Kiswahili is a language easy to learn because grammatical and pronunciation never changes from word to word, some knowledge of Kiswahili can be very helpful in rural areas of Kenya, you will ask a question or get your point across, speak Kiswahili will give you additional respect from Kenyans. Next some useful phrases of Kiswahili vocabulary are listed:

Kiswahili	English
Jambo	Hello (sometimes is used "Hujambo?")
Habari za asubuhi?	Good morning
Habari za mchana?	Good afternoon
Habari za jioni?	Good evening
Habari za usiku?	Good night
Karibu	You're welcome
Samahani	Excuse me
Nzuri	Good
Mbaya	Bad
Ndiyo	Yes
Hapana	No
Tafadhali	Please
Watcha	Stop it!
Kwa heri	Goodbye
Habari sani?	How are you?
Mzuri sana	Fine, thank you (literally "I am very good")
Jina lako nani?	What is your name
Jina langu ni Tom	My name is Tom
Nafurahi kukuona	Nice to meet you
Asante	Thank you
Asante sana	Thank you very much
Asante hapana	No thank you
Sifahamu	I do not understand
Unasemaje kwa Kiingereza?	How do you say this in English?
Una sema Kiingereza	Do you speak English?
Ninaweza kusema Kiswahili!	I can speak Swahili!
Unaishi wapi?	Where do you live?
Mombasa iko wapi?	Where is Mombasa?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?	How much is the fare?
Shilingi ngapi?	How much does it cost?
Tikiti moja kwenda Nairobi, tafadhali	One ticket to Nairobi, please.
Unakwenda wapi?	Where are you going?
Choo kiko wapi?	Where is the bathroom?
Hakuna matata	No problem

ť Languages in Kenya