kutembelea: to visit
Ninatembelea: I am visiting
unatembelea: You are visiting
tunatembelea: We are visiting
anatembelea: He/she is visiting
wanatembelea: They are visiting

kusafiri: to travel
ninasafiri: I am traveling
unasafiri: you are traveling
tunasafiri: we are traveling
anasafiri: He/she is traveling
wanasafiri: they are traveling

kuendesha: to drive
ninaendesha: i drive
unaendesha: you drive

  • Do you speak English?: unasema kiingereza?
  • Do you speak Swahili?: unasema Kiswahili?
  • Just a little bit: kidogo tu
  • How do you say... in Swahili?: unasemaje... kwa kiswahili
  • I don't understand: sielewi

  • Where is the...?: ni wapi...?
  • Airport: uwanja wa ndege
  • Bus station: stesheni ya basi
  • Bus stop: bas stendi
  • Taxi stand: stendi ya teksi
  • Train Station: stesheni ya treni
  • Bank: benki
  • Market: soko
  • Police station: kituo cha polisi
  • Post office: posta
  • Tourist Office: ofisi ya watali
  • Toilet/ bathroom: choo
  • What time is the... leaving?: inaondoka saa... ngapi?
  • Bus: basi
  • Minibus: matatu (Kenya); dalla dalla (Tanzania)
  • Plane: ndege
  • Train: treni/gari la moshi
  • Is there a bus going to...?: kuna basi ya...?
  • I'd like to buy a ticket: nataka kununua tikiti

  • Is it near: ni karibu?
  • Is it far: ni mbali?
  • There: huko
  • Over there: pale
  • Ticket: tikiti
  • Where are you going?: unakwenda wapi?
  • How much is the fare?: nauli ni kiasi gani?
  • Hotel: hoteli
  • Room: chumba
  • Reservation: akiba
  • Are there any vacancies for tonight?: mna nafasi leo usiko? (Kenya: iko nafasi leo usiku?)
  • No vacancies: hamna nafasi. (Kenya: hakuna nafasi)
  • How much is it per night?: ni bei gani kwa usiku?

Food and Drinks

  • I'd like: nataka
  • Food: chakula
  • Hot/cold: ya moto/baridi
  • Water: maji
  • Hot water: maji ya moto
  • Drinking water: maji ya kunywa
  • Soda: soda
  • Beer: bia
  • Milk: maziwa
  • Meat: nyama
  • Chicken: nyama kuku
  • Fish: sumaki
  • Beef: nyama ng'ombe
  • Fruit: matunda
  • Vegetables: mboga
Health

  • Where can I find a...?: naweza kupata... wapi?
  • Doctor: daktari/mganga
  • Hospital: hospitali
  • Medical center: matibabu
  • I'm sick: mimi ni mgonjwa
  • I need a doctor: nataka kuona daktari
  • It hurts here: naumwa hapa
  • Fever: homa
  • Malaria: melaria
  • Mosquito net: chandalua
  • Headache: umwa kichwa
  • Diarrhoea: harisha/endesha
  • Vomiting: tapika
  • Medicine: dawa