Adverbs

Swahili:English

baadaye:afterwards/later/and then

bado:not yet/still

halafu:afterwards/later/and then

hasa:especially/particularly

hivi:this way/thus

hivyo:this way/thus

juzijuzi:recently

kabla:before

karibu:close

kidogo:a little/slightly/rather/quite/fairly

kisha:and then/afterwards

kumbe!:fancy that!

kwa bahati:luckily/fortunately

kwa ghafula:suddenly

kwa haraka:quickly/speedily

kwa hiyo:therefore

kwa kawaida:usually/generally/customarily

kwa kifupi:shortly/in brief/briefly

kwa kusudi:purposely/on purpose

kwa kutwa:daily

kwa kweli:truthfully/truly

kwa makini:attentively

kwa sababu hii:therefore

kwa sauti:loudly

labda:perhaps/possibly

mapema:early/soon

mbali:far

mbalimbali:different

pamoja:together

peke y-:alone/by -self

pia:as well/also/too

polepole:slowly/slow/carefully/gently

sawa:equal/the same/similar

sawasawa:equally/just the same/just so/just right

sikuzote:always

tu:only/just

upesi:quickly/hurriedly

vibaya:badly

vigumu:hardly/toughly/difficult

vilevile:as well/just the same/too/also

vizuri:well/nicely/properly/OK

wakati mwingine:sometimes

zaidi:more