Swahili

Learning through songs – Jambo Song

 

Jambo, Jambo Bwana, Hello, Hello Sir, Habari gani, How are you, Nzuri sana. Very fine. Wageni, mwakaribishwa, Foreigners, you’re welcome, Kenya yetu Hakuna Matata. In our Kenya there is no problem. Kenya nchi nzuri, Kenya is a beautiful country, Nchi ya maajabu A wonderful country, Nchi yenye amani, A peaceful country, Watu wote, Everybody, Wakaribishwa, is welcome, Hakuna Matata. (mpaka mwisho) There is no problem. 

 

Bantu languages: Swahili 

Swahili is a Bantu language of the Sabaki subgroup of Northeastern Coast Bantu languages. Swahili is spoken by an estimated 50 million people and, after Arabic, is the most widely understood language in Africa.

It is the official language of Tanzania and Kenya and is used extensively in Uganda and the eastern provinces of Zaire. In Burundi and Rwanda, it is known and used in major urban centers, but is not widely known or extensively used in the monolinguistic countryside. 

 

Conjugate a Swahili verb

Top 10 verbs

  1. amka
  2. acha
  3. abudia
  4. achwa
  5. adhibika
  6. adua
  7. achia
  8. afikanisha
  9. kula
  10. adhimisha
  Swahili Verbs 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FREE ONLINE FLASH CARDS 

 

Basic Words 01 (Swahili),

 10 Cards  List with sounds
Swahili – Languages of the World

Basic Words 02 (Swahili),

 8 Cards  List with sounds
Swahili – Languages of the World 

Basic Words 03 (Swahili),

 9 Cards  List with sounds
Swahili – Languages of the World 

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Swahili – Learn the Greetings & Intros

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 Swahili – Learning through songs – Malaika Song

  

Jambo Bwana song–Kilimanjaro

The Kilimanjaro Song

Kilimanjaro song

Lion King – Baba Yetu

Baba Yetu (Swahili) – Our Father

Lord’s Prayer in Swahili

Baba Yetu – Gospel Choir in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

 

FREE ONLINE FLASH CARDS

  

Basic Words 04 (Swahili),

 14 Cards – NO SOUND
Swahili – Languages of the World 

Basic Words 05 (Swahili),

 11 Cards  List with sounds

Asking for Directions 1 (Swahili),

 14 Cards  List with sounds
 

First words (Swahili),

 33 Cards  List with sounds
Quick and Useful phrases and Words

At the Hotel 1 (Swahili),

 16 Cards  List with sounds
 

Colors (Swahili),

 12 Cards  List with sounds   List with images

Seasons (Swahili),

 5 Cards  List with sounds

Asking for Directions (Swahili),

 14 Cards  List with sounds   List with images

ABH – 7 Sentence structure (Swahili),

 143 Cards
Sentence Structure – NO SOUND

At the Restaurant (Swahili),

 12 Cards  List with sounds   List with images

ABH – 1 Subject pronouns positive (Swahili),

 6 Cards – NO SOUND
Subject Pronouns Positive

Parts of the body 1: Face/head (Swahili),

 16 Cards  List with sounds   List with images
Face/Head of Body

Taking a Taxi (Swahili),

 13 Cards  List with sounds   List with images

At the hotel (Swahili),

 16 Cards  List with sounds   List with images

Parts of the Body 2 : Top half (Swahili),

 23 Cards  List with sounds   List with images
Top Half (not including the head)

Unit 1 (Swahili),

 38 Cards  List with sounds
Vocabulary From Unit 1 of Teach Yourself Swahili

ABH – 6 Personal pronouns (Swahili),

 6 Cards – NO SOUND
Personal Pronouns 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

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