Hello = Jambo

White Man = mWazungu

How are things? = Habari?

Fine (response) = Nzuri

Goodbye = Kwaheri/Kwaherini (to many)

Come in = Karibu

Thank you = Asante

What is your name? = Jina lako nani?

My name is... = Jina langu...

Useful phrases

I don't understand = Sifahamu/Sielewi

I don't speak Swahili = Sisemi kiswahili

Could you repeat that? = Sema tena

Speak slowly = Sema pole pole

I don't know = Sijui

Where can I stay? = Naweza kukaa wapi?

Can I stay here? = Naweza kukaa hapa?

How much? = Ngapi?

How much is...? = Pesa ngapi...?

I want... = Nataka...

I don't want... = Sitaki...

When does it leave? = Inaondoka lini?

When will we arrive? = Tutafiki lini?

I want to get off here = Nataka kushuka hap

Let's go (carry on, etc.) = Twende

Excuse me (let me through) = Hebu

yes = ndiyo

no = hapana

expensive = ghali sana

cheap = rahisi

right = kulia

left = kushoto

up = juu

down = chini

friend = rafiki

Where is? = Wapi?

here = hapa

when? = lini?

now = sasa

soon = sasa hivi

why? = kwa nini?

because = kwa sababu

who? = nini?

what? = nani?

which? = gani?/gapi?

true = kweli

and/with = na

or = au

(they) are = ni