Swahili Vocabulary
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able
/ˈeɪ.bl̩/ = USER: uwezo, na uwezo, kuweza, anaweza, uwezo wa
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accessibility
/əkˈses.ə.bl̩/ = USER: upatikanaji, upatikanaji wa, ufikiaji, kufikika
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across
/əˈkrɒs/ = USER: hela, katika, kote, nchini, duniani
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actually
/ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ = VERB: tokea hapo;
USER: kweli, kwa kweli, hasa, hakika
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after
/ˈɑːf.tər/ = PREPOSITION: baada;
VERB: baada ya, nyuma ya;
CONJUNCTION: hatima;
USER: baada ya, baada
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ahead
/əˈhed/ = USER: mbele, kabla, kusonga mbele
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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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along
/əˈlɒŋ/ = VERB: kando, bavuni, kandokando, ukando;
USER: pamoja, kando, kando ya, kwenye, pamoja na
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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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approachable
/əˈprōCHəbəl/ = USER: approachable, kumkaribia, kukabiliwa, urafiki, kufikika
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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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assistance
/əˈsɪs.təns/ = NOUN: msaada, amara, egemeo, huduma, humuda, kiguzo, muawana, saada, usimamizi;
USER: msaada, misaada ya, misaada, msaada wa, usaidizi
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at
/ət/ = PREPOSITION: katika, pa;
USER: katika, saa, kwa, wakati, kwenye
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bagged
/bag/ = USER: bagged, walichukua, bagged ya,
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balloon
/bəˈluːn/ = NOUN: bofu;
USER: puto, ya puto, puto ya
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basis
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ = NOUN: msingi, asili, chanzo, nguzo, msinji, mzingi;
USER: msingi, msingi wa, misingi, ya msingi, misingi ya
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be
/biː/ = VERB: kuwa, ni, kukaa, kukuwa;
USER: kuwa, kuwa na, na
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become
/bɪˈkʌm/ = VERB: kuwa, kuingia, kusiri;
USER: kuwa, kuwa na, kuwa ni
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believe
/bɪˈliːv/ = VERB: kuamini, kudhani, kugisi, kuitakadi, kunuia, kuona, kusadiki. (s)he was ready to believe that that grief was useless, kustaamani, kutumai, kutumaini;
USER: kuamini, wanaamini, amini, tunaamini, imani
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big
/bɪɡ/ = ADJECTIVE: -kubwa, ronjo, lonjo;
USER: kubwa, big, makubwa, mkubwa, kubwa ya
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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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close
/kləʊz/ = NOUN: karibu;
VERB: kufunga, kufinika, kufumba, kufungwa, kufunika, kukunja, kuumana, kukomea, kushindika (mlango, kusonga, kufungana;
USER: karibu, kuifunga, kufunga, karibu na, wa karibu
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closure
/ˈkləʊ.ʒər/ = USER: kufungwa, kufungwa kwa, ya kufungwa, kufunga
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communications
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: usafirishaji;
USER: mawasiliano, mawasiliano ya, ya mawasiliano, Ishara, wa mawasiliano
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compact
/kəmˈpækt/ = USER: Compact, kompakt
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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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considered
/kənˈsɪd.əd/ = VERB: kufikiria, kufikiri, kufanya akili, kuaza, kuchukulia, kudhani, kudhukuru, kughairi, kuhesabia, kuhesabu, kunia, kutafakari, kuwaza;
USER: kuchukuliwa, kuwa, kufikiriwa, kuzingatiwa, inachukuliwa
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customer
/ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ = NOUN: mteja, mnunuzi, customers, mwenyeji;
USER: mteja, wateja, kwa wateja, ya wateja, ya mteja
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day
/deɪ/ = NOUN: siku;
USER: siku, siku ya, leo, mchana, siku ile
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describes
/dɪˈskraɪb/ = VERB: kufalanua, kuhadithi, kuwasifu;
USER: inaeleza, inaelezea, anaelezea, anaeleza, inafafanua
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english
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = NOUN: Kiingereza, Ung'eng'e;
ADJECTIVE: -ingereza;
USER: Kiingereza, English, Swahili, ya Kiingereza, lugha ya Kiingereza
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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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first
/ˈfɜːst/ = ADJECTIVE: kwanza;
USER: kwanza, ya kwanza, wa kwanza, kwanza ya
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for
/fɔːr/ = CONJUNCTION: kwa;
NOUN: kwani;
USER: kwa, kwa ajili ya, kwa ajili, ya, ajili
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from
/frɒm/ = PREPOSITION: kutoka, katika, toka, tangu, -anzia, min, tokea;
CONJUNCTION: kwa;
USER: kutoka, kutoka kwa, na, kutokana, kutokana na
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future
/ˈfjuː.tʃər/ = VERB: umbele;
ADJECTIVE: -a mbeleni;
USER: baadaye, siku zijazo, siku, ya baadaye, siku za
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get
/ɡet/ = VERB: kupata, kuingia, kutwaa, kupanda
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go
/ɡəʊ/ = VERB: kuabiri, kuenda;
USER: kwenda, nenda, go, waende, uende
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going
/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ = NOUN: mwendo;
USER: kwenda, anaenda, naenda, ya kwenda, inaenda
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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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great
/ɡreɪt/ = ADJECTIVE: -kubwa, adhimu, kikabaila, tukufu;
VERB: kukuu;
USER: kubwa, mkubwa, kuu, mkuu, makubwa
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had
/hæd/ = VERB: kuwa na, kuhozi, kuna, yana;
USER: alikuwa na, alikuwa, na, walikuwa, walikuwa na
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hard
/hɑːd/ = ADJECTIVE: kwa bidii, gumu, beberu, mathubuti, mathubutu, shupavu, stedi, yabisi;
USER: ngumu, bidii, vigumu, kwa bidii, mgumu
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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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his
/hɪz/ = ADJECTIVE: yake, zake, ze;
NOUN: chake, mwake, -ake, -akwe, pake;
USER: yake, wake, zake, lake, chake
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i
/aɪ/ = NOUN: mimi, miye, mie;
USER: i, Mimi, nami
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if
/ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: kama, ikiwa, iwapo, ijapo, madhali, pindi, taaraa, taraa, asaa;
USER: kama, ikiwa, iwapo
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improvement
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/ = NOUN: ashekali, plural, endeleo, endelezo, mwendeleo, nafuu, uendeleo, ujambo;
USER: uboreshaji, kuboresha, kuboreshwa, ya kuboresha, maendeleo
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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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information
/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: habari, aridhio, maarifa, mazulio, ripoti, tangazo, zulio;
USER: habari, taarifa, information, taarifa za, maelezo
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inside
/ɪnˈsaɪd/ = VERB: ndani;
NOUN: dakhalia, insaidi, kini, kiini;
USER: ndani ya, ndani, ya ndani
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invaluable
/ɪnˈvæl.jʊ.bl̩/ = USER: mchango mkubwa sana, maridhawa, thamani sana, thamani, lina thawabu nyingi
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is
/ɪz/ = VERB: ni (conjugated;
USER: ni, ni ya, kwa
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issues
/ˈɪʃ.uː/ = NOUN: jambo, mzao, ugawa, ugawaji, ugawanyaji, utolewaji, yambo, nakili, nuku;
USER: masuala ya, masuala, mambo, maswala, ya masuala
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it
/ɪt/ = NOUN: yeye;
ADJECTIVE: yee;
USER: ni, hivyo, yake, hiyo, kuwa
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jong
/ˌmɑːˈdʒɒŋ/ = USER: Jong, Jong ni
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jun
/CHən/ = USER: Juni
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latest
/ˈleɪ.tɪst/ = USER: karibuni, latest, ya karibuni, kisasa, za karibuni
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less
/les/ = USER: chini ya, chini, kidogo, ya chini, mdogo
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logic
/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/ = USER: mantiki, mantiki ya
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mated
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member
/ˈmem.bər/ = NOUN: mwanachama, memba, ungo, ungu;
USER: mwanachama, MEMBER, wanachama, mjumbe, mwanachama wa
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more
/mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zaidi, -ingine;
USER: zaidi, zaidi ya
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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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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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opinions
/əˈpɪn.jən/ = NOUN: maoni;
USER: maoni, mawazo, maoni ya, yttranden, hati
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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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particular
/pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lər/ = ADJECTIVE: maalum, maalumu, mahsusi, hususa, maksusi;
USER: hasa, fulani, maalum, maalumu, pekee
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place
/pleɪs/ = NOUN: mahali, nafasi, maficho, mahala, pahala, pahali;
VERB: kuweka, kugusisha, kuika, kutia;
USER: nafasi, mahali, mahali pa, nafasi ya, sehemu
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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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pleased
/pliːzd/ = ADJECTIVE: -anisi, -ema, marini, taanisi, tamu;
USER: radhi, furaha, machoni
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post
/pəʊst/ = VERB: kuposta;
NOUN: boriti, makwa, mhimili, mti, mwegamo, nguzo, shikizo, tuka, wima, jingi, kigingi, jiguzo, kipia, zio;
USER: baada ya, baada, post, kuchapisha, utume
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published
/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = VERB: kuhadhiri, kutoa;
USER: kuchapishwa, iliyochapishwa, kilichochapishwa, uliochapishwa, ilichapisha
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put
/pʊt/ = VERB: kuweka, kutia, kugusisha, kuika, kuingiza;
USER: kuweka, kuwekwa, kuvaa, kuiweka
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recommendation
/ˌrek.ə.menˈdeɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: pendekezo, dokezo, nasaha, recomendations, sifa, sifu;
USER: mapendekezo, mapendekezo ya, pendekezo, rekommendation, pendekezo la
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satisfaction
/ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ = NOUN: majilipio, majilipizi, majilipo, radhi, ridhaa, shibe, ukinaifu, uradhi, usuluhi, usuluhifu, utoshelezi;
USER: kuridhika, kuridhika na, ya kuridhika, uradhi, kuridhishwa
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secondly
/ˈsek.ənd.li/ = USER: pili, la pili, pili ni
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see
/siː/ = VERB: kuona. as I see it, in my opinion, kushufu, kutazama;
USER: kuona, angalia, tazama, ona, se
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simply
/ˈsɪm.pli/ = USER: tu, kifupi, tu kwa, urahisi, tu ya
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site
/saɪt/ = USER: tovuti, site, Recovery
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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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stuff
/stʌf/ = VERB: kushindilia. (s)he stuffed clothes into the box;
USER: mambo, mambo ya, stuff, mambo ya ajabu, vitu
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supply
/səˈplaɪ/ = NOUN: akiba, malimbiko, risavu, rizavu, sitoo, stoa, stoo, uletaji, limbiko, mlimbiko;
USER: ugavi, usambazaji, ugavi wa, usambazaji wa, kusambaza
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switch
/swɪtʃ/ = NOUN: swichi, fido, kikoto, kiwashio, swisi;
USER: kubadili, Kubadilisha
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testimonial
/ˌtestəˈmōnēəl/ = NOUN: shuhuda, barua, cheti;
USER: testimonial, shuhuda
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that
/ðæt/ = CONJUNCTION: kwamba, kuwa, kama, yakuwa;
NOUN: hiyo, yale, amba-, hicho, ile, kile, le;
VERB: kule;
USER: kwamba, kuwa, ambayo, hiyo, ili
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the
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their
/ðeər/ = NOUN: wao, -ao, mwenu, chao;
ADJECTIVE: -ao, wake;
USER: zao, yao, wao, yao ya, vyao
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they
/ðeɪ/ = NOUN: wao;
USER: wao, nao, hao, kuwa, watu
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time
/taɪm/ = NOUN: wakati, mara, defa, majira, nafasi, saa, safari, taimu, umri, wakaa, wasaa, pindi, zama;
USER: wakati, muda, mara, huo, mara ya
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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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transcript
/ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ = USER: nakala, Transcript, nakala ya, maandishi ya, ya nakala
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unwanted
/ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ = USER: zisizohitajika, zisizotakiwa, zisizotarajiwa, isiyotakiwa
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us
/ʌs/ = NOUN: sisi, siye;
USER: sisi, kwetu, nasi, yetu, us
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ve
/ -v/ = USER: ve, ve ya
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very
/ˈver.i/ = VERB: sana, mno, kabisa, alili, chakari;
USER: sana, ni, mno, kabisa, sana kwa
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visit
/ˈvɪz.ɪt/ = NOUN: ziara, matembezi, maangalizi;
VERB: kuwajihi;
USER: kutembelea, tembelea, ziara, ziara ya, kumtembelea
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warehouse
/ˈweə.haʊs/ = USER: ghala, ya ghala, ghala ya, ghala la, bohari
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was
/wɒz/ = USER: mara, ilikuwa, alikuwa, ni, ulikuwa
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way
/weɪ/ = NOUN: njia, namna, jinsi, jiha, kadiri, masafa, ndia, usita, utaratibu;
USER: njia, njia ya, namna, kwa njia, jinsi
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we
/wiː/ = NOUN: sisi;
USER: sisi, tuna, ni, tunaweza
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website
/ˈweb.saɪt/ = USER: tovuti, tovuti ya, Website, mtandao, kwenye tovuti
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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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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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working
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ = USER: kufanya kazi, kazi, kufanya kazi kwa, ya kazi, wanaofanya kazi
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yes
/jes/ = NOUN: ndiyo, naam, ndio;
INTERJECTION: ewaa, eeh, eewaa, eewala, ehee, enhee, bee;
USER: ndiyo, ndio, naam, Yes
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z
/zi/ = USER: z, kutoka Z,
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