Swahili I/Greetings/Lesson 2 Exercises

Exercise 1, Greeting Responses

Say the correct response in each situation and check your answers below when you are done.

1. Mtu anakusema, "Shikamoo." (Mtu = person/someone, a-na-ku-sema = HE/SHE/IT-(PRES.)-TO YOU-SAYS (IND.))
2. "Hujambo!"
3. "Hamjambo!"
4. "Habari yako?" (Say you are doing well.)

Exercise 2, Review

Say the correct answer to the question and check your answers below when you are done.

1. What is the plural of kitu?
2. What is the singular form of ndoto?
3. What is the word for school?
4. How do you say, "to be?"
5. How do you say, "childhood?"
6. How do you say, "knife?"

Answers

Exercise 1

1. Marahaba.
2. Sijambo!
3. Hatujambo!
4. Nzuri, asante.

Exercise 2

1. Vitu
2. Ndoto
3. Chuo
4. Kuwa
5. Utoto
6. Kisu

Quiz

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{ How do you say, "Thank you?" |type"{}"} { Asante. (i) }

{ How do you say, "How was your afternoon?" |type="{}"} { Habari ya mchana? (i) }

{ How do you say, "church?" |type="{}"} { Kanisa (i) }

{ How do you say, "to say?" |type="{}"} { Kusema (i) }

{ What is the object affix for you? |type="{}"} { -ku- (i) }

{ What is the object affix for he/she/it when in front of -ona? |type="{}"} { -mw- (i) }

{ What is the word for childhood? |type="{}"} { Utoto (i) }

{ What is the word for child? |type="{}"} { Mtoto (i) }

{ What is the groups prefix? |type="{}"} { ma- (i) }

{ How do you say, "a person?" |type="{}"} { Mtu (i) }