Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including business-related words
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| Hi everybody, my name is Diana. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Swahili Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mzio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "allergy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mzio |
| (SLOW) |
| mzio |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "allergy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mzio wa chavua |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "allergy to pollen" |
| (SLOW) |
| mzio wa chavua |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kibali cha ndege |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boarding pass" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kibali cha ndege |
| (SLOW) |
| kibali cha ndege |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boarding pass" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kibali cha ndege tafadhali. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Boarding pass, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kibali cha ndege tafadhali. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| masomo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "education" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| masomo |
| (SLOW) |
| masomo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "education" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Masomo na kuelimisha. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "education and training" |
| (SLOW) |
| Masomo na kuelimisha. |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kiingereza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "English" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kiingereza |
| (SLOW) |
| Kiingereza |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "English" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bw. Suzuki anafunza Kiingereza. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Mr. Suzuki teaches English." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bw. Suzuki anafunza Kiingereza. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sheria |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "law" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sheria |
| (SLOW) |
| sheria |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "law" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sheria na usalama. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "law and order" |
| (SLOW) |
| Sheria na usalama. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| filimbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flute" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| filimbi |
| (SLOW) |
| filimbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flute" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| filimbi ya fedha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silver flute" |
| (SLOW) |
| filimbi ya fedha |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Idara ya IT |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "IT department" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Idara ya IT |
| (SLOW) |
| Idara ya IT |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "IT department" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Pigia simu idara ya IT. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Call the IT department." |
| (SLOW) |
| Pigia simu idara ya IT. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| safari ya kibiashara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "business trip" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| safari ya kibiashara |
| (SLOW) |
| safari ya kibiashara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "business trip" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| enda kwa safari ya biashara |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "go on a business trip" |
| (SLOW) |
| enda kwa safari ya biashara |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uuzaji |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "marketing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| uuzaji |
| (SLOW) |
| uuzaji |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "marketing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ninafanya kazi kwa uuzaji. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I work in marketing." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ninafanya kazi kwa uuzaji. |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| maarufu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "popular" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| maarufu |
| (SLOW) |
| maarufu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "popular" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mwanamume maarufu |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "popular man" |
| (SLOW) |
| mwanamume maarufu |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Swahili, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "allergy?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| mzio |
| (1) |
| mzio |
| (And how to say "boarding pass?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| kibali cha ndege |
| (1) |
| kibali cha ndege |
| (What about "education?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| masomo |
| (1) |
| masomo |
| (Do you remember how to say "English?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Kiingereza |
| (1) |
| Kiingereza |
| (Let's try "law!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| sheria |
| (1) |
| sheria |
| (What about "flute?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| filimbi |
| (1) |
| filimbi |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "IT department!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Idara ya IT |
| (1) |
| Idara ya IT |
| (Another one! What about "business trip?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| safari ya kibiashara |
| (1) |
| safari ya kibiashara |
| (Do you remember how to say "marketing?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| uuzaji |
| (1) |
| uuzaji |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "popular?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| maarufu |
| (1) |
| maarufu |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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