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| INTRODUCTION TO SWAHILI LANGUAGE |
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Greetings in Swahili:
Hello! Hi! - Habari!
Good/Fine Nzuri
Between peers: "Habari!" and the greeted answers, "Nzuri!
How are you? Hujambo?
Between peers: "Hujambo?" (Are you fine?) and the greeted answers, "Sijambo!" (I'm fine!)
Other basic vocabulary:
Hodi ! May I come in?
Karibu Come in /welcome
Food:
Food Chakula
Drink Kinywanji
Tea - Chai
Sugar Sukali
Milk - Maziwa
Coffee Kahawa
Bread Mukate
Fish Samaki
Chicken Kuku
Meat Nyama
Corn/Maize Mahindi
Vegetable Mboga
Fruit - Matunda
Beer Pombe
Eggs Mayai
Hot food - Chakula cha moto
Please, bring me some hot food - Nipatie chakula moto
Have some food Karibu chakula
Thank - Asante
Thank you (very much) - Asante (sana)
Thank you, I am full Asante, nimeshiba
Thank you, I have eaten Asante, nimekula
Nimekula - I have eaten
Ninakula - I am eating
Nitakula - I will eat
Please Tafadhali
Goodbye Kwaheri
Welcome Karibu
You're (very) welcome - Karibu (sana)
Friend Rafiki
Excuse me/pardon Samahani
Help me, please! - Nisaidie, tafadhali!
Sielewi I do not understand
Naelewa I understand
Ndio yes
Hapana no
Sitaki I do not want
Naenda I am going
I am travelling Ninasafiri
I'm sorry - Pole
Numbers:
One Moja
Two Mbili
Three Tatu
Four Nne
Five Tano
Six Sita
Seven Saba
Eight Nane
Nine Tisa
Ten Kumi
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