Looking for practical Swahili to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Dari translation (فارسی) — 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 Dari.
Tip: read the Dari line out loud three times, then cover the Swahili side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Habari
سلام(salaam)
Asante
تشکر(tashakur)
Habari ya asubuhi
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Habari ya mchana
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Habari ya jioni
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Usiku mwema
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tutaonana baadaye
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Kwaheri
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Jina lako nani?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Jina langu ni John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Habari gani?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم(az mulaaqaat-e shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)