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English to Swahili
Translating words and phrases from English into the Swahili language of East Africa.
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Most Swahili speakers are concentrated in East Africa, specifically in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, there are also significant Swahili-speaking communities in other countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and parts of Comoros and Mozambique.
How do you say that's hot in Swahili?
moto
This would be the word for warning someone not to be careful of something hot: Moto! meaning that's hot; don't touch it.
There's nospecific Swahili equivalent for the English epression of admiration. You;d have to he specific in Swahili: Gauni yako inapendeza sana (your dress is very pleasing, or very pretty: i.e., that dress is hot!)
How do you say pleased to meet you in Swahili?
The phrase "pleased to meet you" in Swahili can be translated as "nimefurahi kukutana nawe."
How do you say Rebbecca in Swahili?
It's the same in Swahili with the same spelling: Rebecca. It's a fairly common name in East Africa
For short in East Africa, it's usually Becca rather than Becky.
How do you say ghost in Swahili?
Mzimu is the spirit of a dead person, which can be helpful or harmful.
Another word for spirit, but not usually that of a dead person, is jini (genii), which can be benign or malign.
N.B.: Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit: Roho Takiatifu. By itself roho most often means soul. Mtakatifu is used for saint: Yohana Mtakatifu, St. John.
Kwa jina la Baba, Mwanaye, na Roho Takatifu: in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
The only people this writer has heard taking about night-clothes have said "pajama," the English word. This writer has often used a Swahili circumlocution for it: nguo za kulalia (sleeping clothes), nguo za usiku (nightclothes), etc. Women very commonly sleep in the colourful Swahili cloth called khanga, and that's what they would call their night clothes: khanga.
How do you spell 8 in Swahili?
You spell 8 e, i, g, h, t and you spell 8 this way in every language; also: a, t, e.
The word for "eight" in Swahili is -nane, which is declined to agree with the noun it modifes. E.g.,watoto wanane (8 children), magari manane (8 cars). Also note: miti kumi na minane (18 trees).What is a name given to grandmothers in Swahili?
Well it can differ in pure Swahili it is bibi meaning grandmother. But often in Kenyan Swahili they use bibi to mean wife, and exchange it for nyanya. Which by the way also means tomatoe so use wisely. Example: bibi yangu amezeeka= my grandmother has grown old.
What is experience in Swahili?
Ujuzi or uzoefu. Both words are commonly used, and this contributor has not noticed any reason except personal preference.
What is the Swahili word for orchid?
a tree is Mti or mtu in swahili. The term Mbia is also used, which means timber
How do you say God be with you in Swahili?
upaji wa Mungu
Upaji (from the verb kupa, to give) is an abstract noun for giving, generosity, etc., and in religious texts may mean the gift of God. But the standard word for gift is zawadi, and most Swahili-speakers (everyone this writer has heard) would use this word, zawadi ya Mungu. It is the basic meaning behind the naming of a child zawadi: the child is a gift from God.
How do you say Christ have Mercy in Swahili?
In the African Luhya language, Jesus is known as "Yesu".
