Looking for practical Swahili to Aymara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Aymara translation (Aymara) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Aymara.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Aymara-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Habari
Kamisaki(kamisaki)
Asante
Yuspagara(yuspagara)
Habari ya asubuhi
Wali q'uchu(wali q'uchu)
Habari ya mchana
Wali ch'isi(wali ch'isi)
Habari ya jioni
Wali ch'uxña(wali ch'uxña)
Usiku mwema
Wali saraq(wali saraq)
Tutaonana baadaye
Jichhüru(jichhüru)
Kwaheri
Sumaq q'ipi(sumaq q'ipi)
Jina lako nani?
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?(kunjam jumar uñt'ay)
Jina langu ni John
Nayra uñt'ay John(nayra uñt'ay John)
Habari gani?
Kunjam jumaraki?(kunjam jumaraki)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Jumar ch'amañchiri(jumar ch'amañchiri)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
¿Jumax inglés habla?(jumax)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Nayax hindi janiwa(naya)
Sielewi.
Nayax janiwa qhawqha(naya)
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Aqham jach'a qhawqha(aqham)
Unaweza kusema tena?
¿Akan qhawqha?(akan)
Choo kiko wapi?
¿Kunjam phisqa?(kunjam)
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?(kunjam)
Geuka kushoto.
Wakiñani(wakiñani)
Geuka kulia.
Jikisiñani(jikisiñani)
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Qhawqha(qhawqha)
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Maya tiket, aqham(maya)
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
Nimepotea.
Nayax janiwa(naya)
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?(kunjam)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Jisa
Hapana
Aka
Pengine
Janiwa
Ninakubaliana
Nayraqatawa
Sikubaliani
Janiwa nayraqatani
Inasikika vizuri
Suma jach'a
Unafikiriaje?
Kunjam qhawqha?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?
Nahitaji msaada
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa
Subiri kidogo
Jikisiñani
Ninasikitika
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri
Hakuna shida
Aka janiwa
Hongera
Yayk'iri
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Jach'a q'ipiri
Safari njema
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.