Swahili for Beginners.

Name: Swahili for Beginners.
Rating: 4.3 (71 reviews)

Learn basic Swahili.

Created byKaria Justin David

Last updated 11/2022

English

What you'll learn

How to read, speak and write basic Swahili.
Bonus classes will include some Swahili expressions.

Course content

5 sections • 34 lectures • 2h 51m total length

Introduction1:11
Brief introduction to the course and familiarizing with the tutor.
Introduction to lecture one.0:44
Key factors to be keen on for one to gain substantial knowledge in this section.
Greetings.3:52
Learn how to address or say hello in Swahili.
Family.1:59
Know your family members Swahili version.
Common phrases2:17
Some simple common phrases on possession of family members.
Vowels, consonants and syllables.8:26
Know the vowels, consonants and simple Swahili syllables.
Simple word formation.1:21
Simple illustration of how words are formed in Swahili.
Pronunciation1:31
Test your pronunciation skills so far.
Quiz one

Introduction to section three and clothing.11:24
Some brief introduction and some clothes and dressing in Swahili language.
Transport.3:27
Means of transport in Swahili.
Weather.2:12
Different states of weather in Swahili.
Places.3:50
Know how to call different places in Swahili.
Common phrases part 35:19
Some common phrases that can be used in a conversation with other students and Swahili speakers.
Dictated quiz.3:39
simple quiz to see what you have grasped from section three

Introduction to section four and emotional states.2:37
Brief introduction to section four and knowledge of some emotional states in Swahili.
Adverbs of time.1:25
Know about a few adverbs of time, the common ones in Swahili version.
Time of day.0:59
Student will learn about different times of day in Swahili.
Days of the week and months of the year.4:44
The student will get to learn on different days of the week and different months of the year.
reading a clock.4:31
Student will have the ability to read a clock in Swahili.
Tenses.8:25
The student gets to learn about the tenses and how & when to use them in a proper form.
Verbs.8:14
The learner gets to know several number of verbs in Swahili.
Sentence formation (ngeli)20:51
In this section the learner will acquire some knowledge on the section called ngeli that is crucial in sentence formation.

Common expressions.14:18
Student will learn plenty expression that he/she can use in conversations.
Common phrases7:15
Some common phrases you would use to make conversation.
Read and listen exercise.0:46
Animated video for reading and listening. Looking for review on how to better the short educational clips.
Course summary.2:55
Brief summary of what was covered.
Final goodbye and finalization of course.1:15
Winding up and familiarizing with the tutor again.

Requirements

Be able to read , write and understand English.
The course is mainly translated from English to Swahili.

Description

Hi, Welcome to the course.

This course will not only help you learn how to speak Swahili, but will also teach you how to read it. We will go from constructing basic phrases to complex sentences. You will learn greetings, common phrases, and expressions; among other aspects of the language.

If you are planning to visit or work as an expatriate in East Africa and would like to communicate with the locals with ease, this course is for you. Learning Swahili will go a long way to help you go about your day-to-day activities. Furthermore, most people are thrilled to hear visitors attempt to use any Swahili at all.

I am so excited and I wish you the best as you begin this amazing journey.

Who this course is for:

Beginners learning Swahili language.
Non native Swahili speakers who wish to visit East africa.

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Course content

Introduction8 lectures • 21min

Nouns, objects and numbers.7 lectures • 42min

Clothing, transport, weather and places.6 lectures • 30min

Emotions, time & tenses, verbs and sentence formation.8 lectures • 52min

Bonus lecture.5 lectures • 26min

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