Pronounciation

Pronounciation of Swahili words is often very easy. There are 24 letters in Swahili alphabet you need to understand. Witness the following:

arusi baba chakula dawa embe fagia gudulia habari itika jambo karibu lipa mama ndugu oa pilipili rafiki shule tembo urembo vyombo watoto yaya zawadi

Letter	Example	Pronounciation	English
A	ah.roo.see	wedding
B	Bah.bah	father
Ch	cha.koo.lah	food
D	dah.wah	medicine
E	ehm.bay	mango
F	fah.gee.ah	to sweep
G	goo.doo.lee.ah	clay jar
H	hah.bah.ree	news
I	ee.tee.kah	answer
J	jahm.bow	hello
K	kah.ree.boo	welcome
L	lee.pah	pay
M	mah.mah	mom
N	n.doo.goo	brother
O	oh.ah	marry
P	pee.lee.pee.lee	pepper
R	rah.fee.key	friend
S	shoe.lay	school
T	tem.bow	elephant
U	oo.rem.bow	beauty
V	vee.oam.bow	utensils
W	wah.toe.toe	children
Y	yah.yah	babysitter
Z	zah.wah.dee	present

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