You form Swahili words the same way you would English words by putting letters together in a certain order. For example (kwaheri)-meaning goodbye.

In the video, I have taken you through how to pronounce the words and their meaning. Below are basic Swahili words you should know.

Blending consonant and vowel sounds

Blending consonants and vowels helps you to be able to form words easily.

Alphabet – b, c,d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z

Vowels – a, e, i, o, u

Combination of alphabet and vowels

ba, be, bi, bo, bu

da, de, di, do, du

fa, fe, fi, fo, fu

ga, ge, gi, go, gu

ja, je, ji, jo, ju

ka, ke, ki, ko, ku

Combine your own alphabet and vowels to practice and try pronouncing them.

Here are more words and greetings.