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How Swahili and Danish compare

Shared writing system

Swahili and Danish are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Danish belongs to the Indo-European 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.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Danish: Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark.

Common Swahili phrases in Danish

Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Danish — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Habari
Hej
Habari za asubuhi
Godmorgen
Habari za mchana
God eftermiddag
Habari za jioni
God aften
Usiku mwema
Godnat
Kwaheri
Farvel
Tuonane baadaye
Vi ses senere
Tuonane kesho
Vi ses i morgen
Karibu
Velkommen
Habari yako?
Hvordan har du det?
Sijambo, asante
Jeg har det fint, tak
Uwe na siku njema
Hav en god dag

Courtesy

Tafadhali
Venligst
Asante
Tak
Asante sana
Mange tak
Mnakaribishwa
Du er velkommen
Ndiyo
Ja
Hapana
Nej
Samahani
Undskyld mig
Samahani
Jeg er ked af det
Hakuna tatizo
Intet problem
Bila shaka
Selvfølgelig
Hongera sana
Tillykke
Bahati nzuri
Held og lykke

Introductions

Jina lako ni nani?
Hvad er dit navn?
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
Dejligt at møde dig
Unatoka wapi?
Hvor er du fra?
Una umri gani?
Hvor gammel er du?
Mimi ni mwanafunzi
Jeg er studerende
Niko hapa likizo
Jeg er her på ferie
Niko hapa kwa kazi
Jeg er her for arbejde
Huyu ni rafiki yangu
Det her er min ven

Numbers

Moja
En
Mbili
To
Tatu
Tre
Nne
Fire
Tano
Fem
Sita
Seks
Saba
Syv
Nane
Otte
Tisa
Ni
Kumi
Ti
Mia moja
Et hundrede
Elfu moja
Et tusind

Time and dates

Leo
I dag
Kesho
I morgen
Jana
I går
Sasa
Nu
Baadaye
Senere
Ni saa ngapi?
Hvad er klokken?
Asubuhi
Om morgenen
Wakati wa jioni
Om aftenen
Jumatatu
Mandag
Ijumaa
Fredag
Wiki ijayo
Næste uge
Saa moja
En time

Directions and travel

Bafuni iko wapi?
Hvor er badeværelset?
Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi?
Hvor er togstationen?
Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi?
Hvor er lufthavnen?
Nitafikaje huko?
Hvordan kommer jeg dertil?
Pinduka kushoto
Drej til venstre
Geuka kulia
Drej til højre
Nenda mbele moja kwa moja
Gå ligeud
Iko karibu
Det er tæt på
Ni mbali
Det er langt
Nimepotea
Jeg er fortabt
Nahitaji teksi
Jeg skal bruge en taxa
Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi?
Hvor kan jeg købe en billet?
Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi?
Hvor meget koster billetten?
Je, ni salama kutembea?
Er det sikkert at gå?

Food and restaurants

Nina njaa
Jeg er sulten
Nina kiu
Jeg er tørstig
Maji, tafadhali
Vand, tak
Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali
Et bord til to, tak
Menyu, tafadhali
Menuen, tak
Je, unapendekeza nini?
Hvad anbefaler du?
Ningependa hii
Jeg vil gerne have dette
Ni ladha
Det er lækkert
Mswada, tafadhali
Regningen, tak
Sili nyama
Jeg spiser ikke kød
Nina mzio wa chakula
Jeg har fødevareallergi
Kahawa
Kaffe
Chai
Te
Mkate
Brød

Shopping and money

Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Hvor meget koster dette?
Ni ghali sana
Det er for dyrt
Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo?
Accepterer du kreditkort?
Natafuta tu
Jeg kigger bare
Nitaichukua
Jeg tager den
Fungua
Åbn
Imefungwa
Lukket
Kiingilio
Indgang
Toka
Afslut
Soko liko wapi?
Hvor er markedet?

Emergency and health

Msaada
Hjælp
Piga daktari
Ring til en læge
Piga polisi
Ring til politiet
Nahitaji msaada
Jeg har brug for hjælp
Mimi ni mgonjwa
Jeg er syg
Hospitali iko wapi?
Hvor er hospitalet?
Duka la dawa liko wapi?
Hvor er apoteket?
Inauma hapa
Det gør ondt her
Nahitaji daktari
Jeg har brug for en læge
Je, kuna hospitali karibu?
Er der et hospital i nærheden?

Getting help with language

Je, unazungumza Kiingereza?
Taler du engelsk?
Sielewi
Jeg forstår det ikke
Ninaelewa
Jeg forstår
Tafadhali ongea polepole
Tal langsomt
Tafadhali rudia hilo
Gentag det venligst
Tafadhali iandike
Skriv det venligst ned
Hii ina maana gani?
Hvad betyder det?
Unasemaje hili?
Hvordan siger du det?
Ninajifunza
Jeg lærer
Naongea kidogo
Jeg taler lidt
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Sijui
Jeg ved det ikke

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Danish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Denmark, with communities in Greenland, Faroe Islands, northern Germany (South Jutland), and Danish diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

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, Æ, Ø, Å

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'y - pronounced like 'ü'æ - pronounced like 'ah' (open)ø - pronounced like 'ö'å - pronounced like 'aw'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz

Phonetics

Features 16 vowel phonemes (including length distinctions) and unique 'stød' (glottal stop) that affects word meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Simplified case system compared to other Germanic languages, with definite articles as suffixes.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Low German, French, English, and Latin, with recent heavy influence from English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch along with Swedish and Norwegian.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (æ, ø, å).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic writing to Latin script during Christianization, with modern orthography standardized in the 16th-18th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 6 million speakers worldwide, with about 5.6 million in Denmark.

About Swahili Language

Geographical Distribution

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.

Alphabet

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').

Vowels

a (ah as in 'father')e (eh as in 'pet')i (ee as in 'meet')o (oh as in 'go')u (oo as in 'boot')É (eh as in 'é')Ó (oh as in 'ó')

Consonants

b (b as in 'bat')c (c as in 'cat')d (d as in 'dog')dh (dh as in 'this')f (f as in 'fox')g (g as in 'go')gh (gh as in 'giant')h (h as in 'house')j (j as in 'jump')k (k as in 'kat')kh (kh as in 'khan')l (l as in 'love')m (m as in 'mat')n (n as in 'nut')ng (ng as in 'sing')ny (ny as in 'canyon')p (p as in 'pat')r (r as in 'red')s (s as in 'sat')sh (sh as in 'shoe')t (t as in 'tot')th (th as in 'thin')u (u as in 'put')uu (uu as in 'boot')v (v as in 'vat')w (w as in 'wet')y (y as in 'yes')z (z as in 'zoo')

Phonetics

Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.

Loanwords

Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.

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