| ENGLISH | SWAHILI |
|---|---|
|
GREETINGS |
|
| Hello! | Habari! |
| Good morning! | Habari za asubuhi! |
| Good afternoon! | Habari za mchana! |
| Good evening! | Habari za jioni! |
| Good night! | Lala salama |
| Good Bye! | Kwa heri |
| Bye! | Baadaye! |
|
IMPORTANT VOCABULARIES |
|
| Yes | Ndio |
| No | Hapana |
| Okay | Sawa |
| Maybe | Pengine |
| Thank you | Asante |
| You're Welcome | Karibu |
| Excuse me | Samahani |
| I'm sorry | Pole sana |
| I don't have | sina |
| We don't have | Hatuna |
| There is no | Hakuna |
|
INTRODUCING YOURSELF |
|
| My name is.. | Ninaitwa.. |
| I'm from.. | Ninatoka.. |
| I'm... years old | Nina miaka.. |
| I am not married | Sijaolewa |
| I'm not travelling alone | Sisafiri peke yangu |
| I'm travelling with.. | Ninasafiri na.. |
|
COMPREHENSION |
|
| I don't speak swahili | Sizungumzi kiswahili |
| I don't understand that | Hiyo sijaelewa |
| Do you speak..? | Unazungumza....? |
| Does anyone here speak...? | Kuna mtu anayezungumza...? |
| English | Kiingereza |
| France | Kifaransa |
| Could you write that down please | Tafadhali niandikie hiyo chini. |
| Could you please repeat that | Tafadhali rudia tena. |
| Just a moment please | Tafadhali subiri kidogo. |
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SWAHILI NAMES OF ANIMALS |
|
| African wild dogs(s) | Mbwa mwitu |
| Aardvark | Mahanga |
| Baboon | Nyani |
| Bat(s) | Popo |
| Blue monkey(s) | Kima |
| Buffalo(es) | Nyati / Mbogo |
| Bushbuck | Pongo / Mbalawa |
| Camel(s) | Ngamia |
| Cat(s) | Paka |
| Cheetah(s) | Duma |
| Chimpanzee(s) | Sokwe |
| Civet(s) | Fungo |
| Colobus(Black and White) | Mbega mweusi na mweupe |
| Colobus (red) | Mbega mwekundu |
| Colobus (zanzibar red) | Kima punju |
| Cow(s) | Ng'ombe |
| Deer | Paa |
| Dikidik | Digidigi |
| Duiker | Funa |
| Donkey(s) | Punda |
| Dolphin(s) | Pomboo |
| Eland | Pofu |
| Elephant(s) | Tembo |
| Fish | Samaki |
| Gazelle | Swala |
| Giraffe | Twiga |
| Goat | Mbuzi |
| Grant's Gazelle | Swala grant |
| Guinea pigs | Sili |
| Hartebeest | Kongoni |
| Hippo | Kiboko |
| Horse(s) | Farasi |
| Hyne(s) | Fisi |
| Hyrax | Pimbi |
| Impala | Swala pala |
| Jackal | Mbweha |
| Klipspringer | Mbuzi mawe |
| Kudu | Tandala |
| Leopard | Chui |
| Lion | Simba |
| Moogose | Nguchiro |
| oribi | Taya |
| Pangolini | Kakakuona |
| Pig(s) | Nguruwe |
| Rabbit(s) | Sungura |
| Reedbuck | Tohe |
| Rhinoceros | Kifaru |
| Roan | Korongo |
| Sable | Pahala |
| Sheep | Kondoo |
| Suni | Paa |
| Thompson's gazelle | Swala tomi |
| Topi | Nyamera |
| Vervet | Tumbili |
| Warthogs | Ngiri |
| Waterbuck | Kuro |
| Wildbeest | Nyumbu |
| Zebra | Pundamilia |















