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.
The translation of the keyword "hello" in Swahili is "jambo."
The most common way to say hello in Swahili is "Jambo."
The Swahili language uses "Jambo" or "Habari" to say hello.
Yes, some Swahili words that are equal to English are: rafiki (friend), nyumba (house), kitabu (book), and muziki (music).
It is paa. Here are some more words hello: hujambo Peace:amani I hope this helps
Hello friend= Jambo rafiki / Hello my friend= Jambo rafiki yangu... And if you want to say friends=marafiki.. -Lola :)
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.
To say hello in Swahili, you can use "Jambo" or "Habari." To say welcome to America, you can say "Karibu Marekani."
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."
Jambo rafiki
habari mtanashati
You spell "hello" h, e, l, l, o. It's also misspelled as hallow or hellow, the latter probably influenced by the word "yellow."