English-Swahili phrasebook for tourists: traveling to Tanzania

Phrases that will surely come in handy when traveling to Tanzania.

The official language in Tanzania is Swahili. You can hear English everywhere, but its dialect is very different from ours, so you can't do without a Swahili phrasebook with pronunciation.

Swahili is a Bantu language with many words borrowed from Arabic. An English-Swahili phrasebook will come in handy if you want to travel to the interior of the country and see how the ancient tribes live their lives here. In addition, a tourist who speaks the local language is treated more friendly and loyal.

Swahili is not an easy language to learn, so getting a Swahili phrasebook should be considered in advance. The following useful phrases in Swahili will help you get to grips with your new language more quickly.

Hello

Shikamu

Hi

Sasa, mambo, jambo

How are you?

Habari gani?

Thank you, good

Nzuri, asante

Goodbye!

Kwa heri!

Please

Tafadhali

What is your name?

Jina lako nani?

My name is...

Jina langu ni...

Thank you

Asante

Excuse me

Samahani (to get attention), nasikitika (to apologize)

How much does it cost?

Ngapi?

It's too expensive

Ghali

Help!

Msaada! Njoo!

Does anyone speak Swahili?

Je, mtu yeyote anazungumza Kiswahili?

I don't understand

Nisamehe, sifahamu

Yes

Ndiyo

No

Hapana

White, white!

Mzungu!

May I call from your place?

Je, ninaweza kupiga simu kutoka kwako?

I want a cold “Pilsner”

Nataka Pilsner baridi

I said COLD!

Nimesema BARIDI!

I love you

Nakupenda



Have a good sleep

I don't have time

Sina muda

How much to travel to...?

Shilingi ngapi kwenda...?

How much is a ticket to...

Tiketi ya kwenda... ni shilingi ngapi?

Where does this train/bus go?

Je, treni/basi hii inakwenda wapi?

This train stops at...

Treni/basi hii inasimama...

One ticket to..., please

Tafadhali, tiketi moja kwenda...


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