✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Ndiyo (n-dee-yo)
- 👎 No: Hapana (ha-pa-na)
- 🙏 Please: Tafadhali (ta-fa-DHA-lee)
- 😊 Thank you: Asante (a-SAN-teh)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Karibu (ka-REE-boo)
- 😬 Sorry: Samahani (sa-ma-HA-nee)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Samahani (sa-ma-HA-nee)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Hujambo (hoo-JAM-bo)
- 👋 Bye: Kwaheri (kwa-HEH-ree)
- 🌞 Good morning: Habari za asubuhi (ha-BAH-ree za a-SOO-boo-hee)
- 🌙 Good night: Usiku mwema (oo-SEE-koo m-WE-ma)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Ni nini? (nee NEE-nee?)
- 👤 Who?: Nani? (NAH-nee?)
- 🕒 When?: Lini? (LEE-nee?)
- 📍 Where?: Wapi? (WAH-pee?)
- 🛠️ How?: Jinsi? (JEEN-see?)
- 🤔 Why?: Kwa nini? (kwa NEE-nee?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Sijui (see-JOO-ee)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Sielewi (see-eh-LEH-wee)
- 🔁 Again: Tena (TEH-nah)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Naweza…? (na-WEH-za…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Nzuri (n-ZOO-ree)
- 👎 Bad: Mbaya (m-BAH-yah)
- 😋 Yummy: Tamu! (TAH-moo!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Chungu! (choon-GOO!)
- 🧸 I like it: Ninapenda (nee-na-PEN-dah)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Sipendi (see-PEN-dee)
- 💧 Water: Maji (MAH-jee)
- 🍝 Food: Chakula (cha-KOO-lah)
- 👉 This: Hiki (HEE-kee)
- 👉 That: Hicho (HEE-cho)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Jina langu ni… (JEE-nah LAH-ngoo nee…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Jina lako nani? (JEE-nah LAH-ko NAH-nee?)
- 🙋 I am: Mimi ni… (MEE-mee nee…)
- 👉 You are: Wewe ni… (WEH-weh nee…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Ninafurahi (nee-na-foo-RAH-hee)
- 😢 I’m sad: Ninasikitika (nee-na-see-kee-TEE-kah)
- 😴 I’m tired: Nimechoka (nee-me-CHO-kah)
- 😡 I’m mad: Nakasirika (na-ka-SEE-ree-kah)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Nimepata jeraha (nee-me-PAH-tah je-RAH-hah)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Sijisikii vizuri (see-jee-see-KEE vee-ZOO-ree)
- 🥰 I love you: Nakupenda (na-koo-PEN-dah)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Ninaa njaa (nee-nah NJAH-ah)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Nanalia kiu (nee-na-LEE-ah KEE-oo)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Leo (LEH-oh)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Kesho (KEH-shoh)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Jana (JAH-nah)
- 🌅 Morning: Asubuhi (a-SOO-boo-hee)
- 🌌 Night: Usiku (oo-SEE-koo)
- ⏳ Now: Sasa (SAH-sah)
- 🔜 Later: Baadaye (ba-ah-DYE-ay)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Kulia (koo-LEE-ah)
- 🔙 Left: Kushoto (koo-SHOH-toh)
- ⬆️ Straight: Moja kwa moja (MOH-jah kwa MOH-jah)
- ⬅️ Front: Mbele (em-BEH-leh)
- ➡️ Behind: Nyuma (NYU-mah)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Juu (JOO)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Chini (CHEE-nee)
- 🏠 Inside: Ndani (en-DAH-nee)
- 🌳 Outside: Nje (NJEH)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Mlango (em-LAHN-go)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Toka (TOH-kah)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Bei gani? (BAY GAH-nee?)
- 😮 Too much: Sana sana! (SAH-nah SAH-nah!)
- 👌 A little: Kidogo (kee-DOH-go)
- 1️⃣ One: Moja (MOH-jah)
- 2️⃣ Two: Mbili (em-BEE-lee)
- 3️⃣ Three: Tatu (TAH-too)
- 4️⃣ Four: Nne (nne)
- 5️⃣ Five: Tano (TAH-no)
- 6️⃣ Six: Sita (SEE-tah)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Saba (SAH-bah)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Nane (NAH-neh)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Tisa (TEE-sah)
- 🔟 Ten: Kumi (KOO-mee)
- 💯 One hundred: Mia moja (MEE-ah MOH-jah)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Kwa sababu (kwa sa-BOO-boo)
- 🧩 So…: Kwa hiyo… (kwa hay-OH…)
- 👀 If…: Kama… (KAH-mah…)
- 🆚 But: Lakini (la-KEE-nee)
- 🔄 Or: Au (ow)
- ➕ And: Na (nah)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Nahitaji (na-hee-TAH-jee)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Nataka (na-TAH-kah)
- 🙌 I give: Natoa (na-TAH-oh)
- 🤝 I help: Nasaidia (na-sah-ee-DEE-ah)
- 🙋 I ask: Ninauliza (nee-na-oo-LEE-zah)
- 🗣️ I say: Nasema (na-SEH-mah)
- 👂 I listen: Nasikiliza (na-see-kee-LEE-zah)
- 👀 I see: Naona (na-OH-nah)
- 🦶 I go: Ninaenda (nee-na-EN-dah)
- 🍽️ I eat: Ninakula (nee-na-KOO-lah)
- 🥤 I drink: Ninakunywa (nee-na-KOON-ywa)
- 🛌 I sleep: Nalala (na-LAH-lah)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Saidia! (sah-ee-DEE-ah!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Tulia! (too-LEE-ah!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Simama! (see-MAH-mah!)
- 👀 Look!: Tazama! (ta-ZAH-mah!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Tulia kidogo! (too-LEE-ah kee-DOH-go!)
- 👏 Come here: Njoo hapa! (NJOH HAH-pah!)
- ⏳ Wait: Subiri! (soo-BEE-ree!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Hongera! (hon-GEH-rah!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Twende! (twen-DEH!)