Plant names in Swahili and English - Common Swahili Vocabulary

Learn common Swahili vocabulary with this English-to-Swahili list of Plant names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Swahili language skills through popular words and play Swahili quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Swahili language, then the 1000 most common Swahili words will help you to learn the Swahili language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Plant vocabulary words in Swahili.

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List of Plant names in Swahili with English Pronunciation

Learn Plant in Swahili, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Swahili vocabulary for daily conversations.

Plant names - Swahili

Acorn	chungwa
Agriculture	kilimo
Angiosperm	angiosperm
Autotroph	autotroph
Axilary bud	bud ya axilary
Biennial	miaka miwili
Blade	blade
Blossom	maua
Botany	mimea
Bract	bract
Branch	tawi
Bromeliad	bromeliad
Bud	bud
Cactus	cactus
Calyx	calyx
Canopy	dari
Carpel	carpel
Clover	mkarafuu
Cork	kork
Dicot	dicot

Endosperm	endosperm
Epicotyl	epicotili
Evergreen	kijani kibichi kila wakati
Fern	fern
Fertilizer	mbolea
Filament	filament
Flora	mimea
Flower	maua
Foliage	majani
Garden	bustani
Germinate	kuota
Ginkgo	ginkgo
Grain	nafaka
Grass	nyasi
Grove	shamba
Grow	kukua
Gum	fizi
Hardy	imara
Hastate	kuharakisha
Herb	mimea

Horticulture	kilimo cha maua
Hybrid	mseto
Inflorescence	inflorescence
Internode	mwanafunzi wa ndani
Ivy	ivy
Jungle	msitu
Juniper	juniper
Kudzu	kudzu
Lamina	lamina
Leaf	jani
Legume	kunde
Meristem	meristem
Midrib	midrib
Monocot	monocot
Moss	moss
Nectar	nekta
Needle	sindano
Node	nodi
Nut	karanga
Ovary	ovari

Palm	kiganja
Palmate	mtende
Peduncle	peduncle
Perennial	kudumu
Petal	petali
Petiole	petiole
Phloem	phloem
Photosynthesis	usanisinuru
Pinnate	pinnate
Pistil	bastola
Pith	piti
Plumule	plumule
Pollen	poleni
Pollinate	poleni
Prickle	chokochoko
Rachis	rachis
Reniform	sare
Resin	resini
Reticulate	rejea tena
Rings	pete

Root	mzizi
Sap	kijiko
Sapling	sapling
Seed	mbegu
Seedling	mche
Sepal	sepal
Shamrock	shamrock
Shoot	risasi
Shrub	kichaka
Soil	udongo
Spine	mgongo
Spore	spore
Sprout	chipukizi
Stalk	bua
Stamen	stamen
Stand	simama
Stem	shina
Stigma	unyanyapaa
Stipule	stipule
Stoma	stoma

Succulent	tamu
Sunlight	mwanga wa jua
Tap root	mzizi wa mizizi
Thorn	mwiba
Tree	mti
Trunk	shina
Tuber	mizizi
Twig	tawi
Understory	hadithi ya chini
Vascular plant	mmea wa mishipa
Vein	mshipa
Venation	venation
Vine	mzabibu
Weed	magugu
Whorled	whorled

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Top 1000 Swahili words

Here you learn top 1000 Swahili words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Swahili meanings with transliteration.

Eat	kula
All	zote
New	mpya
Snore	koroma
Fast	haraka
Help	msaada
Pain	maumivu
Rain	mvua
Pride	kiburi
Sense	maana
Large	kubwa
Skill	ujuzi
Panic	wasiwasi
Thank	asante
Desire	hamu
Woman	mwanamke
Hungry	njaa

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Daily use Swahili Sentences

Here you learn top Swahili sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Swahili meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Habari za asubuhi
What is your name	Jina lako nani
What is your problem	shida yako ni ipi?
I hate you	Nakuchukia
I love you	nakupenda
Can I help you	Naweza kukusaidia?
I am sorry	Samahani
I want to sleep	nataka kulala
This is very important	Hii ni muhimu sana
Are you hungry	una njaa?
How is your life	maisha yako yakoje?
I am going to study	naenda kusoma