Swahili Vocabulary: Travel and tourism

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Swahili language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Swahili with their translation in English, on the topic of travel and tourism. Ideal to help you boost your Swahili vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	SWAHILI
travel	kusafiri
tourism	utalii
a hotel	hoteli
on time	kwa wakati
late	marehemu
the airport	uwanja wa ndege
landing	kutua
take-off	kupaa
the air conditioning	hali ya hewa
the distance	umbali
the customs	forodha
the border	mpaka
the train station	kituo cha treni
the bus station	kituo cha mabasi
a ticket	tiketi
the reception	mapokezi
the reservation	kutoridhishwa
the road	barabara
a highway	barabara kuu
the plane	ndege
by plane	kwa ndege
the bus	basi
the taxi	teksi
the train	treni
the car	gari
a helicopter	helikopta
the sign	ishara
the parking lot	maegesho ya magari
the passport	pasipoti
the seat	kiti
the toilet	choo
the sunglasses	miwani ya jua
a key	ufunguo
a camera	kamera
one way ticket	njia moja ya tiketi
a return ticket	tiketi ya kurudi
a ticket office	ofisi ya tiketi
an accommodation	malazi
a pillow	mto
a blanket	blanketi
a sleeping bag	mfuko wa kulala
a luggage	mizigo
a bag	mfuko
a backpack	mkoba
an information	taarifa
a tourist	mtalii
a vaccine	chanjo
an insurance	bima
a postcard	kadi ya posta
an itinerary	itinerary
a destination	hatima
a flashlight	mwangaza wa mwangaza
an electrical outlet	chombo cha umeme
a tent	hema
a suitcase	sanduku
to visit	kutembelea
to travel	kusafiri
to rent	kukodisha
to leave	kuondoka
to cancel	kufuta
to cancel a reservation	kufuta hifadhi
to photograph	kupiga picha
the wind	upepo
the snow	theluji
the rain	mvua
the storm	dhoruba
the sun	jua
the sea	bahari
a mountain	mlima
a lake	ziwa
a national park	hifadhi ya taifa
a country	nchi
a forest	msitu
a cave	pango
an island	kisiwa
a beach	pwani
the nature	asili
the landscape	mazingira
sun cream	krimu ya jua
a towel	taulo

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