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How Swahili and Serbian compare

Different writing systems

Swahili uses Latin while Serbian uses Cyrillic. 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.

Unrelated language families

Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Serbian 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. Serbian: Approximately 9-12 million speakers worldwide, with about 7 million in Serbia.

Common Swahili phrases in Serbian

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

Greetings

Habari
Здраво
Habari za asubuhi
Добро јутро
Habari za mchana
Добар дан
Habari za jioni
Добро вече
Usiku mwema
Лаку ноћ
Kwaheri
Довиђења
Tuonane baadaye
Видимо се касније
Tuonane kesho
Видимо се сутра
Karibu
Добродошли
Habari yako?
Како си?
Sijambo, asante
Добро сам, хвала
Uwe na siku njema
Угодан дан

Courtesy

Tafadhali
Молим те
Asante
Хвала
Asante sana
Хвала вам пуно
Mnakaribishwa
Нема на чему
Ndiyo
Да
Hapana
Бр
Samahani
Извините
Samahani
Жао ми је
Hakuna tatizo
Нема проблема
Bila shaka
Наравно
Hongera sana
Честитам
Bahati nzuri
Срећно

Introductions

Jina lako ni nani?
Како се зовеш?
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
Драго ми је да смо се упознали
Unatoka wapi?
Одакле си
Una umri gani?
Колико имаш година?
Mimi ni mwanafunzi
Ја сам студент
Niko hapa likizo
Овде сам на одмору
Niko hapa kwa kazi
Овде сам због посла
Huyu ni rafiki yangu
Ово је мој пријатељ

Numbers

Moja
Један
Mbili
Два
Tatu
Три
Nne
Четири
Tano
Пет
Sita
Шест
Saba
Седам
Nane
Осам
Tisa
Девет
Kumi
Десет
Mia moja
Стотину
Elfu moja
Хиљаду

Time and dates

Leo
Данас
Kesho
Сутра
Jana
Јучер
Sasa
Сада
Baadaye
Касније
Ni saa ngapi?
Колико је сати?
Asubuhi
Ујутру
Wakati wa jioni
Увече
Jumatatu
Понедељак
Ijumaa
Петак
Wiki ijayo
Следеће недеље
Saa moja
Један сат

Directions and travel

Bafuni iko wapi?
Где је купатило?
Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi?
Где је железничка станица?
Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi?
Где је аеродром?
Nitafikaje huko?
Како да стигнем тамо?
Pinduka kushoto
Скрените лево
Geuka kulia
Скрени десно
Nenda mbele moja kwa moja
Само напред
Iko karibu
Близу је
Ni mbali
Далеко је
Nimepotea
Ја сам изгубљен
Nahitaji teksi
Треба ми такси
Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi?
Где могу да купим карту?
Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi?
Колико је карта?
Je, ni salama kutembea?
Да ли је безбедно ходати?

Food and restaurants

Nina njaa
Ја сам гладан
Nina kiu
Жедан сам
Maji, tafadhali
Вода, молим
Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali
Сто за двоје, молим
Menyu, tafadhali
Јеловник, молим
Je, unapendekeza nini?
Шта препоручујете?
Ningependa hii
Волео бих ово
Ni ladha
Укусно је
Mswada, tafadhali
Рачун, молим
Sili nyama
Не једем месо
Nina mzio wa chakula
Имам алергију на храну
Kahawa
Кафу
Chai
Теа
Mkate
Хлеб

Shopping and money

Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Колико ово кошта?
Ni ghali sana
Прескупо је
Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo?
Да ли прихватате кредитне картице?
Natafuta tu
Само гледам
Nitaichukua
Ја ћу то узети
Fungua
Отвори
Imefungwa
Затворено
Kiingilio
Улаз
Toka
Изађи
Soko liko wapi?
Где је тржиште?

Emergency and health

Msaada
Помоћ
Piga daktari
Позовите доктора
Piga polisi
Зови полицију
Nahitaji msaada
Треба ми помоћ
Mimi ni mgonjwa
Ја сам болестан
Hospitali iko wapi?
Где је болница?
Duka la dawa liko wapi?
Где је апотека?
Inauma hapa
Овде боли
Nahitaji daktari
Треба ми доктор
Je, kuna hospitali karibu?
Има ли болница у близини?

Getting help with language

Je, unazungumza Kiingereza?
Да ли говорите енглески?
Sielewi
Не разумем
Ninaelewa
Разумем
Tafadhali ongea polepole
Молим те говори полако
Tafadhali rudia hilo
Поновите то
Tafadhali iandike
Молим вас запишите
Hii ina maana gani?
Шта ово значи?
Unasemaje hili?
Како то кажеш?
Ninajifunza
Ја учим
Naongea kidogo
Ја мало говорим
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Можете ли ми помоћи?
Sijui
Не знам

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

About Serbian Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and Serbian diaspora communities worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts with 30 letters each: А, Б, В, Г, Д, Ђ, Е, Ж, З, И, Ј, К, Л, Љ, М, Н, Њ, О, П, Р, С, Т, Ћ, У, Ф, Х, Ц, Ч, Џ, Ш (Cyrillic)

Vowels

а/a - pronounced like 'ah'е/e - pronounced like 'eh'и/i - pronounced like 'ee'о/o - pronounced like 'oh'у/u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

б/bв/vг/gд/dђ/đж/žз/zј/jк/kл/lљ/ljм/mн/nњ/njп/pр/rс/sт/tћ/ćф/fх/hц/cч/čџ/džш/š

Phonetics

Features 5 vowels and 25 consonants, with distinctive palatalization and pitch accent system affecting word meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Relatively free word order with SVO tendency. Complex case system with 7 cases and aspectual verb distinctions.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Turkish, German, Hungarian, Greek, and increasingly English.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the South Slavic branch, very closely related to Croatian and Bosnian.

Writing Systems

Officially uses both Cyrillic and Latin scripts equally, with Cyrillic being traditional and Latin more common in informal contexts.

Writing System History

Historically used Cyrillic script, Latin script adoption increased in 20th century, both scripts standardized by Vuk Karadžić reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 9-12 million speakers worldwide, with about 7 million in Serbia.

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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