Chapter 16 - Key to Exercises

EXERCISE 1 : Translate into Swahili :

1. Kijiko, kikombe, kisahani, kisu, kijiji, kisima, kibanda, kiboko, kifaru, kichwa, cheti, kifarantsa, kiswahili, kiingereza, kiarabu, kikapu, kidonde, kiko, kilima, chakula.

2. Vitunguu, viberiti, viatu, vitambaa, vyombo, vitabu, vitu, vijana, vibarua, viwete, vipepeo, viazi, vyumba, vitanda, vikapu, vioo, visiwa, vibanda, viziwi, vidole.

3. Chombo hiki, vijiko hivi, kiti hiki, kioo hiki, vitu vizuri hivi, kitabu kikubwa hiki, kisu kikali hiki, kikombe kizuri hiki, viboko wengi hawa, kiko kipya hiki, chakula kizuri hiki, vile viazi vikubwa, wale vijana hodari, wale vibarua wavivu, yule kifaru mkali.

EXERCISE 2 : Translate into English and give the plural, whenever possible :

a spoon vijiko, a cup vikombe, Swahili, an hippopotamus viboko, a basket vikapu, a shoe viatu, Arabic, a mirror vioo, the toilet vyoo, a certificate vyeti, iron vyuma, French, a piece vipande, a book vitabu, a bed vitanda, the chest vifua, English, an island visiwa, a well visima, a rank vyeo.

EXERCISE 3 : Translate into English :

1. These children are eating this good food.
2. Read that good book !
3. Your Swahili is very good.
4. Mother has bought a new basket at the market.
5. Don't throw away those small potatoes !
6. This knife is very sharp.
7. Don't cut your finger with this knife !
8. We like this village of ours.
9. Watch that big rhinoceros !
10. The infant has not eaten his food yet.

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