Jambo! Learn Swahili
Kiswahili is an African Union working language and the key to doing business from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam. It is now taught in South African schools.
A Bantu language shaped by Indian Ocean trade, with Arabic, Persian and Portuguese loanwords, taarab music and Swahili coast architecture.
~200 million speakers across Africa
Course levels
Beginner A1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Elementary A2
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Intermediate B1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Business B2
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Advanced C1
12 automated lessons · 6 quizzes · 3 games · 1 assignment
Starter phrases with pronunciation
Jambo
Hello
JAHM-boh
Habari yako?
How are you?
hah-BAH-ree YAH-koh
Nzuri, asante
Good, thank you
n-ZOO-ree ah-SAHN-teh
Jina lako ni nani?
What is your name?
JEE-nah LAH-koh nee NAH-nee
Naomba msaada
I would like some help
nah-OHM-bah m-SAH-dah
Kwaheri
Goodbye
kwah-HEH-ree
Included learning materials
Learner workbook
Printable PDF and Word workbook per level, styled like this site.
Children's book
Illustrated story set in the provinces where the language lives.
Phrase dictionary
Thematic dictionary with pronunciation for every entry.
Audio pack
Downloadable pronunciation drills for offline practice.
Enrolled students download every Swahili workbook, children's book and dictionary from their dashboard.