| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
kuona | to see |
kusikia | to hear |
kugusa | to touch |
kunusa | to smell |
kuonja | to taste |
kufikiri | to think, imagine |
kujua | to know |
kuelewa | to understand |
kukumbuka | to remember |
kusahau | to forget |
kuzungumza | to speak |
kusema | to say |
kuuliza | to ask |
kujibu | to answer |
kuandika | to write |
kusoma | to read |
kuimba | to sing |
kupiga simu | to call |
kucheza | to play |
kuangalia | to watch |
kukimbia | to run |
kutembea | to walk |
kuruka | to jump |
kupanda | to climb |
kulala | to sleep |
kuamka | to wake up |
kukaa | to sit |
kusimama | to stand |
kulala chini | to lie down |
kufungua | to open |
kufunga | to close |
kuchukua | to take |
kuweka | to put |
kushikilia | to hold |
kutoa | to give |
kula | to eat |
kunywa | to drink |
kupika | to cook |
kununua | to buy |
kuuza | to sell |
kuhitaji | to need |
kutaka | to want |
kupenda | to love |
kuchukia | to hate |
kuhisi | to feel |
kulia | to cry |
kucheka | to laugh |
kuogopa | to fear |
kujaribu | to try |
kufanikiwa | to succeed |
kushindwa | to fail |
kuanza | to start |
kuacha | to stop |
kumaliza | to finish |
kuendelea | to continue |
kuishi | to live |
kufa | to die |
kuolewa | to get married |
kuzaa | to give birth |
kufanya kazi | to work |
kupumzika | to rest |
kujifunza | to learn |
kufundisha | to teach |
kueleza | to explain |
kushinda | to win |
kupoteza | to lose |
kusafiri | to travel |
kupakia | to pack |
kushusha | to unload |
kuzaliwa | to be born |
kukubali | to accept |
kukataa | to refuse |
kuomba | to request |
kusamehe | to forgive |
kusubiri | to wait |
kusaidia | to help |
kudhani | to guess |
kuahidi | to promise |
kushangaa | to be surprised |
kuchunguza | to investigate |
kuona huruma | to sympathize |
kujitahidi | to strive |
kuheshimu | to respect |
kusherehekea | to celebrate |
kusafisha | to clean |
kushona | to sew |
kucheza densi | to dance |
kupiga picha | to take a photo |
kupiga kelele | to shout |
kujitayarisha | to prepare |
kufurahisha | to entertain |
kuzunguka | to surround |
kusonga mbele | to move forward |
kurudi nyuma | to go back |
kuzama | to sink |
kuinuka | to rise |
kuwa | to be |
kwenda | to go |