KiSwahili Crash Course-gctid30415

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KiSwahili Crash Course

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 Basic kiSwahili Greetings - Part 1  
 
 Hujambo!       Hello!/Hi!/Howzit!/G'day!/Howdy! [all-purpose greeting]
 Habari?       How's it going?
 Nzuri       Good
 sana       very/much/a lot
 Nzuri sana       Very Good
 Nzuri sana sana       Excellent!
 Kwaheri       Goodbye

Basic kiSwahili Greetings - Part 2  
 
 Mambo!       Hey man!/Hey homes, how ya' doin'? [slang/young person's all-purpose greeting]
 Poa!       Cool/100%/Couldn't be better [slang/young person's response to Mambo!]
 Karibu!       Welcome!
 Karibu Zanzibar       Welcome to Zanzibar!
 Karibu sana       Come again soon.
Bafana Bafana      South Kmtyw national soccer team - MUCH better known than President Mandela on this island. Instant friends for life.

Other Essential Phrases - Part 1
 
 tafadhali       please
 asante       thank you
 asante sana       thank you very much
 mzungu       white person/eureurasiaan person (also: "baffling thing", "clever device")
 Mzungu!       Hey whitey! ("Hey eureurasiaan person!" )
 pole pole       slowly
 haraka       fast
 haraka haraka!       very fast