I was having great difficulty learning more Chichewa, I would try to use some flash cards on a regular basis but I was often to busy to actually be able to devote time to it. I had been sent an mp3 player that recorded audio and I finally got around to recording me saying the words first in English then in Chichewa. I listen to them when I bike to and from my village and in the short time since I started doing this I have probably picked up more words then in the previous seven plus months.
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'cross a road ~ lumpa.mp3
'obaco ~ fodya.mp3
I'm drinking ~ ndilimwa.mp3
I'm happy ~ ndilikondwa.mp3
I'm stuck ~ ndilijomba.mp3
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What time is it ~ ndinthawi yangi.mp3
`late ~ cedwa.mp3
afraid - very afraid ~ opa - opa kwa.mp3
airplain ~ ndege.mp3
alow or accept ~ lola.mp3
also or then ~ ndponso.mp3
angy ~ kali.mp3
ants ~ ciswe.mp3
anyone or whoever ~ aliyense.mp3
appreciate ~ yemika.mp3
arrive ~ fika.mp3
ash ~ chipala.mp3
back - backs ~ musana - misana.mp3
bake ~ otcha.mp3
bake ~ umba.mp3
baking soda ~ chidulo.mp3
be bad ~ ipa.mp3
be in a bad mood ~ kalipa.mp3
be without ~ libe.mp3
beans ~ kayera.mp3
beautiful ~ kongola.mp3
beer ~ mowa.mp3
before - before I eat ~ sana ndisana.mp3
behide ~ kumbuyo kwa.mp3
big ~ kulu.mp3
bite ~ luma.mp3
boil ~ bwatitsa.mp3
born ~ badwa.mp3
borrow ~ bweleka.mp3
bottle ~ batolo.mp3
boy ~ m'nyamata.mp3
brazier or charcoal burner ~ mbaule.mp3
break ~ thyoka.mp3
breakfast ~ cakudya ca mumawa.mp3
breast - breasts ~ bele - mawele.mp3
breast feed a child ~ poyamwitsa mwa.mp3
bridge ~ ulalo.mp3
broom ~ bulumu.mp3
buy ~ gula.mp3
cane or walking stick ~ ndodo.mp3
chair ~ mpando.mp3
chat or visit ~ cheza.mp3
chest or sneeze or cough ~ chifuwa.mp3
chicken ~ nkhuku.mp3
child ~ mwana.mp3
children ~ ana.mp3
church ~ chalichi.mp3
cold dry season, May to July ~ chili.mp3
come from ~ chokera.mp3
corn or maize ~ chimanga.mp3
countery - counteries ~ dziko - mayi.mp3
cover ~ pimba.mp3
cross a river ~ woloka.mp3
crossroad ~ mpambano.mp3
cup ~ kapu.mp3
dance (noun) ~ gule.mp3
dance ~ vina.mp3
day ~ siku.mp3
death ~ imfa.mp3
detective ~ tivitivi.mp3
development ~ chitukuko.mp3
dew ~ mame.mp3
die - to die ~ fa - kufa.mp3
difficult ~ vuta.mp3
dinner ~ cakudya ca mumdzuro.mp3
disease ~ nthenda.mp3
distance ~ mutunda.mp3
do - cita.mp3
door ~ chitseko.mp3
drive ~ yendetsa.mp3
drunk ~ kondwa.mp3
duck ~ bakha.mp3
ears - ear ~ ma kutu - khutu.mp3
easy ~ chapafupi.mp3
egg ~ dzira.mp3
eggplant ~ impwa.mp3
enter ~ lowa.mp3
eraser ~ dasita.mp3
especialy ~ maka maka.mp3
eye - eyes ~ diso - maso.mp3
eyes and face ~ maso.mp3
eyes ~ maso.mp3
false ~ bonza.mp3
family ~ banja.mp3
farm or field.mp3
fat ~ nenepa.mp3
father ~ tate.mp3
fear ~ mantha.mp3
feet ~ mapozi.mp3
fight ~ ndewo.mp3
find ~ peza.mp3
fire ~ moto.mp3
firewood ~ nkhuni.mp3
five ~ sanu.mp3
flip flops ~ pata pata.mp3
follow ~ londola.mp3
foot - feet ~ phazi - maphazi.mp3
football (soccer ku USA) ~ mpira.mp3
forget ~ iwala.mp3
four ~ nayi.mp3
free time ~ padela.mp3
fri ~ kanzinga.mp3
fridge ~ filiji.mp3
friend ~ bwenzi.mp3
fritters ~ vitumbuwa.mp3
fuit chipatso.mp3
full ~ khuta.mp3
funeral ~ maliro.mp3
get annoyed ~ kalipa.mp3
get down or get off ~ tsika.mp3
get ~ tenga or tengani.mp3
girl ~ atsikana.mp3
girl ~ m'tsikana.mp3
give a command, direct, respect, neg.mp3
give birth to a child ~ pobadwa mwan.mp3
give ~ patsa.mp3
go ~ pita.mp3
goat ~ mbuzi.mp3
grandfather ~ gogo wa mwamuna.mp3
grandmother ~ gogo wamkazi.mp3
grow ~ kula.mp3
hair ~ tsitsi.mp3
hammer ~ nyundo.mp3
hand - hands ~ dzanja - manja.mp3
happy ~ kondwera.mp3
hat ~ chisote.mp3
head or headache ~ mutu.mp3
help ~ thandiza.mp3
here ~ pano.mp3
hide ~ bisa.mp3
hit ~ menya.mp3
hoe ~ kasu.mp3
holiday or vacation ~ chuti.mp3
hospital ~ chipatala.mp3
hot dry season, Aug to Oct ~ chisalo.mp3
house ~ nyumba.mp3
how many or how much ~ ngati.mp3
hunger ~ njala.mp3
in ~ mu.mp3
indeed ~ ndizoona.mp3
initiative or ceremony ~ chinamwali.mp3
inside ~ mkati.mp3
invite ~ itana.mp3
its cold ~ kwazizira.mp3
its hot ~ kwatentha.mp3
journey or trip ~ ulendo.mp3
just or only ~ chabe.mp3
kakamiza.mp3
knife ~ mpeni.mp3
know ~ dziwa.mp3
late ~ cedwa.mp3
leader ~ mutsogoleri.mp3
learn ~ phunzira.mp3
leave ~ nyamuka.mp3
left hand ~ kudzanja la manzere.mp3
leg - legs ~ mwendo - miyando.mp3
leg ~ mwendo.mp3
lemon ~ mandimu.mp3
letter ~ kalata.mp3
like ~ konda.mp3
liter ~ muyeso.mp3
long time ago ~ kalekale.mp3
love ~ chikondi.mp3
lunch ~ cakudya ca masana.mp3
make or build ~ konza.mp3
make panga.mp3
malaria ~ malungo.mp3
malaria ~ matenda ya malungo.mp3
many things ~ zinthu zambiri.mp3
market ~ m'sika.mp3
milk ~ m'kaka.mp3
mill ~ chigayo.mp3
mix ~ sakaniza.mp3
month ~ mwezi.mp3
mosquito ~ udzudzu.mp3
mother ~ mai.mp3
mouth ~ kamwa.mp3
near or almost or about ~ pafupi.mp3
near or short ~ fupi.mp3
neck - necks ~ khosi - makhosi.mp3
need ~ yenera.mp3
new ~ nyuwani.mp3
news ~ nkhani.mp3
night ~ usiku.mp3
noise ~ chongo.mp3
nose ~ mpuno.mp3
not difficult ~ savuta.mp3
now ~ tsopano.mp3
oil ~ mafuta.mp3
on or at ~ pa.mp3
one ~ modzi.mp3
open ~ tsegula.mp3
or ~ kapena.mp3
orginization ~ bugwe.mp3
ox-cart ~ chikochikala.mp3
pamaso.mp3
party ~ pwando.mp3
peanut butter ~ chimphonde.mp3
person ~ munthu.mp3
pig ~ nkumba.mp3
plate ~ mbaule.mp3
play ~ sewera.mp3
plow ~ gejo.mp3
police man ~ kapokola.mp3
possible ~ theka.mp3
prevent chingiliza.mp3
prevent ~ chingiliza.mp3
problem ~ bvuto.mp3
prostitution ~ uchende.mp3
pumbken leaves ~ munkhwani.mp3
put blood in your body ~ poika manga.mp3
put ~ ika.mp3
quick ~ fulumila.mp3
quick ~ msanga.mp3
rabbit ~ kalulu.mp3
rain ~ mavula(n) gwa mvula(v).mp3
rainy season ~ dzinja.mp3
rake ~ leki.mp3
read gazibo thingy (nsaka in chibemb.mp3
receive ~ landila.mp3
red ~ fuwila.mp3
relationship ~ ubale.mp3
relish ~ ndiwo.mp3
relish ~ ndwo.mp3
remain - to remain ~ tsala - kutsala.mp3
remember ~ kumbuka.mp3
remove ~ cotsa.mp3
repair ~ konza.mp3
respect ~ ulemu.mp3
rich ~ lemela.mp3
ride or get on ~ kwera.mp3
ride ~ chova.mp3
right hand ~ kudzanja la manja.mp3
rip or tear ~ ngambika.mp3
roast ~ wocha.mp3
room ~ chipinda.mp3
ruler ~ lula.mp3
run ~ thamanga.mp3
sadness ~ chisoni.mp3
salt ~ m'cala.mp3
say ~ nena.mp3
secretary ~ mulembi.mp3
see ~ ona.mp3
sew ~ soka.mp3
sex without a condom ~ kugonana kopa.mp3
shoes ~ nsapato.mp3
shovel ~ fosholo.mp3
show ~ wonetsa.mp3
shy - manyazi.mp3
shy ~ manyazi.mp3
siblings or relatives of the opposit.mp3
sick ~ dwala.mp3
similar ~monga.mp3
sing ~ imba.mp3
singal woman ~ mbeta.mp3
single man nkhungulume.mp3
slasher ~ chikwakwa.mp3
sleep ~ gona.mp3
small ~ ng'ono.mp3
snake ~ njoka.mp3
sometime - sometimes ~ nthawi in -nt.mp3
spend the day ~ choma.mp3
stand ~ ima.mp3
stink ~ nunkha.mp3
stomach ~ mimba.mp3
string or rope ~ nthambo.mp3
suger ~ shuga.mp3
sure ~ ndithu.mp3
surprised ~ dabwa.mp3
sweep ~ sesa.mp3
sweet potato ~kachamba.mp3
talk ~ kamba.mp3
tall - far ~ tali - patali.mp3
taste ~ lawa.mp3
ten ~ khumi.mp3
thats why ~ ndico.mp3
therefore ~ ndiya.mp3
thief ~ kawalala.mp3
thirst ~ lundzu.mp3
this that ~ ici ico.mp3
three ~ tatu.mp3
throw up ~ sanza.mp3
time ~ nthawi.mp3
to apologize ~ kupepesa.mp3
to be cold ~ kuzizira.mp3
to be old - old person ~ kukalamba -.mp3
to burn ~ kupya.mp3
to close ~ kutseka.mp3
to eat with someone who has HIV AIDS.mp3
to explain ~ kufotokozaniko.mp3
to greet someone with your hand ~ ku.mp3
to think ~ kuganiza.mp3
today ~ lero.mp3
tomorrow ~ mawa.mp3
tongue ~lilime.mp3
tongues ~ malilime.mp3
tooth - teach ~ dzino - mano.mp3
tooth ~ dzino.mp3
train ~ sitima.mp3
travel or walk ~ yenda.mp3
tree - big tree ~ mitengo - chimteng.mp3
tribe or color ~ mtudu.mp3
true ~ zoona.mp3
turn ~ koneka.mp3
two ~ wiri.mp3
under ~ kunsi.mp3
until ~ mpaka.mp3
use a condom ~ gwiritsa nchito ma ko.mp3
verp + again ~ anso.mp3
volunteer ~ wodzipeleka.mp3
wait ~ lindila.mp3
wait ~lindila.mp3
wake up ~ uka.mp3
wash ~ chapa.mp3
water for drinking ~ madzi ya kumwa.mp3
water ~ madzi.mp3
wear ~ vala.mp3
well ~ chitsime.mp3
wetland with grass ~ dambo.mp3
what is it ~ ndi ciani.mp3
what you hear the iwe (little kids).mp3
wheel barrow ~ wilibala.mp3
where ~ kuti.mp3
white flower ~ ufa woyera.mp3
who ~ ndani.mp3
why ~ chifukwa.mp3
with out a thing ~ copanda.mp3
woman or wife ~ mkazi.mp3
word - words ~ liwu -mawu.mp3
write ~ lemba.mp3
year-years ~ caka-zaka.mp3
yesterday ~ dzuro.mp3
you farmer ~ mulimi.mp3
zebra ~ njati.mp3