LEARN SWAHILI WORDS AS YOU ENJOY YOUR SAFARI . Learning a local language like Swahili can be a challenge, and especially if you are going to be involved directly with the locals who don’t understand English or any other language. For you to enjoy working with them and for them to feel comfortable with you its always good to show some effort of understanding and learning their language. These are simple English words translated into Swahili to help you in your journey through Africa. Enjoy your safari. Words are listed alphabetically.
Animals Wanyama
Answer Jibu
Ask Uliza
Built Jenga
Call Ita
Can we go? Tunaweza kwenda?
Chair Kiti
Coffee Kahawa
Come her Njo hapa
Driver Dereva
Father Baba
Fish Samaki
Food Chakula
Foods Vyakula
Frog chura
Mother mama
Gentleman bwana
Give me nipe
Goodbye Kwaheri
He is a student Yeye ni mwanafunzi
Hello Jambo
How are you Habari
Hunger Njaa
I am a pupil/Student mimi ni mwanafunzi
I am here niko hapa
I do not have sina
I do not know Sijui
It is true Ni kweli
Leopard Chui
Lion Simba
Luggage Mizigo
Man Mwanaume
Mother Mama
My name Jina langu
Name Jina
Now Sasa
Pass Pita
People Watu
Please Tafadhali
Quickly Upesi
Road Njia
Send Tuma
Shops Maduka
Shut Funga
Sing Imba
Slowly Polepole
Tea Chai
Teacher Mwalimu
Thank you, Asante
Today leo
Tomorrow Kesho
Tourist Mtalii
Tourists Watalii
Translate Tafusiri
Traveller Msafiri
Tree Mti
Village Kijiji
Write Andika
Yes Ndio
Zero Sufuri
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