Swahili For Dummies (eBook)

Seline Ayugi Okeno was born and raised in Siaya, Kenya. She holds a B.Ed. Arts from Maseno University in Kenya and an M.A. in Applied Lin-guistics from Ohio University. She is currently a Swahili and English Teaching Fellow at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Asmaha Heddi hails from Arusha, Tanzania. She is a Kiswahili lecturer at the University of Kansas. She holds a B.A. from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Swahili 7

Chapter 1: The Swahili You Already Know 9

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 19

Chapter 3: Navigating Nouns and Pronouns in Swahili 35

Chapter 4: Adding Action to Your Words: Verbs 57

Chapter 5: Getting Your Numbers and Dates Right 81

Part 2: Swahili in Action 111

Chapter 6: Making Small Talk 113

Chapter 7: Finding Your Way 131

Chapter 8: Eating in and Dining Out 145

Chapter 9: Using Technology to Keep in Touch. 157

Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 173

Chapter 11: Dressing Your Best 187

Chapter 12: Swahili at Work 199

Part 3: Swahili on the Go 213

Chapter 13: Planning a Safari 215

Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, Buses, and More 229

Chapter 15: Arranging Accommodations 243

Chapter 16: Taking Care of Your Health 261

Part 4: The Part of Tens 275

Chapter 17: Ten Common Swahili Proverbs and Their Meanings 277

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Swahili Quickly 283

Chapter 19: Ten Words You Should Never Say in Swahili 287

Part 5: Appendixes 291

Appendix A: Swahili Noun Classes 293

Appendix B: Swahili Verbs 297

Appendix C: Swahili-English Mini-Dictionary 311

Appendix D: Answer Key 329

Index 335