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==Basic Vocabulary==
==Basic Vocabulary==


*Mimi = I
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*Sisi = We
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*Wewe = You (singular)
*Mimi
*nyinyi = You (plural)
| I
*Yeye = He
|-
*Yeye = She
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*Wao = They
*Sisi  
*Habari! = Hello! (Local version)
|We
*Karibu = Welcome
|-
*Tafadhali = Please
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*Asante = Thank you
*Wewe  
*Asante Sana = Thank you very much
|You (singular)
*Kwa heri = Goodbye
|-
*Habari gani? = How are you?
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*Nzuri! = Well, thank you!
*nyinyi  
*Ndio = Yes
|You (plural)
*Hapana = No
|-
*Pole Pole = Gently
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*Nimefurahi = I'm happy
*Yeye
*Maji = Water
| He
*Kunywa = Drink
|-
*Kula = Eat
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*Baridi = Cold
*Yeye  
*Hongera! = Congratulations!
|She
*Sizungumzi Kiswahili = I do not speak Swahili.
|-
*Hiyo sijaelewa = I do not understand.
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*Sijui = I do not know. (very useful and easy to remember!)
*Wao  
*Jina lako ni nani? = What is your name?
| They
*Jina langu ni ______. = My name is ______ .  
|-
*Unatoka wapi? = Where are you coming from?
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*Samahani. = Excuse me. (getting attention)
*Habari!  
*Tafadhali nisamehe. = Please forgive me.
|Hello! (Local version)
*Usiku mwema. = Good night.
|-
*Lala Salama. = Sleep well.
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Karibu  
|Welcome
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Tafadhali  
|Please
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Asante
| Thank you
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Asante Sana  
|Thank you very much
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Kwa heri  
|Goodbye
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Habari gani?  
|How are you?
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Nzuri!  
|Well, thank you!
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Ndio  
| Yes
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Hapana  
| No
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Pole Pole  
|Gently
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Nimefurahi
| I'm happy
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Maji  
|Water
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Kunywa  
|Drink
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Kula  
|Eat
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Baridi  
|Cold
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Hongera!  
|Congratulations!
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Sizungumzi Kiswahili  
| I do not speak Swahili.
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Hiyo sijaelewa  
| I do not understand.
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Sijui  
|I do not know. (very useful and easy to remember!)
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Jina lako ni nani?  
| What is your name?
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Jina langu ni ______.  
| My name is ______ .  
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Unatoka wapi?  
| Where are you coming from?
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Samahani.  
| Excuse me. (getting attention)
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Tafadhali nisamehe.  
| Please forgive me.
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Usiku mwema.  
| Good night.
|-
|style="background:#e6e6fa;" |
*Lala Salama.  
|Sleep well.
|}


==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 15:58, 4 March 2019

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What is Swahili?

Swahili belongs to the Bantu language group, a term for all the languages of Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. It borrows many words of Arabic origin, English, Portuguese and a little German.

Swahili serves as a national language of three nations: Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For someone who has the facilities to grasp a new language, Swahili is easy. But for people who have trouble learning new vocabulary by heart and understand the logic of a language other than their own, Swahili is not so obvious!

Basic Vocabulary

  • Mimi
 I
  • Sisi
 We
  • Wewe
 You (singular)
  • nyinyi
 You (plural)
  • Yeye
 He
  • Yeye
 She
  • Wao
 They
  • Habari!
 Hello! (Local version)
  • Karibu
 Welcome
  • Tafadhali
 Please
  • Asante
 Thank you
  • Asante Sana
 Thank you very much
  • Kwa heri
 Goodbye
  • Habari gani?
 How are you?
  • Nzuri!
 Well, thank you!
  • Ndio
 Yes
  • Hapana
 No
  • Pole Pole
 Gently
  • Nimefurahi
 I'm happy
  • Maji
 Water
  • Kunywa
 Drink
  • Kula
 Eat
  • Baridi
 Cold
  • Hongera!
 Congratulations!
  • Sizungumzi Kiswahili
 I do not speak Swahili.
  • Hiyo sijaelewa
 I do not understand.
  • Sijui
 I do not know. (very useful and easy to remember!)
  • Jina lako ni nani?
 What is your name?
  • Jina langu ni ______.
 My name is ______ .
  • Unatoka wapi?
 Where are you coming from?
  • Samahani.
 Excuse me. (getting attention)
  • Tafadhali nisamehe.
 Please forgive me.
  • Usiku mwema.
 Good night.
  • Lala Salama.
 Sleep well.

Videos


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