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Misemo ya dharura na adabu
Misemo ya dharura na adabu
Kabla ya kwenda mbele zaidi, jifunze misemo hii: itakusaidia katika hali zote za usafiri. Pia inaonyesha kwamba unajitahidi, jambo ambalo daima linathaminiwa na wazungumzaji wa Kiingereza.
Salamu na kujitambulisha
| Kiingereza | Kiswahili |
|---|---|
| Hello / Hi | Hujambo / Habari |
| Good morning | Habari za asubuhi |
| Good afternoon | Habari za mchana |
| Good evening | Habari za jioni |
| Goodbye / Bye | Kwaheri / Tutaonana |
| See you later | Tutaonana baadaye |
| My name is … | Jina langu ni … |
| Nice to meet you | Nimefurahi kukutana nawe |
Mfano:
— Hello! My name is Amina. — Hi Amina! I'm James. Nice to meet you.
Adabu muhimu
| Kiingereza | Kiswahili |
|---|---|
| Please | Tafadhali |
| Thank you | Asante |
| Thank you very much | Asante sana |
| You're welcome | Karibu / Si kitu |
| Sorry / I'm sorry | Samahani / Pole |
| Excuse me | Niwie radhi / Samahani |
| No problem | Hakuna tatizo |
| Of course | Bila shaka |
Kidokezo: Katika Kiingereza cha Uingereza, "Sorry" hutumika mara nyingi sana — kuomba msamaha, kuvutia usikivu, au hata kuomba mtu arudie alichosema. Usisite kuitumia!
Majibu ya msingi
| Kiingereza | Kiswahili |
|---|---|
| Yes | Ndiyo |
| No | Hapana |
| Maybe | Labda |
| I don't know | Sijui |
| OK / Alright | Sawa |
| I understand | Ninaelewa |
| I don't understand | Sielewi |
Nambari
Nambari ni muhimu kwa bei, ratiba na nambari za vyumba.
| 0–10 | zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten |
|---|---|
| 11–20 | eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty |
| Makumi | twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred |
Bei: "That's twelve pounds fifty." → Paundi 12.50 Saa: "The train leaves at quarter past three." → Saa tisa na robo (15:15) Nambari ya chumba: "Room two hundred and four." → Chumba nambari 204
Usipoelea
Misemo hii ni muhimu sana — usiisahau kamwe!
| Kiingereza | Kiswahili |
|---|---|
| Do you speak Swahili? | Je, unazungumza Kiswahili? |
| Do you speak English? | Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| I speak a little English | Ninazungumza Kiingereza kidogo |
| Could you repeat that, please? | Tafadhali, unaweza kurudia? |
| Could you speak more slowly, please? | Tafadhali, unaweza kuzungumza polepole zaidi? |
| Could you write it down? | Unaweza kuandika? |
| What does … mean? | … ina maana gani? |
Kidokezo cha vitendo: Ukimwonyesha mtu simu yako yenye programu ya kutafsiri, sema: "Could you type it here, please?" — Tafadhali, unaweza kuandika hapa?
Mazungumzo ya mfano: kukutana kwa mara ya kwanza
— Excuse me, do you speak Swahili? — No, I'm sorry, I don't. But I can try to help you. — Thank you very much. Could you speak slowly, please? — Of course! No problem.
Mambo ya kukumbuka
- Anza kila wakati na "Excuse me" kuvutia usikivu wa mtu.
- "Please" na "Thank you" ni lazima katika Kiingereza — Waingereza wanazithamini sana.
- Usipoelea, sema tu "Sorry, could you repeat that?" — hakuna mtu atakayekukasirikia.