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nyumba - house - maison
nyumba - house in Swahili
Hi Swahili Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn some useful words related to the house in Swahili.
Happy learning!
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Feelings and Emotions, Parts of the Body, Idiomatic Expressions & Sport.
| English | swahili |
|---|---|
| attic(s) | ghala / maghala |
| basement | mvunguni |
| bath | kuoga |
| bathroom | bafuni |
| bathtub(s) | bafu / mabafu |
| bed(s) | kitanda / vitanda |
| bedroom | chumba cha kulala |
| broom(s) | ufagio / fagio |
| bucket(s), pail(s) | ndoo, mtungi / mitungi |
| carpet(s) | zulia / mazulia |
| ceiling(s) | dari / madari |
| cellar | mvunguni |
| chair(s) | kiti / viti |
| chimney(s) | dohani |
| comb(s) | kitana / vitana, |
| comb(s) | chanuo / machanuo |
| corridor, hallway | ushoroba |
| couch, armchair(s) | kochi / makochi |
| cupboard(s) | kabati / makabati |
| curtain(s) | pazia / mapazia |
| dining room | chumba cha chakula |
| door(s) | mlango / milango |
| dustbin, trash can | jaa la taka |
| electricity | stima |
| flashlight, torch | kurunzi, tochi |
| flat iron | pasi |
| floor(s), storey(s) | ghorofa |
| furniture | samani, fanicha |
| garden(s) | bustani |
| gardener(s) | mtunza/watunza bustani |
| hairbrush | kitana cha nywele |
| heater, radiator(s) | rejeta |
| key(s) | ufunguo / funguo |
| kitchen(s), cooker(s) | jiko / majiko |
| lamp(s) | taa |
| lift, elevator | lifti |
| living room(s) | ukumbi / kumbi |
| lock(s) | kitasa / vitasa |
| mirror(s) | kioo / vioo |
| movie(s) | filamu |
| napkin | kitambaa cha meza |
| oil lamp | taa ya mafuta |
| oven | tanuru, joko |
| painting | picha (ya ukutani) |
| picture(s) | picha |
| radio(s) | redio |
| razor(s) | wembe / nyembe |
| refrigerator, fridge | jokofu, jirafu, friji |
| roof(s) | paa |
| room(s) | chumba / vyumba |
| sculpture(s) | uchongaji, |
| sculpture(s) | kinyago / vinyago |
| shampoo | sabuni ya nywele |
| shower | bomba la juu/mvua |
| soap | sabuni |
| stairway, stairs | ngazi |
| statue(s) | sanamu |
| table(s) | meza |
| tap, faucet(s) | bilula |
| television(s), TV | televisheni, runinga |
| terrace(s) | baraza / mabaraza |
| toilet | choo / vyoo |
| toothbrush | mswaki |
| toothpaste | dawa ya meno |
| wall(s) | ukuta / kuta, |
| wall(s) | kiambaza / viambaza |
| washbasin | bakuli la kuoshea |
| washing powder | sabuni ya unga |
| water pipe(s) | mfereji / mifereji |
| window(s) | dirisha / madirisha |
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