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Food
| How much are these? | | hizi bei gani? |
| How much is this? | | hii bei gani? |
Useful Words
| food | | chakula |
| water | | maji |
| chicken | | kuku |
| fish | | samaki |
| beef | | nyama ya ng'ombe |
| pork | | nyama ya nguruwe |
| veal | | nyama ya mdama |
| goat | | nyama ya mbuzi |
| sheep or lamb | | nyama ya kondoo |
| shrimp | | kamba or kamba mdogo |
| lobster | | kamba or kamba mkubwa |
| crab | | kaa |
| shark | | papa |
| grouper | | tewa |
| rice | | mchele |
| salt | | chumvi |
| sugar | | sukari |
| coffee | | kahawa |
| tea | | chai |
| egg | | yai (pl: mayai) |
| vegetables | | mboga |
| fruit | | matunda |
| potatoes | | viazi |
| onions | | vitunguu |
| spinach | | mchicha |
| cabbage | | kabichi |
| carrots | | karoti |
| tomatoes | | nyanya |
| lettuce | | salad |
| unripe coconut | | dafu |
| (for drinking) | | |
| ripe coconut | | nazi |
| limes | | ndimu |
| papayas | | paipai |
| mangoes | | maembe |
| bananas | | ndizi |
| oranges | | machungwa |
| pineapples | | mananasi |
| grapefruits | | madanzi or mabalungi |
| passion fruit | | pasheni |
| watermelon | | tikiti or tango |
| dates | | tende |
| sugar cane | | miwa |
At A Restaurant
| Where is a restaurant? | | wapi hoteli ya chakula? |
| I would like .... | | nataka .... |
| and also .... | | na .... pia |
| What will you drink? | | utakunywa nini? |
| How much do I owe? | | deni yangu ngapi? |
Beverages
| drinking water | | maji ya kunywa |
| cold water | | maji baridi |
| hot water | | maji ya moto |
| fruit juice | | maji ya tamu |
| orange juice | | maji ya machungwa |
| lime juice | | maji ya ndimu |
| pineapple juice | | maji ya nanasi |
| beer | | bia or pombe |
| cold | | baridi |
| warm | | moto |
| local alcoholic brews | | pombe or tembo |
| bottle | | chupa |
| opener | | kifunguo |
Meals
| rice and meat dish | | biriani |
| -with goat meat | | biriani ya mbuzi |
| -with chicken | | biriani ya kuku |
| -with fish | | biriani ya samaki |
| rice and meat cooked together | | pilau or plau |
| -with goat meat | | pilau ya mbuzi |
| curry | | mchuzi or kari |
| chicken curry | | mchuzi wa kuku |
| beef curry | | mchuzi wa ng'ombe |
| mincemeat (ground meat) | | kima |
| Indian flat bread | | chapati |
| beef stew | | karanga |
| soup | | supu |
| chicken soup | | supu ya kuku |
| roast meat on a skewer | | mishkaki or mishakiki |
| roast ground meat on a skewer | | kababu or kofta kabab |
| egg bread | | mkate wa mayai |
| (fried with meat, onions, and spices) |
| samosa | | samosa or sambusa |
| (fried pie with meat and vegetables) |
| vegetable samosa | | samosa ya mboga |
| meat samosa | | samosa ya nyama |
Related Words
| teaspoon | | kijiko |
| soupspoon | | kijiko cha supu |
| fork | | uma |
| knife | | kisu |
| cloth napkin | | kitambaa |
| paper napkin | | karatasi ya mkono |
| plate | | sahani |
| glass | | glasi or bilauri |
| cup | | kikombe |
| tray | | sinia |
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