| Age | |||
| umri | |||
How old are you? | Una miaka mingapi? | oo-na mee-a-ka meen-ga-pee | |
How old is your child? | Mtoto wako ana miaka mingapi? | m-toh-toh wa-koh a-na mee-a-ka meen-ga-pee | |
I’m…years old | Nina miaka… | Nee-na mee-a-ka… | |
He/She is…years old | Ana miaka… | a-na mee-a-ka | |
Too old! | Mzee mno! | m-zay m-noh | |
Numbers | |||
| 0 | Sifuri | See-foo-ree | |
| 1 | Moja | Moh-ja | |
| 2 | Mbili | m-bee-lee | |
| 3 | Tatu | Ta-too | |
| 4 | Nne | n-nay | |
| 5 | Tano | Ta-noh | |
| 6 | Sita | See-tah | |
| 7 | Saba | Sa-ba | |
| 8 | Nane | Na-nay | |
| 9 | Tisa | Tee-sa | |
| 10 | Kumi | Koo-mee | |
| 11 | Kuma na moja | Koo-me na moh-ja | |
| 12 | Kumi na mbili | Koo-me na m-bee-lee | |
| 13 | Kumi na tatu | Koo-me na ta-too | |
| 14 | Kumi na nne | Koo-me na n-nay | |
| 15 | Kumi na tano | Koo-me na ta-noh | |
| 16 | Kumi na sita | Koo-me na see-ta | |
| 17 | Kumi na saba | Koo-me na sa-ba | |
| 18 | Kumi na nane | Koo-me na na-nay | |
| 19 | Kumi na tisa | Koo-me na tee-sa | |
| 20 | Ishirini | ee-shee-ree-nee | |
| 21 | Ishirini na moja | ee-shee-ree-nee na moh-ja | |
| 30 | Thelathini | Thay-la-thee-nee | |
| 40 | Arobaini | a-roh-ba-ee-nee | |
| 50 | Hamsini | Ham-see-nee | |
| 60 | Sitini | See-tee-nee | |
| 70 | Sabini | Sa-bee-nee | |
| 80 | Themanini | Thay-ma-nee-nee | |
| 90 | Tisini | Tee-see-nee | |
| 100 | Mia moja | Mee-a moh-ja | |
| 1,000 | Elfu | Ayl-foo | |
| 100,000 | Laki | La-kee | |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Meeting People, Part 6: Age
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Swahili Lessons
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