Here are some easy phrases to communicate in Swahili while in a hotel.
Vocabulary
English
Swahili
Room
Chumba
Restaurant
Mkahawa
Breakfast
Chakula cha Asubuhi
Lunch
Chakula cha Mchana
Dinner
Chajio
Cash
Pesa Taslim
Trip
Safari
Water
Maji
Please
Tafadhali
Eat
Kula
, Kila
(future/past tense)
Day
Siku
Place
Pahali
Can I?
Naweza?
Good
Njema
/Zuri
Name
Jina
Pay
Lipa
Sample sentences using the above words.
Context
English
Swahili
Saying Hello.
Hello.
Hujambo.
Asking for a room.
Can I get a hotel room?
Je, Naweza pata chumba cha kulala?
Asking for the restaurant.
Where is the restaurant?
Je, wapi mkahawa?
Asking for water.
Can I get some water please?
Naweza pata maji ya kunywa?
Different conversations during meals.
Have you had your breakfast?
Je, Umekula chakula cha asubuhi?
What time will you have your lunch?
Uta kila chakula cha mchana saa ngapi?
Can I get dinner served in my room?
Naweza kupata chajio chumbani kwangu?
Payments.
Can I pay cash?
Naweza lipa kwa kutumia pesa taslim?
Asking one’s name.
What is your name?
Jina lako ni nani?
Giving your name.
My name is Martin.
Jina langu ni Martin.
Asking how one’s day was.
How was your day?
Umeshindaje?
Asking about one’s trip.
How was your trip?
Safari yako imekuwaje?
Saying how your day was.
My day was good.
Siku yangu ilikuwa njema.
Saying how your trip was.
My trip was good.
Safari yangu ilikuwa nzuri.
Quiz
Julius Muange
Julius Muange is available to take personal and group lessons in Spoken Swahili throughout the Nairobi area. Over a period of 25 years, Julius has developed comprehensive and functional courses in Spoken Swahili that encompass beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. He has taught Spoken Swahili to people from many countries.
In the first part I did get the last answer correct, but it was marked as incorrect because I put \\\’tafadhali\\\’ at the end when translating the \\\’please\\\’. Otherwise good.
with more practice,i will learn kiswahil
Thanks so much am really learning a lot and I wish to pass kiswahili exam with a first class Asante sana.
Thank you . I enjoyed that.
In the first part I did get the last answer correct, but it was marked as incorrect because I put \\\’tafadhali\\\’ at the end when translating the \\\’please\\\’. Otherwise good.
with more practice,i will learn kiswahil
Thanks so much am really learning a lot and I wish to pass kiswahili exam with a first class Asante sana.