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English to Swahili
Translating words and phrases from English into the Swahili language of East Africa.
714 Questions
What is the difference between Swahili and ethopian?
There is no "Ethiopian" language. The most common language of Ethiopia is Amharic, the language of the Amhars, who have historically dominated the country.
Amharic is a semitic language, related to Arabic, Hebew, and Somali.
Swahili is a Bantu language, related to many hundreds of languages through much of Africa south of the Sahara.
What is Swahili for antidisestablishmentarianism?
There is no translation for antidisestablishmentarianism.
How do you say i miss you in Swahili?
I miss you = Nimekumiss (which is informal)
Note:
Everyone in East Africa understands nakumiss, often spelled nakumic, as "I miss you" or tunakumiss or tunakumic, we miss you. The supposedly formal verb kutamani is NEVER used in this sense, and this contributor warns anyone against so using it. It will be understand as "I want you" in a sexual sense or "I lust for you."
Jattends de toucher le fond pour quitter la navire?
I'm waiting to hit the bottom (of the sea) (before) I leave the ship
How do you say a gathering of the tribe in Swahili?
Kikao cha kabila. However, it doesn't seem likely this phrase would ever be used i Swahili because tribes would be to karge to gather together.
What is the Swahili word for home?
Nyumba, both sing, and pl. In the locative form (at home, to home, from home) it is nyumbani, which the ni at the end conveying the prepositional meaning without an additional word.
How do you say Good luck in Afrikaans?
The literal translation is goeie geluk.
However, the correct Afrikaans equivalents are:
alle voorspoed!
OR
alle sukses!
What are some of Swahili words?
You can find all the Swahili words you want by checking one of several Swahili online dictionaries. Here are five:
gari, car
mtu, person
kiti, chair
kidole, finger
kalamu, pen or oencil
Kwanza = beginning or first, or "at first," or "to start with."
The name for the African-American holiday, Kwanzaa, is a derivative of this word, taken from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza," or "first fruits (of the harvest)."
What does the the word joy mean in Swahili?
Saran
This contributor has no idea what the above means or where it comes from or why it has been put here as an answer. Presumably it was intended as an amusing joke by the class clown.Joy in Swahili is furaha. It is a common woman's name in East Africa, and girls with that name are also sometimes called Happy or Joy.The noun is "safari." The infinitive form of the verb (to travel) is "kusafiri."
I travel = Ninasafiri, or nasafiri
We travel = Tunasafiri
You travel (one person) = Unasafiri
You travel (more than one) = Mnasafiri
He/she travels = Anasafiri
They travel = Wanasafiri
What is the Swahili word for school?
Shule, or skuli
mrembo
"Mrembo" is a beautiful person. There are many ways to say "beautiful" depending on the context and the thing(s) you're describing. The most fundamental is through the base word "-zuri," the prefix for which must match the thing(s) you're talking about: kizuri, mazuri, mizuri, mzuri, nzuri. This word also means "good," again depending on context. Other words for "beautiful" are "hidaya" and "sena," as well as the group of words with the "-rembo" ending (of which "mrembo" is one).
