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100 practical Swahili to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Swahili to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.
Tip: pick five Latin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Asante
Gratias tibi
(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Habari ya asubuhi
Bonum mane
(boh-num mah-neh)
Habari ya mchana
Bonum postmeridianum
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Habari ya jioni
Bonum vesperum
(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Usiku mwema
Bona nox
(boh-nah nox)
Tutaonana baadaye
Vide te postea
(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Jina lako nani?
Quod est nomen tuum?
(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Jina langu ni John
Nomen meum est Iohannes
(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Habari gani?
Quomodo es?
(kwo-mo-do es)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Loquerisne Anglice?
(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Non bene loquor Hindi.
(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Sielewi.
Non intellego.
(Non intellego.)
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Quaeso, lente loquere.
(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Unaweza kusema tena?
Potesne id iterum dicere?
(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Choo kiko wapi?
Ubi est latrina?
(Ubi est latrina?)
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Geuka kushoto.
Dextra verte.
(Dextra verte.)
Geuka kulia.
Sinistra verte.
(Sinistra verte.)
Nenda moja kwa moja.
I ad rectum.
(I ad rectum.)
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Quot est merces?
(Quot est merces?)
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Unum tessera, quaeso.
(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Estne longum a hic?
(Estne longum a hic?)
Nimepotea.
Ego sum perditus.
(Ego sum perditus.)
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sikubaliani
Non consentio
Inasikika vizuri
Bene sonat
Unafikiriaje?
Quid censes?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Nahitaji msaada
Auxilium mihi opus est
Subiri kidogo
Exspecta paulisper
Hakuna shida
Nullum problema
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Felix natalis dies
Safari njema
Felix iter habeas
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Ubi est statio bus?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Ni jukwaa gani?
Quae est suggestus?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Quo tempore discedit?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Estne haec via recta?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Iko karibu hapa
Prope est hic
(Prope est hic)
Iko mbali na hapa
Longius est ab hoc
(Longius est ab hoc)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Siste hic, quaeso
(Siste hic, quaeso)
Inachukua muda gani?
Quot tempus capit?
(Quot tempus capit?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Quot hoc constat?
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Id nimis carum est.
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Possumne solvere charta?
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Tafadhali, bili
Ratio, quaeso.
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Estne servitium inclusum?
Mimi ni mboga
Vegetarianus sum.
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Hii ni tamu
Hoc est deliciosum.
Naweza kupata menyu?
Possumne habere menu?
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Piga simu polisi
Vocā polīciam
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Vocā ambulantiam
Nahitaji daktari
Medicum mihi opus est
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Māla mē sentio
Nina mzio wa karanga
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Passum meum perdidī
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Te convenire pulchrum est
Tuweke mkutano
Conventum constituamus
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Reportum hodie mittam
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Possumusne cras loqui?
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Asante kwa muda wako
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Spero ad te laborare
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Nitarudi kwako
Permitte me ad te redire
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Terminatio est Veneris
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Ni saa ngapi?
Quot hora est?
Ni saa tatu.
Tertia hora est.
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