Basic Swahili Travel Phrases: Greetings
Updated: Oct 28
Spoken in:Ā Burundi, the Comoros Islands, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Ā |
Language known locally as: Kiswahili. Ā |
Alphabet: Latin. |
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I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals š After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, Iād leave knowing Iād connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you donāt need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.
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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šš¼ No thank you!
That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!
What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. š®
I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.
In the meantime, here are my basic Swahili travel phrases, for free š¤
Basic Swahili Travel Phrases
Swahili Greetings
English | Swahili | Pronunciation |
Hello | Jambo / Hujambo | jahm-bo / hoo-jahm-bo |
Good morning | Habari ya asubuhi | ha-bah-ri ya ah-soo-boo-hee |
Good afternoon | Habari ya mchana | ha-bah-ri ya m-cha-na |
Good evening | Habari ya jioni | ha-bah-ri ya jee-oh-nee |
Goodnight | Usiku mwema | oo-see-koo mweh-ma |
Goodbye | Kwaheri | kwa-heh-ree |
Have a nice day | Kuwa na siku njema | ku-wa na see-ku jay-ma |
How are you? | Habari gani? / U hali gani? | ha-bah-ri gah-ni / oo hah-li gah-ni |
Iām good, and you? | Niko salama, na wewe? | nee-ko sa-la-ma, na weh-we? |
Please | Tafadhali | ta-fa-dha-lee |
Thank you | Asante | ah-sahn-teh |
Youāre welcome | Karibu | ka-ree-boo |
Enjoy your meal | Furahia chakula chako | fur-a-he-a cha-ku-la chak-o |
I love you | Nakupenda | na-koo-pen-da |
Whatās your name? | Jina lako nani? | jee-na lah-ko nah-ni? |
My name is ____ | Jina langu ni ____ | jee-na lan-goo nee ____ |
Nice to meet you | Nafurahi kukutana nawe | na-foo-ra-hee koo-koo-ta-na na-wee |
Where are you from? | Unatoka wapi? | oo-na-to-ka wah-pee? |
Iām from ____ | Ninatoka ____ | nee-na-to-ka ____ |
Iām ____ | Mimi ni ____ | mee-mee nee ____ |
Cheers! | Maisha mareful! | may-sha mare-ful! |
Now you've got all the Swahili Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:
Swahili Travel Basics Travel Phrases
Swahili Food & Dining Travel Phrases
Swahili Days & Numbers Travel Phrases
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