Greetings in Swahili In Swahili language, greetings can be grouped into formal greetings and informal greetings. Greetings are often times intended to know how one feels health-wise and socialize with them. Formal Greetings The formal greetings are specifically used for…
The verb ‘to love’ conjugations in Swahili Love means penda in Swahili I love music……………………………ninapenda muziki We love people……………………….tunapenda watu You love fish (singular)………………unapenda samaki You love mangoes (plural)……………mnapenda maembe She loves men…………………………anapenda wanaume. He loves women………………………anapenda wanawake It loves…
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)…
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