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Offline tmisterr

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Swahili
« on: January 03, 2011, 02:12:43 pm »
requested by Jack sparrow/golden girl :)
If you wanna learn basic swahili, you can check out this thread from time to time.


Greetings - Reply:
Jambo
Habari - Nzuri
Shikamoo (usually by younger to elder) - marhaba
Hujambo (are you fine) - Sijambo(i'm fine)

Pleasantries:
shukrani - Thank you
Ashante (h is silent) - Thank you. You could always include sana that is (ashante sana) [thank you very much]
Karibu - welcome

personal pronouns
mimi - me
wewe - you
yeye - him/her
nyiyi - you(plural)
sisi - we
wao/wale - they

days of the week
Saturday    Jumamosi  (literally: first day of the week)
Sunday   Jumapili (literally: second day of the week)
Monday   Jumatatu (literally: third day of the week)
Tuesday   Jumanne (literally: fourth day of the week)
Wednesday   Jumatano (literally: fifth day of the week)
Thursday   Alhamisi (Arabic: fifth day of the week)
Friday   Ijumaa (Arabic: the day of congregational prayer)

Numbers:

zero - sifuri
one - moja
two - mbili
three - tatu
four - nne
five - tano
six - sita
seven - saba
eight - nane
nine - tisa
ten - kumi
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 02:16:18 pm »
+rep

Marhaba is a nice word. :)
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 02:39:19 pm »
Quote from: tmisterr on January 03, 2011, 02:12:43 pm
Habari - Nzuri
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wewe - you

*Mzuri?

My friends would go 'WEWE' when someone did something like ask for moneeyy. Ahaha always wondered what it meant. (: Thanks for sharing!

Where are you from?
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2011, 02:44:30 pm »
Kenya ;)
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 02:45:59 pm »
Nairobi Kenya!

right dibss, mzuri, slight mistake :)
u've got swahili friends?
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 02:48:23 pm »
OMG , Thanks dude !!  One of my dreams is finally coming true thanks to ya ;)

I Hope I'd be a gooood student , but after my exams -.-
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 02:48:28 pm »
You forgot Hatari and Simba.

Hakuna ma tata.
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 02:54:31 pm »
Jambo habari

hujambo - sijambo

I did it ;D
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2011, 03:01:11 pm »
Quote from: tmisterr on January 03, 2011, 02:45:59 pm
u've got swahili friends?

LOL.
You could say that. ;)
I'm in Kenya too.
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2011, 03:07:35 pm »
finally someone else from kenya :)
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2011, 04:26:39 pm »
Most people here know Swahili, I don't.
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2011, 07:54:51 pm »
only , for real :O ?
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2011, 12:14:03 pm »
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2011, 12:38:09 pm »
I meant who knows Sawahili ? :O
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Re: Swahili
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2011, 12:40:11 pm »
Quote from: ~ The Golden Girl ~ on January 17, 2011, 12:38:09 pm
I meant who knows Sawahili ? :O

I thought the reaction from you is : DON'T YOU KNOW IT ?
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