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As many as 69 languages are spoken in Kenya but the two official languages spoken in Kenya are Swahili and English. Swahili is widely spoken throughout Africa and it is an official language in Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as Kenya. Have a look at these basic Swahili phrases and make a conversation with a friend. How long can you make your conversation in Swahili?
Basic Swahili phrases
Hello
How are you?
I am well
Good
Please
Thank you
Yes
No
Goodbye
Hujambo
Habari gani?
Mimi ni vizuri
Nzuri
Tafadhali
Asante
Ndiyo
Hakuna
Kwaheri
What is your name?
My name is …
Where is ….?
Where are you going?
Where do you come from?
Please can you help me?
Village
House
Farm
Field
ni nini jina yako?
Jina langu ni …
ambapo ni?
unakwenda wapi?
wapi wanatoka?
tafadhali unaweza kunisaidia?
kijiji
nyumba
kilimo
shamba
Food
Water
Bread
Banana
Toilet
I want
How much is..
Post office
Internet café
Police station
Chakula
Maji
Mkate
Ndizi
Choo
I unataka ..
Ni kiasi gani ...
Baada ya ofisi
Internet cafe
Kituo cha polisi
Did you know?
There are 140 million people that can speak Swahili and it is one of the official languages of the African Union.
I can’t understand
Giraffe
Hippopotamus
Lion
Can you tell me the wifi password?
siwezi kuelewa
twiga
kiboko
simba
unaweza kuniambia password wifi?
Did you know?
Swahili uses many words imported from German, Portuguese, English and French. This is especially true for more recent words like wifi password.
KENYA LANGUAGE
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