Lesson 7

Continents [Mabara]

A). Continents
Mfano:Bara la Afrika / Bara Afrika Bara la Ulaya / Bara Uropa Bara Amerika Kusini Bara Amerika Kaskazini Bara Asia / Hindi Bara Australia Bara Antakitika [African continent] [European continent] [South American continent] [North American continent] [Asian continent] [Australian continent] [Antarctica]

Countries [nchi]

Countries take three different forms:U‐prefixSome change completelySome do not change at all

A). Countries Marekani; Amerika [USA] Uingereza [England] Mashariki ya kati [Middle East] Misri Uchina [Egypt] [China] Italia; Italiano [Italy] Uswidi [Sweden] Uswisi [Switzerland] Ufaransa [France] Uhispania; Uhispaniola [Spain] Ureno [Portugal] Ujapani [Japan] Ujerumani [Germany] Uturuki [Turkey] Somalia; Usomali [Somalia] Urusi [Russia] Ugiriki [Greece] Uyahudi; Israeli; Israili [Israel] Uholanzi [Netherlands; Holland] Ubeljiji [Belgium] India [India] Korea [Korea] Kenya [Kenya] Tanzania [Tanzania] Uganda [Uganda]

Msumbuji Ushelisheli Udachi Bukini Kongo Serikali ya Demokrasia ya Congo [Mozambique] [Seychelles] [Netherlands] [Madagascar] [Congo] [Democratic Republic of Congo]
Mifano Zaidi:Ulaya; Uropa [Europe] Ufini; Finland [Finland] Uajemi [Iran; Persia] Palestina [Palestine] Uyunani Uyorodani [Palestine before 1948] [Jordan] Uhabashi [Ethiopia] Norwei [Norway] Meksiko [Mexico] Kanada [Canada] Israili [Israel] Lesutu [Lesotho] Afrika ya kusini; Afrika Kusini [South Africa] Poland [Poland] Ukraine [Ukraine] Romania [Romania] Iraq [Iraq] Burundi [Burundi] Rwanda [Rwanda] Botswana [Botswana] Malawi [Malawi] Nigeria [Nigeria] Senegal [Senegal]
Zingatia [note]
toka nchi gani?	[come from] [country] [which?; what?]

Question Formation
 Mifano:1. (Wewe) Unatoka nchi gani?[Which country do you come from?]a. (Mimi) Ninatoka nchi ya Marekani/Amerika.[I come from America/U.S.A.]
b. (Mimi) Ninatoka Tanzania / nchi ya Tanzania.[I come from Tanzania]
c. (Mimi) Ninatoka Kenya / nchi ya Kenya.[I come from Kenya]

Nationality [uraia]

To refer to people’s nationalities, the prefix M‐ is used for singular and WA‐ for plural.

A). Nationality

Mmarekani; Mwamerika [American person]
Mwiingereza [English/British person]
Mmisri [Egyptian person]
Mchina [Chinese person]
Mwitalia; Mtaliano [Italian person]
Mswidi [Swedish person]
Mswisi [Swiss person]
Mfaransa [French person]
Mhispania [Spanish person]
Mreno [Portuguese person]
Mjapani [Japanese person]
Mjerumani [German person]
Mturuki [Turkish person]
Msomali; Msomalia [Somali person]
Mrusi [Russian person]
Mgiriki [Greek person]
Mholanzi [Dutch person]
Mbeljiji [Belgian person]
Mhindi [Indian person]
Mkorea [Korean person]
Mkenya [Kenyan person]
Mtanzania [Tanzanian person]
Mganda [Ugandan person]
Mmsumbuji [Mozambican person]
Mzungu [Caucasian person]
Mwafrika [African person]
Mfini [Finnish person]
Mwajemi [Iranian person]
Myahudi [Palestinian person]
Myorodani [Jordanian person]
Mhabashi [Ethiopian person]
Mnorwei [Norwegian person]
Mmeksikana [Mexican person]
Mkanada [Canadian]
Mwisraeli [Israeli person]
Msutu [Mosotho (Lesotho) person]
Mwafrika Kusini [South African person]
Mpoland [Polish person]
Mkraine [Ukrainian person]
Mromania [Romanian person]
Miraq [Iraqi person]
Mrundi [Burundian person]
Mrwanda [Rwandan person]
Mbotswana [Motswana (Botswana) person]
Mmalawi [Malawian person]
Mnigeria [Nigerian person]
Msenegal
Mshelisheli
Mdachi
Mbukini
Mkongo
[Senegalese person]
[Seychellois (Seychelles) person]
[Dutch person]
[Malagasy (Madagascar) person]
[Congolese person]

Zingatia [note][nationality] [a national] [yours] [which?; what?] [therefore]

uraia mraia wako gani? kwa hivyo

Question Formation

Mfano:1. Uraia wako ni gani?[What is your nationality?]a). Mimi ninatoka nchi ya Marekani, kwa hivyo mimi ni Mmarekani.[I come from the U.S.A., so I am American.]b). Mimi ninatoka nchi ya Kenya, kwa hivyo mimi ni Mkenya[I come from Kenya, so I am Kenyan.]c). Mimi ninatoka Kanada, kwa hivyo mimi ni Mkanada.[I come from Canada, so I am Canadian.]d). Mimi ninatoka Afrika, kwa hivyo mimi ni Mwafrika.[I come from Africa, so I am African.]

Languages [lugha]

All languages take the prefix ‐Ki‐. Mifano:

Kiswahili [Kiswahili]
Kiingereza [English]
Kifaransa [French]

A). Languages

Kiingereza; Kizungu; Kimombo [English]
Kiarabu [Arabic]
Kichina [Chinese]
Kiitaliano; Kiitalia [Italian]
Kiswidi [Swedish]
Kiswisi [Swiss]
Kifaransa [French]
Kihispania; Kihispaniola [Spanish]
Kireno [Portuguese]
Kijapani [Japanese]
Kijerumani [German]
Kituruki [Turkish]
Kisomali [Somali]
Kirusi [Russian]
Kigiriki [Greek]
Kilatini [Latin]
Kiyahudi [Hebrew]
Kiholanzi; Kidachi [Dutch]
Kihindi [Hindi]
Kikorea [Korean]
Kiswahili [Swahili]
Kiganda [Luganda (Uganda)]
Kihausa [Hausa (Nigeria/Niger)]
Kikongo [Congolese (Congo)]
Kinywarwanda [Rwandese (Rwanda)]
Kiyoruba [Yoruba (Nigeria)]
Kizulu [Zulu (South Africa]
Kiwolof [Wolof (Senegal/Gambia)]
Kibamana [Bamana (Ivory Coast)]
Kilingala
Kiafrikana
Kishona
Kiajemi
[Lingala (Democratic Rep. of Congo)]
[Afrikaans (South Africa)]
[Shona (Zimbabwe)]
[Persian]

Zingatia [note] [language] [which?; what?] [and] [a lot] [a little] [a lot; very much] [speak]	lugha gani? na kingi kidogo sana sema / ongea / zungumza
Question Formation
Mifano:1. (Wewe) Unasema/Unaongea/Unazungumza lugha gani?[What language(s) do you speak?]a). (Mimi) Ninasema/Ninaongea/Ninazungumza Kiingereza.[I speak English.]b). (Mimi) Ninasema/Ninaongea/Ninazungumza Kiingereza na Kiswahili. [I speak English and Kiswahili.]c). (Mimi) Ninasema/Ninaongea/Ninazungumza Kiingereza, Kiswahili, na Kichina.[I speak English, Kiswahili, and Chinese.]d). (Mimi) Ninasema/Ninaongea/Ninazungumza Kiingereza kingi na Kiswahili kidogo.[I speak a lot of English and a little Kiswahili.]e). (Mimi) Ninasema/Ninaongea/Ninazungumza Kiingereza sana.[I speak English a lot.]