Swahili English Learning

Hello	jambo	AROUND TOWN
welcome	karibu	Where is a/the?'	wapi?
goodbye	kwaheri	bank	benki
until tommorow	mpaka kesho	hotel	hoteli ya kulala
goodnight	lala salama	hospital	hospital
see you later	tutaonana baadaye	police station	kituo cha polisi
please	tafadhali	post office	posta
thankyou	asante	restaurant	mkahawa
thanks very much	asante sana	toilet	choo
youre welcome	umekaribishwa
how are you	habari yako	SHOPPING
im fine thanks	nzuri sana	where is?	wapi?
whats your name	unaitwa nani	bookshop	duka la vitabu
my name is	jina langu ni	chemist/pharmacy	duka la dawa
where are you from	unatoka wapi	grocery	duka
im from	mimi natoka	market	soko
where do you live	unaishi wapi	I want to buy	nataka kununua
I live in	ninaishi	do you have	una?
may I take a picture	naomba kupiga picha	there is	kuna
		there isnt	hakuna
USEFUL WORDS		how much	ngapi?
Yes	ndio	this is very expensive	hii ni bei ghali sana
no	hapana	clothing	nguo
no problem	hakuna matata	insect repellant	dawa ya wadudu
sorry	samahani/ pole	laundry detergent	omo
no hurry	hakuna haraka	medicine	dawa
easy	mteremko	mosquito coil	dawa ya mbu ya kuwasha
I don’t understand	sifahamu/sielewi	soap	sabuni
im going to the toilet	naenda choo	toilet paper	karatasi ya choo
cigarette	sigara	too big	kubwa sana
		too small	ndogo sana
GETTING AROUND		more	zaidi
I want to go	nataka kwenda
is this the way to	hii ndio njia ya	ON SAFARI
how much to go to	shilingi ngapi kwenda	Look there	tazama pale
when does the leave	inaenda saa ngapi	what is there?	iko nini pale
bus	basi	what animal is that?	huyo ni mnyama gani
train	gari la moshi	electric fence	usiguse sengenge
truck or car	gari ndogo	watch out!	tahadhari!/chunga
boat	boti	danger(on signs)	hatari
shared taxi	gari ndogo	african buffalo	mbogo
drive slowly	endesha polepole	antelope	pofu/kulungu
wait a minute	ngoja kidogo	baboon	nyani
stop here	simama hapa	bird	ndege
ticket	tikiti	bushbany	komba
airport	uwanja wa ndege	cheetah	duma
bus station	kituo cha basi	crocodile	mamba
train station	kituo cha reli	elephant	ndovu/tembo
taxi	teksi	gazelle	swara/paa
left	kushoto	giraffe	twiga
right	kulia	hippopotomas	kiboko
		impala	swara pala
ACCOMODATION		jackal	mbweha
Where is a?	wapi?	leopard	chui
hotel	hoteli ya kulala	lion	simba
very good hotel	hoteli nzuri sana	mongoose	nguchiro
guest house	nyumba ya wageni	rhinocerous	kifaru
do you have a room for	una rumu ya?	snake	nyoka
one person	mtu mmoja	hyena	fisi
two person	watu wawili	water buffalo	nyati
how much is the room	rumu ni shilingi ngapi	zebra	punda milia
id like to see the room please	natakakuona rumu tafadhali
is there hot water	kuna maji moto	TIMES & DAYS
for one day	kwa siku moja	Whats the time?	saa ngapi
for a week	kwa wiki nzima	when?	lini?
bathroom	bafu	today	leo
fan	feni	tommorow	kesho
key	ufunguo	yesterday	jana
noisy	kelele	hour	saa
		week	wiki
FOOD		month	mwezi
Boiled	chemsha	year	mwaka
bread	mkate
butter	siagi	Monday	jumatatu
cup	kikombe	Tuesday	jumanne
curry	mchuzi	Wednesday	jumatano
eggs	yai(mayai)	Thursday	alhamisi
food	chakula	Friday	ijumaa
fork	uma	Saturday	jumamosi
fried	karanga	Sunday	jumapili
hot/cold	moto/baridi
indian bread	chapati	VEGETABLES AND GRAINS
knife	kisu	Aubergine	biringanya
napkin	kitambaa	cabbage	kabichi
pepper	pilipili	capsicum	pilipili hoho
plate	sahani	carrot	karoti
raw	mbichi	cassava	muhogo
ripe	mbivu	corn/maize	mahindi
roast	choma	garlic	kitunguu saumu
table	meza	kidney beans	maharagwe
teaspoon	kijiko	porridge	uji
salt	chumvi	mashed plantains	matoke
soup	supu	onions	vitunguu
sugar	sukari	plantains	ndizi
sweet	tamu	potatoes	viazi
yoghurt	maziwa lala	rice	wali
		kale	sukuma wiki
FRUITS		tomatoes	nyanya
bananas	ndizi	vegetables	mboga
coconuts(green)	dafu
coconuts(ripe)	nazi	MEAT AND FISH
custardapples	stafeli	barbacued meat	nyama choma
dates	tende	beef	nyama (ya) ngombe
fruits	matunda	crab	kaa
grape fruits	madanzi	fish	samaki
guavas	pera	kebab	mushkaki
limes	ndimu	lobster	kamba
mangoes	maembe	meat	nyama
oranges	machungwa	meat stew	karanga
papayas	paipai	goat meat	nyama ya mbuzi
passion fruit	pasheni	pork	nyama ya nguruwe
pineapples	mananasi	squid	ngisi
sugarcanes	miwa	steak	steki
water melon	tikiti	chicken	nyama(ya)kuku

HEALTH & EMERGENCIES		KENYAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
help	nisaidie	1ST JANUARY	New years day
im ill	mimi mgonjwa	MARCH/APRIL	good Friday/easter Monday
please call a doctor	tafadhali mwite daktari	1ST MAY	labour day
it hurts here	ninaumwa hapa	1ST JUNE	madaraka day
im pregnants	nina mimba	10TH OCTOBER	moi day
leave me alone	niache	20TH OCTOBER	kenyatta day
im lost	nimepotea	12TH DECEMBER	independence day
ive been robbed	nimeibiwa	25TH DECEMBER	christmas day
		26TH DECEMBER Send Enquiry	boxing day