CLICK HERE to get our Swahili Learning System! Get your Free Lifetime Account! Create Your TRAVEL TO Kenya FREE Account Conversation Cheat Sheet CLICK MONEY & SHOPPING Is there an ATM nearby ? Kuna mashine za kutoa pesa karibu? How much is ~ ? five hundred shillings two hundred shillings hundred shillings ~ ni ngapi? Shilingi elfu hamsini na nne Shilingi elfu ishirini na moja Shilingi elfu kumi mia sita na tano na mia nane fifty shillings twenty shillings twenty shillings ten shillings one shilling Shilingi elfu tano Shilingi elfu mbili mia Shilingi elfu mbili mia Shilingi elfu moja Shilingi mia moja na mia nne moja na sitini moja na sitini na themanini na nane AROUND TOWN Where is ~ ? ~ iko wapi? I’d like to go to ~ Ningependa kwenda ~ Malindi Lake Turkana Mount Kenya Malindi Ziwa Turkana Mlima Kenya Lamu Island Nairobi National Park Tsavo National Park kisiwa cha Lamu mbuga la wanyama la mbuga la wanyama la Nairobi Tsavo SURVIVAL PHRASES Please take me to ~ Where is the station? Where is the restroom? Tafadhali nipeleke ~ Stesheni iko wapi? Msalani ni wapi? COMMUNICATION Excuse me. Hello. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Niwie radhi. Jambo. Niwie radhi. Nisamehe. Hello. Jambo. Nice to meet you. Please. Yes. Ni vyema kukujua. Tafadhali. Ndio. I am ~ Thank you. No. Nina ~. Asante. La. ASKING QUESTIONS Do you understand? I understand. I don't understand. I don’t understand. Je, unaelewa? Naelewa. Sielewi Sielewi Do you speak English? Yes, I do. No I don’t. Je, unaelewa? Ndio nafanya hivyo. La, sifanyi hivyo. Can you eat this? Of course. No, I can’t eat it. Unaweza kula hii? Bila shaka. La, siwezi ikula. ORDERING FOOD ~ please. What do you ~ tafadhali. recommend? Unaandaa nini? pilau roasted meat roasted chicken irio pilau nyama choma kuku choma irio githeri chapati fish banana dish githeri chapati Samaki Matoke COUNTERS ~ please. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ~ tafadhali Moja Mbili Tatu Nne Tano Sita Saba Nane Tisa Kumi COUNTERS Want More? Talking About Your Family in Swahili › START HERE FAMILY & RELATIVES Conversation Cheat Sheet FAMILY RELATIONS What kind of person is your ~? ~ yako ni mtu wa aina gani? grandmother grandfather Nyanya Babu uncle cousin aunt father mother Mjomba binamu Shangazi me baba Mama mimi younger sister older sister older brother younger brother Dada mdogo Dada mkubwa Ndugu mkubwa Ndugu mdogo How’s your mother? My mother is well. Mama yako ako vipi? Mama yangu ni mzima. FAMILY RELATIONS Forward my greetings to your ~. Msambazie salamu ~ husband wife son daughter yako. Mume Mke Mwana wa Mwana wa kiume kike PETS I own a ~. dog cat bird fish bunny snake Ninamiliki ~. Mbwa paka Ndege Samaki Sungura Nyoka Want More? Talking About Your Family in Swahili › START HERE FIRST MEETING Nice to meet you. Where are you from? Can I sit here? Ni vyema kukujua. Umetoka wapi? Naweza keti hapa? What’s your name? I’m from Nairobi. What is this? Unaitwa nani? Nimetoka Nairobi. Ni nini hii? How are you? This is for you. How long will you stay? Uko vipi? Hii ni yako. Utakaa kwa muda upi? I’ve heard a lot about you. How many people are there It was nice to meet you. Nimeskia mengi kukuhusu. in your family? Ilikuwa vyema kukujua. Familia yako iko na watu wangapi? HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES What do you do on ~? Unafanya nini ~? Madaraka Day Easter End of Ramadan Assumption Sunday When is ~? Sikukuu ya Madaraka Pasaka Eid al-Fitr Sikukuu ya kuinuliwa juu kwa bikra ~ ni lini? Mariamu Please tell me more about ~. Tafadhali niambie New Year’s Heroes’ Day Christmas Jamhuri Day zaidi kuhusu ~. Mwaka mpya Sikukuu ya mashujaa Krisimasi Sikukuu ya Jamhuri CELEBRATIONS Happy birthday! April Fools! Merry Christmas! Sikukuu ya kuzaliwa yenye Siku ya wajinga ya Aprili! Christmas njema! furaha! Congratulations! Happy Halloween! Happy New Year! Hongera! Halowini yenye furaha! Mwaka mpya mwenye furaha! CLICK HERE to get our Swahili Learning System! Get your Free Lifetime Account! Create Your DINING LIKE A CHAMP FREE Account Conversation Cheat Sheet CLICK Phrases You Need to Know at the Dining Table ››› I have a reservation at nine. Do you have a table for two? May I have a menu? Nimehifadhi nafasi saa tatu. Je, uko na meza ya wawili? Naweza kupata orodha yenyu ya chakula? May I order? What do you recommend? I’ll have this, please. Naweza agiza? Je, unapendekeza nini? Nitachukua hii tafadhali. Excuse me. My order hasn’t come yet. Check, please. Samahani. Agizo langu halijakuja bado. Angalia,tafadhali. Top Words You’ll Need at the Restaurant ››› POINT & SPEAK ~ please.. Ashiria na uongee ~ tafadhali. 指差 話す。 。 appetizer main dish dessert kiamsha hamu Chakula kikuu kitindamlo ya chakula chicken beef pork salad seafood kuku nyama ya nyama ya saladi chakula cha ngombe nguruwe bahari What are today’s specials? Can I have a drink menu? Can I have some more ~? Chakula maalum cha leo ni nini? Naweza kuwa na orodha ya Naweza kupata nyongeza ~. vinywaji? Counters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 moja mbili tatu nne tano sita saba nane tisa kumi CLICK HERE to get our Swahili Learning System! Get your Free Lifetime Account! How to Choose The Best Foods to Fit Your Preferences With ~, please. Iwe na ~. meat fish vegetables butter sugar olive oil nyama samaki mboga siagi sukari mafuta ya olivu Without ~, please. Bila ~. bell pepper onions wine cheese tomato alcohol pilipili vitunguu mvinyo jibini nyanya pombe Does this dish contain any ~? I can’t eat/drink ~. Please remove ~ from this dish. Hii sahani iko na ~ yoyote? Siweza kula/kunywa ~. Tafadhali ondoa ~ ndani ya hii sahani. Table Request In The Restaurant Can you bring me (a) ~? spoon fork knife napkin salt black pepper Je, unaweza kuniletea ~? kijiko uma kisu napkini chumvi pilipili nyeusi I need (a) ~. water bread drink menu coffee Ninahitaji ~. dessert maji mkate kinywaji orodha ya kahawa kitindamlo chakula Complimenting and Criticizing the Food It’s delicious! It looks tasty. It’s very good. Ina ladha! Inaonekana kitamu. Ni nzuri sana. It’s overcooked. It lacks salt. It’s raw! Imeiva sana. Inakosa chumvi. Ni mbichi! It smells so nice. This is not fresh. It’s too spicy. Inaharufu nzuri kabisa. Hii sio ya leo. Iko na viungo. Food Allergies & Restrictions! I am allergic to ~. meat eggs milk peanuts shellfish wheat soy fish Mimi ni mwenye mzio nyama mayai maziwa njugu karanga samakigome ngano soi samaki wa ~. I am a vegetarian. I am a vegan. I can’t eat pork. Mimi ni mlamboga tu. Mimi ni mkosa kula nyama. Siwezi kula nyama ya nguruwe. LESSON NOTES Survival Phrases #1 How to Say "Thank Yo u ! " in Swahili CONTENTS 2Swahili 2 English 2 Vocabulary 2 Sample Sentences 3 Grammar 4 Cultural Insight # 1 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SWAHILI 1. Asante. 2. Asante sana. 3. Shukrani sana. ENGLISH 1. Thank you. 2. Thank you so much. 3. Many thanks. VOCABULARY Swahili English Class asante thank you phrase sana so much phrase asante sana thank you so much phrase shukrani thanks phrase shukrani sana many thanks phrase SAMPLE SENTENCES Asante kukipitisha. Asante Yuki. "Thank you for passing it over." "Thanks Yuki." SWAHILIPO D101.CO M SURVIVAL PHRASES #1 - HOW TO SAY "THANK YOU!" IN SWAHILI 2 Samahani sana. Asante sana kwa kukuja. "I am very sorry." "Thank you so much for coming." Asante sana kwa kukuja. Shukrani kwa kukuja. "Thank you so much for "Thank you for coming." coming." Shukrani sana kwa kukuja. "Thank you for coming." GRAMMAR Wherever your destination may be, manners are a must! Kenya is no dierent. So in our very rst lesson, we'll be teaching you a simple phrase that is bound to come in handy throughout your trip to Kenya. I can't stress this enough: A little bit of language can go a long way! In Swahili, "Thank you" is Asante. The word asante literally means "thanks" Yo u c a n e m p h a s i z e Asante by adding sana, which means literally "a lot" or "so much." That makes Asante sana, which would be equivalent to "Thank you so much," a politer expression than just Asante. There will be occasions when you will really want to show your appreciation and politeness. On these occasions, you should use the expression shukran. In daily life, however, people use shukrani. So "Thanks" in Swahili is Shukrani. And "Many thanks" is shukrani sana. SWAHILIPO D101.CO M SURVIVAL PHRASES #1 - HOW TO SAY "THANK YOU!" IN SWAHILI 3 The rst word is shukrani, which means something like "thanks." The second word, sana ("a lot"), is used to make the phrase more polite. CULTURAL INSIGHT Quick Tip 1 By far, Asante is the most common way to say "Thanks." Use the more polite version shukrani sana sparingly, in very special situations, like when you have been helped a lot by somebody. Remember: when in doubt, keeping it simple is always your safest bet. You don't have to worry about formal or informal situations; Asante can be used with just about anyone, anywhere, and anytime. You say Asante when the waiter brings your food or drinks, when the clerk in the hotel takes your luggage to your room, and when somebody welcomes or congratulates you. No matter what the person's profession or age, Asante will always be an appropriate response. SWAHILIPO D101.CO M SURVIVAL PHRASES #1 - HOW TO SAY "THANK YOU!" IN SWAHILI 4 LESSON NOTES Survival Phrases #2 How to Say "You're Welcome" in Swahili CONTENTS 2Swahili 2 English 2 Vocabulary 2 Sample Sentences 3 Grammar 3 Cultural Insight # 2 COPYRIGHT © 2013 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING.