Learn to speak Swahili

Learn the five basic Swahili greetings, including respectful forms for elders and casual terms for peers, with appropriate responses and common farewell phrases.

Learn to use everyday Swahili greetings and encounter words, including please, thank you (shukran), excuse me, and congratulations, in real-life conversations.

Practice counting in Swahili by learning basic numbers, including the sequence 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.

Learn to identify the days of the week and the months in Swahili, noting the months are the same as in English.

Learn about buying and selling through a dialogue on a deal and purchasing, with cues about initial steps and the reasons behind actions.

Practice Swahili personal pronouns through simple, relaxing examples to build recall, such as me and mama, and be invited to watch the next video.

This lecture introduces the Swahili noun class m-wa and the broader system of noun classes, highlighting singular and plural forms and how pronouns, adjectives, and verbs agree to form sentences.

Explore Swahili noun class ki-vi and how nouns shift from singular to plural without changing the conjugation. See examples like chair, toilets, and mirror, and practice with verbs.

Explore Swahili noun class M-MI and the singular form, examining how nouns and verbs relate through conjugation and how the nouns are reconstructed.

Examine Swahili noun class ji-ma, note that conjugation uses the singular form and consider its use in the future with examples including the verb to be.

Explore Swahili noun class N-N and its singular form to understand how nouns are structured in this language.

Learn how Swahili noun class u-u handles singular and plural forms, with verb use and examples to illustrate conjugation.

Learn to use Swahili possessive pronouns to express ownership across first, second, and third person, with singular and plural forms.

Learn to form Swahili possessives with singular and plural pronouns across first, second, and third person, with practical examples like my books, your car, and our children.

Express gratitude for watching the lectures, invite feedback on course strengths and weaknesses, and encourage the use of flashcards to improve the Swahili course experience.