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Here are some common words:
And Na
Bad Mbaya
Bicycle Baiskeli
Bitter Chungu
Car Gari
Cold Baridi
Danger Hatari
Drink (noun) Kinywaji
Drink (verb) Kunywa
Eat Kula
No! Hapana!
OK! Sawa!
Please Tafadhali
Sorry! (apologize) Samahani!
Sorry! (sympathize) Pole!
Sweet Tamu
Thanks! Asante!
There Pale
Very Sana
Water Maji
Welcome!Karibu!
What? Nini?
When? Wakati gani?
Where? Wapi?
Which? Ipi?
Yes! Ndio!
I Mimi
We Sisi
You (singular) Wewe
You (plural) nyinyi
He/she Yeye
They Wao
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