jambo

JAH-mbo

hello

kwaheri

kwah-HAY-ree

goodbye

naam

nah-AHM

yes

la

lah

no

tafadhali

tah-fah-DHAH-lee

please

asante 

ah-SAHN-tey 

thank you

leo

LAY-oh

today

kesho

KAY-shoh

tomorrow

jana

JAH-nah

yesterday

sawa

sah-wah

okay

shule

SHOO-lay

school

pole

POH-lee

sorry

pole pole

POH-lee POH-lee

slowly

ninanjaa

ni-NANJ-ah

I'm hungry

mwema

MWAY-mah

good

mbaya

MBAH-yah

bad

mvulana

mvoo-LAH-nah

boy

msichana

msee-CHAH-nah

girl

mama

MAH-mah

mother

baba

BAH-bah

father

simba

SEEM-bah

lion

twiga

TWEE-gah

giraffe

punda milia

POO-ndah mee-LEE-ah

zebra

nyani

NYAH-nee

monkey

tembo

TEE-mboh

elephant

moja

MOH-jah

one

mbili

MBEE-lee

two

tatu

TAH-too

three

nne

NNAY

four

tano

TAH-noh

five

sita

SEE-tah

six

saba

SAH-bah

seven

nane

NAH-nay

eight

tisa

TEE-sah

nine

kumi

KOO-mee

ten