Speak Swahili Like A Native: For Beginners

A beginner course for Swahili students: speak like a native

What you'll learn

Know the Swahili sounds, consonants and vowels.

Know where and how to put stress on Swahili words

Know the basic greetings in Swahili

Identify parts of the face in Swahili

Identify fruits in Swahii

Identify animals in Swahili

Know how Swahili verbs are made

Know how to use pronouns in the Swahili language

Know how to construct sentences in Swahili

Requirements

An interest and curiosity in the Swahili language

Description

Do you want to travel to East Africa, and you are looking for a course to guide you on the basics of Swahili language? Then this is the course for you. This course will introduce you to the basics of Swahili language that will enable you to speak and converse like a native.I am a qualified Swahili teacher in Kenya with a Bachelors degree in the Swahili language. I have taught Swahili for over ten years, both online and in person. I am an expert in the language and I know the challenges that come with learning a new language. I come from the beautiful country Kenya which is known for its wildlife and coastal beaches.By the end of the course, you will have a very clear understanding of the basics in Swahili, you will be able to greet people in Swahili, Identify syllables in Swahili ,know how to pronounce Swahili words correctly, identify frequently used nouns (fruits ,animals, occupations, and numbers), use pronouns (personal pronouns, subject pronouns and object pronouns), identify tenses (present tense, past tense and future tense) and make sentence using verbs. In this course there are downloadable videos, clear power point presentations, downloadable resources and quizzes that correspond to each lecture.

Overview

Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO SWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS

Lecture 1 Swahili Sounds(Sauti za Kiswahili)

Lecture 2 Stress in Swahili Words(mkazo)

Lecture 3 Greetings and Polite Expressions(Salamu na maneno ya heshima)

Lecture 4 Parts of the face(Sehemu za Uso)

Section 2: FREQUENTLY USED NOUNS IN SWAHILI

Lecture 5 Animals in Swahili(Wanyama)

Lecture 6 Fruits(Matunda)

Lecture 7 Numbers in Swahili(Nambari)

Lecture 8 Occupations(Kazi)

Section 3: Swahili pronouns, verbs and Tenses

Lecture 9 personal Pronouns(Viwakilishi vya nafsi)

Lecture 10 Subject pronouns

Lecture 11 Object pronoun

Lecture 12 Swahili Tenses(Nyakati)

Lecture 13 Introduction to verbs(Vitenzi)

Lecture 14 Verbs,Tenses and pronoun practice using daily activities

Lecture 15 Animate noun class A-WA

Beginers,people with little or no experience in the Swahili language