Swahili (Teach Yourself)

✍ Scribed by Joan Russell

• Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 333
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is a complete course in Swahili for beginners, assuming no previous knowledge of the language. It is based on the Council of Europe's guidelines on language learning, and the emphasis is on communication skills. The graded structure of the course includes much exercise material, and the cassette, of which this pack forms a part, can also be purchased separately.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Introduction......Page 9
Pronunciation......Page 15
Part One......Page 21
1. Hujambo? - How are you?......Page 23
2. Kwenda posta - Going to the post office......Page 35
3. Hotelini - In the hotel......Page 52
4. Sokoni - At the Market......Page 71
5. Kenye duka la sanaa - At the craft shop......Page 88
6. Matembezi jioni - An evening walk......Page 107
Part Two......Page 123
7. Kupika kwa mama mzee - Cooking at grandmother's......Page 125
8. Kusafiri ni kuzuri! - Travelling is good!......Page 138
9. Safari ya basi - A bus journey......Page 151
10. Chumba kizuri! - A good room!......Page 168
11. Mialiko - Invitations......Page 181
12. Hairuhusiwi kuegesha! - No parking!......Page 195
13. Kujifunza lugha - Learning a language......Page 207
14. Siku ya taabu - A day of troubles......Page 219
15. Katika mbuga ya wanyama - In the game park......Page 234
16. Mlimani: Kuna nini? - On the mountain: What's the matter?......Page 248
17. Mchezaji soka na wachezaji ngoma - A soccer player and some dancers......Page 263
18. Barua zimewasili! - Some letters have arrived!......Page 274
Key to the Excercises......Page 286
Appendix......Page 296
Index of Grammar Points......Page 301
Swahili-English Vocabulary......Page 303
English-Swahili Vocabulary......Page 318