The following words and phrases are what you are most likely to encounter from the moment you step off the plane through out your stay in our beautiful land.
To get you involved the right way in two way communication we have outlined dialogues centering orotund typical responses to everyday interactions.
In Swahili each vowel in a word takes the sound of the word for example
Saa [watch] is pronounced as sa-a
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ENGLISH |
SWAHILI |
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Yes |
Ndiyo |
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No |
Hapana |
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Okay |
Sawa |
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Hallo or hi |
Jambo |
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How are you |
Habari yako ? |
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Good morning |
Habari ya asubuhi ? |
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Good evening |
Habari ya jioni ? |
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Please |
Tafadhali |
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No thank you |
La Asante |
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Thank you very much |
Asante sana |
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Excuse me |
Tafadhali |
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I don’t understand |
Sielewi |
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Do you speak English |
Unaongea Kiingreza |
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I would like |
Ninataka |
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Can i have |
Naweza kupata |
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I can’t |
Siwezi |
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How much is it |
Nikiasi gain? |
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What’s happening |
Kuna nini ? |
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Where is it |
Iko wapi ? |
