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We at African Safari Kenya offer to acquaint you with useful Swahili phrases that'll definitely make your tours smoother as you'll be able to interact with the locals and will be able to understand and be understood without much hassle.
Swahili is the easiest of all Bantu languages that is commonly spoken all over Kenya, Africa.
Useful Swahili phrases that come in handy while on your safari tours to Kenya, Africa:
- Hakuna Matata - that means no problem
- Jambo - that means hello
- Jina Lako nani - that means what is your name?
- Habari za asubuhi - that means good morning
- Habari za jioni - that means good evening
- Kwaheri - that means goodbye
- Jina Langu ni - that means my name is-
- Habari za mchana - that means good afternoon
- Asante - means Thank you
- Asante Sana - means thank you very much
- Ndiyo - means yes
- Hapana - means no
- Hivi hivi - means so so
- Mbaya - means bad
- Nzuri - means good
- Habari gani - means how are you?
- Nafurahi kukuona - means nice to meet you
- Sifahamu - means I don't understand
- Unaishi wapi - means where do you live?
- Ninaweza kusema Kiswahili - means I can speak in Swalihi
- Una sema kiingeraza - means do you speak English?
- Ni saa nagapi sasa - means what time is it
- Ninataka kununua nguo - means I would like to purchase clothes
- Tafadhali, lete cheki - means please get the bill
- Mimi - means 'I'
- Wewe - means you
- Sisi - means we
- Wao - means they
- Mama - means mother
- Wazi - means open
- Imefungwa - means closed
- Kidogo - means 'a little'.
- Yote - means 'all'
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