Swahili Alphabet

To learn Swahili language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Swahili alphabet/Swahili letter. If you are interested to learn Swahili language, this place will help you to learn Swahili alphabet/character in Swahili and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Swahili language, first we learn Swahili alphabets and then learn Swahili alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.

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Swahili languages are spoken in Kenya over 26 million native speakers and 90 million speakers to communicates their language around the world. The Swahili language is a language widely spoken in East Africa and also Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda. Swahili alphabet are called Alfabeti ya Kiswahili. Swahili vowels are known as vowels and Swahili consonants are known as konsonanti. Swahili alphabet is a Latin alphabet/Roman script / English letter of 26 letter, except q and x, and added five extra letters are ch, dh, ng, sh, and th. Swahili alphabet has 29 letters consist of 5 vowels and 24 consonants as shown in the below table and their pronunciation in English.

Swahili Vowels

Swahili vowels are known as vowels. Swahili alphabet has 5 vowels. Here we learn Swahili vowels and their pronunciation in English.

SWAHILI VOWELS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
A	a	a
E	e	e
I	i	i
O	o	o
U	u	u

Swahili Consonants

Swahili consonants are known as konsonanti. Swahili alphabet has 24 consonants. Here we learn Swahili consonants and their pronunciation in English.

SWAHILI CONSONANTS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
B	b	be
C	c	ce
Ch	ch	che
D	d	de
Dh	dh	dha
F	f	ef
G	g	ge
H	h	he
J	j	je
K	k	ka
L	l	le
M	m	em
N	n	ne
Ng	ng	ing
P	p	pe
R	r	re
S	s	se
Sh	sh	sha
T	t	te
Th	th	tha
V	v	ve
W	w	we
Y	y	ye
Z	z	ze

All Swahili Alphabets

SWAHILI ALPHABETS

Capital	Small	Pronunciation
A	a	a
B	b	be
C	c	ce
Ch	ch	che
D	d	de
Dh	dh	dha
E	e	e
F	f	ef
G	g	ge
H	h	he
I	i	i
J	j	je
K	k	ka
L	l	le
M	m	em
N	n	ne
Ng	ng	ing
O	o	o
P	p	pe
R	r	re
S	s	se
Sh	sh	sha
T	t	te
Th	th	tha
U	u	u
V	v	ve
W	w	we
Y	y	ye
Z	z	ze

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Top 1000 Swahili words

Here you learn top 1000 Swahili words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Swahili meanings with transliteration.

Eat	kula
All	zote
New	mpya
Snore	koroma
Fast	haraka
Help	msaada
Pain	maumivu
Rain	mvua
Pride	kiburi
Sense	maana
Large	kubwa
Skill	ujuzi
Panic	wasiwasi
Thank	asante
Desire	hamu
Woman	mwanamke
Hungry	njaa

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Daily use Swahili Sentences

Here you learn top Swahili sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Swahili meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Habari za asubuhi
What is your name	Jina lako nani
What is your problem	shida yako ni ipi?
I hate you	Nakuchukia
I love you	nakupenda
Can I help you	Naweza kukusaidia?
I am sorry	Samahani
I want to sleep	nataka kulala
This is very important	Hii ni muhimu sana
Are you hungry	una njaa?
How is your life	maisha yako yakoje?
I am going to study	naenda kusoma