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Directions in Swahili phrasebook
Directions in Swahili phrasebook
How do I get to _____�?�
Je, ninakwenda ____
I want to go to ____�
Ninataka kuenda ____
Which direction?�
Mwelekeo upi?
...the train station?�
Kituo/stesheni cha treni/gari la moshi
...the bus station?�
Kituo/stesheni cha basi
...the airport?�
Uwanja wa ndegi
...downtown?�
Mjini
Town center�
Katikati ya mjini
...the youth hostel?�
...the _____ hotel?�
Hoteli _____ iko wapi? (but 'hoteli' often refers to a place to eat, especially in Kenya)
...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?�
Embassy�
Ubalozi
Consulate�
Balozi ndogo (but probably better to ask for 'Ubalozi')
Where are there a lot of...�
...hotels?�
hoteli
...restaurants?�
migahawa (singular is 'mgahawa')
...bars?�
Baa (same in plural)
Club�
Kilabu
...sites to see?�
Can you show me on the map?�
Unaweza nionyesha katika ramani? (maps are not widely understood; street names and directions are less frequently used than local landmarks, which you need to learn for each area. Bus stations, bus stops, expensive hotels, monuments, and even some very unlikely items, constitute recognized landmarks)
Where is it on the map?�
Iko wapi katika ramani?
street�
Streeti
Highway�
Barabara
Turn left.�
Pinda kushoto
Turn right.�
Pinda kulia
left�
Kushoto
right�
Kulia
straight ahead�
Moja kwa moja
towards the _____�
close to _____�
Karibu na
past the _____�
Baada ya ____/Pita ya _____
before the _____�
Kabla ya ____
Watch for the _____.�
Angalia kwa ____
intersection�
north�
Kaskazini
south�
Kusini
east�
Mashariki
west�
Magharibi
uphill�
kwenye mlima
downhill�
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