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Jambo – Hello, good day
Mambo? – How are you?
Poa – Fine
Habari gani? – What’s the news?/How are you?
Mzuri – Good (news)
Jina lako nani? – What is your name?
Jina langu ni – My name is _______
Asante (sana) – Thank you (very much)
Karibu – You are welcome, you may come in
Kwa heri/herini (pl) – Goodbye
Ulale salama – Good night

Ndiyo – Yes
Hapana - No
Kingereza – English
Kiswahili - Swahili
Shule – School

Kilima – Hill
Jaro – Large
Kende – Let’s go
Pole pole – Slowly
Pole – Sorry
Hakuna matata, hakuna shida – No worries
Hakuna araka – No rush

Mami – Mother
Baba - Father
Kaka – Brother
Dada – Sister
Rafiki – Friend
Rafiki yangu – My friend

Ndege – Bird
Mamba - Crocodile
Simba – Lion
Nyoka – Snake
Samaki – Fish
Ng’ombe - Cow
Kuku – Chicken
Tembo, ndovu – Elephant
Maji - Water

Mimi - I
Wewe - You
Yeye – He, she
Sisi - We
Wao - They