Swahili = a spoken African language
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique. Estimates of the number of Swahili speakers, including both native and second-language speakers, generally range from 150 million to 200 million. Swahili is the most widely spoken language in sub-Saharan Africa and is the common tongue for most East Africans (although it's not necessarily their first language). Swahili is an official language alongside English in Kenya and Tanzania, and primary school children are usually taught in Swahili.
Greetings
Hello: jambo/ hujambo/ salama
How are you?: habari gani
Fine (response): nzuri
Goodbye: kwa heri/ kwa herini (more than one person)
See you later: tutaonana
Nice to meet you: nafurahi kukuona
Goodnight: lala salama
Civilities
Yes: ndiyo
No: hapana
Thank you: asante
Thank you very much: asante sana
Please: tafadhali
OK: sawa
Excuse me: samahani
You're welcome: starehe
Days of the Week Numbers
Monday: Jumatatu
Tuesday: Jumanne
Wednesday: Jumatano
Thursday: Alhamisi
Friday: Ljumaa
Saturday: Jumamosi
Sunday: Jumapili
1: moja
2: mbili
3: tatu
4: nne
5: tano
6: sita
7: saba
8: nane
9: tisa
10: kumi
Food and Drinks
I'd like: nataka
Food: chakula
Hot/cold: ya moto/baridi
Water: maji
Hot water: maji ya moto
Drinking water: maji ya kunywa
Soda: soda
Beer: bia
Milk: maziwa
Meat: nyama
Chicken: nyama kuku
Fish: sumaki
Beef: nyama ng'ombe
Fruit: matunda
Vegetables: mboga
Animals
Animal: wanyama
Buffalo: nyati/mbogo
Cheetah: duma/ chita
Cow: n'gombe
Elephant: tembo/ndovuh
Giraffe: twiga
Goat: mbuzi
Hippo: kiboko
Hyena: fisi
Leopard: chui
Lion: simba
Rhino: kifaru
Warthog: ngiri
Wildebeest: nyumbu
Zebra: punda milia