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Useful Phrases
Names
A person's name is traditionally what we call one's first name. The next name is that of the individual's father, and the next that of his father. Swahili names also use bin, meaning "son of".
| What is your name? | | jina lako nani? |
| My name is ... | | jina langu ni .... |
| Where are you from? | | unatoka wapi? |
| I come from ... | | mimi ninatoka ... |
| America | | amerika |
| Australia | | australia |
| England | | uingereza |
| The UK | | yu kei |
| Canada | | kanada |
| Germany | | ujerumani |
| Switzerland | | uswisi |
| France | | ufaransa |
| Kenya | | kenya |
| Tanzania | | tanzania |
| Uganda | | uganda |
| Zanzibar | | unguja |
| South America | | amerika ya kusini |
| Africa | | afrika |
| East Africa | | africa ya mashariki |
| Europe | | ulaya |
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| Where are you coming from? | | unatoka wapi? |
| I'm coming from ... | | mimi ninatoka ... |
| the house | | nyumbani |
| the rural area | | shambani |
| the forest | | mwituni |
| town | | mjini |
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| How are things in ...? | | habari ya ...? |
| town | | mjini |
| Fine | | mzuri |
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| What work do you do? | | unafanya kazi gani? |
| I am a ... | | mimi ni ... |
| teacher | | mwalimu |
| student | | mwanafunzi |
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| I work in a ... | | ninafanya kazi kwa ... |
| bank | | benki |
| factory | | kiwanda |
| school | | skuli |
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| I am happy | | nimefurahi |
| No problem | | hakuna matata |
| Lets go | | twende |
| Yes | | ndiyo |
| No | | hapana |
| fine/OK | | haya |
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