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General Chat NEW! The Student Forums Chatroom => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: tmisterr on January 03, 2011, 02:12:43 pm
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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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+rep
Marhaba is a nice word. :)
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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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Kenya ;)
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Nairobi Kenya!
right dibss, mzuri, slight mistake :)
u've got swahili friends?
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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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You forgot Hatari and Simba.
Hakuna ma tata.
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Jambo habari
hujambo - sijambo
I did it ;D
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u've got swahili friends?
LOL.
You could say that. ;)
I'm in Kenya too.
(:
Hakuna matata <3
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finally someone else from kenya :)
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Most people here know Swahili, I don't.
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only , for real :O ?
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only , for real :O ?
I do not. Yes.
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I meant who knows Sawahili ? :O
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I meant who knows Sawahili ? :O
I thought the reaction from you is : DON'T YOU KNOW IT ?
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I thought the reaction from you is : DON'T YOU KNOW IT ?
who Knows it ?
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who Knows it ?
I know now. :)
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I know now. :)
Glad to know :)
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Glad to know :)
What did you think ? I meant that I now know that most here doesn't know. ::)
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What did you think ? I meant that I now know that most here doesn't know. ::)
LOL xD ....quit going in a CIRCLE !!
I now know that you now know that now I know that you know that I know who knows :P
it makes sense ,does it ? ::) 8)
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LOL xD ....quit going in a CIRCLE !!
I now know that you now know that now I know that you know that I know you knows :P
I quit. :D
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Yesh YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESHHHHHHHHH ;D ;D ;D
I'm weird in my OWN way <3
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Did language is fr which country????
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Kenya ;)
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Kenya ;)
Really,iv got a friend 4rm kenya ::) Ill learn the words
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Nice =]
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Shukrani :D
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Arabic : afwan =]
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Arabic : afwan =]
Well i cnt figure out wt does dat mean ???
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your welcome ;)
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Welcome – Karibu
Goodbye – Kwaheri
Yes – Ndiyo
No – Siyo/Hapana
OK – Sawa sawa
Please – Tafadhali
Sorry – Pole
Excuse me – Samahani
No problem – Hakuna matata
What is your name? – Jina lakonani?
My name is __ – Jina langu ni _
Very good – Nzuri sana
I don’t understand – Sielewi
prepositions
about kuhusu
above juu
across katikati
after baada ya
against dhidi ya
among miongoni mwa
around karibu
as kama
at saa
before kabla
behind nyuma
below chini
beneath chini
beside kando ya
between kati ya
beyond ng'ambo
but lakini
by na
despite licha ya
down chini
during wakati
except ila
for kwa
from kutoka
in katika
inside ndani
into katika
near karibu
next kando
of ya
on juu
opposite kinyume
out nje
outside nje
over juu
per kwa
plus kuongeza
round pande zote
since tangu
than kuliko
through kupitia
till mpaka
to kwa
toward kuelekea
under chini ya
unlike tofauti
until mpaka
up juu
via kupitia
with na
within ndani ya
without bila
colors rangi
black Nyeusi
blue bluu
brown hudhurungi
gray kijivu
green Kijani Kibichi
orange Chungwa
purple zambarau
red nyekundu
white nyeupe
yellow manjano
sizes Kimo/Vimo
big Ukubwa
deep kina kirefu
long urefu
narrow Wembamba
short Ufupi
small Udogo
tall Urefu
thick Unene
thin Wembamba
wide upana
shapes maumbo
circular mviringo
straight unyofu
square mraba
triangular Pembe tatu
tastes ladha
bitter Chungu
fresh upya
salty chumvi
sour chacha
spicy chenye viungo
sweet tamu
qualities sifa
bad mbaya
clean safi
dark giza
difficult Ngumu
dirty chafu
dry kavu
easy rahisi
empty tupu
expensive ghali
fast Haraka
foreign Geni
full Jaa
good Njema
hard ngumu
heavy nzito
inexpensive Bei rahisi
light Nyepesi
local Kienyeji
new Mpya
noisy kelele
old zee
powerful hodari
quiet tulivu
correct sahihi
slow polepole
soft laini
very sana
weak dhaifu
wet loa
wrong makosa
young Ujana
quantities kiasi
few Chache
little kidogo
many wengi
much zaidi
part sehemu
some baadhi
a few Chache
whole nzima
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^Are you from Kenya? :o :o :o
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yeah
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yeah
Awww! Nice! =]