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How Swedish and Swahili compare

Shared writing system

Swedish and Swahili 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

Swedish belongs to the Indo-European 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.

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

Swedish: Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.

Common Swedish phrases in Swahili

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

Greetings

Hej!
Habari
God morgon
Habari za asubuhi
God eftermiddag
Habari za mchana
God kväll
Habari za jioni
God natt
Usiku mwema
Adjö
Kwaheri
Vi ses senare
Tuonane baadaye
Vi ses imorgon
Tuonane kesho
Välkommen
Karibu
Hur mår du?
Habari yako?
Jag mår bra, tack
Sijambo, asante
Ha en bra dag
Uwe na siku njema

Courtesy

Snälla
Tafadhali
Tack
Asante
Tack så mycket
Asante sana
Du är välkommen
Mnakaribishwa
Ja
Ndiyo
Nej
Hapana
Ursäkta mig
Samahani
Jag är ledsen
Samahani
Inga problem
Hakuna tatizo
Självklart
Bila shaka
Grattis
Hongera sana
Lycka till
Bahati nzuri

Introductions

Vad heter du?
Jina lako ni nani?
Trevligt att träffa dig
Nimefurahi kukutana nawe
Var kommer du ifrån?
Unatoka wapi?
Hur gammal är du?
Una umri gani?
Jag är student
Mimi ni mwanafunzi
Jag är här på semester
Niko hapa likizo
Jag är här för jobbet
Niko hapa kwa kazi
Det här är min vän
Huyu ni rafiki yangu

Numbers

En
Moja
Två
Mbili
Tre
Tatu
Fyra
Nne
Fem
Tano
Sex
Sita
Sju
Saba
Åtta
Nane
Nio
Tisa
Tio
Kumi
Hundra
Mia moja
Ett tusen
Elfu moja

Time and dates

Idag
Leo
Imorgon
Kesho
Igår
Jana
Nu
Sasa
Senare
Baadaye
Vad är klockan?
Ni saa ngapi?
På morgonen
Asubuhi
På kvällen
Wakati wa jioni
Måndag
Jumatatu
Fredag
Ijumaa
Nästa vecka
Wiki ijayo
En timme
Saa moja

Directions and travel

Var är badrummet?
Bafuni iko wapi?
Var ligger tågstationen?
Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi?
Var ligger flygplatsen?
Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi?
Hur tar jag mig dit?
Nitafikaje huko?
Sväng vänster
Pinduka kushoto
Sväng höger
Geuka kulia
Gå rakt fram
Nenda mbele moja kwa moja
Det är nära
Iko karibu
Det är långt
Ni mbali
Jag är vilse
Nimepotea
Jag behöver en taxi
Nahitaji teksi
Var kan jag köpa en biljett?
Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi?
Hur mycket kostar biljetten?
Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi?
Är det säkert att gå?
Je, ni salama kutembea?

Food and restaurants

Jag är hungrig
Nina njaa
Jag är törstig
Nina kiu
Vatten, tack
Maji, tafadhali
Ett bord för två, tack
Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali
Menyn, tack
Menyu, tafadhali
Vad rekommenderar du?
Je, unapendekeza nini?
Jag skulle vilja ha det här
Ningependa hii
Det är utsökt
Ni ladha
Notan, tack
Mswada, tafadhali
Jag äter inte kött
Sili nyama
Jag har en matallergi
Nina mzio wa chakula
Kaffe
Kahawa
Te
Chai
Bröd
Mkate

Shopping and money

Hur mycket kostar detta?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Det är för dyrt
Ni ghali sana
Accepterar du kreditkort?
Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo?
Jag bara tittar
Natafuta tu
Jag tar det
Nitaichukua
Öppna
Fungua
Stängt
Imefungwa
Entré
Kiingilio
Avsluta
Toka
Var är marknaden?
Soko liko wapi?

Emergency and health

Hjälp
Msaada
Ring en läkare
Piga daktari
Ring polisen
Piga polisi
Jag behöver hjälp
Nahitaji msaada
Jag är sjuk
Mimi ni mgonjwa
Var är sjukhuset?
Hospitali iko wapi?
Var är apoteket?
Duka la dawa liko wapi?
Det gör ont här
Inauma hapa
Jag behöver en läkare
Nahitaji daktari
Finns det ett sjukhus i närheten?
Je, kuna hospitali karibu?

Getting help with language

Talar du engelska?
Je, unazungumza Kiingereza?
Jag förstår inte
Sielewi
Jag förstår
Ninaelewa
Vänligen tala långsamt
Tafadhali ongea polepole
Vänligen upprepa det
Tafadhali rudia hilo
Skriv ner det
Tafadhali iandike
Vad betyder detta?
Hii ina maana gani?
Hur säger du detta?
Unasemaje hili?
Jag lär mig
Ninajifunza
Jag pratar lite
Naongea kidogo
Kan du hjälpa mig?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Jag vet inte
Sijui

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

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.

About Swedish Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Sweden and Finland (as co-official language), with communities in Estonia and Swedish 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, Å, Ä, Ö

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'å - pronounced like 'aw'ä - pronounced like 'ah' (front)ö - pronounced like 'ö'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features 17 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, pitch accent system, and distinctive consonant-vowel relationships.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, verb-second (V2) rule. Two-gender system (common/neuter) and relatively simple case system.

Loanwords

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

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch, closely related to Norwegian and Danish.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (å, ä, ö).

Writing System History

Evolved from Old Norse runic script to Latin script during Christianization, modern orthography standardized in 19th-20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland.

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