38298467 Introduction to Swahili

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The ost i%ortant things to concentrate on are the !asic words/ the

greetings and the !asic 'er! structure" The nouns are a !it co%licated so

do not worry a!out the too uch/ try and de'elo% a good wor,ing le'el

of useful Swahili rather than learning e'erything" Bahati Njema!

CONTENTS Page

Al%ha!et/ (ronunciation 3 I%ortant Words 4

#reetings 5

6uestions 3 #raar 7

8er!s 9

Nouns :;

Ad0ecti'es :4

Nu!ers :5

Tie :<

Other (oints :9

Noun 8oca!ulary :=

8er! 8oca!ulary :>

#eneral 8oca!ulary 4:

Alphabet and Pronun!at!on

Swahili is written in the Roan al%ha!et and %ronunciation is generallythe sae as in *nglish !ut there are the following e1ce%tions ? listening to

the CD RO) will gi'e you the !est idea@

A ? (ronounced aah/ as in far- or a as in an-

E ? (ronounced !etween eh as in !ed-/ and é in cafB-

I ? (ronounced eee as in Lia- or Swahili-

O ? (ronounced oh as in (roise- or )a!o-

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U ? (ronounced oo as in ool-

Dh ? (ronounced th as in that-

Ng- ? A guttural sound a !it li,e in finger-

R and L are interchangea!le so Laura could !e Raura/ Laula or Raula"

N$@ Unli,e *nglish/ all sylla!les end in a 'owel & this is what allows

Swahili to flow fluently and 2uic,ly in con'ersation" *ach 'owel in a

word is sounded se%arately for e1a%le/ saa EwatchF is %ronounced sa-a"

I"portant #ord$

Hello Jambo

See you later Baadaye

Welcoe Karibu

Than,?you Asante

What is your naeG Jina lako nani?

)y nae is Jina langu

(lease a"adhali

*1cuse?e #amahani

es Ndiyo

No $a%ana$ut &akini

O. #a'a

And Na

IsJAre Ni

Or Au

(erha%s &abda

$ecause K'a sababu

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#ood N(uri) sa"i) njema

$ad *baya

Sorry +ole

8ery #ana

No (ro!le $akuna matati(o

What is thisG $iki nini?

Today &eo

Toorrow Ealso good nightF Kesho

#ood Night ,siku *'ema

#reetings

Con'ersations alost always start with a series of greetings & this is

uch ore e%hasi+ed than in *nglish" It is i%ortant to offer greetings

out of courtesy/ and to re%ly a%%ro%riately when greeted" Co!inations

of greetings are used to in2uire a!out soeone/ including as,ing a!out

their health/ wor,/ school or hoe & alost anything that they are

strongly associated with"

There are two fors of greetings which fall into a syste- and then a

series of other greetings" They ay see co%licated to start with !ut

understanding how greetings wor, will greatly assist you in

understanding Swahili as a whole"

%abar!

$abari literally eans news- and there is a huge 'ariety of greetings that

use this as their core !ut they are actually incredi!ly si%le and 'ersatile

to use when you ha'e got the !asics" *ssentially %eo%le will as, for the

news of your day/ faily/ wor,/ e'ening or any other thing that sees

interesting" One thing to !ear in ind is that the answers are all 'ery

!asic and generally it is !ad anners to say that anything is !ad so e'en if

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you cannot understand e1actly what has !een as,ed of you then you 0ust

say it is good" *asy"

Coon Ha!ari greetings@

$abari? How is itG

$abari gani? How are thingsG

$abari yako? How are youG

$abari (enu? How are you lotG E(lF

$abari (a leo? How is your dayG

$abari (a asubuhi? How is your orningG

$abari (a mhana? How is your afternoonG

$abari (a jioni? How is your e'eningG

$abari (a usiku? How is your nightG

$abari (a nyumbani? How is your householdG

$abari (a ka(i? How is wor,G

$abari (a sa"ari? How was your 0ourneyG

#enerally when greetings are for anything else it will always !e $abari

(a

One other %oint is that often the habari will !e dro%%ed fro the 2uestion

and so they ight say/ .a asubuhi instead of the full sentence"

There are se'eral %ositi'e res%onses to use to these greetings@

#a"i) N(uri) #alama) Njema

And a negati'e res%onse is *baya" To say it is 'ery goodJ!ad you use

sana after the res%onse i"e" #a"i sana" Or if it is 0ust good then it is #a"i tu"

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'a"bo$

The ost !asic greeting in Swahili is to say Jambo and is the greeting

you are ost li,ely to hear as a tourist E'olunteers are !anned fro using

itF" What 0a!o eans in Swahili is an issue or %ro!le so effecti'ely it

is the re'erse of saying Alright- in *nglish" There are any greetings

that use 0a!o as a !ase !ut also ha'e the negati'e %erson ar,er i"e" you

don-t ha'e a %ro!le" So these greetings ta,e the for of a 2uestion and

an answer" So to greet an indi'idual you would say@

$ujambo? ou don-t ha'e a %ro!leG

#ijambo/ I don-t ha'e a %ro!le"

So the following greetings a%%ly@

(reet!ng Re$pon$e

Indi'idual $ujambo? #ijambo

#rou% $amjambo? $atujambo

To in2uire after an indi'idual $ajambo? $ajambo

To in2uire after a grou% $a'ajambo?

$a'ajambo

A slight 'ariation on this !ut %ossi!ly the greeting that you will use ostof all is to say *ambo" )a!o is the %lural of Ka!o and literally eans

%ro!les- yet it has 0ust !ecoe a word used in greetings" This is a

greeting used for %eo%le your own age or younger and generally all

children will say it to you" The correct res%onse is +oa which eans

cool- !ut again is 0ust a greeting" There are also a nu!er of other words

now used li,e bomba and "resh instead of %oa" Also a!o ight !e

followed !y 0i%i/ or 0ust 'i%i with out the a!o"

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The other e1treely coon greeting and one that is i%ortant to get

right is #hikamoo" It is a res%ectful greeting to anyone older than oneself

and should always !e used to those older The res%onse is *arahaba"

There are soe other greetings that can !e used@

(reet!ng Re$pon$e )ean!ng

As-salaam aleykum Aleykum as-salaam (eace !e

with you

#alama #alama (eace Ealso safeF

N(ima N(ima Kust eans good

ou ust ,now the following@

$abari #a"i 8ery general greeting

$ujambo1$amjambo #ijambo1$atujambo How are youG

ESJ(lF

#hikamoo *arahaba or older %eo%le

*ambo +oa or childrenJyouths

*ue$t!on$

WhoG Nani?

WhatG Nini?

WhereG 2a%i?

WhenG &ini?

WhyG K'a nini?

HowG 3i%i?

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WhichG 4ani?

How uchJanyG Nga%i?

How uch oneyG #hilinga%i?

What tie Eis itFG #aanga%i?

According to Swahili sentence structure/ the a!o'e words coe at the end

of the sentence i"e" ,nataka nini? M What do you wantG Also Swahili is

different to *nglish in the sense that if you as, soeone/ ou ha'e not

seen Laura/ ha'e youG- the re%ly is/ No/ I ha'e not seen Laura-" In

Swahili the answer is/ es/ I ha'e not seen Laura"- Which is actually the

ore logical answer"

#raar

It is worth understanding these ters !efore going further@

Verb@ a 'er! is an action@ wal,/ s%ea,/ hit"

Noun@ a noun is a thing/ o!0ect or %erson@ car/ tree/ child"

Ten$e@ a tense is when soething ha%%ens@ in the future/ %resent or %ast"

Sub+et@ the su!0ect is the %erson or thing doing the 'er!@ I hit/ &aura

dro'e"

Ob+et@ is the %erson or thing that has the 'er! act on it@ I hit &aura/Laura dro'e the ar "

)arer@ the ar,er is the word that shows the tense/ su!0ect or o!0ect"

Pre-!.@ a word or %art of a word that goes in front of the ite in 2uestion"

Su--!.@ a word or %art of a word that goes after the ite in 2uestion"

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Sentene Struture

The ost noticea!le thing with Swahili is that there are far fewer words

in a sentence than in *nglish" This is !ecause instead of ha'ing different

words for the su!0ect/ o!0ect and tense ar,ers they are all erged into

one word which allows the language to flow ore easily" This will all

a,e sense when we ha'e loo,ed at each as%ect of the sentence in turn"

8er!s

The 'er! ste is the core of the sentence" In Swahili all 'er!s wor, as to

ha'e- rather li,e the a'oir- 'er!s of rench which is generally the re'erse

of *nglish" So in *nglish I a hungry- is I ha'e hunger- in Swahili"

The infiniti'e- of a 'er! is the way a 'er! is said or stated" In *nglish if

the 'er! ste is want- then the infiniti'e is to want-" In Swahili the

sae 'er! ste for want is taka and the infiniti'e is ku/ and so it iswritten kutaka"

Sub+et and Ten$e )arer$

or the oent we will only use the %resent tense/ the %resent tense

ar,er is & na ?" In Swahili the su!0ect and tense ar,er is in the sae

order as in *nglish which is@

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Sub+et Ten$e Verb

I do want

Ni na taka

$ut the Swahili sentence is one word and so it is@ Ninataka"

/$t Per$on S!ngular I Ni-

0nd Per$on S!ngular ou ,-

1rd Per$on S!ngular HeJSheJIt A-

/$t Per$on Plural We u-0nd Per$on Plural ou *-

1rd Per$on Plural They 2a-

So soe e1a%les are as follows@

ou are lea'ing ,-na-toka

He is laughing A-na-heka

They are wal,ing 2a-na-tembea

Ten$e$

In Swahili there are far fewer tenses than in *nglish which eans you can

gras% the 2uite 2uic,ly and also they are ore regular than in *nglish"

In *nglish the %erfect tense is I ha0e done/ she has seen/ the %ast tense isI talked / we 'ent " In Swahili the (erfect tense is used uch ore than in

*nglish and is used ost of the tie for actions in the %ast" There is no

i%erfect tense in Swahili & in *nglish the is when was- or where- are

used"

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There is only one future tense in Swahili" In *nglish you can say/ I a

going to eat-" The sae does not a%%ly in Swahili@ the 'er! to go/ kuenda/

eans to go and not to do soething in the future"

Ten$e )arer

(erfect -me-

(ast -li-

(resent -na-

uture -ta-

The sentence structure is the sae as !efore !ut with different tenses@

I ha'e done Ni-me-"anya

ou E%lF tal,ed *-li-ongea

He li,es A-na-%enda

They will slee% 2a-ta5lala

Ob+et )arer$

This is where a Swahili sentence differs to an *nglish one as the o!0ect

coes !efore the 'er!"

*nglish Su!0ect Tense 8er! Ob+et

I will hit hiSwahili Su!0ect Tense Ob+et 8er!

Ni ta m %iga

:st (erson Singular )e -ni-

4nd (erson Singular ou -ku-

5rd (erson Singular HiJHerJIt -m-

:st (erson (lural Us -tu-

4nd (erson (lural ou -'a-

5rd (erson (lural The -'a-

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Now we can a,e ore co%le1 sentences@

I li,e you Ni-na-ku-%enda

ou lot will see the *-ta-'a-ona

I %lanted it Ni-me-m-%anda

So !rought together these are the different co%onents in a !asic

sentence@

Su!0ect Tense O!0ect 8er!

Ni ni %enda

U me ku taka

A li m ona

Tu na tu lala

) ta 'a ongea

Wa 'a "anya

Irregular Verb$

Unfortunately it is not all that straight forward as there are soe irregular

'er!s and they ha%%en to !e soe of the ost coon ones used" So far

all of the 'er!s we ha'e used ha'e !een 0ust the ste i"e" ona instead of

kuona" Irregular 'er!s ,ee% the ku when used/ so for e1a%le/ I will eat-

!ecoes Nitakula" Coon irregular 'er!s are@ Kula to eat/ Kuny'a to

drin,/ K'enda to go Enote there is no u anyoreF"

Negat!2e$

In Swahili the negati'e re2uires a different su!0ect and tense ar,er"

They fit into the sentence in e1actly the sae way as the %ositi'e

ar,ers" Well/ a%art fro the %resent tense which is a !it different" If you

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ha'e learnt your Ka!o greetings then you already ,now the negati'e

su!0ect ar,ers"

Negati'e

Su!0ect

)ar,ers

:st (erson

Singular

#i-

4nd (erson

Singular

$u-

5rd (erson

Singular

$a-

:st (erson (lural $atu-

4nd (erson (lural $am-

5rd (erson (lural $a'a-

So the following are soe e1a%les

I did see hi" Ni-me-m-ona" I did not see hi" #i-ja-m-ona

They will not li,e hi" $a'a-ta-m-%enda

I ha'e not understood #i-ja-ale'a"

The %resent tense does not follow the sae rules" The negati'e su!0ect

ar,ers are the sae !ut the tense ar,er does not a%%ear after the

su!0ect ar,er" Instead/ the last letter of the 'er! ste !ecoes an ? !"

I li,e Ni-na-%enda I do not li,e #i-%end-i

He does not sile $a-hek-i

We won-t do it $atu-"any-i

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Tense Negati'e Tense

)ar,er

(erfect -ja-

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Pa$$!2e Vo!e

The %assi'e 'oice can easily !e learnt and will dou!le your 'er!

'oca!ulary in an instant" The %assi'e 'oice is used to descri!e when a

'er! is acted againstJon soeone or soething" It is fored !y adding a

letter 3- to the 'er! ste !efore the final 'owel" It is easiest understood

!y seeing it in action"

To hit Ku-%iga To !e hit Ku-%ig wa

To lo'e Ku-%enda To !e lo'ed Ku-%end wa

)odal Verb$

)odal 'er!s include the words should-/ could- and ay-" The ost

coon !y far in Swahili is should-" This is fored !y adding the

su!0ect ar,er to the 'er! ste needed without a tense ar,er/ and

changing the final 'owel to an e-" The negati'e is fored !y adding $!-

after the su!0ect ar,er as well" or e1a%le@

I should go Ni-end e

We should win u-shind e

ou shouldn-t lea'e ,-si -ondok e

The Conditional and Connecti'e TensesThe conditional tense introduces a new for of tense ar,er into 'er!

graar/ !ut the %re'ious rules still a%%ly" The ar,er for conditional

%resent tense is nge- and its negati'e e2ui'alent is $!nge-" or e1a%le@

If I were to want Ni-nge-taka

If you were tall ,-nge-ku'a mre"u

If they don-t li,e 2a-singe-%enda

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If he didn-t want A-singe-taka

The connecti'e tense often acts as a si%ler 'ersion of the conditional

tense/ and uses the ar,ers 4a- for and-/ and !- for if-@

And I want Ni-ka-taka

If I want Ni-ki -taka

Pronoun$

(ronouns are generally used ore in Swahili than in *nglish" It is

coon for a sentence to start with a %ronoun/ e'en when not needed"

or e1a%le@ *imi) ninak'enda translates as )e/ I a going"

)e *imi

ou 2e'e

HiJHer 6eye

Us #isi

ou Nyinyi

The There is no Swahili

e2ui'alent

(ronouns are not used instead of the su!0ect ar,ers !ut as an addition to

the"

Nouns

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In *nglish there are no real noun classes & there are irregularities !ut that

is a different thing" In Swahili there are a nu!er of noun classes"

De%ending on which class the noun is in de%ends on how the noun

!eha'es and changes" The ost coon way in which a noun changes in

*nglish is when we are loo,ing at the 2uantity" In *nglish the %lural is

EgenerallyF ar,ed !y the addition of an sJes at the end of a word i"e" Car/

Cars or faily/ failies" In Swahili the first letterJs of the noun ar,s

whether it is in %lural or negati'e" The ta!le !elow gi'es the three ost

coon noun grou%s"

(roup S!ngular Plural Engl!$h

:" (eo%le" )JWa *- 2a-

*-toto 2a-toto (ersonJ%eo%le

*-(ungu 2a-(ungu White %ersonJ%eo%le

4" (lants/ o!0ects" )J)i *- *i

*-ti *i-ti TreeJtrees

*-"uko *i-"uko $agJ!ags

5" Inaniate o!0ects".iJ8i

Ki- 3i-

Ki-tu 3i-tu ThingJthings

Ki-biriti 3i-biriti )atchJatches

"

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The only rare 'ariation is when the noun is onosylla!ic and then the

singular %refi1 is 0i?" *ye Ji-ho/ *yes *a-ho"

9" This is the grou% for su!stances or a!stract nouns" As with *nglish

there is no singularJ%lural"

Lo'e@ ,%endo/ lour@ ,nga/ Sand@ *hanga/ ire@ *oto/ Water@ *aji"

=" Kust for one word deri'ed fro Ara!ic"

(lace@ (ahaliJ)ahali

" The 'er!al?noun class/ which is where nouns are deri'ed fro 'er!s/

there are no %lurals"

Singing@ Kuimba/ Writing@ Kuandika

It is i%ortant to note that in Swahili there is no definite article &

essentially you cannot say the- or aJan-"

So nyumba eans@ house/ a house and the house"

Po$$e$$!2e$

A %ossessi'e is the way of saying who the noun !elongs to/ in *nglish

this is shown !y %refi1es li,e y car/ your lo'e/ his !a!y" In Swahili there

is a suffi1 that follows the noun" The Swahili suffi1 is slightly ore

co%licated as there is a ste where the first letterJs change to atch the

noun class" )any of these will !e failiar fro soe of the greeting and

!asic %hrases"

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:st (erson Singular )yJine -angu

4nd (erson Singular ourJyours -ako

5rd (erson Singular HisJherJhersJits -ake

:st (erson (lural OurJours -etu

4nd (erson (lural ourJyours -enu

5rd (erson (lural TheirJtheirs -ao

And the noun classes- %refi1 to the ste"

Noun Class (refi1 *1a%les

:" )JWa? W? *-toto '-ako/ your child

2a-toto '-angu/ y children

4" )J)i? WJ? *-"uko '-ake/ his !ag

*i-"uko y-etu/ our !ags

5" .iJ8i? ChJ8y? Ki-tabu h-ako/ your !oo,

3ikombe 0y-ao/ their cu%s


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The %eo%le of Tan+ania 2a-tu '-a an(ania

The !oo, of the teacher Ethe teacher-s !oo,F Ki-tabu h-a m'alimu

The eyes of Laura ELaura-s eyesF *a-ho ma-a

&aura

Ad0ecti'es

Ad0ecti'es are words that descri!e nouns & tall/ e1%ensi'e/ good etc" In

Swahili the ad0ecti'e is again de%endant on the noun that it descri!es/

again the first letters of the ad0ecti'e change to atch the noun class/

ta,ing on the sae first letterJs" Unli,e *nglish the ad0ecti'e follows the

noun/ car fast and not fast car"

Noun Class Swahili *nglish

:" )JWa? *-tu m-le"u Tall %erson

2a-toto 'a-"u%e Short children

4" )J)i? *-"uko m-(uri #ood !ag

*i-koba mi-(uri #ood wallets

5" .iJ8i? Ki-tabu ki-(uri #ood !oo,

3i-tu 0i-(ito Hea'y chairs

The word all- is fored again !y atching the noun %refi1 Eas with

%ossessi'esF to a ste/ this tie the ste is & ote-"

All %eo%le 2a-tu '-ote

All cars *a-gari l-ote

All !oo,s 3i-tabu 0y-ote

Any- is fored !y saying the %refi1 twice !efore the ste Ewith no

consecuti'e 'owels addedF"

Any %eo%le *-tu 'o'-ote

Any car 4ari lol-ote

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Any !oo, Ki-tabu hoh-ote

Deonstrati'es

Deonstrati'es are used to distinguish !etween nouns/ in *nglish it is

'ery straightforward with four words used & this/ these/ that and those" In

Swahili/ howe'er/ the noun classes coe into %lay again as each noun

class has its own set of deonstrati'es" It is not a terri!le thing to get

the i1ed u% as generally you will !e understood so concentrate on

learning the first three noun classes"

Noun Cla$$ 5e"on$trat!2e

Th!$ The$e That Tho$e

:" )JWa $uyu $a'a 6ule 2ale

4" )J)i $uu $ii ,le Ile

5" .iJ8i $iki $i0i Kile 3ile


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fored li,e a co%arati'e !ut uses the word all- &ote/ with a %refi1 to

atch the ad0ecti'e"

We are !est of all #isi ni 'a-(uri kuliko '-ote

Nu!ers and Ordinals

; ? #u"uri1.iro 4; ? Ishirini

: ? *oja 5; ? helathini

4 ? *bili ; ? isini

? Nane :;; ? *ia moja

> ? isa :/;;; ? El"u moja

:; ? Kumi :;/;;; ? El"u kumi

:: ? Kumi na moja :;;/;;; ? &aki moja

:4 ? Kumi na mbili :/;;;/;;; ? *illioni

moja:5 ? Kumi na tatu

In Swahili/ the nu!ers !etween ten and twenty are fored !y literally

saying ten and one- Eeaning ele'enF/ ten and two/ ten and three etc"

The sae is true with all larger nu!ers

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)onth *'e(i riday

Ijumaa

ear *'aka Saturday Jumamosi

Second #ekondi Sunday Juma%ili

esterday Jana 6uarter ;obo

Today &eo Half Nusu

Toorrow Kesho )inute Dakika

Now #asa Less .asoro

Later Baadaye

#aa is an Ara!ic word that can ean hour/ tie/ cloc, or watch" It is the

sae origin as the Surnae Saatchi which is Ara!ic for cloc, sith"

Telling the tie in Swahili is ade difficult !y the use of a different

syste" As the Swahili +one is e2uatorial the length of the day is roughly

e2ual throughout the year/ sunrise and sunset is at a!out si1 o-cloc," The

Swahilis start the day with sunrise and so se'en o-cloc, is one o-cloc, to

the Swahilis" It is difficult to learn/ !ut is ade ore si%le !y ta,ing si1

away fro the nu!er that you would say in *nglish and translating into

Swahili" The nu!er is stated in the sae way/ whether a or %"

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9a #aa kumi na mbili

=a #aa moja

a #aa mbili

>a #aa tatu

:;a #aa nne::a #aa tano

:4% #aa sita

:% #aa saba

4% #aa nane

5% #aa tisa


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4;;;?;9;; Night ,siku

Other (oints

?ni

Adding &ni to the end of a word has two %ur%oses" irstly if addressing a

grou% then any words can !e ade into the %lural !y adding the ni" or

e1a%le shikamoo-ni/ %ole-ni/ asante-ni"

The other use is to say inside soething" So in the school is shule-ni or in

the !edroo humba-ni"

)+ungu

)+ungu eans a white %erson !ut does not ha'e a racist connotation/

indeed it is used 'ery often to call a white %erson" It literally eans He

who wanders around-" Indeed/ it is not at all rude to refer to anyone !y

their trade/ tri!e/ age or si+e"

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)oney

The unit of currency in Tan+ania and all Swahili countries is the Shilling

or in Swahili #hillingi" When as,ing soeone how uch soething costs

there are two ways@ Bei gani? Which is What %riceG- and #hillingi

Nga%i? How any ShillingsG- #hillingi nga%i is usually contracted to

#hilinga%i? One of thing that is contracted is shillingi ishirini/ twenty

shillings/ to shingshirini"

Twende

ored fro the 'er! to go/ ,uenda/ t'ende eans lets go-"

Lion .ing

$akuna matata is ost faous !ecause of the Lion .ing fils !ut you

will not hear it in )twara as the local e2ui'alent is $akuna matatiso or

ore coonly $amna shida" Ha,una literally eans he does not ha'e

and hana eans you E%lF don-t ha'e" *atata/ matatiso and shida all

ean %ro!lesJworries" Hana is used generally to say there is nothing

in the sense if you went to a sho% and as,ed for cha%agne/ the answer

would !e $amna"

Where is soethingG

If you as, soeone where soething is/ the Swahili is iko 'a%i? Theanswer could !e ha%a here/ %ale there or kule" .ule eans o'er there and

the higher the %itch it is said in the further away it is" Near!y is karibu

and far away is *bale"

Left Kushoto

Right Kulia

Straight ahead *oja k'a moja Eliterally eaning one !y oneF

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Noun 8oca!ulary

Class : & )JWa Ein singular forF

(erson *tu (risoner *"ung'a

Child *toto 8agrant *huniSonJDaughter *'ana )idwife *kunga

)an *'anaume arer *kulima

Woan *'anamke Nurse *'ugu(i

Hus!and *ume Sorcerer *ha'i

Wife *ke Wea'er *"umi

iancBe *humba Coo, *%ihi

*lder *(ee (reacher *hubiri

White (erson *(ungu $lac,sith *hun(i

African *'a"rika Tenant *%angajiChristian *kristo Tra'eller *sa"iri

)usli *'islamu Craftsan *sanaa

Indian *hindi Scientist *taalamu

#uest *geni )usician *tribu

Tourist *talii Kudge *'amu(i

Resident *kaaji isheran *0u0i

Ill (erson *gonj'a Lawyer *'anasheria

Dead (erson *"u )ason *ashi

.ind P *hisani Teacher *'alimu#reedy P *la"i Student *'ana"un(i

#ru%y P *gom0i Hunter *'indaji

8ery Old P *kong'e Thief *'i(i

#enerous P *%aji $a,er *'okaji

La+y P *0i0u Liar *'ongo

Intelligent P *'anaga0u Drun,ard *le0i

Kealous P *'i0u (oet *shairi

)adan *kihaa Lo'er *%en(i

*nglish *'ingere(a Seducer *tongo(iAerican *marekani 8icti *tes'a

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Swahili *s'ahili #ossi%er *%ayukaji

Tan+anian *tan(ania Sla'e *tum'a

Chinese *hina Coward *'oga

Class 4 & )J)i Ein singular forF

$ag *"uko Coffee !ush *kaha'a

Kuice *hu(i $ao!a! tree *buyu

#ae *he(o Tea tree *hai

Whi% *jeledi )angro'e *kandaaScissors *kasi Cashew tree *korosho

)at *keka *!ony *%ingo

Tin *kebe Tree *ti

Wallet *koba Cassa'a *uhogo

Region *koa Sugar cane *ua

Nec,lace *ku"u )illet *tama

S%ear *kuki *lection *haguo

Door *lango $elt *kanda

ire *oto *1a%le *"anooot!all *%ira Range *"iko

Ri'er *to Series *"uli(o

(illow *to (roclaation *gambo

Le'er *tambo Distri!ution *ga'o

)os2ue *sikiti Collision *gongano

Luggage *'amba Su%%ort *himili

Light *'anga Ins%ection *kaguo

Load *(igo Contract *kataba

Co%y *'igo 8igil *kesha

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S2uare *raba O!stacle *kingamo

Circle *0iringo )eeting *kutano

Line *sa"a Hel% *saada

Cross *salaba Test *tihani

ishing Line *shi%i Style *tindoTra% *tego Suons *'aliko

#as *0uke )iracle *'uji(a

Season *simu )uscle *usuli

*nd *'isho $ody *'ili

)onth *'e(i Tail *kia

ear *'aka )outh *domo

$read *kate $ac, *gongo

Uncoo,ed Rice *hele Leg *guu

S%inach *hiha Ar *kono

8er! 8oca!ulary

To $e A!le 2e(a To Dance ika To $e Drun, &e'a

To As, ,li(a To *nd Isha

To Awa,e Amka To *nter Ingia

To $eQ Ku'a To *1%lain Ele(a

To $ear .aa To ail #hind'a

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Offs%ring

To $egin An(a To all Anguka

To $elie'e Amini To ar &ima

To $ite ,ma To ight +igana

To $oil unga To Hold #hika

To Coe Kuja To Ho%e umainiTo Congratulate +onge(a To Hug Kumbatiana

To Coo, +ika To Iagine 2a(a

To Cool +oa To Increase .idi

To Cry &ia To Ko,e ania

To Cut Kata To Kudge $ukumu

To Daage $aribu To .ill unga

To $e Late agiaTo )a,e engene(a To Swi =gelea

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To )arry =a To Ta,e undisha

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#eneral 8oca!ulary

ood and Drin, Cha,ula na 8inywya0i

$read ),ate Water )a0i

$utter Siagi )il, )a+iwa

*ggs )ayai Tea Chai

Rice Ecoo,edF Wali Coffee

.ahawa

)ai+e flour %orridge Ugali $eer

$ia $iscuits $is,uti

Soft Drin, Soda

(eanuts .aranga S%irits

(o!e

Cashew Nuts .orosho

Sugar Su,ari Toato

Nyanya

Salt Chu'i Onions 8itunguu

(e%%er (ili %ili Ca!!age

.a!e0i

Sauce )chu+i O,ra $ariaS%inach )cicha

Sou% Su%u Coconut )na+i

Carrot .aroti

ish Saa,i Au!ergine $iringani

Shar, (a%a (otatoes 8ia+i

S2uid Ngisi Salad Saladi

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Octo%us (we+a 8egeta!le

)!oga

Lo!ster .a!a ,ochi ruit

)atunda

(rawn .a!a

Cra! .aa

.nife .isu

Chic,en .u,u or, Ua

#oat )!u+i S%oon

.i0i,o

$eef Ngo!e (late Sahani

La! .ondoo #lass #lasi

Duc, $ata Cu% .i,o!e

$ottle Chu%a

Leon Ndiu Ta!le

)e+a

)ango *!e Chair

.iti

Orange Chungwa

$anana Ndi+i

(inea%%le Nanasi

(a%aya (ai%ai

Other Useful 8oca!ulary

Country Nchi Car #ari

Town )0i $icycle

$ais,eli

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8illage .i0i0i )otor!i,e

(i,i %i,i

Street $ara?!ara Aero%lane Ndege

Address Anwani Shi% )eri

House Nyu!ani

Sho% Du,a Clothes Nguo

#arden $ustani Shoes 8iatu

ar Sha!a Hat .ofia

)os2ue )si,iti Coat

.oti

Church .anisa Shirt

Shati

School Shule Trousers

Sirwali

College Chuo cha eliu Watch Saa

)ar,et So,oni Roo

Chu!a Wor,

.a+i

.itchen Ki,oni $usiness $iashara

Toilet Choo Holiday Si,u,uu

Door )lango

Window Dirisha )achine )ashine.ey Ufunguo

$alcony $ara+a Tele%hone

Siu

)other )aa

Sun Kua ather $a!a

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)oon )we+i #ran

$i!i

Stars Nyota #rand%a $a!u

Sea $ahari Aunt

Shanga+i

Ri'er )to riend

Rafi,i

La,e iwa

Clouds )awingu

Rain )'ua

Ice $arafu

Wind U%e%o

Tree )ti

#rass Nyasa

Sand )changa

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