Salaam by itself, "greetings," is used in the same sense that we say hello in English.
Some people, especially teens and young adults, use the English words hello or hi. But the common greetings, and there are dozens of them, are all variations of "how are you?" "what's the news?" and so on.
Yes, some Swahili words that are equal to English are: rafiki (friend), nyumba (house), kitabu (book), and muziki (music).
The most common way to say hello in Swahili is "Jambo."
It is paa. Here are some more words hello: hujambo Peace:amani I hope this helps
The English hallo or hello is often used in Swahili as a greeting, almost invariably on the phone and often in personal meetings. It is often misspelled as hallow or hellow.Salaam is the standard Swahili for "greetings."
habari mtanashati
Jambo rafiki
"Jambo" means hello in Swahili.
Hello in Swahili is spelled as "Hujambo" or "Jambo".
Most people simply say "hello," which is the standard word for answering the telephone. Some people say jambo, but this is akin to pidgin Swahili. Standard Swahili greetings are questions, inquiring after the health of the interlocutor.
Hello is "Jambo" or "Habari", while goodbye is "Kwaheri".
"Marahaba" in Swahili means "hello" or "welcome."
Hello friend= Jambo rafiki / Hello my friend= Jambo rafiki yangu... And if you want to say friends=marafiki.. -Lola :)