Swahili Vocabulary: The city and public places
– Useful words you should know –
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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 the city and public places. Ideal to help you boost your Swahili vocabulary!
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| ENGLISH | SWAHILI |
| a city | mji |
| the suburbs | vitongoji |
| the capital | mji mkuu |
| the crowd | umati wa watu |
| the police | polisi |
| the pollution | uchafuzi wa mazingira |
| the firemen | wazima moto |
| the toilets | vyoo |
| clean | safi |
| dirty | chafu |
| safe | salama |
| quiet | utulivu |
| an apartment | ghorofa |
| a bus stop | stendi ya mabasi |
| a bar | baa |
| a post office | ofisi ya posta |
| a shopping center | kituo cha ununuzi |
| a city center | katikati ya jiji |
| a castle | ngome |
| a cemetery | makaburi |
| a cinema | sinema |
| a police station | kituo cha polisi |
| a dentist | daktari wa meno |
| an atm | atm |
| a traffic jam | msongamano wa magari |
| a garage | karakana |
| a skyscraper | skyscraper |
| a hospital | hospitali |
| a hotel | hoteli |
| a building | jengo |
| an apartment | ghorofa |
| a store | duka |
| a market | soko |
| a doctor | daktari |
| a subway | barabara ndogo |
| a monument | mnara |
| a museum | makumbusho |
| a park | hifadhi |
| a parking lot | maegesho ya magari |
| a bridge | daraja |
| a neighborhood | kitongoji |
| a restaurant | mgahawa |
| a stadium | uwanja |
| a supermarket | duka kubwa |
| a theater | ukumbi wa michezo |
| a sidewalk | njia ya pembeni |
| a village | kijiji |
| a neighbor | jirani |
| a zoo | hifadhi ya wanyama |
| a bank | benki |
| a library | maktaba |
| a cathedral | kanisa kuu |
| a school | shule |
| a church | kanisa |
| a queue | foleni |
| a fountain | chemchemi |
| a train station | kituo cha treni |
| a bus station | kituo cha mabasi |
| a bookstore | duka la vitabu |
| a mosque | msikiti |
| a pharmacy | duka la dawa |
| a swimming pool | bwawa la kuogelea |
| a bicycle path | njia ya baiskeli |
| a pedestrian street | mtaa wa watembea kwa miguu |
| a street | mtaa |
| a main street | barabara kuu |
| an alley | kichochoro |
| an avenue | njia |
| a highway | barabara kuu |
| a gas station | kituo cha gesi |
| a statue | sanamu |
| a synagogue | sinagogi |
| a university | chuo kikuu |
| a factory | kiwanda |
| a garbage can | takataka zinaweza |
| a prison | gereza |
➡️ More Swahili vocabulary lists:
- Greetings
- Basic words to learn
- 100 most common Swahili verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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