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Swahili uses the Arabic script while Chichewa uses the Latin script. Swahili reads right-to-left while Chichewa reads left-to-right, so the direction of the text flips during translation. 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.
Both Swahili and Chichewa belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Chichewa 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. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.
Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Chichewa: Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Chichewa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Habari | Moni |
| Habari za asubuhi | Mmawa wabwino |
| Habari za mchana | Masana abwino |
| Habari za jioni | Madzulo abwino |
| Usiku mwema | Usiku wabwino |
| Kwaheri | Chabwino |
| Tuonane baadaye | Tiwonana nthawi ina |
| Tuonane kesho | Tikuwonani mawa |
| Karibu | Takulandirani |
| Habari yako? | Muli bwanji? |
| Sijambo, asante | Ndili bwino, zikomo |
| Uwe na siku njema | Khalani ndi tsiku labwino |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Tafadhali | Chonde |
| Asante | Zikomo |
| Asante sana | Zikomo kwambiri |
| Mnakaribishwa | Mwalandiridwa |
| Ndiyo | Inde |
| Hapana | Ayi |
| Samahani | Pepani |
| Samahani | Pepani |
| Hakuna tatizo | Palibe vuto |
| Bila shaka | Inde |
| Hongera sana | Zabwino zonse |
| Bahati nzuri | Zabwino zonse |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Jina lako ni nani? | Dzina lako ndani? |
| Nimefurahi kukutana nawe | Ndasangalala kukudziwani |
| Unatoka wapi? | Kodi mukuchokera kuti? |
| Una umri gani? | Muli ndi zaka zingati? |
| Mimi ni mwanafunzi | Ndine wophunzira |
| Niko hapa likizo | Ndili pano patchuthi |
| Niko hapa kwa kazi | Ndabwera kudzagwira ntchito |
| Huyu ni rafiki yangu | Uyu ndi mnzanga |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Moja | Mmodzi |
| Mbili | Awiri |
| Tatu | Atatu |
| Nne | Zinayi |
| Tano | Asanu |
| Sita | Zisanu ndi chimodzi |
| Saba | Zisanu ndi ziwiri |
| Nane | Eyiti |
| Tisa | Zisanu ndi zinayi |
| Kumi | Khumi |
| Mia moja | Zana limodzi |
| Elfu moja | Chikwi chimodzi |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Leo | Lero |
| Kesho | Mawa |
| Jana | Dzulo |
| Sasa | Tsopano |
| Baadaye | Kenako |
| Ni saa ngapi? | Ndi nthawi yanji? |
| Asubuhi | M'mawa |
| Wakati wa jioni | Madzulo |
| Jumatatu | Lolemba |
| Ijumaa | Lachisanu |
| Wiki ijayo | Sabata yamawa |
| Saa moja | Ola limodzi |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Bafuni iko wapi? | Bafa ili kuti? |
| Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? | Kodi kokwerera masitima apamtunda kuli kuti? |
| Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? | Bwalo la ndege lili kuti? |
| Nitafikaje huko? | Ndikafika bwanji kumeneko? |
| Pinduka kushoto | Tembenukira kumanzere |
| Geuka kulia | Tembenukira kumanja |
| Nenda mbele moja kwa moja | Pitani molunjika patsogolo |
| Iko karibu | Ili pafupi |
| Ni mbali | Ndi patali |
| Nimepotea | Ndatayika |
| Nahitaji teksi | Ndikufuna taxi |
| Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? | Kodi tikiti ndingagule kuti? |
| Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? | Kodi tikiti ndi zingati? |
| Je, ni salama kutembea? | Kodi kuyenda kuli bwino? |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Nina njaa | Ndili ndi njala |
| Nina kiu | Ndili ndi ludzu |
| Maji, tafadhali | Madzi, chonde |
| Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali | Tebulo la anthu awiri chonde |
| Menyu, tafadhali | Zosankha, chonde |
| Je, unapendekeza nini? | Kodi mumapangira chiyani? |
| Ningependa hii | Ndikufuna izi |
| Ni ladha | Ndi zokoma |
| Mswada, tafadhali | Bilu, chonde |
| Sili nyama | Sindidya nyama |
| Nina mzio wa chakula | Ndimadana ndi chakudya |
| Kahawa | Khofi |
| Chai | Tiyi |
| Mkate | Mkate |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? | Kodi izi zimawononga ndalama zingati? |
| Ni ghali sana | Ndiokwera mtengo kwambiri |
| Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? | Kodi mumavomereza ma kirediti kadi? |
| Natafuta tu | Ndikungoyang'ana |
| Nitaichukua | Nditenga |
| Fungua | Tsegulani |
| Imefungwa | Chotsekedwa |
| Kiingilio | Polowera |
| Toka | Tulukani |
| Soko liko wapi? | Kodi msika uli kuti? |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Msaada | Thandizo |
| Piga daktari | Itanani dokotala |
| Piga polisi | Itanani apolisi |
| Nahitaji msaada | Ndikufuna thandizo |
| Mimi ni mgonjwa | Ndikudwala |
| Hospitali iko wapi? | Chipatala chili kuti? |
| Duka la dawa liko wapi? | Malo ogulitsa mankhwala ali kuti? |
| Inauma hapa | Zikupweteka apa |
| Nahitaji daktari | Ndikufuna dokotala |
| Je, kuna hospitali karibu? | Kodi pali chipatala pafupi? |
| Swahili | Chichewa |
|---|---|
| Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? | Mumalankhula Chingerezi? |
| Sielewi | Sindikumvetsa |
| Ninaelewa | Ndikumvetsa |
| Tafadhali ongea polepole | Chonde lankhulani pang'onopang'ono |
| Tafadhali rudia hilo | Chonde bwerezaninso zimenezo |
| Tafadhali iandike | Chonde lembani |
| Hii ina maana gani? | Kodi izi zikutanthauza chiyani? |
| Unasemaje hili? | Mukunena bwanji izi? |
| Ninajifunza | Ndikuphunzira |
| Naongea kidogo | Ndimayankhula pang'ono |
| Unaweza kunisaidia? | Kodi mungandithandize? |
| Sijui | Sindikudziwa |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Malawi (official language), with communities in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Uses Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z
Features 5 vowels and 17 consonants, with distinctive tone patterns that affect word meaning (high, low, falling tones).
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive use of noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns.
Contains loanwords from English, Portuguese, Arabic, and other Bantu languages.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other central African Bantu languages.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th century.
Adopted Latin script in the 1800s when Christian missionaries began transcribing the language.
Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers.
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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