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Unatoka wapi? Where are you from? Ninatoka ... I am from ... Ninatoka Kanada. I am from Canada. Ninatoka Uingereza. I am from England. Ninatoka New Zealand. I am from New Zealand. Ninatoka Australia. I am from Australia. Unaishi wapi? Where do you live? Ninaishi Sydney. I live in Sydney. |
Afrika Kusini South Africa Australia Australia Ayalandi Ireland Marekani America New Zealand / Nyuzilandi New Zealand Ufaransa France Uingereza England Ujerumani England Uskoti Scotland Welisi Wales |
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Say What?
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Sielewi. I don't understand. Sijui. I don't know. Ninasema Kiswahili. I speak Swahili. Kidogo. A little bit. Sisemi Kiswahili. I don't speak Swahili. Unasema Kiswahili? Do you speak Swahili? Unasema Kiingereza? Do you speak English? ... Kifaransa? ... French? ... Kihispania? ... Spanish? ... Kijerumani? ... German? |
Naelewa. I understand. Najua. I know. Haya. Sawa. All right. OK. Hakuna shida. Hakuna matata. Hakuna tatizo. No problem. Usiwe na wasiwasi. Don't worry. |
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Where is ...
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... iko wapi? Where is the ...? Choo kiko wapi? Where is the toilet? Mgahawa wa karibu uko wapi? Where is the nearest café? Duka la madawa liko wapi? Where is the chemist? Hoteli iko wapi? Where is the hotel? Benki iko wapi? Where is the bank? Supamaketi iko wapi? Where is the supermarket? |
Naomba ... I would like ... Unataka nini? What would you like? Unayo ...? Do you have ...? Nimekikubali. I'll take it.
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Duka la mikate liko wapi? Where is the bakery? Mgahawa wa intaneti wa karibu uko wapi? Where is the nearest internet café? Je, naweza kulipa na kredit kadi? Can I pay by credit card? Nipe bili, tafadhali. The bill, please. | ||
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Drink
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Naomba bia. Nataka bia. Ninataka bia. Lete bia. I'd like a beer. Lete bia. Please bring a beer. Bia. Beer. Pombe. Local beer. Divai. Mvinyo. Wine. Divai nyekundu. Red wine. Divai nyeupe. White wine. Bilauri ya divai nyeupe. A glass of white wine. Bilauri mbili za divai nyeupe. Two glasses of white wine. Bilauri ya maji. Glass of water. Bilauri mbili za maji. Two glasses of water. Maji zaidi, tafadhali. More water, please. |
Maji ya machungwa. Orange juice. Na barafu. With ice. Bila barafu. Without ice. Maziwa. Milk. Kikombe cha kahawa ya maziwa. Cup of white coffee. Kikombe cha kahawa ya rangi. Cup of black coffee. Kikombe cha chai ya maziwa. Cup of white tea. Kikombe cha chai ya rangi. Cup of black tea. Kikombe kimoja. One cup. Kikombe kingine. Another cup. Vikombe viwili vya kahawa. Two cups of coffee. Na sukari. With sugar. Bila sukari. Without sugar. |
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Food
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Naomba chipsi na mayai. I'd like chips and egg. Ninataka saladi ya matunda na aiskrimu. I want a fruit salad and ice-cream. Chipsi. Chips. Mkate. Bread. Wali. Rice. Ugali. Maize porridge. Jibini. Chizi. Cheese. Mboga. Vegetables. Saladi. Salad. Tamutamu. Dessert. Aiskrimu. Ice-cream. Chokoleti. Chocolate. Keki. Cake. |
Supu. Soup. Yai / mayai. Egg / eggs. Samaki. Fish. Kuku. Chicken. Nyama ya ng'ombe. Beef. Matunda. Fruit. Tofaa / matofaa. Apple / apples. Chungwa / machungwa. Orange / oranges. Nanasi / mananasi. Pineapple / pineapples. Embe / maembe. Mango / mangoes. Je, kuna vyakula vya mboga mboga? Do you have vegetarian dishes? Nakula mboga tu. Mimi ni mla mboga. I am vegetarian. Sili nyama. Sipendi nyama. I don't eat meat. |
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Weather
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Leo kuzuri. It's a nice day today. Hali ya hewa mbaya! What awful weather! Kuna joto leo. It's hot today. Kuna baridi leo. It's cold today. Kuna upepo leo. It's very windy today. Kuna ukungu leo. It's foggy today. |
Inanyesha mvua leo. It's raining today. Inaanguka theluji leo. It's snowing today. Mvua itanyesha kesho? Will it rain tomorrow? Theluji itaanguka theluji? Will it snow tomorrow? |
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Small Talk
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Ninapenda ... I like ... Sipendi ... I don't like ... Je, unapenda ...? Do you like ...? Ndiyo. Ee. Yes. Siyo. Hapana. La. No. |
Njoo hapa! Come here! Twendeni! Let's go! Hapa. Here. Hapo. There. Pale. Over there. |
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Nimepotea. I'm lost. Tumepotea. We're lost. Angalia! Uwe mangalifu! Be careful! |
Saidia! Nisaidie! Help! Nenda zako! Toka! Go away! |
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Days of the Week
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Jumatatu Monday Jumanne Tuesday Jumatano Wednesday Alhamisi Wednesday Ijumaa Friday Jumamosi Saturday Jumapili Sunday |
jana yesterday leo today kesho tomorrow wiki jana last week wiki hii this week wiki kesho next week |
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Bahati njema! Good luck! Heri ya Krismasi! Krismasi Njema! Merry Christmas! Heri ya Mwaka Mpya! Happy New Year! |
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Signs
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Imefunguliwa Open Imefungwa Closed Mahali pa kuingia Entrance Mahali pa kutoka Exit Hairuhusiwi kuingia Hakuna ruhusa kupita Exit |
Polisi Police Usivute sigara Hakuna ruhusa kuvuta sigara No smoking Choo / Vyoo Msala / Misala Toilet / Toilets Wanaume Men Wanawake Women |
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Stress is on penultimate (second from last) syllable.
eg: asante, asanteni
Consonants:
b is an implosive b (ɓ or like ʔb)
ch is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
d is an implosive d (ɗ or like ʔd)
dh is pronounced as th as in this (ð)
g is an implosive g (ɠ or like ʔg)
gh is pronounced as gh, a voiced velar fricative (ɣ)
j is an implosive j, pronounced as gʲ, almost like dʲ (ɟ)
kh is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
m and n before a consonant indicate pre-nasalisation, eg. nd = ⁿd
ng is pronounced as ng as in finger (ŋg)
ng' is pronounced as ng as in singer (ŋ)
ny is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
sh is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
th is pronounced as th as in thick (θ)