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Swahili · Essentials

Build a core Swahili vocabulary of everyday numbers, colors, adjectives, pronouns, and time words you'll actually use.

Languages98 items6 levelsDifficulty 1/5
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1
Greetings & polite phrases
19 items
2
Numbers 0–100
18 items
3
Colors
13 items
4
Common adjectives
15 items
5
Personal pronouns
14 items
6
Days, months & time words
19 items

All 98 cards

Jambo
→
hello
Habari
→
how are you?
Nzuri
→
fine
Mambo
→
what's up
Poa
→
cool
Asante
→
thank you
Asante sana
→
thank you very much
Karibu
→
welcome
Tafadhali
→
please
Samahani
→
excuse me
Pole
→
sorry
Kwaheri
→
goodbye
Shikamoo
→
respectful greeting to an elder
Marahaba
→
reply to shikamoo
Ndiyo
→
yes
Hapana
→
no
Lala salama
→
good night
Tutaonana
→
see you later
Hongera
→
congratulations
sifuri
→
0
moja
→
1
mbili
→
2
tatu
→
3
nne
→
4
tano
→
5
sita
→
6
saba
→
7
nane
→
8
tisa
→
9
kumi
→
10
kumi na moja
→
11
ishirini
→
20
thelathini
→
30
hamsini
→
50
sabini
→
70
tisini
→
90
mia moja
→
100
nyeupe
→
white
nyeusi
→
black
nyekundu
→
red
bluu
→
blue
kijani
→
green
njano
→
yellow
rangi ya machungwa
→
orange
kahawia
→
brown
zambarau
→
purple
kijivu
→
grey
pinki
→
pink
dhahabu
→
gold
rangi
→
color
kubwa
→
big
ndogo
→
small
nzuri
→
good
mbaya
→
bad
refu
→
tall
fupi
→
short
mpya
→
new
kuukuu
→
old
moto
→
hot
baridi
→
cold
ghali
→
expensive
rahisi
→
easy
tamu
→
sweet
gumu
→
hard
laini
→
soft
mimi
→
I
wewe
→
you
yeye
→
he/she
sisi
→
we
nyinyi
→
you (plural)
wao
→
they
huyu
→
this one
yule
→
that one
hawa
→
these
wale
→
those
nani
→
who
nini
→
what
hiki
→
this (thing)
kile
→
that (thing)
Jumatatu
→
Monday
Jumanne
→
Tuesday
Jumatano
→
Wednesday
Alhamisi
→
Thursday
Ijumaa
→
Friday
Jumamosi
→
Saturday
Jumapili
→
Sunday
leo
→
today
kesho
→
tomorrow
jana
→
yesterday
wiki
→
week
mwezi
→
month
mwaka
→
year
siku
→
day
saa
→
hour
sasa
→
now
asubuhi
→
morning
jioni
→
evening
usiku
→
night

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