Swahili Safari

Karibu! Learn to chat in Swahili, one small step at a time.

Twende!
Let us go.

Learn real Swahili phrases in thirteen short units. Meet them, practise them, pass the Safari Challenge, then lock them in with three quick recall checks.

Real phrases, not word lists

Say Habari za asubuhi? and people will smile. You learn what to say, and what comes back.

Patterns that build sentences

Nina njaa. Napenda ndizi. Learn a pattern once, then swap in new words.

Days made from numbers

Jumatatu means day three. Spot the pattern and the whole week falls into place.

Remember it for good

Recall checks a few days apart prove a phrase has really stuck. A few minutes a day beats a long cram.

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Karibu!

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Your safari

Pass a unit's Safari Challenge to unlock the next. Three recall checks later it is Mastered.

Every vowel sounds the same every time. Stress almost always lands on the second last syllable.

Meet
Practise

Sounds of Swahili

Swahili is spelled the way it sounds. Learn these once and you can read any word.

My phrases

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