Swahili Travel Conversation Cheat Sheet - Phrases

Oct 1, 2026

Swahili travel conversation cheat sheets for common situations in Kenya, covering key place names, directions, and practical travel questions. Includes bilingual phrase pairs for getting to destinations, asking about stations and restrooms, and responding to understanding. Expands into daily-life conversations such as family relations, first meeting introductions, and dining essentials like reservations, ordering, table requests, menu vocabulary, and food preferences with compliments and restrictions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages402

Reading Time10 h 19 min

AccessFree to download

Travel to Kenya

Conversation cheat sheet

Places and directions

Asking about locations

Understanding and responses

Family relations and first meeting

Introductions

Dining like a champ

Table, menu and ordering

Food preferences and requests

CLICK HERE to get our Swahili Learning System! Get your Free Lifetime Account! TRAVEL TO Kenya Conversation Cheat Sheet Create Your FREE Account CLICK ~~ ~~MONEY~~ ~~&~~ ~~SHOPPING~~ ~~ ~~ ~~AROUND~~ ~~TOWN~~ ~~ Where is ~ ? ~ iko wapi? I’d like to go to ~ Ningependa kwenda ~ Malindi Malindi Lamu Island kisiwa cha Lamu Lake Turkana Ziwa Turkana Nairobi National Park mbuga la wanyama la Nairobi Mount Kenya Mlima Kenya Tsavo National Park mbuga la wanyama la Tsavo ~~ ~~SURVIVAL~~ ~~PHRASES~~ ~~ Please take me to ~ Tafadhali nipeleke ~ Where is the station? Stesheni iko wapi? Where is the restroom? Msalani ni wapi? ~~ ~~COMMUNICATION~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ASKING~~ ~~QUESTIONS~~ ~~ Do you understand? Je, unaelewa? Do you speak English? Je, unaelewa? Can you eat this? Unaweza kula hii? I understand. Naelewa. Yes, I do. Ndio nafanya hivyo. Of course. Bila shaka. I don't understand. Sielewi No I don’t. La, sifanyi hivyo. No, I can’t eat it. La, siwezi ikula. I don’t understand. Sielewi ~~ ~~ORDERING~~ ~~FOOD~~ ~~ pilau pilau githeri roasted meat nyama choma chapati roasted chicken kuku choma ﬁsh irio irio banana dish githeri chapati Samaki Matoke ~~ ~~COUNTERS~~ ~~ 1 Moja 2 Mbili 3 Tatu 4 Nne 5 Tano 6 Sita 7 Saba 8 Nane 9 Tisa 10 Kumi Want More? Talking About Your Family in Swahili › START HERE Conversation Cheat Sheet ~~ ~~FAMILY~~ ~~RELATIONS~~ ~~ What kind of person is your~? ~yako ni mtu wa aina gani? uncle Mjomba cousin binamu grandmother Nyanya grandfather Babu younger sister Dada mdogo older sister Dada mkubwa older brother Ndugu mkubwa younger brother Ndugu mdogo How’s your mother? Mama yako ako vipi? My mother is well. Mama yangu ni mzima. ~~ ~~FAMILY~~ ~~RELATIONS~~ ~~ husband Mume son Mwana wa kiume daughter Mwana wa kike Forward~my greetings to your . Msambazie salamu ~yako. ~~ PETS ~~ I own a ~. Ninamiliki ~. dog Mbwa cat paka bird Ndege fish Samaki bunny Sungura snake Nyoka FIRST MEETING Nice to meet you. Ni vyema kukujua. What’s your name? Unaitwa nani? How are you? Uko vipi? Where are you from? Umetoka wapi? I’m from Nairobi. Nimetoka Nairobi. This is for you. Hii ni yako. I’ve heard a lot about you. Nimeskia mengi kukuhusu. How many people are therein your family? Familia yako iko na watu wangapi? Can I sit here? Naweza keti hapa? What is this? Ni nini hii? How long will you stay? Utakaa kwa muda upi? It was nice to meet you. Ilikuwa vyema kukujua. ~~ ~~HOLIDAYS~~ ~~AND~~ ~~OBSERVANCES~~ ~~ WhaUndo yofanyaunii o?n ~? When is ~? ~ ni lini? Please tell me more about ~. Tafadhali niambiezaidi kuhusu ~. Madaraka Day Easter End of Ramadan Assumption Sunday Sikukuu ya Madaraka New Year’s Mwaka mpya Pasaka Heroes’ Day Sikukuu ya mashujaa Eid al-Fitr Christmas Krisimasi Sikukuu ya kuinuliwa juu kwa bikra Mariamu Jamhuri Day Sikukuu ya Jamhuri ~~ ~~CELEBRATIONS~~ ~~ Happy birthday! Sikukuu ya kuzaliwa yenye furaha! Congratulations! Hongera! April Fools! Siku ya wajinga ya Aprili! Happy Halloween! Halowini yenye furaha! Merry Christmas! Christmas njema! Happy New Year! Mwaka mpya mwenye furaha! CLICK HERE to get our Swahili Learning System! Get your Free Lifetime Account! DINING LIKE A CHAMP Conversation Cheat Sheet Create Your FREE Account CLICK Phrases You Need to Know at the Dining Table ››› I have a reservation at nine. Nimehifadhi nafasi saa tatu. Do you have a table for two? Je, uko na meza ya wawili? May I have a menu? Naweza kupata orodha yenyuya chakula? May I order? Naweza agiza? Excuse me. Samahani. What do you recommend? Je, unapendekeza nini? My order hasn’t come ye

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What dining-related phrases are provided?

It provides reservation and table/menu requests, ordering phrases, and guidance on choosing foods and handling preferences or restrictions, plus food compliments and criticisms.

Oct 1, 2026

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