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Greetings

	Habari!	Hello!
	Habari ya Asubuhi!	Good morning! (sg/pl)
	Habari ya Siku!	Hello! (sg/pl)
	Habari ya Jioni!	Good evening! (sg/pl)
	Lala salama!	Good night! (sg/pl)
	Baadaye!	Bye! (infml)
	Kwa heri!	Good bye! (fml.)

Important vocabulary

	ndio	yes
	hapana	no
	pengine	maybe
	sawa	OK
	asante	Thank you!
	karibu	You're welcome! (m/f)
	Samahani ...	Excuse me, … (sg/pl)
	Pole sana.	I'm sorry. (m/f)
	Sina ...	I (don't) have ...
	Hatuna ...	We (don't) have …
	Hakuna ...	There is (no) ...

Introducing yourself

	Ninaitwa...	My name is ...
	Ninatoka...	I'm from ...
	Nina miaka...	I'm ... years old.
	Sijaolewa.	I am (not) married. (m/f)
	Sisafiri peke yangu.	I'm (not) traveling alone.
	Nasafiri na ...	I'm traveling with ...

Comprehension

	Sizungumzi kiswahili.	I don't speak any Swahili.
	Hiyo sijaelewa.	I don't understand that. (m/f)
	Unazungumza ... ?	Do you speak …? (m/f)
	Kuna mtu anayezungumza ... ?	Does anyone here speak ...?
	... kiingereza	English
	... kifaransa	French
	Tafadhali niandikie hiyo chini.	Could you write that down please. (m/f)
	Tafadhali rudia tena.	Could you please repeat that. (m/f)
	Tafadhali subiri kidogo.	Just a moment please.

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