Greetings Flashcards
1
Q
Hey / What’s up
A
Mambo
2
Q
Cool
A
Poa
3
Q
How are you?
A
Hujambo?
4
Q
I’m fine
A
Sijambo
5
Q
How are you? (other)
A
Habari yako?
6
Q
Fine
A
Nzuri / Salama
7
Q
Not fine
A
mbaya
8
Q
How are you this morning?
A
Habari za asubuhi?
9
Q
Question signifier
A
Je
10
Q
How are you this afternoon?
A
Habari za mchana?
11
Q
How are you this evening?
A
Habari za jioni?
12
Q
How are you today?
A
Habari za leo?
13
Q
Goodbye
A
Kwaheri
14
Q
Welcome
A
Karibu
15
Q
Thanks
A
Asante
16
Q
We’ll see each other
A
Tutuonana
17
Q
Soon
A
hivi karibuni
18
Q
Goodnight
A
usiku mwema
19
Q
Sorry
A
pole
20
Q
Good morning (have a good morning)
A
asubuhi njema
21
Q
Have a good afternoon
A
mchana mwema
22
Q
later
A
baadaye
23
Q
Have a good evening
A
jioni njema
24
Q
Have a good night
A
usiku mwema
25
Have a good day
siku njema
26
Knock knock
hodi hodi
27
Excuse me
samahani
28
May I come in?
Hodi?
29
Please
Tafadhali
30
I respect you
Shikamoo
31
I accept your respect
Marahaba
32
How are you? (plural)
Hamjambo?
33
How did you sleep?
Umelalaje
34
How is work?
Habari za kazi
35
How did you wake up?
Umeamkaje
36
How have you been?
Umeshindaje
37
We're fine
Sisi hatujambo
38
How is mum?
Mama hajambo?
39
He/she/person is fine
Hajambo
40
I'm fine
Sijambo
41
How are you (pl.)?
Hamjambo?
42
How are they?
Hawajambo
43
How are you (sing.)
Hujambo
44
They are fine
Hawajambo
45
I'm off now
Nakwenda sasa
46
'be at ease'
starehe
47
wait / wait a little
ngoja / ngoja kidogo
48
you are healthy? how are you?
Wewe mzima?
49
Good luck!
ninakutakia heri
50
Hey! (Nairobi area)
sasa
