Swahili is a Friendly Language and Easy to Learn

Swahili is a friendly language and easy to learn. When tourists visit the countries where this language is spoken even for a short duration they learn a few words. True to this fact even Lion King film borrowed a few words from the language and became the highest grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo (a 2003 Disney/Pixar computer-animated film (source Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).Below is a translation of the Swahili words used in the Lion King film.

1.    Simba- Lion

2.    Rafiki- a friend

3.    Nuka:  to smell. This word keeps on changing depending on whether the smell is bad or sweet for example Nukia: means to smell bad and also Harufu: means to smell bad.

4.    Upendo- Love. For example:  he/she loves you:  yeye anakupenda

5.    Asante Sana- Thank you very much

6.    Hakuna Matata- No worries. This may be used to explain a situation. For example if a conflict was anticipated between individuals/people. One can report back after investigation that he/she found that ‘ Hakuna Matata’ with so and so…

7.    Mjinga- To be a Fool or a stupid person

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