Swahili（kiswahili) Belongs to the Bantu language family, one of the most spoken languages in Africa (more than 55 million people), andArabicandHausaIt ranks among the three major languages in Africa.
Swahili isTanzania、Kenya、Ugandaofofficial language，Democratic Republic of the CongoOne of the national languages of Swahili, the dialect of SwahiliGezijiaYesComorosOne of the official languages. existZambia、Malawi、Burundi、Rwanda、MozambiqueIn countries such as East and Central Africa, Swahili is used as a communicative language.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Swahili: Kiswahili /ki swa hi li/ (kee-swa-HEE-lee)
- Hello: Jambo (ja m boh) or (ya m boh)
- Goodbye: kwa heri /kwa he ri/ (kwa HAY-ree)
- Please: tafadhali /ta fa Da li/ (tah-fah-tha-lee)
- Thank you: asante /a san te/ (ah-SAHN-tey)
- That: yule /ju le/ (YOO-lay)
- How many? : Ngapi /Na pi/ (ng-AH-pee)
- English: Kingereza /ki Ne re za/ (k-ing-reza)
- Yes: ndiyo /n di jo/ (nn-DEE-yoh)
- Not: hapana /ha pa na/
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