Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including words for musical instruments and hotel amenities
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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) |
| saksafoni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "saxophone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| saksafoni |
| (SLOW) |
| saksafoni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "saxophone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheza saksafoni |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play the saxophone" |
| (SLOW) |
| cheza saksafoni |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngoma |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drums" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ngoma |
| (SLOW) |
| ngoma |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drums" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ndugu yangu mkubwa hucheza ngoma. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My older brother plays the drums." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ndugu yangu mkubwa hucheza ngoma. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| filimbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "harmonica" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| filimbi |
| (SLOW) |
| filimbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "harmonica" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cheza filimbi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play the harmonica" |
| (SLOW) |
| cheza filimbi |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| huduma ya chumbani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room service" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| huduma ya chumbani |
| (SLOW) |
| huduma ya chumbani |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room service" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| huduma ya chumbani ya mlo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "room service meal" |
| (SLOW) |
| huduma ya chumbani ya mlo |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| risiti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receipt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| risiti |
| (SLOW) |
| risiti |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "receipt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Sihitaji risiti. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't need a receipt." |
| (SLOW) |
| Sihitaji risiti. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Wi-Fi" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (SLOW) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Wi-Fi" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Tarakilishi langu la paja laweza kuingia kwenye mtandao popote palipo na huduma ya Wi-Fi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My laptop can connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi service where it is available." |
| (SLOW) |
| Tarakilishi langu la paja laweza kuingia kwenye mtandao popote palipo na huduma ya Wi-Fi. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ndoo ya takataka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "trash can" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ndoo ya takataka |
| (SLOW) |
| ndoo ya takataka |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "trash can" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Weka ndoo ya takataka kwenye kizuio kila Jumanne iliiwekwe tupu. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put the trash can out by the curb every Tuesday to be emptied." |
| (SLOW) |
| Weka ndoo ya takataka kwenye kizuio kila Jumanne iliiwekwe tupu. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bahasha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "envelope" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bahasha |
| (SLOW) |
| bahasha |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "envelope" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Kulikuwa na pesa kwenye bahasha niliyopokea leo. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There was money in the envelope I received today." |
| (SLOW) |
| Kulikuwa na pesa kwenye bahasha niliyopokea leo. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| karatasi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "paper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| karatasi |
| (SLOW) |
| karatasi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "paper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Paka gamu kwenye karatasi. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Apply glue to the paper." |
| (SLOW) |
| Paka gamu kwenye karatasi. |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| posa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "engage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| posa |
| (SLOW) |
| posa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "engage" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Umeposwa? Hongera! |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you engaged? Congratulations!" |
| (SLOW) |
| Umeposwa? Hongera! |
| 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 "saxophone?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| saksafoni |
| (1) |
| saksafoni |
| (And how to say "drums?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ngoma |
| (1) |
| ngoma |
| (What about "harmonica?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| filimbi |
| (1) |
| filimbi |
| (Do you remember how to say "room service?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| huduma ya chumbani |
| (1) |
| huduma ya chumbani |
| (Let's try "receipt!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| risiti |
| (1) |
| risiti |
| (What about "Wi-Fi?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (1) |
| Wi-Fi |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "trash can!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ndoo ya takataka |
| (1) |
| ndoo ya takataka |
| (Another one! What about "envelope?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| bahasha |
| (1) |
| bahasha |
| (Do you remember how to say "paper?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| karatasi |
| (1) |
| karatasi |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "engage?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| posa |
| (1) |
| posa |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Kwa heri. |
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