When counting in Swahili, mia means one hundred. You can combine it with other numbers to form larger hundreds, like mia mbili for two hundred or mia tatu for three hundred. If you want to say one hundred specifically, you can use mia moja, but often just mia is understood. It's a foundational word for building more complex numbers.
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- Mia = 100
- Used for counting hundreds
- A common Swahili number
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Nina vitabu mia moja.
I have one hundred books.
Kuna watu mia mbili hapa.
There are two hundred people here.
Alinunua mayai mia tatu.
He/She bought three hundred eggs.
Gharama yake ni shilingi mia nne.
Its cost is four hundred shillings.
Wanafunzi mia tano walifika shuleni.
Five hundred students arrived at school.
Safari yetu ilikuwa kilomita mia sita.
Our journey was six hundred kilometers.
Ndege ina abiria mia saba.
The plane has seven hundred passengers.
Tunahitaji matofali mia nane.
We need eight hundred bricks.
Nina mia mbili za Tanzania shilingi.
I have two hundred Tanzanian shillings.
Here 'mia mbili' means two hundred. 'Mia' is often followed by a number.
Kitabu hiki kina kurasa mia tatu.
This book has three hundred pages.
'Kurasa mia tatu' means three hundred pages.
Alinipa mia tano kwa ajili ya safari.
She gave me five hundred for the trip.
'Mia tano' means five hundred.
Kuna watu mia moja na thelathini hapa.
There are one hundred and thirty people here.
'Mia moja na thelathini' means one hundred and thirty.
Wamejenga nyumba mpya kwa kutumia mia elfu kadhaa.
They built a new house using several hundred thousand.
'Mia elfu' means hundred thousand. 'Kadhaa' means several.
Gari hili linaweza kwenda kilomita mia moja kwa saa.
This car can go one hundred kilometers per hour.
'Kilomita mia moja' means one hundred kilometers.
Nililipa mia saba kwa chakula.
I paid seven hundred for the food.
'Mia saba' means seven hundred.
Shule ina wanafunzi karibu mia nane.
The school has nearly eight hundred students.
'Mia nane' means eight hundred. 'Karibu' means nearly/about.
文法パターン
文型パターン
Num + mia
Mia moja (One hundred)
Num + mia + na + Num
Mia moja na moja (One hundred and one)
Noun + Num + mia
Watu mia (One hundred people)
Noun + Num + mia + na + Num
Wanafunzi mia mbili na thelathini (Two hundred and thirty students)
Kiasi + mia
Kiasi cha mia (About a hundred)
Bei + mia
Bei ni shilingi mia moja (The price is one hundred shillings)
Umri + mia
Ana miaka mia (He/She is one hundred years old)
Idadi + mia
Idadi ya vitabu mia tano (The number of books is five hundred)
よくある質問
10 問You can count to 100 by saying 'moja, mbili, tatu...' up to 'kumi' (ten), then 'ishirini' (twenty), 'thelathini' (thirty), 'arobaini' (forty), 'hamsini' (fifty), 'sitini' (sixty), 'sabini' (seventy), 'themanini' (eighty), 'tisini' (ninety), and finally 'mia' (hundred).
'Mia' simply means 'hundred'. 'Mia moja' means 'one hundred'. While both can be used, 'mia moja' explicitly states 'one hundred' while 'mia' can sometimes stand alone when the context is clear it refers to a single hundred.
To say 'two hundred', you would say 'mia mbili'. You put the number after 'mia'.
You say 'mia moja na tano'. The 'na' means 'and'.
Yes, 'mia' is used generally for the number hundred. For example, you can say 'miaka mia' (one hundred years).
For basic counting, 'mia' primarily means 'hundred'. It doesn't have common alternative meanings in this context at the A1 level.
It's pronounced like 'mee-ah', with emphasis on the 'mee'.
'Mia tano' means 'five hundred'. It follows the same pattern as 'mia mbili' (two hundred).
In this context, 'mia' functions as a noun, representing the number hundred.
A common phrase is 'mia kwa mia', which literally means 'hundred by hundred' and is used to mean 'one hundred percent' or 'completely'.
自分をテスト 36 問
Nina _____ tatu za penseli.
To say 'three hundred pencils,' you use 'mia tatu.'
Kuna watu _____ nne hapa.
To say 'four hundred people,' you use 'mia nne.'
Bei ya gari ni shilingi elfu moja na _____ tano.
To say 'one thousand five hundred shillings,' you use 'elfu moja na mia tano.'
Nilinunua nguo kwa shilingi _____ moja.
To say 'one hundred shillings,' you use 'mia moja.'
Kuna kurasa _____ sita katika kitabu.
To say 'six hundred pages,' you use 'mia sita.'
Alipokea barua _____ saba.
To say 'seven hundred letters,' you use 'mia saba.'
Listen for 'mia' and identify the quantity.
Listen for 'mia' and the number of pages.
Listen for 'mia' and the number of people.
Read this aloud:
Sema 'mia moja'.
Focus: mia moja
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Read this aloud:
Sema 'mia mbili'.
Focus: mia mbili
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Read this aloud:
Sema 'mia tatu'.
Focus: mia tatu
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Write the Swahili word for 'one hundred'.
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mia
How do you say 'two hundred' in Swahili? (Hint: 'two' is 'mbili')
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mia mbili
Translate 'one hundred books' into Swahili. (Hint: 'books' is 'vitabu')
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vitabu mia
How many books does the person have?
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Nina vitabu mia moja. Ninapenda kusoma.
How many books does the person have?
'Mia moja' means 'one hundred'.
'Mia moja' means 'one hundred'.
What is the price of the phone?
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Bei ya simu ni shilingi mia tano. Ni ghali sana.
What is the price of the phone?
'Mia tano' means 'five hundred'.
'Mia tano' means 'five hundred'.
How many students are in the classroom?
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Wanafunzi mia tatu wako darasani. Wanasoma Swahili.
How many students are in the classroom?
'Mia tatu' means 'three hundred'.
'Mia tatu' means 'three hundred'.
I have one hundred shillings.
There are two hundred people here.
She gave me three hundred books.
Read this aloud:
Nina mia moja shilingi.
Focus: mia moja
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Read this aloud:
Kuna mia mbili watu hapa.
Focus: mia mbili
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Alinipa mia tatu vitabu.
Focus: mia tatu
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This sentence means 'I have one hundred books.' 'Nina' means 'I have', 'vitabu' means 'books', and 'mia moja' means 'one hundred'.
This means 'He/She lives one hundred kilometers away.' 'Anaishi' is 'he/she lives', 'kilomita' is 'kilometers', and 'mia mbali' is 'one hundred away'.
This translates to 'Two hundred students in school.' 'Wanafunzi' means 'students', 'mia mbili' is 'two hundred', and 'shuleni' means 'in school'.
Fafanua jinsi mfumuko wa bei unavyoweza kuathiri thamani ya akiba ya shilingi mia moja kwa muda mrefu, ukizingatia hali halisi ya uchumi wa sasa nchini Tanzania.
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Mfumuko wa bei ni ongezeko la jumla la bei za bidhaa na huduma kwa muda fulani. Unapokuwa na shilingi mia moja kama akiba, na mfumuko wa bei ukaongezeka, uwezo wa kununua wa shilingi hiyo utapungua. Kwa mfano, bidhaa uliyoweza kununua kwa shilingi mia moja hapo awali sasa inaweza kuhitaji zaidi ya kiasi hicho kutokana na kupanda kwa bei. Hii inamaanisha kwamba akiba yako inapoteza thamani halisi, na unahitaji kiasi kikubwa zaidi cha fedha kununua bidhaa au huduma zilezile. Katika uchumi wa sasa wa Tanzania, ambapo kuna shinikizo la mfumuko wa bei kutokana na mambo mbalimbali kama vile bei za mafuta duniani na mabadiliko ya sera za kodi, akiba ya shilingi mia moja inaweza kuathirika sana. Ili kukabiliana na hili, watu wanashauriwa kuwekeza akiba yao katika vitega uchumi vinavyoweza kuwapa faida itakayozidi kiwango cha mfumuko wa bei, au serikali kuweka sera thabiti za kudhibiti mfumuko wa bei.
Andika insha inayochunguza kwa kina dhana ya 'mia' katika muktadha wa falsafa ya Kiafrika, ukijadili uhusiano wake na uelewa wa jamii kuhusu utofauti, umoja, na umuhimu wa idadi katika mila na desturi. Rejea mifano kutoka tamaduni tofauti za Kiafrika.
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Katika falsafa ya Kiafrika, dhana ya 'mia' inaweza kufumbatwa katika uelewa mpana wa ulimwengu na jamii. Si tu namba ya kiasi, bali pia inaweza kuwakilisha utimilifu, ukamilifu, au hata wingi usio na kikomo. Kwa mfano, katika baadhi ya tamaduni, kutoa zawadi ya 'mia' kitu fulani kunaweza kuashiria heshima kubwa au matarajio ya baraka nyingi. Katika muktadha wa utofauti, 'mia' inaweza kuwakilisha idadi kubwa ya tamaduni, lugha, na makabila yanayounda bara la Afrika, huku bado yakishikilia dhana ya umoja wa Kiafrika. Licha ya utofauti huu, kuna nyuzi zinazowaunganisha, kama vile falsafa ya Ubuntu. Katika mila na desturi, namba kama 'mia' huweza kutumika katika hadithi za hekima, nyimbo, au hata katika matambiko, zikibebeana maana za kina kuhusu uzima, kifo, na maisha ya kiroho. Kuelewa 'mia' katika muktadha huu kunatoa mtazamo mpana zaidi wa jinsi Waafrika wanavyotafsiri na kuishi maisha yao.
Tunga shairi la beti nne lenye kueleza athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi kwa wakazi wa vijiji vya Pwani, ukisisitiza jukumu la jamii ya kimataifa na mchango wa kila mtu katika kukabiliana na janga hili, ukitumia neno 'mia' angalau mara moja kwa maana ya 'kiasi kikubwa' au 'utimilifu'.
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Pwani yetu, yenye bahari kuu, Sasa hofu, imetanda juu. Maji yapanda, vijiji vyafikiwa, Mia ya shida, hayatushukia. Mvua zimesambaratika zote, Ukame waja, huku na kule. Wakulima wanalia, hawana la kusema, Mabadiliko ya tabianchi, yamekuwa janga la kweli. Sote dunia, lazima tuketi chini, Tukatae gesi, ya chafu kaboni. Kila mtu atimize jukumu lake, Ili dunia, ipate kupona kwake. Kizazi chetu, tuna dhamana kuu, Kulinda dunia, hata miaka mia. Tupunguze taka, tuweke mazingira safi, Kwa kizazi kijacho, tupate uhai.
Kulingana na kifungu, ni nini kilichoboresha maisha na mawasiliano ya binadamu kwa kiwango kisichowahi kutokea katika karne ya ishirini?
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Katika karne ya ishirini, ugunduzi wa sayansi ulikuwa na kasi ya ajabu, ukibadilisha taswira ya ulimwengu kwa njia zisizotarajiwa. Kuanzia nadharia ya uhusiano ya Einstein hadi uvumbuzi wa dawa za antibiotiki, kila eneo la utafiti lilishuhudia maendeleo makubwa. Teknolojia ilisonga mbele kwa hatua mia moja kwa sekunde, ikileta simu, redio, na baadaye kompyuta, zikiboresha maisha na mawasiliano ya binadamu kwa kiwango kisichowahi kutokea. Hata hivyo, maendeleo haya yalikuja na changamoto zake, zikiwemo vita vya dunia na vitisho vya nyuklia, vikionyesha utata wa maendeleo ya kibinadamu.
Kulingana na kifungu, ni nini kilichoboresha maisha na mawasiliano ya binadamu kwa kiwango kisichowahi kutokea katika karne ya ishirini?
Kifungu kinasema, 'Teknolojia ilisonga mbele kwa hatua mia moja kwa sekunde, ikileta simu, redio, na baadaye kompyuta, zikiboresha maisha na mawasiliano ya binadamu kwa kiwango kisichowahi kutokea.'
Kifungu kinasema, 'Teknolojia ilisonga mbele kwa hatua mia moja kwa sekunde, ikileta simu, redio, na baadaye kompyuta, zikiboresha maisha na mawasiliano ya binadamu kwa kiwango kisichowahi kutokea.'
Ni nini hasa ripoti ya Umoja wa Mataifa imependekeza ili kukabiliana na ongezeko la joto duniani na athari zake?
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Ripoti ya hivi karibuni ya Umoja wa Mataifa imeonya juu ya ongezeko la joto duniani, ikitabiri kuwa ikiwa hakutakuwa na hatua za haraka, viwango vya bahari vitaongezeka kwa mita kadhaa, na kusababisha uhamishaji wa watu wengi kutoka maeneo ya pwani. Hali hii inatarajiwa kuathiri vibaya usalama wa chakula na upatikanaji wa maji safi kwa mamilioni, hasa katika nchi zinazoendelea. Waandishi wa ripoti hiyo wamesisitiza umuhimu wa ushirikiano wa kimataifa na uwekezaji wa 'mia' ya mabilioni ya dola katika nishati mbadala na teknolojia rafiki kwa mazingira ili kukabiliana na janga hili.
Ni nini hasa ripoti ya Umoja wa Mataifa imependekeza ili kukabiliana na ongezeko la joto duniani na athari zake?
Kifungu kinasema, 'Waandishi wa ripoti hiyo wamesisitiza umuhimu wa ushirikiano wa kimataifa na uwekezaji wa 'mia' ya mabilioni ya dola katika nishati mbadala na teknolojia rafiki kwa mazingira ili kukabiliana na janga hili.'
Kifungu kinasema, 'Waandishi wa ripoti hiyo wamesisitiza umuhimu wa ushirikiano wa kimataifa na uwekezaji wa 'mia' ya mabilioni ya dola katika nishati mbadala na teknolojia rafiki kwa mazingira ili kukabiliana na janga hili.'
Ni ujumbe gani mkuu hadithi ya kijiji kidogo na ukame inauwasilisha kuhusu mchango wa mtu binafsi na jamii?
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Hadithi za kale za Waafrika mara nyingi hujaa hekima na mafunzo muhimu kuhusu maisha na jamii. Moja ya hadithi hizo inasimulia juu ya kijiji kidogo kilichokabiliwa na ukame mkali. Watu walikuwa wakisali na kutafuta suluhu kwa siku nyingi, bila mafanikio. Hatimaye, mzee mmoja mwenye hekima alishauri kwamba kila familia ichange 'mia' ya nafaka zao walizobakiza, hata kama ni kidogo, na kuzipeleka katikati ya kijiji. Lengo lilikuwa kuonyesha umoja na kujitolea. Ajabu ni kwamba, baada ya kufanya hivyo, mvua ilianza kunyesha, ikionyesha umuhimu wa mshikamano na imani katika nyakati za shida. Hadithi hii inasisitiza kwamba hata mchango mdogo, unapojumlishwa na wengine, unaweza kuleta mabadiliko makubwa.
Ni ujumbe gani mkuu hadithi ya kijiji kidogo na ukame inauwasilisha kuhusu mchango wa mtu binafsi na jamii?
Hadithi inasema, 'Hadithi hii inasisitiza kwamba hata mchango mdogo, unapojumlishwa na wengine, unaweza kuleta mabadiliko makubwa.'
Hadithi inasema, 'Hadithi hii inasisitiza kwamba hata mchango mdogo, unapojumlishwa na wengine, unaweza kuleta mabadiliko makubwa.'
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Summary
Mia is the Swahili word for one hundred, essential for basic counting.
- Mia = 100
- Used for counting hundreds
- A common Swahili number
