Hey listeners! Did we miss any other common questions? Leave a comment and tell us what other questions you use a lot!
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
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
Jambo Isaac,
Thank you for your love. We love you right back.
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Joshua
Team Swahilipod101.com
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Jambo Mustafa,
We are glad that you are enjoying your learning experience.
Joshua
Team Swahilipod101.com
I canโt thank you enough
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
"Where are you going?"
"Can you help me, tafadhali?"
"What time is breakfast (or lunch, or dinner)?"
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
๐Why 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.๐
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
When I visited Kenya I kept hearing the greetings "Sasa" and "Poa" and many variations thereof. Please cover this.
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
Is there any difference in Tanzanian and Kenyan Swahili?
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
Will find a way to use the phrases.
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
Great Work Done! How Do U Say I Like Listening To Swahili News?
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
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