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Question Words in Kiswahili

Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How Much?

Here are some useful question words to help you ask the right questions with people in Kiswahili.

Where?	Wapi?
Where is Maria's house?	Nyumba ya Maria iko wapi?
Where is this?	Hapa ni wapi?
When?	Lini?
When is Philip coming?	Philip anakuja lini?
When will you travel?	Utasafiri lini?
How?	Vipi?
How can I get to Goma?	Nina wezaje kufika Goma?
How is your brother?	Ndugu yako vipi?
Which?	Ipi?
Which land is mine?	Ardhi yangu ni ipi?
What?	Nini?
What did you do? What have you done?	Ulifanya nini? Umefanya nini?
Who?	Nani?
Who is the traditional leader of this village?	Kiongozi wa jadi wa kijiji hiki ni nani?
Who did this?	Nani alifanya hivi?
Why?	Kwa nini?
Why did he do this?	Kwa nini alifanya hivi?
Why is there no food?	Kwa nini hakuna?

How can you use "how much" to buy things?

How much?	Kiasi gani?
How much is this food?	Chakula hiki ni bei gani?
How much is a ticket to Nairobi?	Tikiti ya kwenda Nairobi bei ngani?

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