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Swahili uses Arabic while Cantonese uses Chinese characters. 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 reads right-to-left while Cantonese reads left-to-right, so the direction of the text flips during translation.
Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Cantonese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan 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.
Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Cantonese follows subject-verb-object (SVO). 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.
Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Cantonese: Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.
Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Cantonese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Habari | 你好 |
| Habari za asubuhi | 早晨 |
| Habari za mchana | 下午好 |
| Habari za jioni | 晚上好 |
| Usiku mwema | 晚安 |
| Kwaheri | 再見 |
| Tuonane baadaye | 遲啲見 |
| Tuonane kesho | 聽日見 |
| Karibu | 歡迎 |
| Habari yako? | 你點呀？ |
| Sijambo, asante | 我好好，多謝你 |
| Uwe na siku njema | 祝你過個好日子 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Tafadhali | 唔該 |
| Asante | 多謝你 |
| Asante sana | 好多謝你 |
| Mnakaribishwa | 歡迎你 |
| Ndiyo | 係呀 |
| Hapana | 唔係 |
| Samahani | 唔好意思 |
| Samahani | 對唔住 |
| Hakuna tatizo | 冇問題 |
| Bila shaka | 當然啦 |
| Hongera sana | 恭喜你 |
| Bahati nzuri | 祝你好運 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Jina lako ni nani? | 你叫咩名？ |
| Nimefurahi kukutana nawe | 好開心認識你 |
| Unatoka wapi? | 你嚟自邊度？ |
| Una umri gani? | 你幾歲？ |
| Mimi ni mwanafunzi | 我係個學生 |
| Niko hapa likizo | 我喺度度假 |
| Niko hapa kwa kazi | 我嚟呢度係為咗做嘢 |
| Huyu ni rafiki yangu | 呢個係我朋友 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Moja | 一 |
| Mbili | 兩個 |
| Tatu | 三 |
| Nne | 四 |
| Tano | 五 |
| Sita | 六 |
| Saba | 七 |
| Nane | 八 |
| Tisa | 九 |
| Kumi | 十 |
| Mia moja | 一百 |
| Elfu moja | 一千 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Leo | 今日 |
| Kesho | 聽日 |
| Jana | 尋日 |
| Sasa | 而家 |
| Baadaye | 遲啲 |
| Ni saa ngapi? | 而家幾點？ |
| Asubuhi | 喺朝早 |
| Wakati wa jioni | 喺夜晚 |
| Jumatatu | 星期一 |
| Ijumaa | 星期五 |
| Wiki ijayo | 下星期 |
| Saa moja | 一個鐘 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Bafuni iko wapi? | 個浴室喺邊？ |
| Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? | 火車站喺邊？ |
| Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? | 機場喺邊？ |
| Nitafikaje huko? | 我點樣去到嗰度？ |
| Pinduka kushoto | 轉咗 |
| Geuka kulia | 右轉 |
| Nenda mbele moja kwa moja | 直行 |
| Iko karibu | 佢喺附近 |
| Ni mbali | 好遠 |
| Nimepotea | 我迷失咗 |
| Nahitaji teksi | 我要架的士 |
| Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? | 我可以喺邊度買飛？ |
| Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? | 飛幾錢？ |
| Je, ni salama kutembea? | 行得安全嗎？ |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Nina njaa | 我好肚餓 |
| Nina kiu | 我好口渴 |
| Maji, tafadhali | 水，唔該 |
| Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali | 唔該，一張兩個人嘅枱 |
| Menyu, tafadhali | 餐牌，唔該 |
| Je, unapendekeza nini? | 你推薦啲咩？ |
| Ningependa hii | 我想要呢個 |
| Ni ladha | 好好味 |
| Mswada, tafadhali | 張單，唔該 |
| Sili nyama | 我唔食肉 |
| Nina mzio wa chakula | 我有食物過敏 |
| Kahawa | 咖啡 |
| Chai | 茶 |
| Mkate | 麵包 |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? | 呢個要幾多錢？ |
| Ni ghali sana | 太貴喇 |
| Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? | 你接受信用卡嗎？ |
| Natafuta tu | 我只係搵緊 |
| Nitaichukua | 我會攞佢 |
| Fungua | 開咗 |
| Imefungwa | 閂咗 |
| Kiingilio | 入口 |
| Toka | 退出 |
| Soko liko wapi? | 個市場喺邊度？ |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Msaada | 幫手 |
| Piga daktari | 打電話去醫生度 |
| Piga polisi | 打畀警察 |
| Nahitaji msaada | 我需要幫手 |
| Mimi ni mgonjwa | 我病咗 |
| Hospitali iko wapi? | 醫院喺邊？ |
| Duka la dawa liko wapi? | 藥房喺邊？ |
| Inauma hapa | 呢度好痛 |
| Nahitaji daktari | 我需要一個醫生 |
| Je, kuna hospitali karibu? | 附近有冇醫院？ |
| Swahili | Cantonese |
|---|---|
| Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? | 你識唔識講英文？ |
| Sielewi | 我唔明 |
| Ninaelewa | 我明白 |
| Tafadhali ongea polepole | 唔該慢慢講 |
| Tafadhali rudia hilo | 請重複嗰個 |
| Tafadhali iandike | 唔該寫低佢 |
| Hii ina maana gani? | 呢個係咩意思？ |
| Unasemaje hili? | 你點講呢句？ |
| Ninajifunza | 我學緊嘢 |
| Naongea kidogo | 我講少少嘢 |
| Unaweza kunisaidia? | 你可唔可以幫我？ |
| Sijui | 我唔知道 |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Cantonese is primarily spoken in the Guangdong and Guangxi provinces of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. It is also widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe.
Cantonese does not use an alphabet per se, but utilizes traditional Chinese characters for writing and Jyutping for phonetic transcription.
Cantonese features six tones in its modern form, each of which can alter the meaning of a word. The language is known for its rich array of tones, more so than Mandarin Chinese.
Typically follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order but is highly flexible. Uses particles to indicate tense and aspect rather than inflection.
Incorporates loanwords from English, Japanese, and other Chinese dialects, especially in modern usage within Hong Kong and Macau.
Part of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is one of the major regional varieties of Chinese.
Primarily uses traditional Chinese characters. There is no widely adopted standard for writing colloquial Cantonese, although informal romanization systems are used for educational purposes, dictionaries, and online communication.
While literary written Chinese (Classical Chinese) was used historically for formal writing, modern written Cantonese has developed to better match the spoken language, especially in informal contexts.
Approximately 86 million people speak Cantonese as their first language.
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.
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