Tuzungumze Kiswahili

Let’s speak Swahili

Alwiya S. Omar (Mwalimu Alwiya)

Unit One (Sehemu ya kwanza)

I. Maamkio: (greetings)

Habari greeting

Habari gani? /Nzuri sana

Habari gani?/Salama

Habari gani?/ Njema

Respectful greeting

Shikamoo/Marahaba

Jambo greeting

Hujambo?/Sijambo

Hamjambo?/Hatujambo

II. Kuuliza na kujibu jina (asking and answering one’s name)

Jina lako ni nani?/Jina langu ni Alwiya.

III. Kuagana (to say goodbye)

Tutaonana tena/Tutaonana.

Kwaheri/Kwaheri ya kuonana

Kwaherini/Kwaheri ya kuonana.

IV. Before entering someone’s house

Hodi /Karibu

Hodi/Karibuni

V. Kuhesabu (counting)

• 1. moja
• 2. mbili
• 3. tatu
• 4. nne
• 5. tano
• 6. sita
• 7. saba
• 8. nane
• 9. tisa
• 10. kumi

VI. Msamiati (vocabulary)

Jina lako your name

Jina langu my name

ni is

nani who

vizuri sana very well

sawa? /sawa okay?/okay

Shikamoo Respectful greeting

Marahaba Response to respectful greeting.

Hujambo? There is nothing the matter with you (one person)?

Hamjambo? There is nothing the matter with you (more than one person)?

Hodi Knock, knock.

Karibu Welcome (one person)

Karibuni Welcome (more than one person)

Kwaheri With blessing or good bye (one person).

Kwaherini With blessing or goodbye (more than one person)

Kwaheri ya kuonana With blessing till we meet again

Sikilizeni halafu semeni Listen and then repeat.

Borrowed words from English

Televisheni television

Shati shirt

Penseli pencil

Baisikeli bicycle

Words from the movie ‘The Lion King’

Rafiki friend

Simba lion

Hakuna matata no worries

Words from Kwanzaa

Nguzo saba seven principles

Umoja ‘unity

Kujichagulia self-determination

Ujima Collective work and responsibility

Ujamaa Cooperative economics

Nia purpose

Kuumba Creativity

Imani faith

VII. Jografia Geography

East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Highest mountain: Mount. Kilimanjaro

Longest river: River Nile

VIII. Nyimbo Song

Unit 2 Sehemu ya pili)

I. More self introductions:

Jina lako ni nani?

Jina langu ni __________________.

Unasoma wapi?

Ninasoma shule ya __________________. (Bethune au Masterman)

Mwalimu wako ni nani?

Mwalimu wangu ni ____________. (Mwalimu Jackson au Mwalimu Turner)

Unakaa wapi? Ninakaa mji wa _______________. (Philadelphia)

Una ndugu wangapi?

Nina ndugu ___________________.

Una dada wangapi?

Nina dada ___________________.

Una kaka wangapi?

Nina kaka _________________.

II. Siku za wiki Days of the week

• Jumamosi Saturday
• Jumapili Sunday
• Jumatatu Monday
• Jumanne Tuesday
• Jumatano Wednesday
• Alhamisi Thursday
• Ijumaa Friday

III. Counting (to be done in lesson 9)

• 11 kumi na moja
• 12 kumi na mbili
• 13 kumi na tatu
• 14 kumi na nne
• 15 kumi na tano
• 16 kumi na sita
• 17 kumi na saba
• 18 kumi na nane
• 19 kumi na tisa
• 20 ishirini

IV. Months of the year

• Januari (mwezi wa kwanza) January
• Februari (mwezi wa pili) February
• Machi (mwezi wa tatu) March
• Aprili (mwezi wa nne) April
• Mei (mwezi wa tano) May
• Juni (mwezi wa sita) June Julai (mwezi wa saba)
• Julai Agosti (mwezi wa nane)August
• Septemba (mwezi wa tisa) September
• Oktoba (mwezi wa kumi) October
• Novemba (mwezi wa kumi na moja) November
• Desemba (mwezi wa kumi na mbili) December

Ulizaliwa mwezi gani?

Nilizaliwa Aprili.

Nilizaliwa mwezi wa nne.

V. Msamiati Vocabulary

mwalimu wako your teacher

mwalimu wangu my teacher

unasoma you are studying

ninasoma I am studying

wapi where

unakaa you live

ninakaa I live

mji wa Philadelphia town or city of Philadelphia

una you have nina I have

ndugu sibling(s)

dada sister(s)

kaka brother(s)

wangapi how many

mtoto pekee the only child

sina I do not have

Nyimbo