Swahili beginners Course

Swahili numbers are vital in ensuring we can count and deal with money in East Africa. This lesson will teach the core numbers 1-19 in Swahili. You will learn tricks and methodology of remembering them and see the fascinating ways of building the numbers 11-19 from 1-10.

Now that you have gained confidence with the simple numbers. We will now look at more advanced numbers, i.e. 20 - 1000. You will enjoy seeing their similarities to Arabic numerals, including deriving from the 1st ten numbers.

We will explore how numbers are linked to money and structure sentences and simple phrases to number objects and people.

Congratulations! You made it this far. In this lesson, you will explore different Swahili greetings, both informal and formal ones. You will also learn how to respond to greetings using the correct responses and, in return, greet others using a range of Swahili greetings available.

Now that you know a wide range of Swahili greetings, this lecture will help you to practice them and check your understanding and response times. You will build your confidence in using a wide range of greetings and use them correctly

Now that you are confident using greetings, let's try and find out how the other person is doing. This lesson will provide you with a range of exchange of news phrases such as"How is work,? How is the family? "etc.  By the end of this lesson, you will be confident using a wide range of phrases used to exchange news in Swahili, probe for more news, and respond quickly and articulately.

Every language has basic phrases essential to get you going. Swahili is not different, and in this lesson, we shall be looking at core phrases to get you started. Enjoy learning these simple basic phrases, and you will see your language level rise very quickly. This lesson will challenge you with a translation dialogue from English to Swahili and from Swahili to English to allow you to bring your already learnt skills to practice

Being able to introduce yourself in Swahili and say a few things about yourself, like where you come from, where you live, and likes and dislikes that are essential in Swahili. In this lesson, you will learn basic self-introduction and other vital phrases around self-introduction in Swahili. This is coupled with a few dialogues to bring the language learning outcomes together.

In this lesson, you will learn Swahili verbs and the rules that apply to Swahili verbs. You will learn different types/ categories of Swahili verbs, including monosyllabic and disyllabic.

This lesson will provide the foundation for the next set of classes, particularly constructing Swahili sentences. Sit back, relax and enjoy as your journey towards learning Swahili begins. I hope you enjoy it. Leave us a comment on your take regarding this lesson.

This lesson allows you to learn as many verbs as possible. We have provided 25 common verbs in Swahili across different topics that will give you the best start. Enjoy watching the video.

Constructing sentences in any given is a fundamental part of language learning. In this block of lessons, you will learn how to construct interesting and accurate sentences following set rules making you an expert within no time. This lesson mainly introduces the three vital essential parts of constructing sentences i.e.

• Subject prefixes

• Tenses

• Verbs

• Nouns

In this lesson, you will learn how to create sense-making sentences using the PRESENT TENSE [-NA-]. You will be able to experiment with the -NA- tense to construct sentences with different subject prefixes with the present tense. This is the most common tense to construct Swahili sentences, so ensure you understand properly.

let us know if you are experiencing problems; we will gladly help.

The present perfect tense (-ME-) is the second tense you will be working with. This is the English equivalent of the words/tenses ("HAS/HAVE"). At the start, it may feel strange working with it, but we recommend doing lots of practice and ensuring that you score highly on the quizzes to help you understand it properly

In this lesson, you will learn the Past tense (long time). This lesson will clarify how to use the Past tense and help you navigate easily through constructing sentences in the past.

In Swahili, the past tense is formed by adding the tense  "-LI-"  between the subject prefix and the verb. For example, the sentence "I ate" in the past tense becomes "NILIKULA".

The future tense (-TA-) is the final tense for this block. This tense showcases that the action "will" occur in the future. You will have the opportunity to showcase your future sentences using the -TA- tense. Enjoy learning and do lots of practice in your own free time.

Well done, you have done it!

In this lesson, you will be able to summarise all the tenses, subject prefixes, verbs and nouns together. This lesson is tailored to give you a challenge but also give you confidence that everything you have been learning has been useful. Enjoy the lesson!

Well done for completing level 1 of our Beginners Course, This lesson summarises everything you have put your blood and sweat into, By now, you must be enjoying reviewing your work and giving yourself a pat on the back for a good job done.   

We will see you in the next course, where we will be building on this course, introducing some more exciting concepts and getting you to speak more Swahili.

Asanteni sana!