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INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, we’ll introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and other types of accommodation. Let’s get started!
BODY
The first phrase is “What time is checkout?” In Swahili, this is
Saa ya kutoka ni saa ngapi?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Saa ya kutoka ni saa ngapi?
Once more:
Saa ya kutoka ni saa ngapi?
The first word, saa, means “time.”
(slow) saa
saa
ya is the preposition “for.”
(slow) ya
ya
It’s followed with kutoka, which literally means “to leave”, but in this case it implies “check out.”
(slow) kutoka
kutoka
The next phrase ni saa ngapi? which means “is what time”
Breaking this down, we will have ni, which means “is”
ni,
(slow) ni,
ni,
saa is a familiar word meaning “time”
saa
(slow) saa
saa
The word ngapi in this context means “what”
ngapi
(slow) ngapi
ngapi
These become
ni saa ngapi?
(slow) ni saa ngapi?
ni saa ngapi?
All together:
(slow) Saa ya kutoka ni saa ngapi?
Saa ya kutoka ni saa ngapi?
“What time is check out?”
Let’s try to ask, “Can I have some soap?” This is
Naomba sabuni.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Naomba sabuni.
Once more:
Naomba sabuni.
The first word, naomba, literally means “ I ask” But whenever it’s used, it implies a request, “may I.”
(slow) naomba
naomba
and the last word sabuni which means ‘soap?’
(slow) sabuni
sabuni
All together it is
(slow) Naomba sabuni.
Naomba sabuni.
Here are some additional things you may ask for when you are staying in a hotel.
taulo “Towel”
(slow) taulo
taulo
mswaki “Toothbrush”
(slow) mswaki
mswaki
dawa ya meno “Toothpaste”
(slow) dawa ya meno
dawa ya meno
shampu “Shampoo”
(slow) shampu
shampu
You can use these words in the sentence above by replacing the noun sabuni. And don’t forget to add tafadhali meaning “please” in order to be polite at the end of the sentence.

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