Welcome to our seventh lesson about popular Swahili phrases. This page will include greetings, questions, emergency and survival expressions, asking for direction, language practice, introducing yourself, holiday wishes, and finally some travel phrases.
| Holiday Wishes | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Happy birthday | furaha ya kuzaliwa  |
| Happy new year | heri ya mwaka mpya |
| Merry Christmas | krismasi njema |
| Good luck | nakutakia kila la heri |
| Congratulations | hongera |
| Travel Phrases | Swahili |
|---|---|
| I have a reservation (hotel) | nina reservation |
| Do you have rooms available? | je,vyumba vinapatikana? |
| I would like a non-smoking room | ningependa chumba yasiyo ya sigara |
| What is the charge per night? | nini ni malipo kwa usiku mmoja? |
| Is this seat taken? | kiti hiki kimechukuliwa? |
| I'm vegetarian | mimi huwa sili nyama yoyote |
| Waiter | waiter |
| How much is this? | ni kiasi gani hii? |
| This is very expensive | ni bei ghali sana |