Greetings - Salamu

                                 Morning - Asubuhi

John: Good morning Mr/Mrs James/

           Habari ya asubuhi bwana/bibi James/Jane

James/Jane: Good morning Mr John

                      Habari ya asubuhi bwana John

John: How are you?

           Unajisikiaje / u hali gani?

James/Jane: I am fine

                      najisikia vizuri / hali yangu ni nzuri

                      I am not fine

                      sijisikii vizuri / hali yangu sio nzuri

    

John:  What's wrong/ Are you sick?

            Tatizo nini / Unaumwa?

   

James/Jane – yes

                        ndio  

Afternoon - Mchana  

John: Good afternoon Mr/Mrs James/Jane

          Habari ya mchana bwana/bibi James/John

James/Jane: Good afternoon Mr John

                      Habari ya mchana bwana John

John: How are you?

           u hali gani? 

James/Jane: I am fine

                      najisikia vizuri / hali yangu ni nzuri  

Night - Usiku   

John: Good night Mr/Mrs James/Jane

                          Habari ya usiku bwana/bibi James/John

                                Usiku mwema bwana/bibi James/John (To wish someone have a good night especially when he/she sleep)

James/Jane: Good night Mr John

                      Usiku mwema bwana John

Bye - Kwa heri

How to introduce yourself- Jinsi ya kujitambulisha

John: Hello

         Hujambo

Jane: Hello

         Hujambo

John: How are you?

         Habari yako / U hali gani?

Jane : I am fine / not fine

          Habari yangu nzuri / sio nzuri

John: What is your name?

          Jina lako nani?

Jane: My name is Jane

         Naitwa Jane

John: Where are you come from? Or Where do you live?

          Unatokea wapi? Au Unaishi wapi?

Jane: I am from Tanzania

         Natokea Tanzania

John: Nice to meet you

         Nafurahi kukuona / kukufahamu

Jane: Nice to meet you too - Nafurahi kukufahamu pia

Past tense - Wakati uliopita

Past tense – Wakati uliopita

I/We/You/He/She/It/They + 2^nd form of verb

Ni/Tu/U/ A/ Wa+li + kitenzi

I ate food

Nilikula chakula

I played football

Nilicheza mpira

I went to school

Nilienda shule

Note ‘ni’ is used to show the first person singular,
‘li’ is used to show past tense.

‘u’ second person singular, ‘m’ second person plural

‘a’ third person singular, ‘wa’ third person plural

‘Li’ is used to show the act was done in the past, you look at the last lesson I theme about the present you will see ‘na’ used to show the act is done now, mfano ni+na+cheza (I am playing)

We played football

Tulicheza mpira

We ate food

Tulikula chakula

We went to school

Tulienda shule

You went to school (second person singular)

Ulienda shule

You went to school (second person plural)

Mlienda shule

He/she/it ate food

Alikula chakula

He/she/it palyed football

Alicheza mpira

He/she/it went to school

Alienda shule

They ate food

Walikula chakula

They went to school

Walienda shule

They played football

Walicheza mpira

Pronouns and Tenses - Viwakilishi na nyakati

Personal pronouns -  Viwakilishi vya nafsi

Singular (umoja)        Plural (wingi)

I – mimi                        we – sisi

You – wewe                 you – nyinyi

He/she/it – yeye         they – wao

Remember when using I, you, we, she, he, it and they on the sentence there is no need to start with ‘mimi’ if sentence start with ‘I’ or ‘sisi’ if sentence start with ‘we’ for example

I am playing, there is no necessity of saying mimi ninacheza mpira, you simply say ninacheza mpira.

We use these

I-ni , you (singular)-u, you(plural)-m,he/she/it-a,they-wa

Example

I am eating-ninakula instead of mimi ninakula

We are eating-tunakula instead of sisi tunakula

They are cooking-wanapika instead of wao wanapika

Possesive pronouns – Viwakilishi vimilikishi

My – yangu

My brother – kaka yangu

My sister – dada yangu

My car – gari yangu

Your - wako

Your – wako/yako

Your house-nyumba yako

Your wife- mke wako

Your car-gari yako

His/her – ake

His/her car-gari yake

His/her shoes-viatu vyake

His/her watch-saa yake

Tenses – Nyakati

Present continous tense – Wakati uliopo

I am + verb + ing

Nina + kitenzi

Mfano

I am playing

 Ninacheza

I am singing

Ninaimba

I am cooking

 Ninapika

We are + verb + ing

Tuna + kitenzi

We are playing

Tunacheza

We are singing

Tunaimba

We are cooking

Tunapika

You are + verb +ing

Mna + kitenzi

You are playing

 Mnacheza

You are singing

 Mnaimba

You are cooking

Mnapika

He/she/it is verb + ing

Ana + kitenzi

He/she/it is playing

Anacheza

He/she/it is singing

Anaimba

He/she/it is cooking

Anapika

 They are verb + ing

 Wana + kitenzi

They are playing

 Wanacheza

They are singing

 Wanaimba

They are cooking

 Wanapika

Kiswahili consonants

G

Ga, ge , gi , go, gu

Gauni- dress, gari – car , gamba – bark/scale, ganda – fruit peel,

Gereji – garage, gereza – prison, gesi – gas, geuka – turn around

Gitaa- guitar, giza – darkness

Godoro – mattress, goigoi –lazy, golikipa – goalkeeper

Gumu – hard/complex, gundua – discover, gurudumu – wheel, gunia - sack

Kiswahili consonant - Konsonanti za Kiswahili

F

Fa fe fi fo fu

Fagio – broom,

Fedha – money

Fika – arrive

Fukua - scratched

Kiswahili vowel and consonant – Silabi na konsonanti za Kiswahili

Kiswahili  vowel – Silabi za Kiswahili

A, e ,i , o , u

A  amina,  amani - peace, ally, ahmed

E  Edwin, Emanuel, Elimu - education, Embe - mango

I Imani - faith, imba - sing, ingia - enter, ita – call

O ondoa – remove, ona – see, ongea – talk

U ua – flower  , ukweli – truth, uongo – untruth

Kiswahili consonants – Konsonanti za Kiswahili

B

Ba be bi bo bu

Baba – father ,

beba – carry ,

bia – beer, bibo – fruit of cashew

bonde –  valley

bubu – deaf

C

Cha che chi cho chu

Chacha, chai – tea, chama – party, chaki – chalk

Cheka – lough , cheza - play

chinja

Choka – tired

Chukua – take, chuja – filter , chunguza – investigate,

D

Da de di do du

Dada – sister, Daniel, dawa – medicine

Deni – debt ,

Diana ,

Dokoa – break off

Dunia – earth , duka - shop

Note: This lesson is not yet finished, so I will update it