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.

Ndio	Yes
Hapana	No
Asante	Thank you
Tafadhali	Please
Samahani	Sorry
Karibu	Welcome
Sawa	Okay

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.

Jambo	Hello
Kwaheri	Goodbye
Mimi	Me
Wewe	You
Hapa	Here
Kuja	Come
Enda	Go

Kikombe	Cup
Mti	Tree
Rafiki	Friend
Pesa	Money
Gari	Car
Mwalimu	Teacher