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Let's now learn the Swahili letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
A a | [a] as in cat |
E e | [e] as in egg |
I i | [ee] as in eat |
O o | [o] as in off |
U u | [oo] as in cool |
B b | [b] as in bat |
C c | [] found in CH |
D d | [d] as in day |
F f | [f] as in fly |
G g | [g] as in give |
H h | [h] as in hit |
J j | [j] as in jump |
K k | [k] as in kite |
L l | [l] as in love |
M m | [m] as in man |
N n | [n] as in not |
P p | [p] as in pea |
R r | [r] as in ring |
S s | [s] as in smile |
T t | [t] as in time |
V v | [v] as in victory |
W w | [w] as in will |
Y y | [y] as in you |
Z z | [z] as in Zulu |
CH ch | [ch] as in chat |
DH dh | [th] as in there |
The above letters in Swahili should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Swahili, Swahili homepage, or Swahili Grammar. Swahili quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.
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