Kwa heri (two words, not one) means "good-bye." To two or more people together one says Kwa herini (accent on penultimate syllable).
Kwa rhymes with the first syllable of the word "father." The kw corresponds to the English sound qu. So the kwa sound is the same as the qua and "quandary."
Heri is most often pronounced as the English word "hairy," the r slightly trilled, but many Swahili speakers (especially coastal Swahilis) give a gutteral kh sound to the h.
"Kwaheri" in Swahili is pronounced as "kwa-heh-ree."
Goodbye in Swahili is "kwaheri"
Good-bye?Kwa heri: with blessings
Hello is "Jambo" or "Habari", while goodbye is "Kwaheri".
To say goodbye in Swahili, you can say "kwaheri" which is used as a formal way of bidding farewell.
Kwa heri (to one person) or kwa herini (to more than one)
Goodbye in Swahili is "kwaheri"
kwaheli
Good-bye?Kwa heri: with blessings
Hello is "Jambo" or "Habari", while goodbye is "Kwaheri".
To say goodbye in Swahili, you can say "kwaheri" which is used as a formal way of bidding farewell.
Kwa heri (to one person) or kwa herini (to more than one)
To say goodbye in Swahili, you can say "kwaheri" or "lala salama," which means "goodbye" and "sleep well" respectively.
"Wema" is pronounced "weh-mah," with the stress on the first syllable.
"Welcome" in Swahili is pronounced as "karibu."
Kwaheri was created in 1964.
In Swahili, "grandfather" is pronounced as "babu."
Jua is Swahili for "sun." You pronounce it JOO-ah.