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Swedish uses Latin while Swahili uses Arabic. 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 also reads right-to-left, so the translated text appears mirrored compared with the Swedish input.
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.
Swedish follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO). 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.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Swedish to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Swedish | Swahili |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Primarily spoken in Sweden and Finland (as co-official language), with communities in Estonia and Swedish diaspora worldwide.
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
Features 17 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, pitch accent system, and distinctive consonant-vowel relationships.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, verb-second (V2) rule. Two-gender system (common/neuter) and relatively simple case system.
Contains loanwords from German, French, English, and historically from Latin, with recent heavy influence from English.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the North Germanic branch, closely related to Norwegian and Danish.
Uses Latin script with three additional vowel letters (å, ä, ö).
Evolved from Old Norse runic script to Latin script during Christianization, modern orthography standardized in 19th-20th centuries.
Approximately 10.3 million speakers worldwide, with about 9.6 million in Sweden and 290,000 in Finland.
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