Chapter 26 - Key to Exercises

EXERCISE 1 : Translate into Swahili :

1. Nyumbani, njiani, baharini, shuleni, sokoni, shambani, porini, mezani, kitini, kikapuni, sandukuni, kazini, kitandani, mlangoni, barazani, darajani, forodhani, mtoni, bwawani, migombani.

2. Nakwenda Nairobi, wanapanda mlima wa Kilimanjaro, wapo Dar es Salaam, nimefika Zanzibar, wanakaa Iringa, bwana yuko posta, unakwenda wapi ? Nakwenda mjini, Mnakwenda wapi ? Tunakwenda Uingereza, anatoka Mbeya, nyumba yangu iko karibu na posta, wanakaa ng'amboni mwa mto, mtoto yupo nyuma ya mti, weka kikapu kule !

EXERCISE 2 : Translate into English :

1. Where do you go ? - We are going to the post-office.
2. Where do your parents live ?
3. They live in the town of Zanzibar.
4. Their house is near the great mosque.
5. Put the potatoes and the onions in the basket.
6. Where are the children ? - They are at school.
7. The teacher is standing in front of the pupils.
8. There is a big rat under the bed.
9. Is the master here ? - No, he is travelling to Serengeti.
10. The foreigners stay at the "Cat's Hotel" (Hotel of the Center) in Iringa.
11. The infant has gone out of bed.
12. This bus goes up to Nairobi.
13. Zanzibarians like to stroll on Forodhani in the evening, along the sea.
14. A baboon is standing over there, in the middle of the trees.
15. Be careful ! Lots of crocodiles sleep around here, close to the river.

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