I want to learn how to join sentences in kiswahili

Na: Hutumiwa kuunganisha vitu au mawazo yanayofanana. Mifano:

• Ninapenda chai na kahawa. (I like tea and coffee.)
• Alisoma kitabu na kuandika ripoti. (He read the book and wrote the report.)

Au: Hutumiwa kutoa chaguo kati ya vitu au mawazo. Mifano:

• Unataka chai au kahawa? (Do you want tea or coffee?)
• Tutaenda sokoni au tutakaa nyumbani. (We will go to the market or we will stay home.)

Lakini: Hutumiwa kuonyesha kinyume au tofauti. Mifano:

• Nilitaka kwenda, lakini nilikuwa mgonjwa. (I wanted to go, but I was sick.)
• Ana pesa nyingi, lakini hana furaha. (He has a lot of money, but he is not happy.)

Kwa hivyo: Hutumiwa kuonyesha sababu na matokeo. Mifano:

• Nalala mapema, kwa hivyo nitaamka vizuri kesho. (I sleep early, therefore I will wake up well tomorrow.)
• Mvua ilinyesha sana, kwa hivyo tulilazimika kukaa ndani. (It rained a lot, so we had to stay inside.)

Ama... ama...: Hutumiwa kwa chaguo zaidi ya mbili, au wakati unataka kusisitiza chaguo. Mifano:

• Ama tutakula wali, ama tutakula ugali. (Either we eat rice, or we eat ugali.)