People in swahili

Below is a list in regard to people translated from English to Kiswahili
ENGLISH_______________________ KISWAHILI

People........ Watu

Person ..........Mtu

Man............. Mwanaume

Woman ..................Mvulana

Boy ....................Msichana

Girl...................Msicana

Father ...............Baba

Mother.............. Mama

Brother ...............Kaka 


My Brother……………Kaka yangu/Kakangu

Sister................ Dada


My Sister………….Dada yangu/Dadangu

Child........... Mtoto


 My Child………..Mtoto wangu

My friend ............Rafiki yangu

Days and Times in Swahili

Learning the days and timebis important for anybody visiting Kenya.Below is a list of words that refer to days and time

ENGLISH_______________________KISWAHILI
Today............... Leo

Yesterday............ Jana

Tomorrow.................... Kesho

This week......................... Wiki hii

Last week.................... Wiki iliyopita

Next week...................Wiki ijayo


Monday........Jumatatu


 Tuesday..........Tumanne


Wednesday..............Tumatano


 Thursday..........Alhamisi


Friday.............Ijumaa


Saturday..........Jumamosi


 Sunday.............Jumapili

Sunrise.......................Alfajiri

Sunset............................... Alasiri

See you later........................................... Tuonane baadae

Months in Swahili

Whether your staying in Kenya for a month or an year it is important to know how to express this periods and months in Swahili.

ENGLISH –KISWAHILI

We are....................Tuko


 in the ...............Katika


month...........Mwezi


 of Januari..........wa Januari


We are in the month of Januari.............Tuko katika mwezi wa Januari


We are staying for one month...........Tunakaa mwezi mmoja


We are staying for 2months....... Tunakaa miezi mbili


Last Month.............. Mwezi uliopita


Next month.............Mwezi ujao


January....... Januari


February.....Februari 


March........Mechi 


April........Aprili 


May..........Mei 


June.......Juni 


July........Julai 


August......Agosti 


September......Septemba


 October......Octoba


November........Novemba 


December......Decemba

Verbs in Swahili

Verbs are used in.every day life hence it is important.that you learn some verbs because you will surely need them.
ENGLISH_____________________________KISWAHILI
Come................. Kuja

Go...... Enda

Walk......Tembea

Run.......Kimbia

Talk..........Ongea

Greet.......... Salimia

Write.......... Andika

Listen ..........Skiza

Look......... Angalia

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