Swahili sentences and phrases

To learn Swahili language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Swahili sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Swahili sentences translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Swahili language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Swahili language quickly and also play some Swahili word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Swahili.

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¤ Easy sentences
¤ Hard sentences
¤ Difficult sentences
¤ Sentences start with
¤ 1000 words
¤ Picture Vocabulary

Daily use common Swahili Sentences

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Swahili language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Karibu
Thanks	Asante
Good	Nzuri
Enjoy	Furahiya
Fine	Faini
Congratulations	Hongera
I hate you	Nakuchukia
I love you	nakupenda
I’m in love	Nina mapenzi
I’m sorry	Samahani
I’m so sorry	Samahani
I’m yours	Mimi ni wako
Thanks again	Asante tena
How are you	Habari yako
I am fine	sijambo
Take care	Kuwa mwangalifu
I miss you	ninakukosa rohoni
You’re nice	Wewe ni mzuri
That’s terrible	Hiyo ni mbaya
That’s too bad	Hiyo ni mbaya sana
That’s too much	Hiyo ni nyingi sana
See you	Baadaye
Thank you	Asante
Thank you sir	Asante bwana
Are you free	Je una wakati
No problem	Hakuna shida
Get well soon	Upone haraka
Very good	Vizuri sana
Well done	Umefanya vizuri
What’s up	Vipi
I can’t hear you	Siwezi kukusikia
I can’t stop	Siwezi kuacha
I know	Najua
Good bye	Kwaheri
Good idea	Wazo nzuri
Good luck	Bahati njema
You are late	umechelewa
Who is next?	nani anafuata?
Who is she?	yeye ni nani?
Who is that man?	mwanaume huyo ni nani?
Who built it?	nani aliijenga?
They hurt	wanaumia
She got angry	alikasirika
She is a teacher	yeye ni mwalimu
She is aggressive	yeye ni mkali
She is attractive	anavutia
She is beautiful	yeye ni mzuri
She is crying	analia
She is happy	amefurahi
No way!	Hapana!
No worries	hakuna wasiwasi
No, thank you	Hapana Asante

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I’m so happy	Nimefurahi sana
I’m hungry	nina njaa
I’m able to run	naweza kukimbia
I agree	nakubali
I can swim	naweza kuogelea
I can’t come	siwezi kuja
He got angry	alikasirika
He was alone	alikuwa peke yake
He was brave	alikuwa jasiri
He likes to swim	anapenda kuogelea
Don’t be angry	usiwe na hasira
Don’t be sad	usiwe na huzuni
Don’t cry	usilie
Come in	ingia
Come on	njoo
Can you come?	unaweza kuja?
Can I help?	naweza kusaidia?
Can I eat this?	naweza kula hii?
Can I help you?	Naweza kukusaidia?
Can I see?	naweza kuona?
Are you going?	unakwenda?
Are you hungry?	una njaa?
Are you mad?	unawazimu?
Are you serious?	una uhakika?
Are you sleeping?	umelala?
Can you do this?	unaweza kufanya hivi?
Can you help me?	unaweza kunisaidia?
Can you tell me?	unaweza kuniambia?
Come on tomorrow	njoo kesho
Come quickly	njoo haraka
Could I help you?	ningeweza kukusaidia?
Could you tell me?	unaweza kuniambia?
Do not disturb!	usisumbue!
Do you hear me?	unanisikia?
Do you smoke?	unavuta sigara?
Have you eaten?	umekula?
Have you finished?	umemaliza?
He can run fast	anaweza kukimbia haraka
He began to run	akaanza kukimbia
He did not speak	hakuzungumza
His eyes are blue	macho yake ni bluu
His smile was good	tabasamu lake lilikuwa zuri
How is your life?	maisha yako yakoje?
How is your family?	Familia yako ikoje?
I am a student	Mimi ni mwanafunzi
I am going to study	naenda kusoma
I am not a teacher	mimi si mwalimu
I am sorry	Samahani
I believe you	nakuamini
I can do this job	naweza kufanya kazi hii
I can run faster	naweza kukimbia kwa kasi
I can’t believe it	siwezi kuamini
It happens	inatokea

It is new	ni mpya
It is a long story	ni hadithi ndefu
It looks like an bird	inaonekana kama ndege
It really takes time	kweli inachukua muda
It was really cheap	ilikuwa nafuu kweli
It was so noisy	ilikuwa kelele sana
It was very difficult	ilikuwa ngumu sana
It wasn’t expensive	haikuwa ghali
It wasn’t necessary	haikuwa lazima
Let me check	wacha niangalie
Let me say	ngoja niseme
Let me see	Ngoja nione
May I come in?	naweza kuingia?
May I help you?	naweza kukusaidia?
May I join you?	naweza kujiunga nawe?
May I speak?	naweza kusema?
May I eat this?	naweza kula hii?
My father is tall	baba yangu ni mrefu
My sister has a job	dada yangu ana kazi
My sister is famous	dada yangu ni maarufu
My wife is a doctor	mke wangu ni daktari
No problem	hakuna shida
No, I’ll eat later	hapana, nitakula baadaye
Please come in	tafadhali ingia
Please do that again	tafadhali fanya hivyo tena
Please give me	tafadhali nipe
She admired him	yeye admired yake
She avoids me	ananiepuka
She came last	alikuja mwisho
She goes to school	anaenda shule
That house is big	hiyo nyumba ni kubwa
That is a good idea	hilo ni wazo zuri
That is my book	hicho ni kitabu changu
That is my son	huyo ni mwanangu
The dog is dead	mbwa amekufa
The river is wide	mto ni mpana
There is no doubt	hamna shaka
They are playing	wanacheza
They are pretty	wao ni wazuri
They got married	walifunga ndoa
They have few books	wana vitabu vichache
They stopped talking	wakaacha kuongea
This is my friend	huyu ni rafiki yangu
This bird can’t fly	ndege huyu hawezi kuruka
This decision is final	uamuzi huu ni wa mwisho
This is my book	Hiki ni kitabu changu
This is my brother	huyu ni ndugu yangu
This is my daughter	huyu ni binti yangu
This is not a joke	huu si mzaha
This is surprising	hii inashangaza
This river is beautiful	mto huu ni mzuri
This story is true	hadithi hii ni kweli
We are happy	tuna furaha
Will it rain today?	itanyesha leo?
Will you go on a trip?	utaenda safari?

Hard sentences

What is your name	Jina lako nani
Which is correct?	ipi ni sahihi?
Will you please help me?	utanisaidia tafadhali?
Will you stay at home?	utakaa nyumbani?
Do you need anything?	unahitaji chochote?
Do you need this book?	unahitaji kitabu hiki?
Are you feeling better?	unajisikia vizuri?
Are you writing a letter?	unaandika barua?
Come and see me now	njoo unione sasa
Come with your family	njoo na familia yako
I’m very busy this week	nina shughuli nyingi sana wiki hii
There is a lot of money	kuna pesa nyingi
They are good people	ni watu wema
We need some money	tunahitaji pesa
What is your destination?	unaenda wapi?
What are you doing today?	unafanya nini leo?
What are you reading?	unasoma nini?
What can I do for you?	naweza kukusaidia vipi?
What is the problem?	shida ni nini?
What is the story?	hadithi ni nini?
What is your problem?	shida yako ni ipi?
What was that noise?	kelele gani hiyo?
When can we eat?	tunaweza kula lini?
When do you study?	unasoma lini?
When was it finished?	ilikamilika lini?
How about your family	Vipi kuhusu familia yako
Do you understand?	unaelewa?
Do you love me?	Unanipenda?
Don’t talk about work	usizungumze juu ya kazi
How can I help you?	Nikusaidie vipi?
How deep is the lake?	ziwa lina kina kipi?
I’m not disturbing you	sikusumbui
I’m proud of my son	najivunia mwanangu
I’m sorry to disturb you	samahani kwa kukusumbua
Is something wrong?	kuna kitu kibaya?
May I open the door?	naweza kufungua mlango?
Thanks for everything	Asante kwa kila kitu
This is very difficult	Hii ni ngumu sana
This is very important	Hii ni muhimu sana
Where are you from	Unatoka wapi
Do you have any idea	Je! Una wazo lolote
I love you so much	nakupenda sana
I love you very much	nakupenda sana
I’m in love with you	Ninakupenda
I missed you so much	Nimekukosa sana
Let me think about it	Ngoja nifikirie juu yake
Thank you very much	Asante sana
I can’t stop thinking	Siwezi kuacha kufikiria
Will you stop talking?	utaacha kuongea?
Would you like to go?	Ungependa kwenda?
Would you teach me?	ungenifundisha?

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	maoni yake hayakukubaliwa
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	mapendekezo yake yalipitishwa katika mkutano huo
How do you come to school?	unakujaje shule?
If I had money, I could buy it	kama ningekuwa na pesa, ningeweza kuinunua
If you want a pencil, I’ll lend you one	ukitaka penseli, nitakuazima
If he comes, ask him to wait	akija, mwambie asubiri
If it rains, we will get wet	mvua ikinyesha tutalowa
If I studied, I would pass the exam	ikiwa nilisoma, ningefaulu mtihani
My hair has grown too long	nywele zangu zimekua ndefu sana
My mother is always at home	mama yangu yuko nyumbani kila wakati
There are many fish in this lake	kuna samaki wengi katika ziwa hili
There are many problems to solve	kuna matatizo mengi ya kutatua
There are some books on the desk	kuna baadhi ya vitabu kwenye dawati
There is nothing wrong with him	hakuna kitu kibaya kwake
There was a sudden change in the weather	kulikuwa na mabadiliko ya ghafla ya hali ya hewa
There was nobody in the garden	hakukuwa na mtu kwenye bustani
There was nobody there	hapakuwa na mtu
There were five murders this month	kulikuwa na mauaji matano mwezi huu
They admire each other	wanashangaana
They agreed to work together	walikubaliana kufanya kazi pamoja
They are both good teachers	wote wawili ni walimu wazuri
We want something new	tunataka kitu kipya
We should be very careful	tunapaswa kuwa makini sana
When can I see you next time?	nitakuona lini wakati mwingine?
When did you finish the work?	ulimaliza kazi lini?
When will you harvest your wheat?	lini utavuna ngano yako?
Where do you want to go?	Unataka kwenda wapi?
Where is the pretty girl?	msichana mrembo yuko wapi?
Which food do you like?	unapenda chakula gani?
Which is more important?	lipi lililo muhimu zaidi?
Which one is more expensive?	ipi ni ghali zaidi?
Which way is the nearest?	ni njia gani iliyo karibu zaidi?
Which is your favorite team?	ni timu gani unayoipenda zaidi?
Which languages do you speak?	unazungumza lugha gani?
Which team will win the game?	ni timu gani itashinda mchezo huo?
Why are you drying your hair?	kwa nini unakausha nywele?
Why are you late?	kwa nini umechelewa?
Why did you get so angry?	mbona umekasirika sana?
Why did you quit?	kwa nini uliacha?
Why don’t you come in?	kwanini usiingie?

Sentences start with

English to Swahili – here you learn top 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.

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Top 1000 words

English to Swahili – here you learn the top 1000 words, which are 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, and basic-level words are very helpful for beginners and all words have Swahili meanings.

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

Swahili Vocabulary

Swahili Quiz

Will she come?	atakuja?
Would you kill me?	ungeniua?
Would you love me?	ungenipenda?
Would you come here?	ungekuja hapa?
You are a teacher	wewe ni mwalimu
You are very beautiful	wewe ni mrembo sana
You are very brave	wewe ni jasiri sana
You broke the rules	umevunja sheria
You love me	unanipenda
you love me or not	unanipenda au hunipendi
You make me happy	unanifurahisha
You may go	unaweza kwenda
You should sleep	unapaswa kulala
You must study hard	lazima usome kwa bidii
Whose idea is this?	wazo hili ni la nani?
Thanks for your help	Shukrani kwa msaada wako
Thank you for coming	asante kwa kuja
How about you	Je wewe
How is your family	Familia yako ikoje
How to Say	Jinsi ya Kusema
Good morning	Habari za asubuhi
Good afternoon	Mchana mwema
Good evening	Habari za jioni
Good night	Usiku mwema
Happy birthday	Heri ya siku ya kuzaliwa
Happy Christmas	Krismasi njema
Happy new year	Heri ya mwaka mpya
Good to see you	Nzuri kukuona
I don’t like it	Sipendi
I have no idea	sijui
I know everything	najua kila kitu
I know something	Najua kitu
Thank you so much	Asante sana
Thanks a million	Asante milioni
See you later	Tutaonana baadaye
See you next week	Tutaonana wiki ijayo
See you next year	Tukutane mwakani
See you soon	Nitakuona hivi karibuni
See you tomorrow	Tuonane kesho
Sweet dreams	Ndoto nzuri
I’m crazy about you	Nina wazimu juu yako
I’m crazy with you	Nina wazimu na wewe
Nice to meet you	Ninafurahi kukutana nawe
It’s very cheap	Ni rahisi sana
Just a moment	Ngoja kidogo
Not necessarily	Sio lazima
That’s a good deal	Huo ni mpango mzuri
You’re beautiful	Wewe ni mrembo
You’re very nice	Wewe ni mzuri sana
You’re very smart	Wewe ni mwerevu sana
I really appreciate it	Ninathamini sana
I really miss you	Nimekukosa sana

Where is your room?	chumba chako kiko wapi?
Where should we go?	twende wapi?
Where is your house?	nyumba yako iko wapi?
Please close the door	tafadhali funga mlango
She agreed to my idea	alikubali wazo langu
That boy is intelligent	huyo kijana ana akili
It was a very big room	kilikuwa ni chumba kikubwa sana
He can swim very fast	anaweza kuogelea haraka sana
He accepted my idea	alikubali wazo langu
They loved each other	walipendana
When will you reach?	utafikia lini?
Where are you from?	Unatoka wapi?
Where are you going?	unaenda wapi?
We love each other	tunapendana
We obeyed the rules	tulitii sheria
We started to walk	tulianza kutembea
We will never agree	hatutakubali kamwe
We can make change	tunaweza kufanya mabadiliko
We cook everyday	tunapika kila siku
We enjoyed it	tulifurahia
What about you?	Na wewe je?
What are you doing?	unafanya nini?
What did you say?	ulisema nini?
What do you need?	unahitaji nini?
What do you think?	nini unadhani; unafikiria nini?
What do you want?	Unataka nini?
What happened?	Nini kimetokea?
What is that?	hiyo ni nini?
When was she born?	alizaliwa lini?
When will we arrive?	tutafika lini?
Where are you?	uko wapi?
Where does it hurt?	inauma wapi?
Where is my book?	kitabu changu kiko wapi?
Where is the river?	mto uko wapi?
Who broke this?	nani alivunja hii?
Why are you crying?	kwa nini unalia?
I can’t see anything	sioni chochote
I disagree with you	sikubaliani na wewe
I like it very much	naipenda sana
I need more time	nahitaji muda zaidi
I want to sleep	nataka kulala
I’m able to swim	naweza kuogelea
I’m not a doctor	mimi sio daktari
I’m taller than you	mimi ni mrefu kuliko wewe
I’m very sad	nina huzuni sana
Is he a teacher?	yeye ni mwalimu?
Is she married?	ameolewa?
Is this book yours?	kitabu hiki ni chako?
Let’s ask the teacher	tumuulize mwalimu
Let’s go out and eat	twende tukale
Let’s go to a movie	twende kwenye sinema

Why were you late this morning?	mbona umechelewa asubuhi hii?
Why are you so tired today?	mbona leo umechoka sana?
Would you like to dance with me?	ungependa kucheza nami?
Would you come tomorrow?	ungekuja kesho?
You are always complaining	unalalamika kila mara
Thanks for your explanation	asante kwa maelezo yako
Thanks for the compliment	asante kwa pongezi
Thanks for the information	asante kwa taarifa
Thanks for your understanding	asante kwa ufahamu wako
Thank you for supporting me	asante kwa kuniunga mkono
I really miss you so much	Nimekukosa sana
Happy valentine’s day	Siku njema ya wapendanao
Whose decision was final?	uamuzi wa nani ulikuwa wa mwisho?
Whose life is in danger?	maisha ya nani yako hatarini?
You are a good teacher	wewe ni mwalimu mzuri
You can read this book	unaweza kusoma kitabu hiki
You don’t understand me	hunielewi
You have to study hard	inabidi usome kwa bidii
Where do you have pain?	una maumivu wapi?
They are both in the room	wote wawili wako chumbani
That house is very small	hiyo nyumba ni ndogo sana
Please give me your hand	tafadhali nipe mkono wako
Please go to the school	tafadhali nenda shule
Please sit here and wait	tafadhali keti hapa na usubiri
Please speak more slowly	tafadhali zungumza polepole zaidi
My father is in his room	baba yangu yuko chumbani kwake
May I ask you something?	naweza kukuuliza kitu?
May I ask you a question?	naweza kukuuliza swali?
Is the job still available?	kazi bado ipo?
I arrived there too early	nilifika hapo mapema sana
Do you have a family?	una familia?
Do you have any problem?	una tatizo lolote?
Do you have any idea?	una wazo lolote?
Did you finish the job?	umemaliza kazi?
Did you like the movie?	ulipenda filamu?
Are we ready to go now?	tuko tayari kwenda sasa?
Would you like to come?	ungependa kuja?
I don’t speak very well	Sisemi vizuri sana