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Here you can find the translation of the 50 most important words and expressions into Swahili.
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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

 
ndioyes
hapanano
penginemaybe
sawaOK
asanteThank you!
karibuYou'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 ...?
... kiingerezaEnglish
... kifaransaFrench
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.
 

Numbers

 
mojaone
mbilitwo
tatuthree
nnefour
tanofive
sitasix
sabaseven
naneeight
tisanine
kumiten
kumi na mojaeleven
kumi na mbilitwelve
kumi na tatuthirteen
kumi na nnefourteen
kumi na tanofifteen
kumi na sitasixteen
kumi na sabaseventeen
kumi na naneeighteen
kumi na tisanineteen
ishirinitwenty
ishirini na mojatwenty-one
thelathinithirty
arobainiforty
hamsinififty
sitinisixty
sabiniseventy
themaninieighty
tisinininety
miaone hundred
elfuone thousand
millionione million
wawilisome / a couple
 

 

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