Week 1

Question 1

Greetings in Swahili?

Answer 1

Habari / Hujambo / hamjambo (group) / Mambo

Question 2

Answers to greetings in Swahili?

Answer 2

to Habari: Nzuri / Njema / Salama
to Hujambo: Sijambo
to Hamjambo: Hatujambo
to Mambo: Poa

Question 3

Time related greetings in Swahili?

good morning?

Answer 3

Habari za asubuhi

A: Nzuri / Njema / Salama

Question 4

Good afternoon?

Answer 4

Habari za mchana / leo

A: Nzuri / Njema / Salama

Question 5

Good evening?

Answer 5

Habari za jioni

Nzuri / Njema / Salama

Question 6

Good night?

Answer 6

Habari za usiku?

Nzuri / Njema / Salama

Question 7

Place related greetings?

How was work / school / family?

Answer 7

Habari za kazi / schule / familia?

Question 8

Goodbye

–> Casual

Answer 8

Haya –> response: Haya

Baadaye –> response Baadaye

Question 9

Goodbye

–> Standard

Answer 9

Kwaheri –> réponse. Kwaheri

Question 10

Goodbye, see you

Answer 10

Kwaheri ya kuonana

Response: Haya, kwaheri

Question 11

Goodbye, see you tomorrow

Answer 11

Kwaheri, tuonane kesho

Response: Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

Question 12

What is your name?

Answer 12

Unaitwaje?

Question 13

Good evening (as a goodbye)

Answer 13

Jioni njema

Question 14

Goodnight (as an ending)

Answer 14

Usiku njema

Question 15

Yes

Answer 15

Ndiyo

Question 16

No

Answer 16

Hapana

Question 17

Excuse me

Answer 17

Samahani

Question 18

May I …

Answer 18

Naomba

Question 19

Please

Answer 19

Tafadhali

Question 20

Healthy

Can be a greeting and a response to the same greeting

Answer 20

Mzima

Question 21

Here

Answer 21

Hapa

Question 22

Come

Answer 22

Kuja

Question 23

Response to:

goodbye, see you tomorrow

Answer 23

Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

Question 24

Response to:

goodbye, see you

Answer 24

Haya, kwaheri, tuonane kesho

Question 25

tomorrow

Answer 25

kesho

Question 26

today

Answer 26

leo

Question 27

How have you awoken?

Answer 27

Umeamkaje? Reponse: Salama

Question 28

How have you passed the day?

Answer 28

Umeshindaje? Response: Salama

Question 29

Is everything good?

Answer 29

Kwema? Response: Kwema

Question 30

How was work?

Answer 30

Kazi ilikuwaje?

Question 31

Sleep well

Answer 31

Lala vizuri/vyema Response: Asante, nawe pia (you too)

Question 32

Good night

Answer 32

Usiku mwema Response: Nawę pia

Question 33

Sorry

Answer 33

Pole Response: Nishapoa

Question 34

plural of asante / karibu

Answer 34

-ni Asanteni / Karibuni

Question 35

Have a good evening

Answer 35

Nioni njema

Question 36

Have a good day

Answer 36

Siku njema