English to Swahili

Swahili can refer to a Bantu ethnic group in East Africa. It can also refer to the Bantu language that has become a lingua franca in the region.

"Rain" in Swahili is pronounced as "mvua."

"Ayah kwahari" in Swahili translates to "verse clearly" in English. It refers to a verse that is distinct or easily understood.

english - swahili

father - baba

brother - kaka

Swahili is a Bantu language that originated along the East African coast. It developed as a result of interactions between Bantu-speaking communities and Arab traders, resulting in a language that incorporates elements of both Bantu and Arabic. Today, Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa and is the official language of several countries in the region.

The most common greeting, meaning hello or good day, is either "Jambo" or "Hujambo."

English and Swahili are different in terms of their origins - English is a Germanic language while Swahili is a Bantu language with significant Arabic influence. However, both languages have borrowed words from other languages due to historical interactions. Additionally, both languages are widely spoken and used in international communication.

This appeared in the English to Swahili section but the word is neither Swahili not English. From its formation, ama + sango, it appears to be an Nguni word from South Africa. Let's hope an Nguni-speaker (e.g., Zulu, Xhosa) willprovide the answer.

The Swahili phrase for "it is well" is "Yako vyema."

Mama wa pili. It's a phrase that might be used by someone to speak of an unrelated adult woman (e.g., the mother of a friend with whom one spends a lot of time), but it is not commonly used. More likely one would say something like Wewe ni kama mama yangu mwingine (you're like another mother to me).

Mjukuu wangu means "my grandchild." To specify the sex, you have to add an adjectival phrase: mjukuu wangu wa kiume (kee-OO-may) or mjukuu wangu wa k, i, k, e (KEE-kay).

Unity in Swahili is "umoja."

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."

The Swahili word for "Soul" is "nafsi".

Lisa has no meaning as a Swahili word, but, as in English, is a common female's name. It is pronounced as in English.

To say "don't forget that" in Swahili, you can use the phrase "usisahau kwamba."

You are (in a place). Upo nyumbani, you are at home, upo kazini, you are at work.

You say "good morning" in Swahili with a question: Habari za asubuhi? (what is the news of the morning?) to which one replies nzuri, salama, or one of several other positive answers.

Asubuhi njema means literally "good morning," but it said on parting and is not a greeting.

Yes, but not many. Unlike English and other western languages, prepositional meanings are usually expressed in the forms of verbs or nouns. A few examples:

VERB: Kupika, to cook; kipikia, to cook for. Nilipika maini i(I cooked liver), niliwapikia watoto maini (I cooked liver for the children).

NOUN: Nyumba, house or home. Nyumbani, at home, to home, around home, from home, etc. Hii nyumba yetu, this is our house. I'm going home, Ninakwenda nyumbani.

A FEW PREPOSITIONS: katika (in, inside), juu ya (on or over), chini ya (under), kwa (to, for, by). There are few of them, and their translations depend on context.

mother: mama

grandmother: bibi or nyanya (nyanya is the historic word for grandmother, but in Tanzania and some other places it has been totally replaced by the word bibi).

The Swahili word for loyalty is "usalama."