Visiting Tanzania - Want to Learn Kiswahili

Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

Thanks,

Justin

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Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

Thanks,

Justin



Justin,

Try this link to start with:

http://mwanasimba.online.fr/E_TABLE.htm
--
Pat Anderson

In message , Justin
Leggroan writes
Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

Thanks,

Justin


As well as the link I gave you , you could go to the BBC website and
listen to the news in Kiswahili to hear the language spoken. I bought
a Swahili course in Nairobi which has two books and four cassettes. I
confess I still don`t speak Swahili fluently. If I`d lived in Nairobi
where there was a school I would have studied the language. If you are
just going on holiday a few words of greeting will suffice. English is
widely spoken.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson

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"Justin Leggroan" wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

We used the Teach Yourself Swahili book and cassette.
Not that we every get very far, but we've found that people really
appreciate even our pathetic efforts!
The Lonely Planet Phrasebook is great for cultural insights.

Safari njema

Liz

--
Virtual Liz at http://www.v-liz.co.uk
Kenya; Tanzania; India; Seychelles; Namibia
"I speak of Africa and golden joys"

Thanks Pat!

With over a year to go, I'm hoping I will be able to pick up an ear for the
language. I'm glad to hear that I will be able to listen to broadcasts from
the BBC in Kiswahili.

-Jusin

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In message , Justin
Leggroan writes
Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of
the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

Thanks,

Justin


As well as the link I gave you , you could go to the BBC website and
listen to the news in Kiswahili to hear the language spoken. I bought
a Swahili course in Nairobi which has two books and four cassettes. I
confess I still don`t speak Swahili fluently. If I`d lived in Nairobi
where there was a school I would have studied the language. If you are
just going on holiday a few words of greeting will suffice. English is
widely spoken.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson

We used the Teach Yourself Swahili book and cassette.

Thanks again Liz... I don't know if you recognize my name but you've helped
answer several other questions I've had.

Would you happen to have an ISBN number for the Teach Yourself Swahili
book/tape that you could share? I'd like to see if I can find it on Amazon
or Barnes and Nobles bookstores.

Not that we every get very far, but we've found that people really
appreciate even our pathetic efforts!

I agree. I've traveled to Nepal, as well as countries in Central and South
America. It has always been my experience that the locals appreciate it when
a foreigner makes an effort to speak the local language.

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"Justin Leggroan" wrote:

We used the Teach Yourself Swahili book and cassette.

Thanks again Liz... I don't know if you recognize my name but you've helped
answer several other questions I've had.

Would you happen to have an ISBN number for the Teach Yourself Swahili
book/tape that you could share? I'd like to see if I can find it on Amazon
or Barnes and Nobles bookstores.

The book only is 0-340-62094-3
I don't have the book/cassette pack handy.
Author: Joan Russell
Publ: Hodder & Stoughton
We've had it a few uyears, so I s'pose it might be OP.

Good luck

Liz

--
Virtual Liz at http://www.v-liz.co.uk
Kenya; Tanzania; India; Seychelles; Namibia
"I speak of Africa and golden joys"

Check out the library. I was surprised to find threes tape sets and two
phrase books at two different locations. They are not the greatest but given
that I'm in Seattle, along way from T & K, I'm happy they got 'em. Now, I
just got to study.....



stin Leggroan" wrote in message
om...
Hi everyone,

I'm getting very excited about a trip I'm planning to Tanzania and Kenya
next year. I presently do not speak any Swahili and am looking for some
good resources to pick up a foundation in the language

Can anyone recommend any resources to build a basic working knowledge of
the
language (audio is a plus since I've never heard a single spoken word).

Thanks,

Justin

Check out the library. I was surprised to find threes tape sets and two
phrase books at two different locations. They are not the greatest but
given
that I'm in Seattle, along way from T & K, I'm happy they got 'em. Now, I
just got to study.....

I'll try the library but in my town the library is smaller than my home.
You can imagine why I feel like it is almost pointless to try.

In message , Justin
Leggroan writes
Check out the library. I was surprised to find threes tape sets and two
phrase books at two different locations. They are not the greatest but
given
that I'm in Seattle, along way from T & K, I'm happy they got 'em. Now, I
just got to study.....

I'll try the library but in my town the library is smaller than my home.
You can imagine why I feel like it is almost pointless to try.


Justin,
Can you tell us if you are just going for a holiday or going out for
longer?
My book and cassettes, which I bought in the Text Book Centre in
Nairobi, is called Jifunze Kiswahili ( Learn Swahili) and is the
Basic course. It`s published by the Swahili Language Consultants and
Publishers Nairobi.
If you are just going for a holiday the link I gave you should be fine
for learning words of greeting and please, thank you, goodnight, etc.
One thing about Swahili is that All letters are pronounced, unlike
English.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson