Swahili Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Swahili easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Swahili for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Swahili by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Swahili vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	SWAHILI
Hello	Habari
Good morning!	Habari za asubuhi!
Good afternoon!	Habari za mchana!
Hi	Habari
Good evening	Habari za jioni
Good night	Usiku mwema
Sleep well	Lala vizuri
How are you?	Habari yako?
I’m fine, thank you.	Sijambo, asante.
How about you?	Je wewe?
Nice to meet you.	Nimefurahi kukutana nawe.
Nice to meet you too.	Nimefurahi kukutana nawe pia.
Likewise	Vivyo hivyo
It’s good to see you.	Ni vizuri kukuona.
Nice to see you again.	Nimefurahi kukuona tena.
Pleased to meet you.	Nimefurahi kukutana nawe.
How nice to see you!	Jinsi nzuri kukuona!
What’s up?	Vipi?
What brings you here?	Nini kinakuleta hapa?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	Kwaheri
I hope we’ll meet again.	Natumai tutakutana tena.
I’ve got to go.	sina budi kwenda.
It was good meeting you.	Ilikuwa nzuri kukutana nawe.
It was great seeing you again.	Ilikuwa nzuri kukuona tena.
It was great to catch up!	Ilikuwa nzuri kupata!
See you again sometime.	Tuonane tena wakati fulani.
See you in the morning	Tuonane asubuhi
See you later	Tutaonana baadaye
See you soon	Nitakuona hivi karibuni
See you tomorrow	Tuonane kesho
See you tonight	Tuonane usiku wa leo
Sleep well	Lala vizuri
Take care.	Kuwa mwangalifu.
Other greetings
Bless you	Ubarikiwe
Cheers!	Hongera!
Farewell	Kwaheri
Good luck!	Bahati njema!
Talk to you soon	Zungumza nawe hivi karibuni
Welcome	Karibu
Well done!	Umefanya vizuri!

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