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English to Swahili
Translating words and phrases from English into the Swahili language of East Africa.
714 Questions
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).
Mia denotes a value in an increment of 100.
100 mia moja
200 mia mbili
300 mia tatu
400 mia nne
500 mia tano
600 mia sita
700 mia saba
800 mia nane
900 mia tisa
More simply: one-hundred is mia in Swahili, e.g., Watu mia walihudhuria (100 people attended).
The indeterminate number "hundreds"is expressed as mamia, e.g., Mamia ya watu walihudhuria (hundreds of people attended).
How do you say champion in Swahili?
Swahili is a language spoken by Swahili people in African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi. In Swahili champion is called Bingwa.
How do you spell the word kind in Swahili?
You spell kind in Swahili k, i, n, d.
First contributor's answer: karimu
-karimu is an adjective that refers to hospitality. The noun mkarimu means a hospitable or generous person.
Mtu mpole or Mtu mkarumu both mean a kind person. Huyu ni mpole means this person is kind.
Would you translate good morning in a Swahili language?
The common (customary) English greeting (salutation) "good morning" roughly translates to "habari za asubuhi" or "asubuhi njema" or "subalkheri".
Of the three versions stated above "habari za asubuhi " is perhaps the most commonly used and widely recognized in most Swahili speaking regions of East and Central Africa such as most regions of Kenyaincluding the capital Nairobi.
NOTES:a. Habari za asubuhi? is a question (what's the news this morning?) and requires an answer: nzuri or njema (both meaning good), or something else that means the news is good.
b. Asubuhi njema is a departure wish (like the American "Have a nice day"), not a greeting.c. This contributor learned Subalkheri, a proper morning greeting, 45+ years ago but has never heard anyone use it.How do you say welcome me in Swahili?
You can say "Karibuni" in Swahili, which is a common greeting used to welcome someone.
What is the Swahili word for survivor?
Swahili doesn't have a noun with this meaning. Aliyeokoka, one who was saved or has been saved. Ni wa pekee wa familia yake anayebaki, he or she is the only one left of his or her family.
