Siwezi kukumbuka mengi ya yale niliyojifunza shuleni.
I cannot|remember|much|of|those|I learned|at school
I cannot remember much of what I learned at school either.
Kwangu mimi, hakuna mengi ya kusahau.
to me|I|there is no|much|to|forget
In my case there is not too much to forget.
Mimi pia!
I|also
Me too!
Lakini njia niliyotumia kujifunza lugha shuleni ilinifanya nichukie kujifunza lugha.
But|the way|I used|to learn|language|at school|it made me|hate|learning|language
But the way I learned languages at school made me hate learning languages.
Ilifanya nikaidi lugha niliyojifunza.
It made|I ignored|language|that I had learned
It made me resist the language I was learning.
Nina hakika hilo ni kweli kwa watu wengi.
I have|certainty|that|is|true|for|people|
I am sure that is true for many people.
Ndio Watu wanapaswa kujifunza kufurahia lugha.
Yes|People|should|learn|to enjoy|language
Yes, People have to learn to enjoy the language.
Watu wanapaswa kuacha kukaidi lugha na kuichukua kama kitu cha kawaida.
People|should|stop|resisting|language|and|to take it|as|something|of|normal
People have to stop resisting the language and take it in naturally.
Naam, nadhani ilifaulu kwako.
Yes|I think|it succeeded|for you
Well I guess it really worked for you.
Kwa uhakika.
For|surety
Oh yes.
Ibrahim alinifundisha hilo, nami nikamruhusu kuishi katika nyumba yangu.
Ibrahim|taught me|that|and I|I allowed him|to live|in|house|my
George taught me that so I let him stay in my apartment.
Kwa hivyo hukumkataa Ibrahim aidha?
So|you|did not reject|Ibrahim|either
So you did not resist George either?
Unamaanisha nini?
What do you mean|what
What are you trying to say?
Yeye sio mpenzi wangu.
He|is not|my partner|mine
He is not my boyfriend.
Hatulali kitanda kimoja!
She does not sleep||
We did not share the same bed!
Ilikuwa jambo nzuri kumruhusu kuishi katika nyumba yako.
It was|thing|good|to allow him|to live|in|house|your
It was nice of you to let him stay in your apartment.
Ilikuwa ni manufaa kwangu.
It was|beneficial|advantageous|to me
It was good for me.
Nilikuwa na mazungumzo ya bure ya Kiingereza pamoja naye wakati wa kifungua kinywa na wakati wa chakula cha jioni.
I was|having|conversations|of|free|of|English|together|with him|during|of|breakfast|meal|and|during|of|dinner|of|evening
I had free English conversations with him at breakfast and at dinner.
Wakati mwingine tunaenda kwa karamu pamoja.
Sometimes|we|go|to|party|together
We would sometimes go to parties together.
Nadhani hilo lilisaidia Kiingereza chako.
I think|that|helped|English|your
I guess that helped your English.
Ndiyo, lakini sasa nataka aondoke.
Yes|but|now|I want|he/she to leave
Yes, but now I want him to leave.
Simhitaji tena.
I don't need it again.|
I do not need him anymore.
Mbali na hilo, ameanza kunisumbua.
Apart|and|that|he has started|to disturb me
Besides he is getting on my nerves.
Kwanini unasema hivyo?
Why|do you say|that way
Why do you say that?
Mbona humtaki karibu tena?
why|you don't want him|close|again
Why do you not want him around anymore?
Yeye ni mchafu.
He|is|dirty
He is so messy.
Hazingatii usafi.
He/She does not observe|cleanliness
He does not clean up after himself.
Anacha nguo chafu kila mahali
He leaves|clothes|dirty|every|
He leaves dirty clothes lying around.
