Swahili Words and Phrases
(Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda)
General Expressions
| English | Swahili |
| Hello | Jambo |
| How are you? | Habari? |
| Fine, good | Mzuri |
| Good bye | Kwaheri |
| Mister/Sir/Husband | Bwana |
| Madam/Wife | Bibi |
| Yes | Ndio |
| No | Hapana |
| Please | Tafadhali |
| Thank you | Asante |
| Thank you very much | Asante Sana |
| Today | Leo |
| Tomorrow | Kesho |
| Yesterday | Jana |
| Toilet | Choo |
| Left | Kushoto |
| Right | Kulia |
| I want | Nataka |
| I would like | Ningetaka |
| How Much? | Pesa ngapi? |
| How many? | Ngapi |
| Where is? | Iko wapi? |
| When? | Lini? |
| To eat | Kula |
| Food | Chakula |
| Water | Maji |
| Coffee | Kahawa |
| Tea | Chai |
| Milk | Maziwa |
| Beer | Pombe |
| Bread | Mkate |
| Butter | Siagi |
| Sugar | Sukari |
| Salt | Chumvi |
| Hot/Fire | Moto |
| Cold | Baridi |
| Ice | Barafu |
| Forgive me | Samahani |
| Sleep well | Lala Salama |
| Long Life! (Cheers) | Maisha marefu! |
| Slowly | Pole Pole |
| Fast | Haraka |
| Quickly | Upesi |
| Ngoja | Wait |
| Shop | Duka |
| Guest | Mgeni |
| To sleep | Kulala |
Numbers
| One | Moja |
| Two | Mbili |
| Three | Tatu |
| Four | Nne |
| Five | Tano |
| Six | Sita |
| Seven | Saba |
| Eight | Nane |
| Nine | Tisa |
| Ten | Kumi |
| Eleven | Kumi na moja |
| Twenty | Ishirini |
| Thirty | Thelathini |
| Forty | Arobaini |
| Fifty | Hamsini |
| Sixty | Sitini |
| Seventy | Sabini |
| Eighty | Themanini |
| Ninety | Tisini |
| Hundred | Mia |
| Thousand | Elf |
Animals – Wanyama
| Aadvark | Muhanga |
| Roan Antelope | Korongo |
| Sable Antelope | Palahala |
| Baboon | Nyani |
| Buffalo | Nyati |
| Bushbaby | Komba |
| Bushbuck | Pongo |
| Pig | Nguruwe |
| Caracal | Simba Mangu |
| Cheetah | Duma |
| Chimpanzee | Sokwe mtu |
| Civet | Fungo |
| Dik Dik | Dikidiki |
| Eland | Pofu |
| Elephant | Ndovu/Tembo |
| Fox | Mbweha |
| Gazelle | Swara |
| Genet | Kanu |
| Giraffe | Twiga |
| Gorilla | Makaku |
| Hare | Sungura |
| Hartebeest | Kongoni |
| Hedgehog | Kalunguyeye |
| Hippo | Kiboko |
| Honey badger | Nyegere |
| Hyena | Fisi |
| Hyrax | Pimbi |
| Jackal | Mbweha |
| Klipspringer | Mbuzimawe |
| Kudu | Tandala Mdogo |
| Leopard | Chui |
| Lion | Simba |
| Mongoose | Nguchiro |
| Leopard | Chui |
| Monkey | Tumbili |
| Oryx | Choroa |
| Otter | Fisi maji |
| Pangolin | Kakakuona |
| Porcupine | Nunguri |
| Rhino | Kifaru |
| Topi | Nyamera |
| Warthog | Ngiri |
| Waterbuck | Kuro |
| Wild dog | Mbwa mwitu |
| Wildebeest | Nyumbu |
| Zebra | Pundamilia |