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Finnish uses Latin while Swahili uses Arabic. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it. Swahili also reads right-to-left, so the translated text appears mirrored compared with the Finnish input.
Finnish belongs to the Uralic family while Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Finnish follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Finnish: Approximately 5.5 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.9 million in Finland. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Everyday phrases translated from Finnish to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Hei | Habari |
| Hyvää huomenta | Habari za asubuhi |
| Hyvää iltapäivää | Habari za mchana |
| Hyvää iltaa | Habari za jioni |
| Hyvää yötä | Usiku mwema |
| Hyvästi | Kwaheri |
| Nähdään myöhemmin | Tuonane baadaye |
| Nähdään huomenna | Tuonane kesho |
| Tervetuloa | Karibu |
| Miten voit? | Habari yako? |
| Olen kunnossa, kiitos | Sijambo, asante |
| Hyvää päivänjatkoa | Uwe na siku njema |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ole hyvä | Tafadhali |
| Kiitos | Asante |
| Kiitos paljon | Asante sana |
| Olet tervetullut | Mnakaribishwa |
| Kyllä | Ndiyo |
| Ei | Hapana |
| Anteeksi | Samahani |
| Olen pahoillani | Samahani |
| Ei hätää | Hakuna tatizo |
| Tietenkin | Bila shaka |
| Onnittelut | Hongera sana |
| Onnea | Bahati nzuri |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Mikä sinun nimesi on? | Jina lako ni nani? |
| Hauska tavata | Nimefurahi kukutana nawe |
| Mistä olet kotoisin? | Unatoka wapi? |
| Kuinka vanha olet? | Una umri gani? |
| Olen opiskelija | Mimi ni mwanafunzi |
| Olen täällä lomalla | Niko hapa likizo |
| Olen täällä työn takia | Niko hapa kwa kazi |
| Tämä on ystäväni | Huyu ni rafiki yangu |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Yksi | Moja |
| Kaksi | Mbili |
| Kolme | Tatu |
| Neljä | Nne |
| Viisi | Tano |
| Kuusi | Sita |
| Seitsemän | Saba |
| Kahdeksan | Nane |
| Yhdeksän | Tisa |
| Kymmenen | Kumi |
| Sata | Mia moja |
| Tuhat | Elfu moja |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Tänään | Leo |
| Huomenna | Kesho |
| Eilen | Jana |
| Nyt | Sasa |
| Myöhemmin | Baadaye |
| Paljonko kello on? | Ni saa ngapi? |
| Aamulla | Asubuhi |
| Illalla | Wakati wa jioni |
| Maanantai | Jumatatu |
| Perjantai | Ijumaa |
| Ensi viikolla | Wiki ijayo |
| Yksi tunti | Saa moja |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Missä on kylpyhuone? | Bafuni iko wapi? |
| Missä rautatieasema on? | Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? |
| Missä lentokenttä on? | Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? |
| Miten pääsen sinne? | Nitafikaje huko? |
| Käänny vasemmalle | Pinduka kushoto |
| Käänny oikealle | Geuka kulia |
| Mene suoraan eteenpäin | Nenda mbele moja kwa moja |
| Se on lähellä | Iko karibu |
| Se on kaukana | Ni mbali |
| Olen hukassa | Nimepotea |
| Tarvitsen taksin | Nahitaji teksi |
| Mistä voin ostaa lipun? | Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? |
| Paljonko lippu maksaa? | Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? |
| Onko turvallista kävellä? | Je, ni salama kutembea? |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Olen nälkäinen | Nina njaa |
| Olen janoinen | Nina kiu |
| Vettä, kiitos | Maji, tafadhali |
| Pöytä kahdelle, kiitos | Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali |
| Valikko, kiitos | Menyu, tafadhali |
| Mitä suosittelet? | Je, unapendekeza nini? |
| Haluaisin tämän | Ningependa hii |
| Se on herkullista | Ni ladha |
| Lasku, kiitos | Mswada, tafadhali |
| En syö lihaa | Sili nyama |
| Minulla on ruoka-aineallergia | Nina mzio wa chakula |
| Kahvi | Kahawa |
| Teetä | Chai |
| Leipää | Mkate |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? | Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? |
| Se on liian kallista | Ni ghali sana |
| Hyväksytkö luottokortit? | Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? |
| Minä vain katson | Natafuta tu |
| Otan sen | Nitaichukua |
| Avaa | Fungua |
| Suljettu | Imefungwa |
| Sisäänkäynti | Kiingilio |
| Poistu | Toka |
| Missä markkinat ovat? | Soko liko wapi? |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Apua | Msaada |
| Soita lääkärille | Piga daktari |
| Soita poliisille | Piga polisi |
| Tarvitsen apua | Nahitaji msaada |
| Olen sairas | Mimi ni mgonjwa |
| Missä sairaala on? | Hospitali iko wapi? |
| Missä apteekki on? | Duka la dawa liko wapi? |
| Täällä sattuu | Inauma hapa |
| Tarvitsen lääkärin | Nahitaji daktari |
| Onko lähellä sairaalaa? | Je, kuna hospitali karibu? |
| Finnish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Puhutko englantia? | Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| En ymmärrä | Sielewi |
| Ymmärrän | Ninaelewa |
| Ole hyvä ja puhu hitaasti | Tafadhali ongea polepole |
| Toista se | Tafadhali rudia hilo |
| Kirjoita se ylös | Tafadhali iandike |
| Mitä tämä tarkoittaa? | Hii ina maana gani? |
| Miten sanot tämän? | Unasemaje hili? |
| Olen oppimassa | Ninajifunza |
| Puhun vähän | Naongea kidogo |
| Voitko auttaa minua? | Unaweza kunisaidia? |
| En tiedä | Sijui |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and noun class systems.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Primarily spoken in Finland, with communities in Sweden, Norway, Russia (Karelia), and Finnish diaspora worldwide.
Uses Latin alphabet with 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Ä, Ö, Å
Features 8 vowels and 13 consonants, with vowel harmony, consonant gradation, and distinctive long/short distinctions.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order with flexibility. Extensive case system with 15 cases and no grammatical gender.
Contains loanwords from Swedish, Russian, German, and increasingly English, with systematic adaptation to Finnish phonology.
Part of the Uralic family, specifically the Finnic branch, most closely related to Estonian.
Uses Latin script with additional vowel letters (ä, ö).
Adopted Latin script in the 16th century, with Mikael Agricola's works establishing early orthographic traditions.
Approximately 5.5 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.9 million in Finland.
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