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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