You might have noticed that although in English we start the week on Monday or Sunday, the Swahili days of the week seem to start on Saturday (it's the 'first day of the week' if we literally translate its name). Because Ijumaa is the holy day, you begin starting the week from the day after – so, Jumamosi.
Jumamosi - Saturday Jumapili - Sunday Jumatatu - Monday Jumanne - Tuesday Jumatano - Wednesday Alhamisi - Thursday Ijumaa - Friday For your speaking skills write to me easyswahili@gmail .
There are basically five ways to say hello in Swahili: – Sijambo (seeJAmbo) (I am fine / no worries) Habari? (any news?) – nzuri (nZOOree) (fine) U hali gani? (oo HAlee GAnee) (how are you) – njema (fine)
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The Swahili language was originally written in Arabic script, but people now write modern Swahili using Latin letters. An alphabet was standardized in the 1930s. Swahili has five vowel phonemes and does not use vowel diphthongs. There are 35 consonant phonemes in Swahili.
Cardinal numbers The numbers -moja (1), -mbili (2), -tatu (3), -nne (4), -tano (5), and -nane (8) all inflect ing to standard patterns, although all except -moja decline only in the plural. All these numbers are derived from Proto-Bantu. Most higher numbers are from Arabic, and are invariable.
Language History Swahili has been spoken on the East African coast since approximately 800 a.d., after Bantu-speaking people from the Great Lakes region reached the coast.
Swahili Translation. meza ya muda. More Swahili words for timetable. ratiba noun.