If you're trying to learn Swahili Nouns which is also called Kiswahili, check our courses about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Swahili grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Swahili. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Swahili Nouns displayed below is vital to the language. Swahili nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Swahili Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | majina |
| my car | gari langu |
| green car | gari la kijani kibichi |
| three cars | magari matatu |
| car garage | gereji la gari |
| outside the car | nje ya gari |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Swahili.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Swahili placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swahili vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Swahili Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | mkono |
| back | mgongo |
| cheeks | mashavu |
| chest | kifua |
| chin | kidevu |
| ear | sikio |
| elbow | Kiwiko cha mkono |
| eye | jicho |
| face | uso |
| finger | kidole |
| fingers | vidole |
| foot | mguu |
| hair | nywele |
| hand | mkono |
| head | kichwa |
| heart | moyo |
| knee | goti |
| leg | mguu |
| lip | mdomo |
| mouth | kinywa |
| neck | shingo |
| nose | pua |
| shoulder | bega |
| stomach | tumbo |
| teeth | meno |
| thigh | pacha |
| throat | koo |
| thumb | gumba |
| toe | Kidole cha mguu |
| tongue | ulimi |
| tooth | jino |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Swahili. Once you're done with the Kiswahili Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Swahili lessons here: Learn Swahili. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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