Big and small, hot and cold and other pairs of opposites in Swahili, with English translations.
| English | Swahili | |
|---|---|---|
| big | kubwa | |
| small | -dogo | |
| long | refu | |
| short | fupi | |
| tall | refu | |
| low | chini | |
| hot | moto | |
| cold | baridi | |
| new | -pya | |
| old | -kuukuu | |
| young | changa | |
| good | nzuri | |
| bad | -baya | |
| fast | haraka | |
| slow | polepole | |
| easy | rahisi | |
| difficult | ngumu | |
| rich | tajiri | |
| poor | maskini | |
| strong | imara | |
| weak | dhaifu | |
| heavy | zito | |
| light | epesi | |
| clean | safi | |
| dirty | -chafu | |
| full | -liojaa | |
| empty | -tupu | |
| open | wazi | |
| closed | imefungwa | |
| cheap | rahisi | |
| expensive | ghali | |
| early | mapema | |
| late | — | |
| beautiful | zuri | |
| ugly | -baya | |
| right | sahihi | |
| wrong | si sahihi | |
| wet | majimaji | |
| dry | -kavu | |
| thick | -nene | |
| thin | -embamba | |
| soft | laini | |
| hard | -gumu | |
| loud | -a sauti kubwa | |
| quiet | kimya | |
| bright | -angavu | |
| dark | giza | |
| near | karibu | |
| far | mbali | |
| happy | mwenye furaha | |
| sad | mwenye huzuni | |
| high | -a juu | |
| wide | pana | |
| narrow | -embamba | |
| fat | nono | |
| safe | salama | |
| dangerous | hatari | |
1 of 57 entries is still missing in Swahili (—) or has no direct equivalent.