Lesson 5:
Warm-Up
Now, let’s look at some of the vocabulary you will hear in the dialogue.
| baba yangu | my father |
| mama yangu | my mother |
| kaka yangu | my older brother |
| dada yangu | my sister |
| Karibu nyumbani. | Welcome (to my) home. |
| Jina lako ni nani? | What’s your name? |
| Unaishi wapi? | Where do you live? |
| Unakaa wapi? | Where do you live? Where are you staying? |
| Unafanya nini? | What are you doing? What do you do? |
| Unasema Kiswahili? | Do you speak Swahili? |
| Unasema Kiingereza? | Do you speak English? |
| Ninasema Kiswahili kidogo tu. | I speak just a little Swahili. |
| Kaa chini! | Sit down! Have a seat! |
| Nimefurahi kukuona. | I’m glad to see you. |
