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Selected vocabulary

jambo
asante
asante sana
habari?
habari gani?
nzuri sana
pole pole
karibu
lala salama
kama simba
kishoto
kulia
moja kwa moja
maji
baridi
tayari?
tayari!
twende
mpenzi
nimekufa mpenzi
malaika
mzungu
rafiki
hakuna matata
kuna chakula?
kuna chai?
nani
nini
kwa nini
ngani
wapi
ngapi?
ndiyo
hapana
sijui
matiti
choko
maajabu
mlimani
pikipiki
hema
amani
na
lakini
sasa
kila
au
leo
tena
sana
hello
thank you
thank you very much
what's new?
how are you?
very good
slowly
welcome
good night (sweet dreams)
like a lion
left (to make way for the faster porters)
right (to make way for the faster porters)
straight
water
cold
ready?
ready!
let's go
darling
I am dying, darling
angel
white man
friend
no problem
is there to eat?
is there some tea?
who?
what?
why?
what? Which?
where?
how much?
yes
no
I don't know
breasts
gay (considered rude)
unbelievable, super-natural
on the mountain
motorbike
tent
peace
and, with
but
now
each, every
or
today
again
very, a lot


Self-explanatory...
basi, hoteli, daktari, benki, hospitali, posta, wiki-endi, karoti, mama, shule, kilo, kilometa, galoni, lita, kalenda, supu, bia, polisi, sigara, baiskeli, oili, petroli, jiografia, historia, teknolojia


Farewell speech
washikadji asanteni sana
wewe ulifanya kazi nzuri sana
ulikuwa na nguvu sana kama simba
guys - thank you very much
you have done an excellent job
and you have worked hard like lions.