March 3, 2010

And Now for a Little Swahili

It's time for a Swahili lesson. It has been entirely too long, last July in fact, since we shared a bit of Swahili and living in Kenya you must learn some Swahili. We haven't done a very good job of it but we'll do what we can little by little. 

Jambo!: Hello - this one we all remember and it's one of the first words we learned

Habari yako?: How are you? 

Mzuri or mzuri sana : good or very good

Sasa: Hey - slang

Fit: Fine - slang

Mambo?: Informal how's it going?

Poa: good - slang 

Asante sana: thank you very much

Kwaheri: goodbye

Kidogo: little

Pole pole: slowly slowly

Pole: sorry

Mzungu: foreigner/white person

Kazi: work

Biashara: business

Hapana: no

Bwana: husband

Maji: water

Pesa: money

Ndio: yes

That's all for now, let's hope the vocabulary continues to expand greatly!


I was visiting one of the schools in Kawangware and these children ran over to us, fascinated by the mzungu! 

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