Karibu! Learn to chat in Swahili, one small step at a time.
Swahili is spoken by around 200 million people across East Africa. In a few minutes you can start having a real conversation in it.
When someone says Shikamoo, there is only one right answer. Learn the exchanges people actually use.
Fifty seven words across animals, food, family, colours, things and the sky. Simba, ndizi, nyota.
Moja, mbili, tatu. Swahili numbers follow a pattern so tidy you can guess most of them.
Ni plus na plus cheza makes ninacheza: I am playing. Swap a brick, change the meaning.
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Every vowel sounds the same every time: a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in more, u as in flute. Stress almost always lands on the second last syllable.