Swahili Vocab
Terms
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- hujambo
- how are you?
- bwana
- sir, Mr, gentleman
- sijambo
- im fine
- bibi
- lady, mrs, miss, ms
- habari za...
- how is/was...
- safari
- journey, trip
- njema
- good
- mana
- mrs, miss, ms, mother, woman
- asubuhi
- morning
- nzuri
- good, fine
- hamjambo
- how are you? (pl)
- hatujambo
- we are fine
- hodi
- may i/we come in?
- karibu
- come in
- karibuni
- come in (pl)
- shikamoo
- greeting to older person or respected person
- marahaba
- reply to shikamoo
- mwanangu
- my child
- salama
- safe, in good health
- tu
- just, simply(only, merely)
- kariby sana
- you're very welcome
- unatoka
- youcome from
- wapi
- where?
- natoka
- i come from
- Uingereza
- England
- Wew si mmerakani
- you are not an american
- ndiyo
- yes, that is so
- si
- am not/are not/is not
- mimi ni mwingereza
- I am british
- ni
- am/are/is
- mchana
- daytime
- joioni
- evening
- siki nyingi
- many days
- tangu jana
- since yesterday
- kazi
- work
- nyumbani
- at home
- habari gani?
- what's new?
- mfaransa wafareansa
- french person
- mfinyanzi wafinyanzi
- potter
- mgeni wageni
- guest, visitor, stranger
- mgonjwa wagonjwa
- sick person
- mhindi wahindi
- indian person
- mjerumani wajerumani
- german person
- mkristo wakristo
- christian
- mkulima wakulima
- farmer
- mtalii watialii
- tourist
- mtoto watoto
- child
- mwalimu walimu
- teacher
- mwanafunzi wanafunze
- student, pupil
- mwananke wanawake
- woman
- mwanamume wanaume
- man
- mwislamu waislamu
- muslim
- mwuguzi wauguzi
- nurse
- mzee wazee
- old person
- mzungu wazungu
- european
- ubeigiji
- belium
- uchina
- china
- ufaransa
- france
- uganda
- uganda
- ufiriki
- greece
- ujerumani
- germany
- ulaya
- europe
- ureno
- portugal
- urusi
- russia
- africa ya kusini
- south africa
- bara hindi
- india
- hispania
- spain
- misri
- egypt