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How to greet and introduce yourself in Kiswahili

Welcome!	Karibu!
Hi!	Jambo!
Good Morning	Habari za asubuhi
Good Afternoon	Habari za mchana
Good Evening	Habari za jioni
Good Night	Usiku mwema
See you -- See you later	Tutaonana -- Tutaonana baadaye
See you tomorrow	Tuonane kesho
Have a nice day	Uwe na Siku njema
Have a nice trip	Uwe na Safari njema
Goodbye	1) Kwaheri (singular) 2) Kwaherini (plural)

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	1) Jina lako nani? 2) Waitwa nani?
My name is ____	Jina langu ni___
Where are you from?	Unatoka wapi?
I am from ____	Nimetoka ___
Nice to meet you	Ninafurahi kukutana nawe
How old are you?	Una miaka mingapi?
I am ___ years old	Nina umri wa miaka ___

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? -- Whats up? -- you good?	Habari yako? -- Vipi? -- Uko sawa?
I'm okay -- We are okay -- We are fine	Niko mzima Niko sawa -- Tuko wazima -- Tupo salama
I'm great	Mimi niko mzima
I'm not good	Mimi siko vizuri
I'm annoyed	Nimekasirika
I'm tired	Nimechoka
I'm hungry	Nina njaa
I'm sick	Mimi ni mgonjwa
I'm a bit sick	Mimegonjeka kidogo
Did you sleep well?	Ulilala vyema?
I slept well	Nililala vyema
I didnt sleep well	Sikulala vizuri

Learn Kiswahili

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Kiswahili

Family
How can you describe your family in Kiswahili?

Numbers
How to count in Kiswahili

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Kiswahili

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Kiswahili

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Kiswahili

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Kiswahili

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Kiswahili

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Kiswahili

Phrases
Extra phrases in Kiswahili that may be handy

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