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mwili & afya - Body & Health in Swahili
Hi Swahili Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn the main parts of the body and some vocabulary related to heath in Swahili.
Happy learning!
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Parts of the Body, Feelings and Emotions, Count to 10 & Weather and Climate.
mwili - body parts[edit | edit source]
| swahili | English |
|---|---|
| jasho | sweat, perspiration |
| ngozi | skin |
| laika / malaika | hair |
| unywele / nywele | hair |
| kichwa (/ vichwa) | head |
| kisogo (/ visogo) | back of the head |
| paji la uso (/ mapaji) | forehead |
| kunjo / makunjo | wrinkle(s) |
| (u)bongo | brain |
| akili | intelligence |
| roho, nafsi | soul |
| ndoto, njozi | dream |
| uso (/ nyuso), sura | face |
| sikio / masikio | ear(s) |
| usi wa jicho
/ nyusi za macho |
eyebrow(s) |
| kigubiko cha jicho
/ vigubiko vya macho |
eyelid(s) |
| jicho / macho | eye(s) |
| mboni ya jicho
/ mboni za macho |
eyeball(s) |
| chozi / machozi | tear(s) |
| pua (/ mapua) | nose |
| tundu la pua
/ matundu ya mapua |
nostril(s) |
| sharubu / masharubu | mustache(s) |
| udevu / ndevu | hair / beard |
| shavu / mashavu | cheek(s) |
| mdomo / midomo | lip(s) |
| mdomo, kinywa
(/ midomo, vinywa) |
mouth |
| ulimi (/ ndimi) | tongue |
| jino / meno | tooth / teeth |
| ufizi / fizi | gingiva, gum(s) |
| taya | jaw, jawbone |
| kidevu (/ videvu) | chin |
| shingo (/ mashingo) | neck |
| koo | throat |
| kidakatonge (/ vidakatonge) | Adam's apple |
| kifua (/ vifua) | chest |
| titi / matiti,
ziwa / maziwa |
breast(s) |
| (u)tumbo | belly, stomach |
| kitovu (/ vitovu) | navel |
| ini (/ maini) | liver |
| nyongo | bile, gall |
| kongosho | |
| wengu (/ mawengu) | spleen |
| figo / mafigo | kidney(s) |
| kibofu (/ vibofu) | bladder |
| mkojo (/ mikojo) | urine |
| pafu / mapafu | lung(s) |
| moyo (/ mioyo) | heart |
| damu | blood |
| mshipa / mishipa | vein(s) |
| mshipa wa fahamu | nerve |
| msuli / misuli | muscle(s) |
| mfupa / mifupa | bone(s) |
| ubavu / mbavu | rib(s) |
| kiunzi (/ viunzi),
gongono |
skeleton |
| mgongo (/ migongo) | back, backbone |
| bega / mabega | shoulder(s) |
| mkono / mikono | arm(s)
hand(s) |
| kwapa / makwapa | armpit(s) |
| kiko / viko | elbow(s) |
| kifundo cha mkono | wrist |
| ngumi | fist |
| kidole / vidole vya mkono | finger(s) |
| kidole gumba | thumb |
| ukucha / kucha | fingernail(s) |
| kiuno (/ viuno) | waist |
| tako / matako | buttock(s) |
| mguu / miguu | leg(s)
foot / feet |
| paja / mapaja | thigh(s) |
| goti / magoti | knee(s) |
| fundo la mguu
/ mafundo ya miguu |
ankle(s) |
| kisigino / visigino | heel(s) |
| unyayo (/ nyayo) | sole of the foot |
| kidole cha mguu
/ vidole vya mguu |
toe(s) |
afya - health[edit | edit source]
| swahili | English |
|---|---|
| gari la wagonjwa | ambulance |
| hospitali | hospital |
| kliniki | clinic |
| zahanati
mwuguzi / wauguzi |
infirmary, dispensary
nurse(s) |
| mganga / waganga | traditional healer(s) |
| daktari / madaktari | medical doctor(s) |
| daktari wa meno | dentist |
| daktari wa upasuaji | surgeon |
| duka la madawa | drugstore, pharmacy |
| dawa / madawa | medication |
| mpira | condom |
| UKIMWI | AIDS |
| ugonjwa wa kisukari | diabetic |
| ugonjwa / magonjwa,
maradhi |
disease(s) |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Animal
- Animals
- Time
- Parts of the Body
- Birds
- Farm
- Art
- Vegetables
- Family
- Geometry
- Months of the Year
- Fruits
- Feelings and Emotions
- Nature
- Means of Transport