Lesson 14

Numbers and Counting [nambari na hesabu]

A). Numbers

B). The order in which the numbers are stated

C). How numbers and noun class [ngeli] go together

D). Questions with numbers (age, siblings, house, year, phone)

A). Numbers

0 - 9sifuri [zero] moja [one] mbili [two] tatu [three] nne [four] tano [five] sita [six] saba [seven] nane [eight] tisa [nine]kumi (0)kumi [ten] kumi na moja [11] kumi na mbili [12] kumi na tatu [13] kumi na nne [14] kumi na tano [15] kumi na sita [16] kumi na saba [17] kumi na nane [18] kumi na tisa [19] ishirini [20]

thelathini [30]

arobaini [40]

hamsini [50]

sitini [60]

sabini [70]

themanini [80]

tisini [90] 
mia (00)mia; mia moja [100]

mia mbili [200]

mia tatu [300]

mia nne [400]

mia tano [500]

mia sita [600]

mia saba [700]

mia nane [800]

mia tisa [900] 

elfu (000)elfu; elfu moja [1,000]

elfu mbili [2,000]

elfu tatu [3,000]

elfu nne [4,000]

elfu tano [5,000]

elfu sita [6,000]

elfu saba [7,000]

elfu nane [8,000]

elfu tisa [9,000]

laki moja; elfu mia moja [100,000]

laki mbili; elfu mia mbili [200,000]

laki tatu; elfu mia tatu [300,000]

laki nne; elfu mia nne [400,000]

laki tano; elfu mia tano [500,000]

laki sita; elfu mia sita [600,000]

laki saba; elfu mia saba [700,000]

laki nane; elfu mia nane [800,000]

laki tisa; elfu mia tisa [900,000] 

milioni (000,000)milioni; milioni moja [1,000,000]

milioni mbili [2,000,000]

milioni tatu [3,000,000]

milioni nne [4,000,000]

milioni tano [5,000,000]

milioni sita [6,000,000]

milioni saba [7,000,000]

milioni nane [8,000,000]

milioni tisa [9,000,000] 

bilioni (000,000,000)bilioni; bilioni moja [1,000,000,000]

bilioni mbili [2,000,000,000]

bilioni tatu [3,000,000,000]

bilioni nne [4,000,000,000]

bilioni tano [5,000,000,000]

bilioni sita [6,000,000,000]

bilioni saba [7,000,000,000]

bilioni nane [8,000,000,000]

bilioni tisa [9,000,000,000]

B). The order in which the numbers are stated

thelathini na moja [31] mia tatu na kumi [310] mia tatu, kumi na saba [317] elfu tatu, mia tatu kumi na saba [3,317] elfu mia tatu, mia tatu kumi na saba[300,317] milioni tatu, elfu mia tatu thelathini na tatu, mia tatu kumi na saba[3,333, 317]

C). How numbers and noun class go together [numbers and noun agreements]

 Noun class is marked on numbers as in the examples below.   When stating numbers, always start with the noun.   Swahili numbers do take noun agreements except: 6, 7, 9, 10 and all the multiples. When stating numbers always start with the noun.  Mifano: 1. mwanafunzi mmoja [one student] 2. wanafunzi wawili [two students] 3. wanafunzi watatu [three students] 4. wanafunzi wanne [four students] 5. wanafunzi watano [five students] 6. wanafunzi sita [six students] 7. wanafunzi saba [seven students] 8.wanafunzi wanane [eight students] 9. wanafunzi tisa [nine students] 10. wanafunzi kumi [ten students] 11. wanafunzi kumi na mmoja [eleven students] 12. wanafunzi kumi na wawili [twelve students]

Numbers and their agreements in various noun classes

NOUN CLASS	NOUN	MOJA	MBILI	TATU	NNE	TANO	SITA	SABA	NANE	TISA	KUMI
M WA	Mtoto Watoto	Mmoja --------	-------- Wawili	-------- Watatu	--------- Wanne	-------- Watano	----- Sita	------ Saba	--------- Wanane	---- Tisa	------- Kumi
KI VI	Kisu Visu	Kimoja ---------	-------- Viwili	--------- Vitatu	--------- Vinne	--------- Vitano	----- Sita	------- Saba	--------- Vinane	---- Tisa	------ Kumi
M MI	Mguu Miguu	Mmoja ---------	-------- Miwili	--------- Mitatu	--------- Minne	--------- Mitano	----- Sita	------- Saba	--------- Minane	---- Tisa	------- Kumi
JI MA	Jina Majina	Moja ---------	-------- Mawili	--------- Matatu	--------- Matano	--------- Matano	----- Sita	------- Saba	--------- Manane	---- Tisa	------- Kumi
N N	Nyumba Nyumba	Moja ---------	-------- Mbili	--------- Tatu	--------- Nne	--------- Tano	----- Sita	------- Saba	--------- Manane	---- Tisa	------- Kumi
U ZI U U	Ukuta Kuta Uji Uji	Mmoja --------- --------- ---------	-------- Mbili -------- --------	--------- Tatu --------- ---------	--------- Nne --------- ---------	--------- Tano --------- ---------	----- Sita ----- -----	------- Saba ------- -------	--------- Nane --------- ---------	---- Tisa ---- ----	------- Kumi ------- -------
KU KU	Kuimba Kuimba	--------- ---------	-------- --------	--------- ---------	--------- ---------	--------- ---------	----- -----	------- -------	--------- ---------	---- ----	------- -----
PA PA	Pahali Pahali	Pamoja ---------	Pawili --------	--------- Patatu	--------- Panne	--------- Patano	----- Sita	------- Saba	--------- Nane	---- Tisa	------- Kumi
MU MU	Shuleni Shuleni	--------- ---------	-------- --------	--------- ---------	--------- ---------	--------- ---------	----- -----	------- -------	--------- ---------	---- ----	------- -------

Mifano:
 1. mwanafunzi mmoja [one student]

2. wanafunzi wawili [two students]

3. wanafunzi sita [six students]

4. wanafunzi ishirini na watatu [twenty three students]

5. wanafunzi thelathini [thirty students]

6. kiti kimoja [one chair]

7. viti viwili [two chairs]

8. viti sita [six chairs]

9. viti ishirini na vitatu [twenty three chairs]

10. viti thelathini [students]

11. mti mmoja [one tree]

12. miti miwili [two trees]

 13. miti sita[six trees]

14. miti ishirini na mitatu[twenty three trees] 

15. miti thelathini[thirty trees]
 
Mifano zaidi:

1. walimu kumi na mmoja[eleven student]

2. viti kumi na moja [eleven chairs]

3. nyumba ishirini na mbili [twenty two houses]

4. macho matano [five eyes]

5. madarasa manane [eight classes]

6. rafiki kumi na watatu [thirteen friends]

7. pahali tisa[nine places]

8. Nilinunua kalamu nne. [I bought four pens.]


9. Nina paka wawili. [I have two cats.]

10.Nina dola/shilingi tano. [I have five dollars/shillings.]

11. Nina gari moja. [I have one car.]

12.Nina madarasa sita/saba/manane/tisa/kumi/etc.[I have six/seven/eight/nine/ten classes.]

13.Nilinunua viatu viwili. [I bought two shoes.]

14.Nina miaka mitano.[I am five years old.]

15.Nina miaka kumi na minane/kumina tisa/ ishirini/ ishirini na
mmoja/ ishirini na miwili/ ishirini na mitatu.[I am eighteen/nineteen/twenty/twenty one/ twenty two/ twenty three years old.]

16.Nina miaka mia moja na mmoja [I am one hundred and one years old.]

Zingatia [Note]
mwaka/miaka -ngapi? Mingapi? nambari gani ni huu wangapi? simu nambari ya simu mwaka mwaka jana mwaka kesho/ujao mwaka huu/huu mwaka	[year/years] [how many?] [how many?] [number] [what?] [is] [this] [how many?] [telephone] [telephone number] [year] [last year] [next year] [this year]

Question Formation
Mifano:
I. STATING NUMBERS OF SIBLINGS: 1. Una kaka wangapi?[How many brothers do you have?]  a). Nina kaka mmoja na dada mmoja. [I have one brother and one sister.]  b). Nina kaka mmoja na dada wawili. [I have one brother and two sisters.]  c). Sina kaka lakini nina dada sita.[I don’t have brothers but I have six sisters.]  d). Sina kaka.[I have no brother.] e). Sina dada.[I have no sister.]  II. STATING YOUR AGE:  1. Una miaka mingapi?[How old are you/how many years do you have?]  a). Nina miaka kumi na miwili. [I am 12 years old.]  b). Nina miaka saba. [I am 7 years old.]  III. STATING YOUR HOUSE NUMBER:  1. Nambari yako ya nyumba ni gani?[What is your house number?]  a). Nambari yangu ya nyumba ni _____. [The number of my house is _____.]  b). Nambari yangu ni _____. [My number is _____.]  c). Ni barabara ya _____. [It is the street of _____.]  IV. STATING YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER  1. Nambari yako ya simu ni gani?[What is your telephone number?]  a). Nambari yangu ya simu ni _____. [My telephone number is _____.]  b). Nambari yangu ni _____. [My number is _____.]c). Ni _____. [It is _____.]

V. STATING THE YEAR: 

1. Huu ni mwaka gani?[Which year is this?] 

a). Huu ni mwaka wa elfu mbili kumi na moja. [This year is 2011.] 

b). Ni mwaka wa elfu mbili na kumi na moja. [It is the year 2011.] 

c). Ni elfu mbili na kumi na moja. / Ni 2011. [It is 2011.] 

2. Mwaka jana ulikuwa gani?[Which year was last year?] 

a). Mwaka jana ulikuwa elfu mbili na kumi. [Last year was 2010.] 

b). Ulikuwa elfu mbili na tisa. / Ulikuwa 2010. [It was 2010.] 

3. Mwaka ujao/kesho utakuwa gani?[Which year will next year be?] 

a). Mwaka ujao utakuwa elfu mbili na kumi na mbili.[Next year will be 2012.]

 b). Utakuwa elfu mbili na kumi na mbili. /Utakuwa 2012.[It will be 2012.]

Fractions [akisami]

Fractions

1 nusu [half] 2 theluthi / thuluthi [a third] 3 robo [a quarter] 4 humusi [a fifth] 5 sudusi / sudusu[a sixth] 6 subui[a seventh] 7 thumuni[an eighth] 8 tusui[a ninth] 9 ushuri[a tenth] 10 robo tatu[three quarters] 11 thuluthi mbili[two thirds] 12 humusi nne[four fifths] 13 subui mbili[two sevenths] 14 thumuni tatu[three eighths] 15 sudusi tano[five sixths] 16 tusui nane[eight ninths] 17 ushuri tisa[nine tenths] 18 subui sita[six sevenths] 19 ushuri tatu[three tenths] 20 thumuni mbili[two eighths]

Zingatia [Note]
asilimia	[percentage]

Sentence Formation

Mifano:

1. Darasa la Kiswahili lina wanafunzi thuluthi mbili leo.[The Kiswahili class has two thirds of the students today.]  2. Nitalipa ushuri tatu wa mshahara wangu wote.[I will pay three tenths of my whole salary.]  3. Wanafunzi robo tatu wa KU ni wanawake.[Three quarters of the KU students are women.]  4. Nusu ya idadi ya watu Marekani ni maskini.[Half of the American popula]