Monday, 29 April 2024

DAILY ROUTINE (Practice Questions)

     1. How do you decide what to do first in your day when you have work and chores?

    2. Can you tell me what you usually do in the morning before going to work?

    3. How do you make sure you get everything done during the day?

    4. Is it hard for you to balance work and chores? How do you manage it?

    5. What helps you keep track of your tasks and stay organized?

    6. What do you do to relax after a busy day?

    7. Do you ever find it difficult to manage everything? How do you handle it?

    8. What tricks do you use to stay focused and get things done?

    9. How do you make sure you do a good job at work and with your chores?

    10. Do you ever ask for help with your chores or work tasks?

Saturday, 27 April 2024

Grammar Review Questions

1. How to initiate a conversation and exchange greetings/polite expressions:


    a) How do you greet someone in Kiswahili?

    b) What common polite expressions are used when meeting someone for the first time?

    c) Can you introduce yourself in Kiswahili?


2. How to identify people in conversation/personal pronouns:

    a) What are personal pronouns, and how are they used in Kiswahili?

    b) How do you say "I," "you," "he," "she," "we," "they", "you all"  in Kiswahili?

    c) Give examples of sentences using personal pronouns in Kiswahili.


3. Verbs :

    a) Name some common verbs in Kiswahili.

    b) Provide examples of sentences using verbs.


4. Tenses and negations:

    a) What are the different tenses used in Kiswahili?

    b) How do you form negative sentences in Kiswahili?

    c) Give examples of sentences using different tenses and negations in Kiswahili.


5. Identifying family members:

    a) How do you say "mother," "father," "brother," "sister," "son," and "daughter" in Kiswahili?

    b) Describe your family members in Kiswahili.

    c) What are some other family-related terms commonly used in Kiswahili?


6. Possessives:

    a) How do you say "my," "your," "his/her," "our," "belonging to you all" and "their" in Kiswahili?

    b) Write examples of sentences using possessives in Kiswahili?


7. Verb 'to be':

    a) How do you conjugate the verb 'to be' in the different tenses in Kiswahili?

    b) How do you form negative sentences with the verb 'to be' in Kiswahili?

    c) Translate the following into Kiswahili:

    1. It is cold 

    2. Yesterday was not cold

    3. Tomorrow will not be cold

    4. These plates are expensive 

    5. My son was sick

    6. My son was not sick

    7. He is a good cook

    8. He is not a good cook

    9. He has been a good cook

    10. He has not been a good cook

 

8. Verb 'to have'

    a) How do you conjugate the verb 'to have' in the different tenses in Kiswahili?

    b) How do you form negative sentences with the verb 'to have' in Kiswahili?

    c) Can you provide examples of sentences using the verb 'to have' in different tenses in Kiswahili?

    d) Translate to Kiswahili:

    1. He/She has a good driver.

    2. Their grandmother has a good smile.

    3. They have several bags of onions.

    4. That town has few buildings.

    5. I will have a good life.

    6. The cat does not have any food.

    7. Do you have a bag?

    8. I have money.


Monday, 15 April 2024

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      Tazama taarifa ya habari: 


       
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       Israeli yafanya oparesheni ya nini
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       Kwa nini walishambulia hospitali?
       Hospitali ngapi zimeharibiwa?
       
       Korea kaskazini imefanya nini?
       Waziri mkuu wa Japan alisema nini?
       Marekani ilisema nini kuhusu jambo hilo?
       
       Raisi wa Urusi adai nini?
       Alipata kura kiasi gani kulingana na taifa rasmi?
       Maoni ya wapinzani ni yapi?
       Ikulu ya Marekani ilisema nini kuhusu uchaguzi?