Swahili made easy : a beginner's complete course / J. F. Safari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Safari, J. F.

Contributor:

Kessy, Flora L. (Flora Lucas)

Mashindano, Oswald.

Shepherd, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swahili language.

Bantu languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This handy book is a beginnercentss complete course in the Swahili language, designed especially for foreigners. The book is a result of the authorcentss many years of teaching experience. It is divided into two parts: part one covers pronunciation; Swahili greetings and manners; classification of nouns; adjectives, verbs, adverbs, etc. in twenty-eight lessons and thirty-six exercises. part two includes a study of Swahili usage in specific situations (e.g. at home, in the market, on the road, at the airport, etc.); eleven further lessons and thirteen exercises; the key to the exercises in Parts One and Two; and a Swahili-English vocabulary of words used in the bo

Contents:

COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; DIBAJI; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: LESSONS; 1. THE SWAHILI PRONUNCIATION; 2. SWAHILI GREETINGS AND MANNERS; 3. THE CLASSIFICATION OF SWAHILI NOUNS; 4. THE SWAHILI ADJECTIVE; 5. THE MI - MI CLASS; 6. THE KI-VI CLASS; 7. THE N CLASS; 8. THE MA CLASS; 9. THE U CLASS; 10. THE PA AND KU CLASSES; 11. SWAHILI NUMBERS; 12. COMPARISON; 13. THE SWAHILI VERBS; 14. KUWA, KUWA NA, KUWAKO; 15. WHO? WHOSE? WHICH? WHAT?; 16. MORE ABOUT PERSONAL PRONOUNS; 17. THE SWAHILI NEGATIVE FORMS; 18. ORDERS AND WISHES; 19. DEMONSTRATIVES: THIS AND THAT

20. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE21. THE CONDITIONAL TENSES; 22. THE PASSIVE VOICE; 23. 1. THE -EKA AND LKA TENSES; 2. SWAHILI AUXILIARY VERBS; 24. THE IMPERSONAL AND THE RECIPROCAL FORMS OF VERBS; 25. THE RELATIVES; 26. SWAHILI ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS; 27. HOW TO TELL TIME IN SWAHILI; 28. NOMINAL PREFIXES; PART TWO: LESSONS; 29. TATU NA WATOTO WAKE NYUMBANI; 30. TATU AENDA SOKONI; 31. DUKANI; 32. BARABARANI; 33. TATU BAHARINI; 34. TATU SERENGETI; 35. BARS AND RESTAURANTS; 36. KIWANJA CHA NDEGE; 37. KAZINI; 38. SHULE YETU; 39. CONVERSATION; 40. SIASA YA TANZANIA; 41. TATU AENDA POSTA

KEY TO EXERCISES1. PART ONE; 2. PART TWO; VOCABULARY; 1. SWAHILI-ENGLISH; 2. ENGLISH-SWAHILI; 3. SWAHILI-NOUNS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789987081646

9987081649

9789987082100

9987082106

9781283639842

128363984X

9789987082162

9987082165

OCLC:

859687476