LIVING LANGUAGE? «3 ee KENYA & TANZANIA SWAHILI | sea ay A COMPLETE COURSE FOR BEGINNERS written by Khalfan Mohamed and Abdulwahid Mazrui edited by Christopher A. Warnasch and Agnes C, Kimokoti LIVING LANGUAGE? 3h “a \copright © 2007 by Livy Lanystge an mprint of Karon Sone, be ving Langooge rier othe Randena Hate Ini ation Group Lig Longuige sal laghon ae regaterell radnirks of Mandna House Tee AM gts rsrven rpatt af his bos oy snow or transite nay ie Ty fy mans res once a mechanic elang photusying recording or by vy infiseaion oroge wn esoealayten, withoot german in veting rons the publisher. Prune nthe United Sates by Living Language at pint of Randa Hone fac. swormdnlaglanguage ome itor: Cheeepher 4 Were Proton Lator diser: Dvr Production Manag homes Maca Interior Desig: Sophie Ye Chin Tiss Edition ISHN: 9p gue 2 mary of Congres Catalogingin Pub Data aaable pon requrst Is kee available at spec isons fr hall purchases fr ss sremvoron oF penis Special editions, inchaling yrs alice covers excerpts of exaing ooks Fpenate imprint, can be crt i lage quits Sor spec! ends oe se mtormation ait te Special MatketsPre iui Sas, 2745 Eroadeay: MD», New Yak, New York e019 eal specitmarieBrandandesceroe eRUISTED (N TUE UNITED SLATES OF AMERICA 109876544" ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ‘Thanks to the Living Language team: Ton Russell, Nicole: enhabib, Christopher Wamasch, 7viezdana Verzich, Suzanne Me(luse, Shaina Melkin, Elhamn Shabahat, Sophie Chin, Denise De Gennaro, Linda Schmidk, Alisnti Skrabek, Lishith Dyer, and Tom Marshall DEDICATION to Fatma, Hanan, Uaifa, and Ahmed And to iatsa, Ammar, Arkam, and Adecla Course Outline Inuroduetion ix How lo Use This Course fx Swahili Spelling and Pronunciation VOCABULARY IGRAMMAR teSsawrHgd Anarene ek koe a Py Saying heflo and good-bye, other ‘grootings and courirsy expressions Subject Pronouns Subject Prefixes an Verbs Verb Conju Present Teuse of "to Be” Yes/Nu Questions Negalion of "to Be” LESSON 3 ay FATHER Aybsay wOTgtge ae Fas Talking about the family Noun Classes and the Af Wa Class Demonstratives Possessives Negation in the Present Tense vtesson 3 tuenmdsé Jw peaunsuy «FF Around the hotne, everyday objects | the ki vi Noun Class: Ageeement with Noun Classes The N Class “To Have” Adjectives Hasson & wilat Tie Dotyou" sey Up?” s as3 Everyday actions and coutines The Tabitual Tense The Days of the Weck Numbers 1 20 Telling time Expressing *Ol” and Possession VOCABULARY GRAMMAR estod gy at stag" School subjects, studying ‘Tho Past ‘Tense of "to Be" and "ta Have" ‘The: Negative Past Tense Agreement with N- Gass Nouns Numbers 21~1,000 ‘Ladsoi.d soy hal Heys tae Talking avout travel The Jia Noun Class subject Prefixes for the fi-Ma Noun Class, fidta Possessive Prefixes, JeMa Adjpotive Agreement Expressing Location with ~ko, pon] - m0 Past and Future Tenses with po, ke, and m0 “Lesson? chyhigiphyoph set ey 6 a sen Making an appointment, using the telephone Commands The Future Tense: Manosyllabic Verbs Dates, Months, and Years LessoWe 14 Like FUT SOME @OTHES 6 = Hoy Clothing and shopping. EESSONS 9 HEOD DO! «#6 Food and restaurants Course Outline ea bate ‘Questions and Question Wards | Review of Subject, Adjective, Ponsessive, and Location Prefixes Review of Demonstratives Review of Kinv: Naj“to Have” Review of Fossessive -a kia Ws ‘The MMi Glass M Afi Subject, Adjective, Possessive, and Location Prefines M Mi Demonstratives VOCABULARY GRAMMAR Kawa Nato Have” with MERE Nouns ossessive: -a with MEA Nouns ‘pessou na array Osbyfge «ae rm ays Talking about health aud the body | Vowel Adjectives The Causative Extension Lhe Suijunctive “REsSOn tn'gt Ay gitéanen care © f * Fis Computers andl the internet The Pertuct Tense The Perfect with -mesha The Passive Voice " ingé imany| and —ingine father? another) Asking “Which ?* ‘ybshoy shvogaig soma emauk,! Fg eine Money and banking pressing "A re Whol feat Exprossing “Any* [-a ate] Expressing Possession with ~enye The U Noun Class sLessew ty DEcaPRTIpNS a" e > @ 29 8 * See, Jobs, professions, and occupations | Object Intixes for Peapte: The Kee Chass piu “pes sOy gu: taee sine Ft aoe Hobbies eutertainment, and “Object dafixes for Things leisure time activities “the Keflenive inf ‘The Mahali Noun Classy Lesson ss SRoeTs ano tHe ouroadas 2” 4” mas Outdoor activitins, sports, ane Relative Pronouns recreation Expressing When’ with -po- expressing “Wwith =k and 1 kona Swailt English Glossary 243 Singlish-Swaili Glossary 267 Cousse Outline 3