What are the Swahili connecting words? Connectives are used to connect or link words in a language. The following are some of the Swahili connectives with their English equivalents in the brackets: na (and) au (or) ilhali (whereas) badala ya…
Interpretation The act of interpreting involves transfer of spoken information or message from one language to another orally. A person who interprets is called an interpreter. An interpreter ought to be able to listen effectively and process information as quickly…
Good morning! Habari za asubuhi What’s your name? Jina lako nani? I like swimming Ninapenda kuogelea I like playing soccer Ninapenda kucheza soka I live in Tanzania Ninaishi Tanzania I keep animals like dogs, cats and goats Ninafuga mbwa, paka…
Common Swahili verbs imba (sing), kimbia (run), kunywa (drink) chukua (take), kula (eat), ongea (talk) simama (stand), lala (sleep), leta (bring) tengeneza (make), boma (destroy), ishi (live) kufa (die),njoo (come), nenda (go) cheka (laugh), lia (cry), anza (start) maliza (finish),…
How to tell time in Swahili Telling time is one of the important things in Swahili language. The Swahili people normally use a 12-hour format in telling time. Every hour appears twice a day. There are terms used to clarify…
At the restaurant Words normally used at the restaurant Chakula (food) Kinywaji (drink) Hela / pesa (money) Wali (rice) Ugali (Tanzanian most eaten food) Kachumbali (salad) Juisi (juice) Bei (price) Chenji (change) Mkate (bread) Maziwa (milk) Nyama (meat) Supu (soup)…
How to tell time in Swahili Telling time is one of the important things in Swahili language. The Swahili people normally use a 12-hour format in telling time. Every hour appears twice a day. There are terms used to clarify…
Speaking Swahili at the restaurant Words normally used at the restaurant Chakula (food) Kinywaji (drink) Hela / pesa (money) Wali (rice) Ugali (Tanzanian most eaten food) Kachumbali (salad) Juisi (juice) Bei (price) Chenji (change) Mkate (bread) Maziwa (milk) Nyama (meat) …
How to apologize in Swahili There are specific words that are commonly used when apologizing g in Swahili. The most common of those is ‘samahani’ Conversation 1 JANE: Ah! umenikanyagabn mguu (you stepped on my foot) PAUL: Samahani! (sorry). Kuna…
Colors/Rangi in Swahili Nyeusi (black), nyekundu (red), nyeupe (white). kijani (green), njano (yellow), kijivu (grey) kahawia (brown) bluu (blue), bluu bahari (white blue), machungwa (orange) damu ya mzee (maroon) rangi nyeusi rangi nyekundu rangi nyeupe rangi ya kijani…
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