Lesson 36: Housing and Accommodation Parts of the House [sehemu za nyumba] A). Parts of the House SEBULE/BARAZA:
kochi / makochi / sofa
televisheni / televisheni
runinga
rafu ya vitabu
zulia / mazulia
taa / taa
meza / meza
paa / mapaa
chupa ya maua
dirisha / madirisha
picha / picha
pazia / mapazia
feni / feni / panka
swichi / swichi
ukuta / kuta
swichi ya feni
swichi ya taa
kinanda / vinanda
redio / redio / rungoya
kaseti / kaseti
kanda za video
saa / saa
saa ya ukuta
benchi / benchi
mchoro / michoro
sanamu / sanamu
simu tambaa /
simu ya mkono
video / video
kimemeshi / dikoda
kalenda / kalenda
LIVING ROOM:
[couch / couches]
[TV / TVs]
[bookshelf]
[carpet / carpets]
[light / lights]
[table / tables]
[roof / roofs]
[flower vase]
[window / windows]
[picture / pictures]
[curtain / curtains; blind / blinds]
[fan / fans]
[switch / switches]
[wall / walls]
[switch for the (ceiling) fan]
[light switch]
[record player / record players; stereo / stereos]
[radio, radios]
[cassette / cassettes; CD / CDs]
[videotape]
[watch / clocks]
[wall clock]
[bench / benches]
[artwork / artworks]
[sculpture / sculptures]
[cell phone]
[video / videos]
[satellite decoder]
[calendar / calendars]
kiyoyozi / viyoyozi
busati / mabusati
mkeka / mikeka
[air conditioner / air conditioners]
[mat / mats]
CHUMBA CHA
KULA CHAKULA /
CHUMBA CHA
MAANKULI
meza / meza
kiti / viti
kabati / makabati
kitambaa / vitambaa
DINING
ROOM:
JIKONI:
sahani / sahani
kisu / visu
uma / nyuma
kikombe / vikombe
bakuli / bakuli
ubao / mbao
kijiko / vijiko
chupa / chupa
glasi / glasi / bilauri
matunda
vinywaji
vyakula
friji / friji
jiko / meko
joko/majoko
matunda kama…
vinywaji kama…
vyakula kama…
sufuria / sufuria
kikaango / vikaango
kabati la vyombo /
makabati ya vyombo
maikrowevu
jaa / jaa
kiungo / viungo
muiko / miiko
seredani / seredani
buli / mabuli
KITCHEN:
[plate / plates]
[knife / knives]
[fork / forks]
[cup / cups]
[bowl / bowls]
[cutting board / cutting boards]
[spoon / spoons]
[bottle / bottles]
[glass / glasses]
[fruits]
[drinks]
[foods]
[refrigerator / refrigerators]
[stove / stoves]
[oven / ovens]
[fruits like…]
[drinks like…]
[foods like…]
[pot / pots]
[frying pan / frying pans]
[cupboard / cupboards]
[table / tables]
[chair / chairs]
[cupboard / cupboards]
[napkin / napkins]
[microwave]
[litter bin / litter bins]
[spice / spices]
[wooden spoon / wooden spoons]
[charcoal stove / stoves]
[teapot / teapots]
birika / mabirika
jiko la kuni / mafiga
majiko ya kuni
chano / machano
mbuzi / mbuzi
sinia / masinia
chungu
jiko la stima / umeme
jiko la makaa
jiko la gesi
stova / stova
jiko la mvuke
jiko la tambi
jiko la kawi/sola
ukuni / kuni
sufuria / sufuria
upawa / pawa
kifumbu / vifumbu
kinu / vinu
mchi / michi
uteo / teo
mashizi
majivu
ukoko / koko
dohani / dohani
kikaango / vikaango
susu / susu
ufu / ufu
moto / moto
CHUMBA CHA
KULALA:
kitanda / vitanda
godoro / magodoro
foronya / maforonya
shuka / shuka
blanketi / mablanketi
mto / mito
kabati la nguo
kompyuta / kompyuta /
[kettle / water tank / tub / bath]
[charcoal stove]
[round wooden tray]
[coconut grater / coconut graters]
[platter]
[earthen cooking pot / open pot]
[electric cooker / stove]
[charcoal stove / cooker]
[gas cooker / stove]
[stove / cooker]
[steam stove]
[wick stove / cooker]
[solar cooker / stove]
[firewood]
[metal pot(s) / pan(s)]
[shallow ladle/ shallow ladles]
[straw strainer / straw strainers]
[mortar / processing machine]
[pestle / pestles]
[winnowing basket]
[soot]
[ashes]
[hard crust at bottom of pot]
[chimney / flue / smoke stack / narrow basket used to
carry fruits]
[frying pan / frying pans]
[round pad places under a pot to support and raise it up
from the ground]
[grated coconut]
[fire / fires]
BEDROOM:
[bed / beds]
[mattress / mattresses]
[foam pad / foam pads]
[bed sheet / bed sheets]
[blanket / blankets]
[pillow / pillows]
[wardrobe]
[computer / computers]
tarakilishi /tarakilishi
kitabu / vitabu
meza / meza
nguo / nguo
kizingiti cha viatu
deski / dawati
chumba cha wageni
[book / books]
[table / tables]
[cloth / cloths]
[shoe rack]
[desk / desks]
[guest room]
MSALANI:
bafu / mabafu
choo / vyoo
mfereji / mifereji
sinki / sinki / bomba
bafu la kuogea /
mabafu ya kuogea
kioo / vyoo
karatasi la choo / msalani
taulo /taulo
marashi / marashi
wembe / nyembe
mkasi / mikasi
BATHROOM:
[bathroom / bathrooms]
[toilet / toilets]
[faucet / faucets]
[sink / sinks]
[bathtub / bathtubs]
Mifano zaidi ya vitu
katika sehemu
mbalimbali za nyumba
orofa / orofa
sehemu ya juu ya nyumba
sehemu ya chini ya nyumba
kipandio / vipandio
nje
ndani
bustani / mabustani
sakafu / sakafu
simu / simu
kitabu / vitabu
daftari / madaftari
kalamu / kalamu
More examples of
things in various
parts of the house:
[floor / floors (storey)]
[upstairs]
[downstairs]
[staircase / staircases]
[outside]
[inside]
[flower bed / flower beds]
[floor / floors]
[telephone / telephones]
[book / books]
[notebook / notebooks]
[pen / pens]
[mirror / mirrors]
[toilet paper]
[towel / towels]
[perfume / perfumes]
[razor blade / razor blades]
[scissor / scissors]
Zingatia [Note]
ina
kuna
ishi; kaa
ndani ya
Katika / kwenye / ndani ya
pia
kitu / vitu
vingi
mbalimbali
tofauti tofauti
kama
kama vile
sehemu
nyumba
chumba/ vyumba
vichache
Ninaishi katika/ kwenye/ ndani ya nyumba(ni).
[has]
[there is; there are]
[live; stay]
[in; inside; within]
[in; inside; within]
[also]
[thing / things]
[many]
[different/various]
[different/various]
[like]
[such as]
[part]
[house]
[room/rooms]
[few]
[I live inside the house.]
Question Formation
Mifano: 1. Unaishi/unakaa wapi?
[Where do you live?]
Ninaishi/ninakaa mtaa wa ___, karibu na ___, barabara ya ___.
[I live/stay in the neighborhood of ___, near ___, street of ___.]
2. Nyumba yako ina nini/vitu gani?
[What things are in your house? / What things does your house
have?]
a). Ndani ya nyumba yangu kuna vyumba vingi/mbalimbali/tofauti
tofauti/vichache, kama/kama vile ___ na ___.
[In my house there are many/various/ different /a few rooms, like/such
as ___ and ___.]
b). Katika nyumba yangu kuna vyumba vingi/ mbalimbali/ tofauti tofauti/
vichache, kama/kama vile ___, na ___.
[In my house there are many/various/different/a few rooms, like/such
as ___, and ___.]
c). Chumba cha kulala/chumba cha kula chakula kina/kuna ___.
[The bedroom/dining room has/there is ___.]
d). Sebuleni/ barazani/jikoni kuna _____.
[In the living room/kitchen there are ___.]
e). Sebule/baraza pia ina/kuna ___.
[The living room also has/there is ___.]
f). Chumba cha kulala kina/kuna vitu
vingi/vichache/vidogo/mbalimbali/tofauti tofauti kama/kama
vile___. Pia kuna___.
[The dining room has/there are a lot of/a few/a little/various/different
things like/such as ___. Also there are ___.]
g). Ndani ya chumba cha kulala kuna vitu vingi/mbalimbali/tofauti tofauti
vichache/vidogo, kama/kama vile ___, na ___.
[In the bedroom there are many/various/different/a few/little things,
like/such as ___, and ___.]
Describing One’s House
Mimi ninapenda nyumba yangu sana. Ninapenda kupika chakula
kama/kama vile _______ jikoni mwangu. Pia ninapenda kulala, kucheza,
kupumzika, kusafisha, kuona televisheni na kusoma katika chumba
changu/nyumba yangu. Nyumba yangu ni nzuri sana.
[I like my house a lot. I like to cook food like/such as _______ in my
kitchen. Also I like to sleep, play, rest, clean, watch television and read in my
room/my house. My house is very good.]
Katika baraza ninapenda kupumzika, kuona televisheni, kusoma na
kuzungumza na rafiki. Katika jikoni ninapenda kupika na kula vyakula
kama ________. Pia ninapenda kunywa vinywaji kama _________ na
kula matunda kama __________.
Katika chumba cha kulala ninapenda: kulala, kusoma, kupumzika na
kusikiliza muziki.
Katika msala ninapenda: kuoga bafuni, kusafisha uso, kunawa mikono,
kupiga mswaki, etc.
Katika chumba cha kula ninapenda kula chakula kama __________,
kula matunda kama ___________, kunywa vinywaji kama _________.