Thursday, April 20, 2017

pilipili hoho (chili peppers)

pilipili hoho (chili pepper / chili peppers)

pilipili "Boneti la Kiskoti" (Scotch bonnet pepper)

pilipili ya nge ya Trinidadi (Trinidad scorpion pepper)

Thursday, April 6, 2017

rangi ya zambarau

+a zambarau (purple)

rangi ya machungwa

+a machungwa (orange)

kijivu

+a kijivu (gray)

kahawia

+a kahawia (brown)

kijani

+a kijani (green)

nyeupe

+eupe; jeupe (white)

nyeusi

+eusi; jeusi (black)

pinki

+a pinki (pink)
+a waridi (rose-colored)

buluu

+a buluu (blue)

samawati

+a samawati (light blue)

Synonyms:
+a samawi
+a rangi ya buluu isiyoiva 

manjano

+a manjano (yellow)

nyekundu

+ekundu; jekundu (red)

rahisi ≠ ngumu

rahisi (easy)

+gumu (difficult)

njema ≠ mbaya

+ema; jema (good)

+baya (bad)

nyepesi ≠ nzito

+epesi; jepesi (light)

+zito (heavy)

safi ≠ chafu

safi (clean)

+chafu (dirty)

mpya ≠ ya kale (kuukuu)

+pya; jipya (new)

+a kale (old; old-fashioned; ancient)

+kuukuu (old; worn-down)

ngumu ≠ laini

+gumu (hard)

laini (soft)

ndefu ≠ mfupi

+refu (long)

+fupi (short)

kubwa ≠ ndogo

+kubwa (big)

+dogo (small)