Chapter 15 - Key to Exercises



EXERCISE 1 : Translate into Swahili :

  1. [Demonstrative of proximity] Mtoto huyu, vijana hawa, msichana huyu, mwalimu huyu, mjinga huyu, wafanya kazi hawa, mlima huu, mji huu, mizigo hii, mfuko huu, miti hii, mfereji huu, mlango huu, ua hili, makuti haya, matofali haya, ziwa hili, mapera haya, machungwa haya, mananasi haya, mahindi haya, nguo hizi, viti hivi, chakula hiki, uso huu.

  2. [Demonstrative of distance] Wasafiri wale, mlevi yule, mwanaume yule, mjomba yule, wamasai wale, nyanya yule, dereva yule, rafiki wale, karani yule, migomba ile, minazi ile, mto ule, mwaka ule, miwa ile, miji ile, mchele ule, dirisha lile, magari yale, soko lile, maembe yale, gunia lile, godoro lile, mayai yale, mashamba yale, viti vile.

  3. [De monstrative of reference] Huyo mtoto mdogo, Huyo mzungu tajiri, huyo mwalimu mzee, hao wanafunzi hodari, huyo mwanafunzi mvivu, huo mji mkuu, huo mfuko mweusi, hiyo mibuyu mikubwa, mikono michafu yako hiyo, watoto waovu wao hao, gari zuri lako lilo, chukua hicho kiti kidogo ! Tazama huyo joka mkali ! Chukua hayo maua mazuri ! Nunua hayo makaa ! Usichukue makuti yangu hayo !


EXERCISE 2 : Translate into English :

This door, this chair, this child, this wing, these men, these hillocks, these clothes, this mother, that car, that corn, those orange trees, that example, those umbrellas, that garment, this lake, these bricks, this branch, these clouds, this thief, these insects, this human being, these clothes, this face, these chairs, this food.


EXERCISE 3 : Translate into English :

  1. Catch this thief !
  2. Buy that good bread !
  3. Sell that rotten car of yours !
  4. Bring this heavy piece of luggage !
  5. Eat these good guavas !
  6. These clever students have passed their exam.
  7. That small shop sells pure milk.
  8. Don't say those bad words !
  9. The master has bought this new car.
  10. Mind this great big snake !


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