Food

English:Swahili

How much are these?:hizi bei gani?

How much is this?:hii bei gani?

food:chakula

water:maji

chicken:kuku

fish:samaki

beef:nyama ya ng'ombe

pork:nyama ya nguruwe

veal:nyama ya mdama

goat:nyama ya mbuzi

sheep or lamb:nyama ya kondoo

shrimp:kamba or kamba mdogo

lobster:kamba or kamba mkubwa

crab:kaa

shark:papa

grouper:tewa

rice:mchele

salt:chumvi

sugar:sukari

coffee:kahawa

tea:chai

egg:yai (pl: mayai)

vegetables:mboga

fruit:matunda

potatoes:viazi

onions:vitunguu

spinach:mchicha

cabbage:kabichi

carrots:karoti

tomatoes:nyanya

lettuce:salad

unripe coconut(for drinking):dafu

ripe coconut:nazi

limes:ndimu

papayas:paipai

mangoes:maembe

bananas:ndizi

oranges:machungwa

pineapples:mananasi

grapefruits:madanzi or mabalungi

passion fruit:pasheni

watermelon:tikiti or tango

dates:tende

sugar cane:miwa

Where is a restaurant?:wapi hoteli ya chakula?

I would like ....:nataka ....

and also ....:na .... pia

What will you drink?:utakunywa nini?

How much do I owe?:deni yangu ngapi?

drinking water:maji ya kunywa

cold water:maji baridi

hot water:maji ya moto

fruit juice:maji ya tamu

orange juice:maji ya machungwa

lime juice:maji ya ndimu

pineapple juice:maji ya nanasi

beer:bia or pombe

cold:baridi

warm:moto

local alcoholic brews:pombe or tembo

bottle:chupa

opener:kifunguo

rice and meat dish:biriani

-with goat meat: ya mbuzi

-with chicken: ya kuku

-with fish: ya samaki

rice and meat cooked together:pilau or plau

curry:mchuzi or kari

chicken curry:mchuzi wa kuku

beef curry:mchuzi wa ng'ombe

mincemeat (ground meat):kima

Indian flat bread:chapati

beef stew:karanga

soup:supu

chicken soup:supu ya kuku

roast meat on a skewer:mishkaki or mishakiki

roast ground meat on a skewer:kababu or kofta kabab

egg bread (fried with meat onions and spices):mkate wa mayai

fried pie with meat and vegetables:samosa or sambusa

with vegetables:ya mboga

with meat:ya nyama

teaspoon:kijiko

soupspoon:kijiko cha supu

fork:uma

knife:kisu

cloth napkin:kitambaa

paper napkin:karatasi ya mkono

plate:sahani

glass:glasi or bilauri

cup:kikombe

tray:sinia