Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Meeting People, Part 6: Age

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

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