Lesson 25: Clothes

Clothes [nguo]

A). Clothes nguo / nguo; [cloth / clothes] mavazi / mavazi kitambaa / vitambaa [ / ; handkerchief / handkerchiefs; piece of cloth / pieces of cloth] kofia / kofia [ / ; / ] rinda / marinda [dress / dresses] kamisi / kamisi [long petticoat / long petticoats] gaguro / gaguro [short petticoat / short petticoats] chupi / chupi / kocho [underpants] suruali / suruali [pants / pants] suruali ndefu [long pants; trousers] kaptula / suruali fupi [short pants; shorts] sidiria / sidiria / [brassiere / brassieres] kanchiri koti / makoti [coat / coats; jacket / jackets; blazer / blazers] fulana / tisheti [T-shirt / T-shirts] sweta / sweta [sweater / sweaters] buibui / buibui [ worn by Muslim women / ] kanga [cotton cloth with four borders] kitenge / vitenge [printed cloth / printed cloths] mshipi / mishipi [belt / belts] patipati; malapa [slippers] blauzi / blauzi [blouse / blouses] shati / mashati [shirt / shirts] soksi / soksi [sock / socks] suti / suti [suit / suits] kabuti / makabuti [long coat / long coats] tai / tai [tie / ties] miwani [] shuka / shuka [bed sheet / bed sheets] kikoi / vikoi [loin cloth / loin cloths] kiatu / viatu [shoe / shoes] kichana / vichana [comb / combs] kilemba / vilemba [ / ] koti la kuogea [bathrobe] koti la mvua [raincoat] sketi / sketi [skirt / skirts] shumizi / shumizi [slip / slips] kizibau / vizibau / [vest / under-shirts] vesti jinsi; jini [jeans] utandio [scarf] glovu [glove] buti [boot] ovaroli / bwelasuti / [overalls] surupwenye barghashia / bulibuli [white embroidered Islamic hat] shali / shali [shawl / shawls] kaniki [a dress used by women while working or mourning]

Zingatia [note] nguo; mavazi [clothes] mavazi ya kiume [men's clothing] mavazi ya kike [women's clothing] gani [what] vaa [wear]

Question Formation Mifano: 1. (Wewe) Umevaa nguo gani? [What clothes are you wearing?] (Mimi) Nimevaa tisheti na jinsi/jini. [I am wearing a T-shirt and jeans.]

2. (Yeye) Amevaa nguo gani? [What clothes is he/she wearing?] (Yeye) Amevaa sweta, koti, na [He/She is wearing a sweater, a coat, suruali ndefu. and trousers/pants.]

3. (Wewe) Unapenda kuvaa nguo gani? [What clothes do you like to wear?] (Mimi) Ninapenda kuvaa ______. [I like to wear ______.]

4. (Wewe) Hupendi kuvaa nguo gani? [What don’t you like to wear?] (Mimi) Sipendi kuvaa ______. [I don’t like to wear ______.]