvivuLazy
MwerevuSmart
MtulivuCalm
Mwenye hasiraHot-tempered
Mrembo / kupendezaCute / lovely

Describing People

MrefuTall
MneneChubby / fat
MwembambaThin / slim
KijanaYoung
MzeeOld (person)
MremboCute
Mwenye kimo kirefuTall build
Nywele ndefuLong hair
Anavaa miwaniWears glasses
Anayetabasamu sanaSmiles a lot

Relationships

KuchumbianaTo date / go out
Wa zamaniEx (partner)
Sina mchumbaSingle
TunakumbukanaWe miss each other
KununaSulking (playfully upset)
WivuJealous
WapenziCouple
KuposaTo propose
Kuvunjika moyoHeartbroken
Kupendana mileleLove each other forever

Family

MamaMother
BabaFather
Kaka au dada mkubwaOlder sibling
MdogoYounger sibling
Mtoto (mwana)Child (son/daughter)
MpenziBoyfriend / girlfriend
MumeHusband
MkeWife
MjombaUncle
ShangaziAunt
BibiGrandmother
BabuGrandfather

Describing People

MrefuTall
MfupiShort (height)
MneneChubby / fat
MwembambaSlim / thin
Mwenye nguvuStrong / healthy
MwemaKind
Mwenye hayaShy
McheshiFunny
MwerevuSmart
MchapakaziHardworking
MvivuLazy
Wa kirafikiFriendly

Baby & Parenting

Mtoto mchangaBaby
NepiDiaper
Chupa ya maziwaBaby bottle
Maziwa ya ungaFormula milk
Kulia (machozi)To cry
Kubembeleza usingiziTo lull to sleep
KubebaTo carry / hold
Kigari cha mtotoStroller
KichezeoToy
Kulea mtotoTo raise a child
KulishaTo feed
Kitanda cha mtotoCrib / cradle

Personality & Character

MwemaKind
MwaminifuHonest
Mwenye bidiiHard-working
MvivuLazy
MjanjaClever
McheshiFunny
JasiriBrave
Mwenye hayaShy
MkarimuGenerous
Mwenye adabuPolite
MbinafsiSelfish
MtulivuCalm
MchangamfuCheerful
MkaliStrict
MvumilivuPatient
Mwenye kujiaminiConfident

Weddings & Celebrations

HarusiWedding
Bwana harusiGroom
Bibi harusiBride
MwalikoInvitation
HongeraCongratulations
ZawadiGift
Kumbukumbu ya mwakaAnniversary
Kunywa pamojaCheers! / To toast
MgeniGuest
KumbukumbuMemory

Birthdays

Siku yangu ya kuzaliwaMy birthday
KekiCake
MshumaaCandle
Puto la hewaBalloon
Kutakia matakwaTo make a wish
Kuzima mishumaaTo blow out the candles
Una miaka mingapi?How old are you?
Heri ya kuzaliwaHappy birthday
ShereheParty
Zawadi ya kuzaliwaBirthday present

Online Dating

Uchumba wa mtandaoniOnline dating
MmelinganaIt's a match
Sogeza kuliaSwipe right
Sogeza kushotoSwipe left
WasifuProfile
Kuzungumza kwanzaChat first
Kukutana ana kwa anaMeet in person
Miadi ya kwanzaFirst date
Kupotezwa ghaflaGhosted
Anafanana na picha zakeLooks like the photos
Si aina yanguNot my type
Hatua ya mazungumzoTalking stage
Kuacha kuzungumzaTo stop talking
Masafa marefuLong distance