Swahili Language Cheatsheet
Basic Phrases
- Hello: Hujambo
- Goodbye: Kwaheri
- Yes: Ndiyo
- No: Hapana
- Please: Tafadhali
- Thank you: Asante
- I’m sorry: Samahani
- Excuse me: Samahani
Numbers
- 0: sifuri
- 1: moja
- 2: mbili
- 3: tatu
- 4: nne
- 5: tano
- 6: sita
- 7: saba
- 8: nane
- 9: tisa
- 10: kumi
Basic Grammar
- Swahili has 9 noun classes (m-wa, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi, m-mi)
- Verbs have different forms based on the subject
- Adjectives agree with the noun class of the noun they modify
Pronouns
- I: mimi
- You (singular): wewe
- He/She: yeye
- We: sisi
- You (plural): ninyi
- They: wao
Useful Verbs
- To be: kuwa
- To have: kuwa na
- To go: kwenda
- To come: kuja
- To see: kuona
- To hear: kusikia
- To speak: kusema
- To understand: kuelewa
- To learn: kujifunza
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