LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases #5 Swahili Parting Expressions

CONTENTS
2 2 2 2 3 3 Swahili English Vocabulary Sample Sentences Grammar Cultural Insight

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SWAHILI
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Kwa heri. Tuonane tena. Baadaye. Baadaye, tuonane tena.

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ENGLISH
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Bye bye. See you later. Bye bye. Goodbye, see you later.

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VOCABULARY
Swahili Kwa heri. Baadaye Tuonane tena. Alamsiki. Tuonane English Bye bye until I see you. See you later. Goodbye. See you Class phrase phrase phrase phrase phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Kwa heri ya kuonana.

Baadaye kesho.

"Bye, see you again."

Tuonane t ena. Uwe salama.

"Unt il I see you t omorrow."

Alamsiki. Ulale salama.

"See you lat er. Be ne."

Tuonane t ena.

"Goodbye. Have a goodnight ."

"See you again."

GRAMMAR
In this lesson we'll introduce parting expression. A parting expression that we can use any time of the day to strangers or friends is Kwaheri, which literally means "with good luck." I know it sounds funny, but partings generally contain a bit of sadness, so this expression tries to make up for that. You can think of it as a Swahili version of "bye bye." You can also say Tuonane tena, which means "See you later." The rst word, tuonane, is the verb for "to see." The next word, tena, means "until then." Another parting phrase is Baadaye, which means "goodbye." This word goes like this in Swahili; If you put it with Tuonane tena, it will be: Baadaye, tuonane tena. You can use the word Alamsiki to bid farewell at night. This literally means "fare well." Use it with people you don't know or don't have a close relationship with.

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Quick T ip 1

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It is a good idea to use the polite form of the word "Goodbye" if you are talking to older people. The most polite form shows more respect: Alamsiki. Quick T ip 2

There are many dierent ways to say goodbye in Swahili among friends. You can try to use the obvious one, Kwa heri or you can shorten tuonanae tena to tuonane.

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