| Gani? | interrogative | Which? |
| Nani? | interrogative | Who? |
| Wapi? | interrogative | Where? |
| chai | noun | tea |
| chuo kikuu cha… | noun | university of… |
| daktari | noun | a doctor |
| hospitali | noun | a hospital |
| jimbo | noun | a state |
| kijiji | noun | a village |
| mji | noun | a town; a city |
| mkoa | noun | a province |
| mwalimu | noun | a teacher |
| mwanafunzi | noun | a student |
| nchi | noun | a country |
| Uingereza | noun | England |
| katika | preposition | in; at |
| mimi | pronoun | I |
| wewe | pronoun | you (sg.) |
| yeye | pronoun | he; she |
| sisi | pronoun | we |
| nyinyi | pronoun | you (pl.) |
| wao | pronoun | they |
| -ishi | verb | to live |
| -itwa | verb | to be called |
| -kaa | verb | to stay; inhabit; reside in |
| -sema | verb | to speak |
| -soma | verb | to study |
| -toka | verb | to come |
| Habari za asubuhi? | verb | Good morning? |
| Habari za jioni? | verb | Good evening? |
| Habari za mchana? | verb | Good afternoon? |
| Hapana. | verb | No. |
| Jioni njema. | verb | Have a good evening. |
| Karibu chai. | verb | Come in and have some tea. |
| Kwaheri! | verb | Goodbye! |
| Mimi ni mzaliwa wa… | verb | I am a native of... |
| Mimi ni... | verb | I am… |
| Mimi ninaishi katika jimbo la… | verb | I live in the state of… |
| Mimi ninaishi katika kijiji cha… | verb | I live in the village of… |
| Mimi ninaishi katika mji wa… | verb | I live in the city of… |
| Mimi ninaishi katika nchi ya... | verb | I live in the country of… |
| Mimi ninatoka jimbo la… | verb | I come from the state of… |
| Mimi ninatoka mji wa… | verb | I come from the city of… |
| Mimi ninatoka mkoa wa… | verb | I come from the province of… |
| Mimi ninatoka nchi ya… | verb | I come from the country of… |
| Ndiyo. | verb | Yes. |
| Unaishi wapi? | verb | Where do you live/reside? |
| Unatoka katika nchi gani? | verb | What country do you come from? |
| Unatoka wapi? | verb | Where do you come from? |
| Yeye ni nani? | verb | Who is he/she? |
| -dogo | adjective | little; small |
| bali | conjunction | but; on the contrary |
| lakini | conjunction | but |
| Kiafrikana | language | Afrikaans |
| Kiajemi | language | Persian |
| Kiarabu | language | Arabic |
| Kibamana | language | Bambara; Bamana |
| Kibukusu | language | Bukusu |
| Kichaga | language | Chaga |
| Kichina | language | Chinese |
| Kifaransa | language | French |
| Kihabeshi | language | Amharic |
| Kihausa | language | Hausa |
| Kihindi | language | Hindi |
| Kihispania | language | Spanish |
| Kiholanzi | language | Dutch |
| Kiingereza | language | English |
| Kiitaliano | language | Italian |
| Kijapani | language | Japanese |
| Kijerumani | language | German |
| Kimeru | language | Meru |
| Kinyala | language | Nyala |
| Kinyarwanda | language | Rwandese |
| Kireno | language | Portuguese |
| Kirusi | language | Russian |
| Kisamburu | language | Samburu |
| Kisomali | language | Somali |
| Kisukuma | language | Sukuma |
| Kiswahili | language | Swahili |
| Kituruki | language | Turkish |
| Kiwolof | language | Wolof |
| Kiyahudi | language | Hebrew |
| Kiyoruba | language | Yoruba |
| Afrika Mashariki | noun | East Africa |
| afya ya jamii | noun | public health |
| anthropolojia | noun | anthropology |
| darasa | noun | classroom |
| familia | noun | family |
| isimu ya lugha | noun | linguistics |
| jiji la… | noun | city of... |
| kaunti ya… | noun | the county of... |
| Marekani | noun | United States of America |
| Mmarekani | noun | a citizen of the United States of America |
| Mtanzania | noun | a Tanzanian |
| mwanafunzi | noun | student |
| Tanzania | noun | Tanzania |
| Uingereza | noun | the United Kingdom; England |
| utamaduni | noun | culture |
| walimu | noun | teachers |
| kwa | preposition | for; by |
| -fundisha | verb | to teach; instruct |
| -kaa | verb | to live |
| -penda | verb | to like |
| -sema | verb | to speak |
| -soma | verb | to study |
| -toka | verb | to come from |
| Hatujambo! | verb | We are fine. (response to Hamjambo) |
| Karibuni darasani! | verb | Welcome to class! |
| Ninasema lugha za... | verb | I speak the language of... |
| Afrika Kusini | country | South Africa |
| Botswana | country | Botswana |
| Burundi | country | Burundi |
| Kanada | country | Canada |
| Kenya | country | Kenya |
| Mali | country | Mali |
| Marekani (Amerika) | country | America (United States of America) |
| Meksiko | country | Mexico |
| Misri | country | Egypt |
| Msumbiji | country | Mozambique |
| Nigeria | country | Nigeria |
| Poland | country | Poland |
| Rwanda | country | Rwanda |
| Senegal | country | Senegal |
| Somalia | country | Somalia |
| Tanzania | country | Tanzania |
| Ubeljiji | country | Belgium |
| Uchina | country | China |
| Ufaransa | country | France |
| Ugiriki | country | Greece |
| Uhabeshi | country | Ethiopia |
| Uhispania | country | Spain |
| Uholanzi | country | The Netherlands (Holland) |
| Uingereza | country | The United Kingdom; England |
| Ujapani | country | Japan |
| Ujerumani | country | Germany |
| Ureno | country | Portugal |
| Urusi | country | Russia |
| Uswisi | country | Switzerland |
| Uturuki | country | Turkey |
| Uyahudi | country | Israel |
| Uyorodani | country | Jordan |
| kazi | noun | work; job |
| kozi | noun | course; course of study |
| mfano | noun | example |
| mji mkuu | noun | capital city |
| mtu | noun | person |
| shahada | noun | degree |
| shahada ya kwanza | noun | undergraduate degree |
| shahada ya uzamili | noun | postgraduate degree |
| afya ya jamii | subject | public health |
| akiolojia | subject | archaeology |
| anthropolojia | subject | anthropology |
| biashara | subject | business |
| biolojia | subject | biology |
| botania | subject | botany |
| dini | subject | religion |
| elimu | subject | education |
| elimu ya kompyuta | subject | computer science |
| elimu ya mawasiliano | subject | communication studies |
| elimu ya mazingira | subject | environmental science |
| elimu ya siasa | subject | political science |
| falsafa | subject | philosophy |
| fasihi | subject | literature |
| fizikia | subject | physics |
| hesabu | subject | arithmetic |
| hisabati | subject | math |
| historia | subject | history |
| isimu ya lugha | subject | linguistics |
| jiografia | subject | geography |
| jiolojia | subject | geology |
| kemia | subject | chemistry |
| masomo ya Kiafrika | subject | African studies |
| masomo ya wanawake | subject | Women’s studies |
| mipango ya miji | subject | urban planning |
| muziki | subject | music |
| saikolojia | subject | psychology |
| sanaa za maonyesho | subject | performing arts |
| sheria | subject | law |
| sosholojia | subject | sociology |
| uandishi wa habari | subject | journalism |
| uchumi | subject | economics |
| udaktari | subject | medicine |
| uhandisi | subject | engineering |
| unesi | subject | nursing |
| uongozi | subject | leadership |
| usanifu majengo | subject | architecture |
| -fanya | verb | to do |
| -fanya utafiti | verb | to do research |
| -soma | verb | to study |
| -taka | verb | to want; to wish |
| Kwa nini unasoma…? | verb | Why are you studying…? |
| Mimi ninasoma... kwa sababu… | verb | I am studying… because... |
| Ninasoma… | verb | I study…; I am studying… |
| afya | noun | health |
| mawasiliano | noun | communication |
| nambari | noun | number |
| nchini | noun | in the country of… |
| simu | noun | phone |
| 0 sifuri | number | zero |
| 1 moja | number | one |
| 2 mbili | number | two |
| 3 tatu | number | three |
| 4 nne | number | four |
| 5 tano | number | five |
| 6 sita | number | six |
| 7 saba | number | seven |
| 8 nane | number | eight |
| 9 tisa | number | nine |
| 10 kumi | number | ten |
| 20 ishirini | number | twenty |
| 30 thelathini | number | thirty |
| 40 arobaini | number | forty |
| 50 hamsini | number | fifty |
| 60 sitini | number | sixty |
| 70 sabini | number | seventy |
| 80 themanini | number | eighty |
| 90 tisini | number | ninety |
| 100 mia moja | number | one hundred |
| -badilisha | verb | to exchange |
| -pa | verb | to give |
| -wasiliana | verb | to communicate |
| -hifadhi; weka | verb | to save |
| yako | possessive pronoun | your |
| yangu | possessive pronoun | my |
| Nambari yako ya simu ni gani? | possessive pronoun | What is your cell phone number? |
| Ningependa kuhifadhi nambari yako ya simu. | possessive pronoun | I would like to save your phone number. |
| Ningependa kupata nambari yako ya simu. | possessive pronoun | I would like to get your cell phone number. |
| Tafadhali rudia nambari yako ya simu. | possessive pronoun | Please repeat your phone number again. |