Swahili Fruits & Vegetables
This is a list of fruits and vegetables in Swahili. Knowing these plants can be helpful when shopping in a grocery store or even restaurant.
Lemons: ndimu
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Apples: Tufaha
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Oranges: machungwa
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Peaches: Pichi
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Figs: Tini--
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Pears: Pea
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Pineapples: nanasi
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Grapes: zabibu
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| Strawberries: Jordgubbar |
| Bananas: ndizi |
| Watermelon: tikiti-maji |
| Avocados: parachichi |
Now here is the list of some commonly used vegetables:
Carrots : Karoti
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Corn: Mahindi
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Cucumbers: Tangopepeta
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Garlic: Kitunguu saumu
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Lettuce: Saladi
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Olives: Mizeituni
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Onions: Vitunguu
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Peppers: Pilipili
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| Potatoes: Viazi |
| Pumpkin: Malenge |
| Beans: Maharagwe |
| Tomatoes: Nyanya |
The following sentences include some fruits and vegetables mentioned above to show you how you can use them in your daily conversation.
This fruit is delicious: Tunda hili ni tamu
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Vegetables are healthy: Mboga ni za afya
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I like bananas: Ninapenda ndizi
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I don't like cucumber: Sipendi tangopepeta
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| Bananas taste sweet: Ndizi zina ladha tamu |
| Lemons taste sour: Ndimu ni kali |
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