Welcome to the fourth Swahili lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.
book kitabu | books vitabu | car gari | cars magari |
tree mti | trees miti | flower ua | flowers maua |
Plural Grammar Rules
The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.
The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.
woman mwanamke | women wanawake | man mwanamume | men wanaume |
house nyumba | houses nyumba | cup kikombe | cups vikombe |
cow ng'ombe | cows ng'ombe | horse farasi | horses farasi |
Emergency Phrases
Now it's time to practice your Swahili by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.
Source: www.learn101.org
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