H - h

haba   n. little.

habari   n. news; something new.

habari gani ?   interro. how are you ?

habari yako ?   interro. how are you ?

habari zako ?   interro. how are you ?

habari ?   interro. what's new ?

hadithi   n. story.

-hadithia   v. tell a story.

hafifu   adj. weak; faint.

hai   adj. alive.

haidhuru   expression. it doesn't matter.

haja   n. need.

haki   n. justice.

hakika   n. truth; certainty.

-hakikisha   v. get certain of.

hakuna   v. there is no.

halafu   prep. then; afterwards.

halali   adj. pure; legitimate.

hali   n. condition.

halisi   adv. exactly; real.

halmashauri   n. instance; committee.

-hama   v. move one's residence.

-hamia   v. emigrate.

-hamisha   v. make someone move somewhere; displace.

hamjambo nyumbani ?   interro. how is the family ?

hamjambo ?   interro. how are you ? (plur).

hamna shida   express. no problem.

hamsini   num. fifty.

hamsini   num. fifty.

hamu   n. desire.

hao   dem. those; those ones.

hapa   loc. here.

hapana   v. no; there is no.

hapo   loc. there.

hapo kale   adv. long time ago.

harag(w)e   Pl: maharag(w)e. n. bean.

haraka   adv. hurry; in a hurry.

-harakisha   v. hurry; be quick.

Harambee !   int. let's pull together ! (Kenya).

haramu   adj. forbidden.

-haribika   v. be ruined; be destroyed; go bad.

-haribu   v. ruin; spoil; destroy.

harufu   n. smell.

harusi   n. wedding.

hasa   adv. exactly; just right.

hasara   n. loss.

hasira   n. anger.

hata   prep., conj. even; until.

hata kidogo   adv. not at all.

hatari   n. danger; peril.

hatimaye   adv. finally.

hatua   n. step.

hatujambo !   v. we are well !

hawa   dem. these; these ones.

haya   n. modesty; shame; bashfulness.

haya   dem. these.

haya !   int. O.K. !

hayo   dem. those; those ones.

hebu !   int. say !

hekima   n. respect; wisdom.

hela   n. coin; money.

hema   n. tent.

herufi   n. letter (alphabet).

-hesabu   v. count; calculate.

hesabu   n. account; maths; arithmetic.

heshima   n. respect.

-heshimiwa   v. become honored.

-heshimu   v. honor; respect.

hewa   n. air; atmosphere.

hiari   n. choice.

hicho   dem. that; that one.

-hifadhi   v. protect.

hii   dem. this; this one; these; these ones.

hiki   dem. this; this one.

hila   n. trick; bad trick.

hili   dem. this; this one.

hilo   dem. that; that one.

-himiza   v. hurry something or someone.

hirizi   n. charm.

historia   n. history.

-hitaji   v. need.

-hitimu   v. complete (education).

hivi   dem. these; these ones.

hivi   adv. this way.

hivi sasa   adv. at once; immediately.

hivyo   adv. that way.

hivyo   dem. those; those ones.

hiyo   dem. that; that one; those; those ones.

hizi   dem. these; these ones.

hizo   dem. those; those ones.

hodari   adj. brave; intelligent.

hodi !   int. may I come in ?

hofu   n. fear.

homa   n. fever.

hongo   n. tribute.

honi   n. horn.

hospitali   n. hospital.

hoteli   n. hotel; restaurant.

hotuba   n. speech.

-hudhuria   v. attend.

huduma   n. service; help.

huenda   adv. perhaps.

hujambo ?   v. how are you ?

huko   loc. there.

huku   loc. around here.

humo   loc. in there.

humu   loc. in here.

huo   dem. that; that one.

huru   adj. free.

huruma   n. pity; sympathy.

-hurumia   v. feel pity for.

-husu   v. concern.

-hutubia   v. speak a group of people.

huu   dem. this; this one.

huwa   adv. usually; it is customary.

huyo   dem. that; that one.

huyu   dem. this; this one.

huzuni   n. sadness; sorrow.

-huzunia   v. feel sadness for.

-huzunika   v. be very sad.