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Top 15 Questions You Should Know For Conversations
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Top 15 Questions You Should Know For Conversations
15 words
U hali gani?
(e)
How are you?
Jina lako ni nani?
(e)
What's your name?
Jina langu ni Petero. Jina lako ni nani?
My name is Peter. What's your name?
Nambari yako ya simu ni?
(e)
What's your phone number?
Ningelipenda kukupigia simu. Nambari yako ya simu ni?
I would like to call you. What's your phone number?
Unamiaka ngapi?
(e)
How old are you?
Nilazima uwe na miaka 21(ishirini na moja) iliuingie hapa. Unamiaka mingapi?
You must be 21 to enter here. How old are you?
Ulizaliwa wapi?
(e)
Where are you from?
Waongea kama mwingereza. Unatoka wapi?
You sound British. Where are you from?
Unaishi wapi?
(e)
Where do you live?
Hili ni nini?
(e)
What's this?
Ulisema nini?
(e)
What did you say?
Unafanyakazi wapi?
(e)
Where do you work?
Bafu liko wapi?
(e)
Where is the bathroom?
Siku yako ya kuzaliwa ni lini?
(e)
When is your birthday?
Ulijifunza wapi Kiswahili?
(s)
Where did you learn Swahili?
Umekuwa ukijifunza Kiswahili kwa muda gani?
(s)
How long have you been studying Swahili?
Umeshawahi kuwa Kenya?
(s)
Have you been to Kenya?
Je, unapenda chakula cha Kenya?
(s)
Do you like Kenyan food?
35 Comments
SwahiliPod101.com
2014-07-05 13:17:24

Hey listeners! Did we miss any other common questions? Leave a comment and tell us what other questions you use a lot!

SwahiliPod101.com
2024-08-10 17:33:21

Jambo Faith Anderson,

We are happy that you are visiting East Africa, and you will be able to communicate. Continue enjoying the Swahili learning experience. For helpful PDF cheat sheets, please open the following link: https://www.swahilipod101.com/learn-with-pdf

Joshua

Team Swahilipod101.com

Faith Anderson
2024-08-03 06:24:42

This is so helpful. I'm traveling to Tanzania in 3 months and want to be able to communicate at least the basics. Your pdf would be very helpful

Faith

SwahiliPod101.com
2023-09-18 02:45:14

Jambo Isaac,

Thank you for your love. We love you right back.

โค๏ธ

Joshua

Team Swahilipod101.com

Isaac
2023-09-11 10:24:21

โค๏ธ

SwahiliPod101.com
2023-03-30 22:34:10

Jambo Mustafa,

We are glad that you are enjoying your learning experience.

Joshua

Team Swahilipod101.com

Mustafa
2023-03-25 07:46:42

I canโ€™t thank you enough

SwahiliPod101.com
2022-11-06 15:05:26

Jambo Linda,

Thank you for your questions. Here are the questions in Swahili:

"Where are you going?" - Unaenda wapi?

"Can you help me, tafadhali?" - Unaweza nisaidia, tafadhali?

"What time is breakfast (or lunch, or dinner)?" - Kiamsha kinywa, Chakula cha mchana au chakula cha usiku ni saa ngapi?

Continue enjoying the Swahili learning experience.

Joshua

Team Swahilipod101.com

Linda
2022-11-06 12:43:30

"Where are you going?"

"Can you help me, tafadhali?"

"What time is breakfast (or lunch, or dinner)?"

SwahiliPod101.com
2022-08-22 02:31:33

Jambo Edward,

Thank you for your question. The comma is to direct the flow of the sentence just like in English. Good to see that you are gathering more resources. You will grasp Swahili sooner than you think.

Joshua

Team Swahilipod101.com

EDWARD CAMERON
2022-08-20 06:26:54

๐Ÿ˜‰Why is there a comma between "Je," and "unapenda"? Does it denote

a part of the Swahili grammer? I ordered a dictionary, grammer book, and

Swahili made easy from Barns and Noble. They should arrive by Monday.๐Ÿ‘

SwahiliPod101.com
2021-09-30 12:27:42

Jambo Darrell,

You are right. These are forms and variations of casual Swahili greetings. It is slang language and it is only used in informal settings. People usually say ''sasa'', ''mambo'', ''niaje'', and more depending on the area depending on location. Various ghetto areas have unique slang language. However the most universal ones are the ones I have mentioned here. To most of these greetings the response is ''poa''.

I hope I have answered your question. Feel free to ask for further clarification.

Joshua

Team SwahiliPod101.com

Darrell
2021-09-13 08:34:56

When I visited Kenya I kept hearing the greetings "Sasa" and "Poa" and many variations thereof. Please cover this.

SwahiliPod101.com
2019-12-16 19:03:00

Jambo Ra,

The Swahili is the same but Tanzanian Swahili sometimes use different words "synonyms" for somethings. Continue enjoying the Swahili learning experience.

Joshua

Team SwahiliPod101.com

Ra
2019-12-03 10:21:10

Is there any difference in Tanzanian and Kenyan Swahili?

SwahiliPod101.com
2019-07-03 19:02:05

Jambo PatrIck,

Please find away. Even if it means chatting with me by subscribing at premium plus my teacher(https://myteacher.innovativelanguage.com). You can also chat with your friends or family.

Joshua

Team SwahiliPod101.com

PatrIck
2019-07-01 07:04:35

Will find a way to use the phrases.

SwahiliPod101.com
2019-05-07 18:03:03

Jambo Obote,

Asante for appreciating. I Like Listening To Swahili News? translates to "Napenda kusikiza habari za Swahili" Continue enjoying the Swahili learning experience.

Joshua

Team swahiliPod101.com

Obote Samb
2019-05-02 23:58:17

Great Work Done! How Do U Say I Like Listening To Swahili News?

SwahiliPod101.com
2019-03-23 16:42:03

Jambo Lucia,

Thank you for your question. The right translation for 'cope' is 'kabiliana'. This is usually the case if you mention the subject in question. In your previous question, you had not mentioned anything in particular and so the right translation was "Unaendelea aje?". If you add the subject let us say sickness"

"How are you coping with sickness?"

"Unakabiliana aje na ugonjwa?"

I hope it is clear. Please feel free to ask for further clarifications.

Joshua

Team SwahiliPod101.com

SwahiliPod101.com
2019-03-14 08:23:27

Jambo Lucia,

Thank you for your question. Congratulations you have done well.

How are you coping since I last saw you

"Habari yako, unaendelea aje tangu mwisho nilipokuona"

Continue enjoying the Swahili learning experience.

Joshua

Team SwahiliPod101.com

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