Swahili Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	mmoja
Two	mbili
Three	tatu
Four	nne
Five	tano
Six	sita
Seven	saba
Eight	nane
Nine	tisa
Ten	kumi
First	kwanza
Second	pili
Monday	jumatatu
Tuesday	jumanne
Wednesday	jumatano
Thursday	alhamisi
Friday	ijumaa
Saturday	jumamosi
Sunday	jumapili
Now	sasa
Yesterday	jana
Today	leo
Tonight	usiku wa leo
Tomorrow	kesho
Fruits	matunda
Apples	tofaa
Bananas	ndizi
Tomatoes	nyanya
Potatoes	viazi
Onions	vitunguu
Red	nyekundu
Green	kijani kibichi
Blue	bluu
White	nyeupe
Black	nyeusi
Grey	kijivu
Breakfast	kifungua kinywa
Lunch	chakula cha mchana
Dinner	chakula cha jioni
Milk	maziwa
Coffee	kahawa
Bread	mkate
Sunny	jua
Windy	upepo
Rainy	kunyesha
Snowy	kunyesha theluji
Cold	baridi
Hot	joto
Boy	mvulana
Girl	msichana
Son	mwana
Daughter	binti
Brother	ndugu
Sister	dada
Man	mwanamme
Woman	mwanamke
Father	baba
Mother	mama
Grandfather	babu
Grandmother	nyanya
House	nyumba
Toilet	choo
Room	chumba
Bedroom	chumba cha kulala
Kitchen	jikoni
Table	meza
Cat	paka
Dog	mbwa
Mouse	panya
Bird	ndege
Cow	ng'ombe
Horse	farasi
Socks	soksi
Shoes	viatu
Trousers	suruali
Shirt	shati
Sweater	sweta
Coat	koti
English	kiingereza
French	kifaransa
German	kijerumani
Spanish	kihispania
Italian	kiitaliano
Portuguese	kireno
Greek	kigiriki
Russian	kiurusi
Arabic	kiarabu
Hindi	kihindi
Chinese	kichina
Japanese	kijapani
Taxi	teksi
Bus	basi
Hotel	hoteli
Reservation	reservation
Airport	uwanja wa ndege
Passport	pasipoti
Student	mwanafunzi
Teacher	mwalimu
Pen	kalamu
Books	vitabu
Page	ukurasa
Dictionary	kamusi
Hand	mkono
Feet	miguu
Hair	nywele
Eye	jicho
Mouth	mdomo
Nose	pua
Ambulance	ambulansi
Doctor	daktari
Hospital	hospitali
Pharmacy	duka la dawa
Police	polisi
Stomach ache	maumivu ya tumbo
And	na
Under	chini ya
Before	kabla
After	baada ya
Inside	ndani
Outside	nje
With	na
But	lakini
For	kwa
From	kutoka
To	kwa
In	katika
What?	nini?
Who?	nani?
How?	aje?
Why?	kwa nini?
Where?	wapi?
Never	kamwe
Rarely	mara chache
Sometimes	mara kwa mara
Usually	kawaida
Always	kawaida
Very	sana
I	mimi
You	wewe
He	yeye
She	yeye
We	sisi
They	wao
My	yangu
Your	yako
His	yake
Her	yeye
Our	yetu
Their	yao
I speak English	mimi huongea kiingereza
You speak French	unaongea kifaransa
He speaks German	anaongea kijerumani
She speaks Italian	anaongea kiitalia
I visited France	nilitembelea ufaransa
I will drink milk	nitakunywa maziwa
I understand you	ninaelewa
I don't understand you	siekuelewi
I don't speak French	sielewi kifaransa
This is my house	hii ni nyumba yangu
That restaurant is far	mkahawa huo uko mbali
No problem	hakuna shida
Hi	hi
What is your name?	jina lako ni nani?
Nice to meet you	nafurahi kukutana na wewe
How are you?	habari gani?
I'm good, thanks	nzuri
And you?	labda wewe?
Do you speak (English/Swahili)?	je, unafahamu kizungu, kiswahili?
Does she speak Chinese?	yeye huelewa kichina?
A little bit	kidogo tu
How old are you?	una miaka mingapi?
I'm 33 years old	mimi nina umri wa miaka thelathini na tatu
It was nice talking to you	nimefurahi kuzungumza na wewe
What do you mean?	una maanisha nini?
I don't understand	sielewi
I don't know	sijui
Sorry	pole
What is that called in Swahili?	kile kinaitwaje kwa kiswahili
What does that word mean in English?	nini maana ya neno hili kwa kiingereza?
Where are you from?	unatoka nchi gani?
I'm from the U.S	mimi ninatoka amerika
I'm American	mimi ni mmarekani
Where do you live?	unaishi wapi?
I live in the U.S	ninaishi amerika
What do you do for a living?	unafanya kazi gani?
I'm a student	mimi ni mwanafunzi
Can I help you?	je, ninaweza kukusaidia?
Can you help me?	je, unaweza kunisaidia?
Where is the airport?	wapi uwanja wa ndege?
Go straight	kwenda moja kwa moja
Then	basi
Turn left	upande wa kushoto
Turn right	upande wa kulia
Happy birthday	furaha ya kuzaliwa
Happy New Year	heri ya mwaka mpya
Merry Christmas	krismasi njema
Good luck	nakutakia kila la heri
Congratulations	hongera
I have a reservation	nina reservation
Do you have rooms available?	je,vyumba vinapatikana?
I would like a non-smoking room	ningependa chumba yasiyo ya sigara
How much it costs per night?	nini ni malipo kwa usiku mmoja?
Waiter	waiter
How much is this?	ni kiasi gani hii?
What is this?	nini hii?
Are you okay?	uko sawa?
I need a doctor	ninahitaji daktari
Help	msaada
Call the ambulance	wito ambulansi
Call the police	piga simu kwa polisi
I am sick	mimi ni mgonjwa

Prompt

Answer

One

mmoja

Two

mbili

Three

tatu

Four

nne

Five

tano

Six

sita

Seven

saba

Eight

nane

Nine

tisa

Ten

kumi

First

kwanza

Second

pili

Monday

jumatatu

Tuesday

jumanne

Wednesday

jumatano

Thursday

alhamisi

Friday

ijumaa

Saturday

jumamosi

Sunday

jumapili

Now

sasa

Yesterday

jana

Today

leo

Tonight

usiku wa leo

Tomorrow

kesho

Fruits

matunda

Apples

tofaa

Bananas

ndizi

Tomatoes

nyanya

Potatoes

viazi

Onions

vitunguu

Red

nyekundu

Green

kijani kibichi

Blue

bluu

White

nyeupe

Black

nyeusi

Grey

kijivu

Breakfast

kifungua kinywa

Lunch

chakula cha mchana

Dinner

chakula cha jioni

Milk

maziwa

Coffee

kahawa

Bread

mkate

Sunny

jua

Windy

upepo

Rainy

kunyesha

Snowy

kunyesha theluji

Cold

baridi

Hot

joto

Boy

mvulana

Girl

msichana

Son

mwana

Daughter

binti

Brother

ndugu

Sister

dada

Man

mwanamme

Woman

mwanamke

Father

baba

Mother

mama

Grandfather

babu

Grandmother

nyanya

House

nyumba

Toilet

choo

Room

chumba

Bedroom

chumba cha kulala

Kitchen

jikoni

Table

meza

Cat

paka

Dog

mbwa

Mouse

panya

Bird

ndege

Cow

ng'ombe

Horse

farasi

Socks

soksi

Shoes

viatu

Trousers

suruali

Shirt

shati

Sweater

sweta

Coat

koti

English

kiingereza

French

kifaransa

German

kijerumani

Spanish

kihispania

Italian

kiitaliano

Portuguese

kireno

Greek

kigiriki

Russian

kiurusi

Arabic

kiarabu

Hindi

kihindi

Chinese

kichina

Japanese

kijapani

Taxi

teksi

Bus

basi

Hotel

hoteli

Reservation

reservation

Airport

uwanja wa ndege

Passport

pasipoti

Student

mwanafunzi

Teacher

mwalimu

Pen

kalamu

Books

vitabu

Page

ukurasa

Dictionary

kamusi

Hand

mkono

Feet

miguu

Hair

nywele

Eye

jicho

Mouth

mdomo

Nose

pua

Ambulance

ambulansi

Doctor

daktari

Hospital

hospitali

Pharmacy

duka la dawa

Police

polisi

Stomach ache

maumivu ya tumbo

And

Under

chini ya

Before

kabla

After

baada ya

Inside

ndani

Outside

nje

With

But

lakini

For

kwa

From

kutoka

kwa

katika

What?

nini?

Who?

nani?

How?

aje?

Why?

kwa nini?

Where?

wapi?

Never

kamwe

Rarely

mara chache

Sometimes

mara kwa mara

Usually

kawaida

Always

kawaida

Very

sana

mimi

You

wewe

yeye

She

yeye

sisi

They

wao

yangu

Your

yako

His

yake

Her

yeye

Our

yetu

Their

yao

I speak English

mimi huongea kiingereza

You speak French

unaongea kifaransa

He speaks German

anaongea kijerumani

She speaks Italian

anaongea kiitalia

I visited France

nilitembelea ufaransa

I will drink milk

nitakunywa maziwa

I understand you

ninaelewa

I don't understand you

siekuelewi

I don't speak French

sielewi kifaransa

This is my house

hii ni nyumba yangu

That restaurant is far

mkahawa huo uko mbali

No problem

hakuna shida

What is your name?

jina lako ni nani?

Nice to meet you

nafurahi kukutana na wewe

How are you?

habari gani?

I'm good, thanks

nzuri

And you?

labda wewe?

Do you speak (English/Swahili)?

je, unafahamu kizungu, kiswahili?

Does she speak Chinese?

yeye huelewa kichina?

A little bit

kidogo tu

How old are you?

una miaka mingapi?

I'm 33 years old

mimi nina umri wa miaka thelathini na tatu

It was nice talking to you

nimefurahi kuzungumza na wewe

What do you mean?

una maanisha nini?

I don't understand

sielewi

I don't know

sijui

Sorry

pole

What is that called in Swahili?

kile kinaitwaje kwa kiswahili

What does that word mean in English?

nini maana ya neno hili kwa kiingereza?

Where are you from?

unatoka nchi gani?

I'm from the U.S

mimi ninatoka amerika

I'm American

mimi ni mmarekani

Where do you live?

unaishi wapi?

I live in the U.S

ninaishi amerika

What do you do for a living?

unafanya kazi gani?

I'm a student

mimi ni mwanafunzi

Can I help you?

je, ninaweza kukusaidia?

Can you help me?

je, unaweza kunisaidia?

Where is the airport?

wapi uwanja wa ndege?

Go straight

kwenda moja kwa moja

Then

basi

Turn left

upande wa kushoto

Turn right

upande wa kulia

Happy birthday

furaha ya kuzaliwa

Happy New Year

heri ya mwaka mpya

Merry Christmas

krismasi njema

Good luck

nakutakia kila la heri

Congratulations

hongera

I have a reservation

nina reservation

Do you have rooms available?

je,vyumba vinapatikana?

I would like a non-smoking room

ningependa chumba yasiyo ya sigara

How much it costs per night?

nini ni malipo kwa usiku mmoja?

Waiter

waiter

How much is this?

ni kiasi gani hii?

What is this?

nini hii?

Are you okay?

uko sawa?

I need a doctor

ninahitaji daktari

Help

msaada

Call the ambulance

wito ambulansi

Call the police

piga simu kwa polisi

I am sick

mimi ni mgonjwa

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