Chichewa.txt

Man or person

Tree

String

Strings

People

Trees

House, hut

Hoe

Bow

Hoes

Bows

To see or look

Be

Want

Find

Take

Leave

Put

Take off, remove

Here, on this spot

There, over there

In there, inside

Well, all-right, carefully

How?

What?

Hello

Thanks

How are you?

I am well

Question marker

Child

Children

Knife

Knives

Door

Doors

Work, job

Basket

Baskets

Grass

Grass plural (plural)

Something

Father, sir; Mr.

Catch, hold, grip

Drop, lose, throw away

Keep

Cut

Close, shut

Open

Work (verb)

Do

M-, mu-, mw- (persons) Pl- A

M-, mu-, mw- (objects) Pl- mi-

Ch- Pl- Z-

N-, mb-, mph-, mv-, i-

Any other letter Pl- ma-

U- Pl ma-

Maize

Tobacco

Garden, field

School

Mother

Bin, granary

Flour

Entrance

Hoe, cultivate, grow

Know

Forget

Play

Go

Come from (ku)

Must, should (ku)

Can, may (ku)

At the entrance, outside, in front of the house

Where ?

On, upon

At, in, to

In, inside

And, with (with a list)

And (connecting two thoughts)

But

Perhaps

To have

Store, shop

Luggage, load, burden

Table

Chair

Thing, object

Money

Clothes, garment

Man, husband

Buy

Sell

Make, fabricate

Tie, bind, build

Untie

Repair, prepare

Begin, start

Stop, desist

Who?

Why?

Because

I, me

You

He, him

We, us

You

They

Really, indeed

A little

Much, very

Little by little, slowly

Quickly

I don't know!

A- A-

U- I-

Chi- Zi-

I- Zi-

Li- A-

U- A-

Journey; trip

Traveller; visitor

Road

Village

Lake; sea

Hill; mountain

Marsh; swamp; river

Woman; wife

Walk; travel

Stop; stay

Go away; leave

Come; come back

Arrive

Wait; wait for

Fall; collapse

Be visible

far

Far from

Near

Close to, near

Nearly, about

Who or which

Come along; let's go

Be of some use

Be of no use

Food

Water

Meat, game

Fish

Market

Beer

Hunger, famine

Thirst

Eat

Drink

Cook

Beg, ask for

Be numerous, plenty

Be few, little

Be finished, be able, finish

Be enough, sufficient

There is

(when on something)

ie: Pa thebulo pali mpeni.

There is.

(used when "Ku" is found in the sentence or suggested by the context)

ie: Kuli madzi ku dambo.

There is

(used when on"mu" is found in the sentence or suggested by the context.)

Ie: Muli chakudya mu dengu umo.

There isn't

There isn't

There isn't

remember

Obey

Eternal life

Gift

Friend

The bible says...

Heaven

Receive

Pay

Free

Change

Think

To have

Faith

Only

Sin

Wash

The law of God

Lie

Steal

Fornicate

Guilty

Heart

The same

Often

The destroy or waste

Church

Meeting

Love, like

Help

Pray

Invite, call

Give

Receive

Take care of

Obey, believe, listen to

Rarely

Body

Soul, spirit

Teacher

Boy, young man

Girl

Chief

Family

Head

Chest, a cold

Leg

Legs

Hand

Hands

Eye

Eyes

Tooth

Teeth

Tell

Say

Hear, listen, feel

Lie down, sleep

Get up

Sit, stay, stand, live

Say