Swahili Vocabulary
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agencies /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/ = NOUN: wakala, chombo, mawakili, uwakala, uwakili, wakili; USER: mashirika ya, wakala, vyombo, mashirika, vyombo vya

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all /ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: yote, kila, vyote, mote, mwote, ote; NOUN: chote; USER: kila, wote, yote, zote, wote wanafunzi wa

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na, aidha, wa; VERB: tena

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any /ˈen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: -o-ote; USER: yoyote, wowote, yeyote, yoyote ya, lolote

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are /ɑːr/ = VERB: ni (auxiliary; USER: ni, ni ya, wako

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as /əz/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, maadamu; USER: kama, na

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balloon /bəˈluːn/ = NOUN: bofu; USER: puto, ya puto, puto ya

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based /-beɪst/ = NOUN: msingi, kianzio, kiweko, makao, bases, tako, utako; ADJECTIVE: nyonge

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be /biː/ = VERB: kuwa, ni, kukaa, kukuwa; USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na

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because /bɪˈkəz/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa sababu, maana, kwa kuwa, kwani, maadam, madhali, mradi, muradi, kwa vile; USER: kwa sababu, sababu, kwa, kwasababu, maana

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becoming /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ = VERB: kuwa, kuingia, kusiri; USER: kuwa, kuwa na, dhaifu

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but /bʌt/ = CONJUNCTION: lakini, bali, ila, ela, na, walakini; VERB: kasoro, kumbe; USER: lakini, bali, ila, lakini kwa

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by /baɪ/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kwa, kando, mnamo, ukando; PREPOSITION: kwa, bi, fi, ni, upande; ADJECTIVE: ya; NOUN: prep; USER: na, kwa, mkono, by

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call /kɔːl/ = NOUN: mwito, Plural form, aliko, keme, mwaliko, ukemi, unyeme, unyende; VERB: kuita, kupiga simu, kualika, kuguta, kusihi. (s)he called on the students to learn; USER: wito, kuwaita, piga, kuita, simu

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can /kæn/ = VERB: kuweza; NOUN: debe, dumu, kebe, kopo, mdumu, mkebe; USER: unaweza, inaweza, wanaweza, anaweza, hawawezi

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career /kəˈrɪər/ = NOUN: shughuli; USER: kazi, wasifu, kazi ya, ya kazi, ajira

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company /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ = NOUN: kampuni, bia, biashara, jamaa, jamii, kikosi, rubaa, shirika, wenzi, kompania; USER: kampuni, kampuni ya, Company, ya kampuni

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consultancy /kənˈsʌl.tən.si/ = USER: ushauri, ushauri wa, ya ushauri, za ushauri, wa ushauri

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consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ = NOUN: mshauri, consultants; USER: mshauri, mshauri wa, mshauri mtaalam

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consulting /kənˈsʌl.tɪŋ/ = USER: ushauri, kushauriana, Consulting, ushauri wa, ya ushauri

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contact /ˈkɒn.tækt/ = NOUN: changamano, kishiko, kiungo, mapambano, mgusano, pambano, tangamano; USER: kuwasiliana na, kuwasiliana, wasiliana na, wasiliana

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could /kʊd/ = USER: hakuweza, angeweza, inaweza, hawakuweza, naweza

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days /deɪ/ = NOUN: siku; USER: siku, ya siku, siku za, muda wa siku, siku ya

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desk /desk/ = NOUN: dawati, deski; USER: dawati, ya dawati, dawati la, meza

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don /dɒn/ = USER: don, don t

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eligible /ˈel.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩/ = USER: chakula cha mchana, mchana, cha mchana, Lunch, haki

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email /ˈiː.meɪl/ = USER: email, barua pepe, ya barua pepe, pepe, barua

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erp = USER: ERP, wa ERP

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even /ˈiː.vən/ = VERB: hata, alau, pia, walao, walau; CONJUNCTION: walau

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example /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pl̩/ = NOUN: mfano, kilingo, kiolezo, namna, sampuli; USER: mfano, mfano wa

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experience /ikˈspi(ə)rēəns/ = NOUN: uzoefu, maarifa, mazoezi, mazoezo, mwonjo, ufarisi, ujuizi, ujuzi; VERB: kujaribu; USER: uzoefu, uzoefu wa, na uzoefu, na uzoefu wa, ya uzoefu

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fill /fɪl/ = VERB: kujaza, kuingiza, kujaa, kumimina; USER: kujaza, jaza, kuziba, kuijaza

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finding /ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/ = NOUN: uokotaji, mkuto; USER: kutafuta, kupata, ya kutafuta, ya kupata

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for /fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa; NOUN: kwani; USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili

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friendly /ˈfrend.li/ = VERB: pendevu; ADJECTIVE: bashasha, jamili, kunjufu, tani; USER: kirafiki, rafiki, ya kirafiki, friendly, rafiki wa

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give /ɡɪv/ = VERB: kugaia, kujazi, kukabidhi, kupa, kupasisha; USER: kutoa, kuwapa, kumpa, kukupa

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good /ɡʊd/ = ADJECTIVE: nzuri, aali, ngema, salihi, zema, -zuri, ema, tamu; VERB: vizuri, taibu, tayibu; INTERJECTION: marahaba; USER: nzuri, mzuri, mema, njema, vizuri

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growing /ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/ = NOUN: uoto; USER: kuongezeka, kukua, kuongezeka kwa, kupanda, kukua kwa

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have /hæv/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kuwa na, kuhozi, kuna, yana; USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na, wana, una

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holiday /ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ/ = NOUN: likizo, sikukuu, ruhsa, ruhusa, rukhsa, holidays; USER: likizo, likizo ya, ya likizo, wa likizo, sikukuu

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if /ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, ikiwa, iwapo, ijapo, madhali, pindi, taaraa, taraa, asaa; USER: kama, ikiwa, iwapo

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in /ɪn/ = VERB: katika, mumo; PREPOSITION: katika, ndani, bi, fi, mnamo; USER: katika, kwa, mwaka, nchini, na

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increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ = NOUN: ongezeko, iktikazi, jazi, marupurupu, nafuu, nyongeza, ongezo, endeleo, uendeleo, uendeshaji, zaidana; VERB: kukuza; USER: kuongeza, kuongezeka, itaongeza, ongezeko, ongezeko la

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individual /ˌindəˈvijəwəl/ = NOUN: mtu, moja; VERB: a pekee; ADJECTIVE: -akali, rejareja; USER: mtu binafsi, ya mtu binafsi, binafsi, mtu, mmoja

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interested /ˈɪn.trəs.tɪd/ = VERB: kusisitiza; USER: nia, nia ya, wanaopenda, hamu, shauku

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international /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ = VERB: kati ya mataifa; ADJECTIVE: -mataifa; USER: kimataifa, ya kimataifa, wa kimataifa, ya Kimataifa ya, kimataifa ya

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is /ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated; USER: ni, ni ya, kwa

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it /ɪt/ = NOUN: yeye; ADJECTIVE: yee; USER: ni, hivyo, yake, hiyo, kuwa

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job /dʒɒb/ = NOUN: kazi, maishilio, wadhifa; USER: kazi, kazi ya, ajira, ya kazi

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join /dʒɔɪn/ = VERB: kujiunga, kuama, kuambata, kubandika, kuingia, kushariki, kushiriki, kuunga, kuunganisha, kuselea, kusehelea; USER: kujiunga na, kujiunga, kuungana

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just /dʒʌst/ = VERB: tu, babale, hasa, hivi; NOUN: haki; ADJECTIVE: adili, adilifu, sawa; USER: tu, haki, kama, tu ya

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level /ˈlev.əl/ = USER: ngazi, ngazi ya, kiwango, kiwango cha, usawa

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like /laɪk/ = USER: kama, kama vile, mfano, wamependezwa

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looking /ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ = VERB: kuangalia; USER: kuangalia, kutafuta, wanatafuta

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lookout /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ = NOUN: lindo; USER: Lookout, nalinda, ya Lookout, ya nalinda, mlinzi

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modern /ˈmɒd.ən/ = ADJECTIVE: kisasa, malidadi, mamboleo, mardadi, maridadi, mmalidadi, -pya, -sasa, mofti, mufti; USER: kisasa, ya kisasa, wa kisasa, za kisasa, kisasa ya

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more /mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zaidi, -ingine; USER: zaidi, zaidi ya

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need /niːd/ = NOUN: haja, mahitaji, hitaji, uhitaji, hoja, mashaka, mataka, matakwa, punguo, dhiki; VERB: kuhitaji, kuwa na haja; USER: haja, haja ya, wanahitaji, unahitaji, tunahitaji

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new /njuː/ = ADJECTIVE: -geni, kisasa, -pya, simo; USER: mpya, mapya, mwezi, mpya ya, jipya

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next /nekst/ = ADJECTIVE: ijayo, ingine; VERB: ya pili, aidha, baadaye; USER: ijayo, ujao, pili, karibu, ya pili

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no /nəʊ/ = VERB: hapana, sivyo, siyo; NOUN: la; INTERJECTION: la; USER: hakuna, si, bila, hapana, no

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not /nɒt/ = USER: si, mashirika, siyo, mmoja, sio

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occasional /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/ = USER: mara kwa mara, wakavumilia, ya mara kwa mara, mara chache, za mara kwa mara

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of /əv/ = ADJECTIVE: ya; CONJUNCTION: za, kwa; PREPOSITION: cha, vya, -a, pa; NOUN: waa; USER: ya, wa, la, cha, za

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offices /ˈɒf.ɪs/ = NOUN: ofisi, afisi, hafisi, offices, wadhifa, idara; USER: ofisi, ofisi za, ofisi ya, ya ofisi, afisi

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on /ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: juu, katika, fi; VERB: juu ya; USER: juu ya, kwenye, juu, ya, na

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one /wʌn/ = ADJECTIVE: mmoja, wahed; NOUN: wahedi; USER: moja, mmoja, mtu, moja ya, kimoja

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or /ɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: au, ama, aidha, ao; USER: au, ama

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our /aʊər/ = NOUN: -etu, chetu; USER: wetu, yetu, zetu, yetu ya, letu

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out /aʊt/ = VERB: nje; USER: nje, kutoka, nje ya, katika, kati

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package /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/ = NOUN: furushi, bahasha, bumba, bunda, mfundo, paketi, pakiti, pakti, pumba, tumba, kibumba; USER: mfuko, paket, mfuko wa, paketet, paket ya

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part /pɑːt/ = NOUN: sehemu, upande, awamu, aya, divisheni, fungu, gawo, hisa, juzuu, kataa, kipande, kasama, mgao, aria, mkasama, nusu, pande, pandepande, tarafa, tarafu, ugawanyaji, toto, baadhi, kisehemu, mgawo; VERB: (reciprocal; USER: sehemu, sehemu ya, upande, ni sehemu

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pay /peɪ/ = VERB: kulipa, kuhonga; NOUN: ujira, ajara, ijara, karo, kimi, maduhuli; USER: kulipa, kulipia, kulipa kwa

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people /ˈpiː.pl̩/ = NOUN: umma; USER: watu, ya watu, watu wa

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personal /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ = ADJECTIVE: binafsi; VERB: a pekee; USER: binafsi, kibinafsi, ya binafsi, mtu binafsi, ya kibinafsi

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plan /plæn/ = NOUN: mpango, busara, dhati, jedwali, kasidi, kusudi, maazimio, mbinu, mradi, plani; VERB: kupanga, kuandaa; USER: mpango, mpango wa, ya mpango, mipango, wa mpango

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please /pliːz/ = VERB: kuanisi, kuchangamsha, kufurahisha, kukola, kukora, her but was not able, kutaanisi, kutafadhali, kuhibia; USER: tafadhali, kumpendeza

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problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ = NOUN: matatizo, shida, fumbo, jambo, mgogoro, mushkeli, shakawa, problems, tatizi, shauri; USER: tatizo, tatizo la, matatizo, shida, tatizo hili

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products /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ = NOUN: jawabu, kivyao, kivyazi, kizao, tunda, uzao, zao, kichanganyiko; USER: bidhaa, bidhaa za, mazao, mazao ya, ya bidhaa

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provide /prəˈvaɪd/ = VERB: kuauni, kuweka tayari; USER: kutoa, hutoa, kutoa huduma

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qualifications /ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: fumbo, kifungo, puzzles, tambo; VERB: kuemeza, kufumba, kutatiza; USER: sifa, hitimu, sifa za, sifa ya, na sifa

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qualified /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ = ADJECTIVE: stahili; USER: waliohitimu, wenye sifa, sifa, wenye ujuzi, ujuzi

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quarterly /ˈkwɔː.təl.i/ = USER: robo mwaka, robo, ya robo mwaka, miezi mitatu, baada ya miezi mitatu

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range /reɪndʒ/ = NOUN: eneo, mfiko, mfulilizo, mifululizo, ukakaya; USER: mbalimbali, aina mbalimbali, aina, mbalimbali ya, anuwai

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re /riː/ = USER: upya, re, tena

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ready /ˈred.i/ = ADJECTIVE: tayari; USER: tayari, tayari kwa

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receive /rɪˈsiːv/ = VERB: kupokea, kupata, kukabidhi, kutakabadhi, kutwaa, kushangalia, kushangilia; USER: kupokea, kupata, wanapata, kumpokea

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review /rɪˈvjuː/ = NOUN: gwaride, kwata, marudio, paredi; USER: tathmini, mapitio ya, tathmini ya, mapitio, kupitia

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right /raɪt/ = NOUN: haki; ADJECTIVE: sahihi, sawa, adili, adilifu, baraba, barabara, kimada, sahihifu, maraba, mraba; VERB: taibu; USER: haki, haki ya, kulia, wa kulia, sahihi

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roles /rəʊl/ = NOUN: jukumu; USER: majukumu, majukumu ya, wajibu, nafasi, wajibu wa

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sage /seɪdʒ/ = USER: sage, sage ya

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salary /ˈsæl.ər.i/ = NOUN: mshahara, ijara, kipato, malipo, salaries, ujira; USER: mshahara, mishahara, mshahara wa, wa mshahara, mishahara ya

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sales /seɪl/ = NOUN: mnada, uguzi; USER: mauzo, mauzo ya, Sales, ya mauzo, ya mauzo ya

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significantly /sigˈnifikəntlē/ = VERB: adhimu, muhimu; USER: kwa kiasi kikubwa, kiasi kikubwa, kikubwa, kiasi, kwa kiasi

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some /səm/ = NOUN: baadhi; VERB: kidogo; ADJECTIVE: ingine, -ingine, vingine; USER: baadhi, baadhi ya, fulani, wengine, ya baadhi

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space /speɪs/ = NOUN: nafasi, anga, utambo, wasaa; USER: nafasi, nafasi ya, muda

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staff /stɑːf/ = NOUN: mkongojo, ukongojo; USER: wafanyakazi, wafanyakazi wa, ya wafanyakazi, watumishi, fimbo

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successful /səkˈses.fəl/ = ADJECTIVE: fani, heri a heri, ongofu; USER: mafanikio, na mafanikio, mafanikio ya, kufanikiwa, ya mafanikio

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such /sʌtʃ/ = USER: vile, kama, hiyo, hayo, hizo

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support /səˈpɔːt/ = NOUN: msaada, gadi, kiguzo, kiweko, magadi, makwa, mhimili, muawana, mwegamo, neema; VERB: kusaidia, kuunga mkono; USER: kusaidia, msaada, kuunga mkono, mkono, msaada wa

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supportive /səˈpɔː.tɪv/ = USER: kuunga mkono, mkono, inayosaidia, msaada, kusaidia

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systems /ˈsɪs.təm/ = NOUN: mfumo, kawaida, systems, taratibu; USER: mifumo ya, mifumo, mfumo, mfumo wa, system

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t /tiː/ = NOUN: matatu; USER: t, Simu

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take /teɪk/ = VERB: kuchukua, kuchukwa, kukamata, kupunja, kutwaa, kuchopa, kupeleka; USER: kuchukua, chukua, itachukua

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team /tēm/ = NOUN: timu, kikoa; USER: timu, timu ya, wa timu, ya timu, kikundi

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then /ðen/ = VERB: basi, kisha, hapo, alhasil, alhasir, baadaye, babale, hatima, kiisha, kwisha, tena; ADJECTIVE: pale; USER: kisha, basi, ndipo, wakati huo, halafu

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there /ðeər/ = VERB: huko, hapo, kuko, kule; NOUN: huko; ADJECTIVE: hapo, pale. in that very place, in the same place; USER: kuna, huko, kulikuwa, pale, hapo

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to /tuː/ = VERB: kwa; PREPOSITION: kwa, katika, fika, kufika; CONJUNCTION: kwenye; USER: kwa, na, ili, ya, wa

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too /tuː/ = VERB: vile; USER: pia, mno, sana, too

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train /treɪn/ = VERB: kuelemisha, kuelimisha, kuongoa, kuongoza, kuzolesha, kuamrisha; NOUN: andamano, gari la moshi, reli, relwe; USER: treni, treni ya, mafunzo, ya treni, mafunzo kwa

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training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/ = NOUN: matayarisho, mazoezi, mazoezo, tabura, tarjisi, zoea, zoezi, fugo; USER: mafunzo, mafunzo ya, ya mafunzo, za mafunzo, wa mafunzo

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travel /ˈtræv.əl/ = VERB: kusafiri, kuabiri; NOUN: usafiri, usafari, Eng; USER: kusafiri, usafiri, kusafiri kwa, husafiri, safari

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us /ʌs/ = NOUN: sisi, siye; USER: sisi, kwetu, nasi, yetu, us

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user /ˈjuː.zər/ = USER: mtumiaji, user, Maoni ya, Nickname, mtumiaji wa

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using /juːz/ = VERB: kutumia, kutia; USER: kutumia, kwa kutumia, ya kutumia

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want /wɒnt/ = VERB: kutaka, kuarithi, kudhiki, kuhitaji, kupenda, kutakia, kutowesha; NOUN: haja, mahitaji, taabu, uchache, utovu; USER: wanataka, nataka, unataka, kutaka

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we /wiː/ = NOUN: sisi; USER: sisi, tuna, ni, tunaweza

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well /wel/ = VERB: vizuri, akhuyari, basi, tayibu; ADJECTIVE: vema, peketevu, pekutevu, taibu; NOUN: kisima, shimo, vyema; CONJUNCTION: bas. well, let's go, basi, bassi; USER: vizuri, pamoja, pamoja na, pia, vile

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west /west/ = NOUN: magharibi, ghurubu, machwa, machweo, maghaibi, mangharibi, mtweo; USER: magharibi, wa magharibi, magharibi ya, ya magharibi

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who /huː/ = NOUN: ambao, amba, see Rechenbach, ye; USER: ambao, ambaye, nani, walio, aliye

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will /wɪl/ = NOUN: wosia, penzi, wasia, wusia; USER: mapenzi, itakuwa, mapenzi ya, gani

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with /wɪð/ = CONJUNCTION: na; VERB: kwa; PREPOSITION: kwa, bi, fi, katika; NOUN: mwenye; ADJECTIVE: -enye, wenye, yenye, zenye; USER: na, pamoja na, pamoja, kwa

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work /wɜːk/ = NOUN: kazi, amali, maishilio, matendo, shughuli, utendaji, utendi, utenzi, insha; USER: kazi, kufanya kazi, kazi kwa, kazi ya, kufanya kazi kwa

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year /jɪər/ = NOUN: mwaka, sanati, sene; USER: mwaka, umri, umri wa, mwaka wa, miaka

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you /juː/ = NOUN: wewe, ninyi, we, wee, weye, ni, you (pl, nyinyi; VERB: muna (conjugated; USER: wewe, ninyi, yenu, unaweza, kwenu

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your /jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: wako, -enu; NOUN: chako, -enu, mwako, mbachao, chenu, -ako; USER: yako, wako, yenu, yako ya, lako

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