Salutations & Introduction
Pronouns
| Swahili | Meaning | Response |
|---|
| Habari yangu | how am i | Niko salama |
| Habari yako | how are you? | Niko salama |
| Habari yake | how is he/she | ako salama |
| Habari yao | how are they | wako salama |
| Habari yenu | how are you (plural) | tuko salama |
| Habari yetu | how are we | tuko salama |
Habari
- Mostly use habari but when addressing one person
- Habari zenu - when addressing more people
- Response to habari (all of them) is mzuri or salama which is technically fine.
When you respond you have to know how the other person is doing:
Niko salama labda wewe? (I'm fine how about you)
Introductions
| Swahili | Meaning |
|---|
| Kwa majina natiwa Dante | I'm Dante (with names I'm Dante) |
| Mimi ni mZimbabwe | I'm Zimbabwean |
| Ni furaha kuwa nanyi | I'm happy to be here |
| Nasomea chuo kikuu | I'm studying at the University |
| Napenda kuimba na kusoma | I love singing and reading |
| Nimesafiri nchi zingine | I've travelled to other countries |