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Learn Swahili

JAMBO is one of the most common words you will hear spoken throughout Kenya. This is thesimplest Swahili greeting, and is often the first word learned by visitors to Kenya.

Swahili (locally referred to as KiSwahili) is Kenya's national language. Swahili originated on theEast African coast, as a trade language used by both Arabs and coastal tribes.

The language incorporated elements of both classical Arabic and Bantu dialects, and became themother tounge of the Swahili people who themselves rose from the intermarriage of Arab andAfrican cultures.

The word Swahili itself came from the Arabic for 'coast' Sahel. But the language became apervasive influence, and a regional lingua franca, becoming widely used throughout Kenya andTanzania.

Today, the language is also used in regions of Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, theCongo and Zambia, and is the most widely spoken African language. In Kenya, most peoplegenerally speak a tribal language at home, use Swahili as an everyday language, and English forbusiness.

Swahili is a relatively simple language, being highly phonetic with a rigid grammar. The onlydifficulty in learning Swahili comes from the extensive use of prefixes, suffixes and infixes, and aclass system for nouns.

Coastal Swahili remains the most pure, and the Island of Zanzibar is considered the home of thelanguage. The further away from the coast that you travel, the less sophisticated the languagegenerally becomes, and grammar is slightly more flexible. Nairobi has now become the home ofSheng, a fashionable Creole of Swahili, Kikuyu, English and slang.

Still, even a little Swahili goes a long way in Kenya. It is worth learning a little, and most Kenyansare thrilled to hear visitors attempt to use any Swahili at all.

The following guide will let you try out some basic Swahili:

Useful Greetings

BasicsDaily NeedsTravel & DirectionsTime calendar & NumberSignsWords worth knowing

USEFUL GREETINGS

Jambo or Hujambo Hello, good day, how are you? (multy-purpose greeting,means"problems?")

Jambo or Sijambo (the response)No problems

Habari? How are things? (literally"news?")

Nzuri Fine, good, terrible

Hodi! Hellow? Anyone in? (said on knocking or entering)

Karibu Come in, enter, welcome(also said on offering something)

Kwaheri/ ni Goodbye to one/ many

Asante/ ni Thank you to one/ many

Sana Very(acommon emphasis)

Bwana Mister, the equivalent of monsieur in French

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Mama Like the French madame or madamoiselle, for adult women

Kijana Youth, teenager(pl,vijana)

Mtoto Child, kid(pl,watoto)

Jina lako nani? What’s your name?/ What

Unaitwaje? Are you called?

BASICS

My name is / I amcalled

Jina langu ni/ Ninaitwa

Where are you

from?

Unatoka wapi?

Where are youstaying?

Unakaa wapi

I am from Ninatoka

I am staying (at /in).

Ninakaa

See you Tutaonana ( Lit. "We shall meet")

Yes Ndiyo (Lit. it is so)

No Hapana

I don’t understand Sifahamu / Sielewi

I don’t speakSwahili but

Sisemi Kiswahili, lakini

How so you say inSwahili?

Unasemaje na Kiswahili

Could you repeatthat?

Sema tena (Lit. speak again)

Speak slowly Sema pole pole

I don’t know Sijui

Where? Wapi?

Here Hapa

When? Lini?

Now Sasa

Soon Sasa hivi

Why? Kwa nini?

Because Kwa sababu

Who? Nani?

What? Nini?

Which? Gani?

True kweli

And/with na

Or au

(It) is (they) are Ni (a useful connector when you

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(It) is (they) are Ni (a useful connector when you cant think of any)

Isn’t it? Siyo?

I’m British /American / German/ French / Italian

Mimi Mwingereza / Mwamerika / Mdachi / Mfaransa / Mwitaliano

DAILY NEEDS

Where can I stay? Naweza Kukaa wapi?

Can I stay here? Naweza kukaa hapa?

Room/s Chumba/vyumba

Bed/s Kitanda/vitanda

Chair/s Kiti/viti

Table/s Meza

Toilet, bathroom Choo, bafu

Washing water Maji ya kuosha

Hot/cold water Maji moto/baridi

I’m hungry Ninasikia njaa

I’m thirsty Nina kiu

Is there any? Iko… or Kuna?…

Yes there is… Iko…or kuna…

No there isn’t any Hakuna

How much? Ngapi?

money Pesa

What price? Bei gani?

How much does itcost?

Pesa Ngapi?

I want… Nataka

I don’t want Sitaki

Give me/Bring me(can I have?)

Nipe/Niletee

Again Tena

Enough Tosha/basi

Expensive Ghali/sana

Cheap(also"easy") Rahisi

Fifty cents Sumni

Reduce theprice,come down alittle

Punguza kidogo

Shop Duka

Bank Benki

Post office Posta

Café,restaurant Hoteli

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Telephone Simu

Cigarettes Sigara

I’m ill Mimi mgonjwa

Doctor Daktari

Hospital Hospitali

Police Polisi

TRAVEL AND DIRECTIONS

Bus/es Bas,basi / mabasi

Car /s, Vehicle/ s Gari/ Magari

Taxi Teksi

Bicycle Baiskeli

Train Treni

Plane Ndege

Boat / Ship Chombo / Meli

Petrol Petroli

Road, path Njia/ ndia

Highway Barabara

On foot/ Walking Kwa miguu

When does it leave Inaondoka lini?

When will youarrive?

Tutafika lini?

Slowly Polo pole

Fast, quickly Haraka

Wait! / hang on amoment!

Ngoja!/ ngoja kidogo!

Stop! Simama!

Where are yougoing

Unaenda wapi

To where? Mpaka wapi?

From where? Kutoka wapi?

How manykilometers?

Kilometa ngapi?

I’m going to Naenda

Move along,squeeze up a little

Songa!/ songa kidogo!

Let’s go, carry on Twende, endelea

Straight ahead Moja kwa moja

Right Kulia

Left Kushoto

Up Juu

Down Chini

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Down Chini

I want to get offhere

Nataka kushuka hapa

The car has brokendown

Gari imearibika

TIME CALENDAR AND NUMBER

What time is it?Saa ngapi

Four o’clockSaa nne

Quarter pastNa robo

Half pastNa nusu

Quarter toKasa robo

Minutes

Dakika

EarlyMapema

YesterdayJana

TodayLeo

TomorrowKesho

Day timeMchana

Night timeUsiku

DawnAlfagiri

MorningAsubuhi

Last/ this/ nextweek Wiki iliopita/ hii/ ijayo

This yearMwaka huu

This monthMwezi huu

MondayJumatatu

TuesdayJumanne

WednesdayJumatano

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Jumatano

ThursdayAlhamisi

FridayIjumaa

SaturdayJumamosi

SundayJumapili

1Moja

2Mbili

3Tatu

4Nne

5Tano

6Sita

7Saba

8Nane

9Tisa

10Kumi

11Kumi na moja

12Kumi na mbili

20Ishirini

21Ishirini na moja

30Thelathini

40Arobaini

50Hamsini

60Sitini

70

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70Sabini

80Themanini

90Tisini

100Mia moja

121Mia moja na ishirini na moja

1000Elfu

SIGNS

Danger! Hatari!

Warning! Angalia!/ Onyo!

Fierce dog! Mbwa mkali!

No entry! Hakuna njia!

WORDS WORTH KNOWING

Good -zuri(with a prefix at the front)

Bad -baya(ditto)

Big -kubwa

Small -dogo

A lot of -ingi

Other/ Another Ingine

Not bad Si mbaya

Ok, right, fine Sawa

Fine, cool Safi

Completely Kabisa

Just, only Tu(kitanda kimoja tu-just ona bed)

Thing/ s Kitu/ vitu

Problems, hassles Wasiwasi, matata

No problem Hakuna wasiwasi/ Hakuna matata

Friend Rafiki

Sorry, pardon Samahani

It’s nothing Si kitu

Excuse me (let methrough)

Hebu

What’s up? Namna gani?

If God wills it Inshallah (heard often on the coast)

Please Tafadhali

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Please Tafadhali

Take a picture ofme!

Piga picha mimi!

Help the poor! Saidia maskini!

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