Basic Swahili

Once chatting these phrases might help you keep the pace to a more manageable level:

could you speak more slowly? = sema polepole zaidi

could you repeat that? = waweza kusema tena?

could you write it down? = waweza kuiandika?

Basic Swahili

Once on Zanzibar your bound to pick up a few phrases, but its also good to go armed with a few:

Most people will understand several European languages and maybe speak a few, this could help avoid some confusion.

Do you speak English? = unasema Kiingereza?

Basic Swahili

Swahili (or Kiswahili to its speakers) is the most important language of comunication in a vast area of East Africa and is the National language of Tanzania and Kenya.

Please = tafadhali

Thank you / thanks = asante