Da, de, di,do,du t0 Fa,fe,fi,fo,fu and na,ne,ni,no,nu

Da, de, di, do du

The terms above, with the exception of di and du are pronounced almost just like in the English language sounds.

Di must always assume the sound it has in DISTRIBUTION.

While Du is never pronounced as in DUTY or in DUST but rather as Du in DURATION and please avoid the dyu or juratiion sounds....!!! A good sound is the Du in DUBAI or if that's hard just recall the word DO in English it is exactly the Du we need in Kiswahili. Fine so far ?

VOCABULARY:

Dada- Sister
Dede- Stand upright
Dudu- Big Insect
Dadii- Alcohol made out of maize
Dodo- A type of large aromatic mango.
Dua- Prayer.
Doa- blemish, spot
Dia- compensation for causing death

Fa, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fu

Fa is pronounced as fa in FAT;
Fe is pronounced as fe in FERRY;
Fi is pronounced as fi in FIST;
FO is pronounced as fo in FOUR; and
FU is pronounced as fu in FURRY!

VOCABULARY:

Faa- Useful
Fua- Wash clothers
Fifi- Of lower quality;
Fofo or fofofo- in deep sleep.

Express Insert:
In order to get some conjunction quickly we introduce also:

na, ne, ni, no,nu.

na is pronounced as the na in NAST;
ne is pronounced as the ne in NEST or NEXT;
ni is pronounced as the ni in NIP;
no is pronouced just like the word NO in English and
nu is pronounced as the noo in NOON.

TRANSLATE the following words/terms/sentences into English.
i. Dada fua.
ii. Baba, mama na dada.
iii. Oa na acha.
iv. Baba na dada.
v. Choo na bafu chafu.