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Swahili language
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| LEARN
SWAHILI |
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| English |
| Swahili |
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Basics
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Hello |
--- | Jambo |
| Goodbye |
--- | Kwaheri
| | How
are you? | --- | Habari? |
| Fine |
--- | Mzuri
Sana | | Please |
--- | Tafadhali |
| Thank
you | --- | Asante
sana | | Yes |
--- | Ndio |
| No |
--- | Hapana |
| Mr. |
--- | Bwana |
| Mrs. |
--- | Bibi |
| Infant,
child | --- | Toto |
| Elder |
--- | Mzee
(one with wisdom) | | Today |
--- | Leo |
| Tonight |
--- | Leo
usiku | | Tomorrow |
--- | Kesho |
| Wait |
--- | Ngojea |
| Slow
down(caution) | --- | Pole
pole | | Come
in, near | --- | Karibu |
| May
I come in? | --- | Hodi? |
| How
much? How many? | --- |
Ngapi? | | How
much is it? | --- | Ngapi
shillings? | | Bring
me hot water please | --- | Lete
maji moto, tafadhali | | Where
is ______? | --- | Iko
wapi ______? | | May
I take your picture? | --- | Nikupige
picha? | | |
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Numbers
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One |
--- | Moja |
| Two |
--- | Mbili |
| Three |
--- | Tatu |
| Four |
--- | Nne |
| Five |
--- | Tano |
| Six |
--- | Sita |
| Seven |
--- | Saba |
| Eight |
--- | Nane |
| Nine |
--- | Tisa |
| Ten |
--- | Kumi |
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Animals
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Cheetah |
--- | Duma |
| Elephant |
--- | Tembo |
| Giraffe |
--- | Twiga |
| Hippo |
--- | Kiboko |
| Hartebeest |
--- | Kongoni |
| Lion |
--- | Simba |
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Food and
Drink
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| Beer
or alchololic drinks | --- | Pombe |
| Chicken |
--- | Kuku |
| Coffee |
--- | Kahawa |
| Cold |
--- | Baridi |
| Finished |
--- | Kuisha |
| Fish |
--- | Samaki |
| Ice |
--- | Barafu |
| Lamb |
--- | Kondoo |
| Maize
with beans | --- | Irio |
| Marinated
and roasted | --- | Kuchoma |
| Meat
usually beef or goat | --- | Nyama |
| Milk |
--- | Maziwa |
| Plantations,
fried green | --- | Matoke |
| Porridge |
--- | Uji |
| Shark |
--- | Papa |
| Sugar |
--- | Sukari |
| Tea |
--- | Chai |
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Medicines
and Toiletries
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| Doctor |
--- | Daktari |
| Insect |
--- | Dudu |
| Insect
repellant | --- | Dawa
ya wadudu* | | Laundry |
--- | Kufuliwa |
| Medicine |
--- | Dawa |
| Razor |
--- | Wembe |
| Shop |
| Duka |
| Soap |
| Sabuni |
| English |
| Swahili |
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