Swahili Words

• Hello: jambo/ hujambo/ ​salama
• How are you?: habari gani
• Fine (response): nzuri
• Goodbye: kwa heri/ kwa herini (more than one peson)
• See you later: tutaonana
• Nice to meet you: nafurahi kukuona
• Goodnight: lala salama
• Yes: ndiyo
• No: hapana
• Thank you: asante
• Thank you very much: asante sana
• Please: tafadhali
• OK: sawa
• Excuse me: samahani
• You’re welcome: starehe
• Can you help me?: tafadhali, naomba msaada
• What is your name?: jina lako nani?
• My name is: jina langu ni
• Where are you from?: unatoka wapi?
• I’m from: natokea
• May I take a picture?: naomba kupiga picha
• Do you speak English?: unasema kiingereza?
• Do you speak Swahili?: unasema Kiswahili?
• Just a little bit: kidogo tu
• How do you say… in Swahili?: unasemaje… kwa kiswahili
• I don’t understand: sielewi
• Friend: rafiki
• Where is the…?: ni wapi…?
• Airport: uwanja wa ndege
• Bus station: stesheni ya basi
• Bus stop: bas stendi
• Taxi stand: stendi ya teksi
• Train Station: stesheni ya treni
• Bank: benki
• Market: soko
• Police station: kituo cha polisi
• Post office: posta
• Tourist Office: ofisi ya watali
• Toilet/ bathroom: choo
• What time is the… leaving?: inaondoka saa… ngapi?
• Bus: basi
• Minibus:  dalla (Tanzania)
• Plane: ndege
• Train: treni/gari la moshi
• Is there a bus going to…?: kuna basi ya…?
• I’d like to buy a ticket: nataka kununua tikiti
• Is it near: ni karibu?
• Is it far: ni mbali?
• There: huko
• Over there: pale
• Ticket: tikiti
• Where are you going?: unakwenda wapi?
• How much is the fare?: nauli ni kiasi gani?
• Hotel: hoteli
• Room: chumba
• Reservation: akiba
• Are there any vacancies for tonight?: mna nafasi leo usiko? (Kenya: iko nafasi leo usiku?)
• No vacancies: hamna nafasi. (Kenya: hakuna nafasi)
• How much is it per night?: ni bei gani kwa usiku?
• Today: leo
• Tomorrow: kesho
• Yesterday: jana
• Now: sasa
• Later: baadaye
• Every day: kila siku
• Monday: Jumatatu
• Tuesday: Jumanne
• Wednesday: Jumatano
• Thursday: Alhamisi
• Friday: Ljumaa
• Saturday: Jumamosi
• Sunday: Jumapili
• 1: moja
• 2: mbili
• 3: tatu
• 4: nne
• 5: tano
• 6: sita
• 7: saba
• 8: nane
• 9: tisa
• 10: kumi
• 11: kumi na moja (ten and one)
• 12: kumi na mbili (ten and two)
• 20: ishirini
• 21: ishirni na moja (twenty and one)
• 30: thelathini
• 40: arobaini
• 50: hamsini
• 60: sitini
• 70: sabini
• 80: themanini
• 90: tisini
• 100: mia
• 200: mia mbili
• 1000: elfu
• 100,000: laki
• I’d like: nataka
• Food: chakula
• Hot/cold: ya moto/baridi
• Water: maji
• Hot water: maji ya moto
• Drinking water: maji ya kunywa
• Soda: soda
• Milk: maziwa
• Meat: nyama
• Chicken: nyama kuku
• Fish: sumaki
• Beef: nyama ng’ombe
• Fruit: matunda
• Vegetables: mboga
• Where can I find a…?: naweza kupata… wapi?
• Doctor: daktari/mganga
• Hospital: hospitali
• Medical center: matibabu
• I’m sick: mimi ni mgonjwa
• I need a doctor: nataka kuona daktari
• It hurts here: naumwa hapa
• Fever: homa
• Malaria: melaria
• Mosquito net: chandalua
• Headache: umwa kichwa
• Diarrhoea: harisha/endesha
• Vomiting: tapika
• Medicine: dawa