"A qualified community teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience"
Teaches
Kinyarwanda
Native
Swahili
Native
Speaks
English
Native
German
French
Other
"A qualified community teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience"
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From RwandaLiving in Nairobi, Kenya (23:08 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 9, 2022
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Hi, I’m a professional Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda teacher with 8+ years of experience, having taught 400+ students globally and earned 200+ exceptional reviews. I’m a native speaker of both languages, based in Kenya, with roots in Tanzania and Rwanda. I specialize in helping students speak confident, natural, and culturally accurate Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda—not just textbook phrases. My lessons are personalized, structured, and results-focused. From your first class, you’ll start speaking while improving your pronunciation, grammar, and real-life communication skills. Every lesson is tailored to your goals and learning pace. My goal is to help you speak naturally and confidently in real-life
Me as a Teacher
I'm a very friendly and approachable person. I promise that you'll feel comfortable and relaxed in my classes. I strongly believe that talking and making mistakes is the best way to learn a language, as I will be there to correct all your mistakes.
I will be teaching Swahili and Kinyarwanda for beginners. We will start from scratch, practicing speaking and listening. I will help you improve your grammar, pronunciation and teach you new vocabulary to help you become fluent.
I will also be teaching Swahili and Kinyarwanda for travelling, if you wish to travel to any Swahili or Kinyarwanda-speaking country and want to learn the basics, I will be here to help you work on travel-related words.
My lessons & teaching style
My classes will be designed based on your needs and interests. I will be by your side to help you decide on what topic you would like to learn. Our class will be fun as it will involve lots of interactions and conversations. We will also be watching Swahili and Kinyarwanda movies and listening to some songs as part of our class. Fun, right?
Learning a new language is not hard, it depends on who is teaching and your willingness to learn. I will make it very simple for you. I promise to encourage, understand, and motivate you throughout this journey. I can't wait to see you become fluent in Swahili and Kinyarwanda!
What are you waiting for? Let's get to know each other with a trial lesson.
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5.0
Rating
350
Students
1,641
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
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5.0
Rating
350
Students
1641
Lessons
99%
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Kinyarwanda Lessons
Kinyarwanda
Swahili
Trial Lesson
206 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Kinyarwanda basics for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced.
A1 - C2Language Essentials601 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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159 Reviews
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Kinyarwanda
Swahili
Mwalimu Jabali
11 Swahili lessons
Teacher’s pick
I recommend Umuhoza for all levels of Swahili learners. Her wealth of knowledge of different east African cultures/customs adds an extra level of benefits to taking her classes for beginners to advance level learners.
Aug 17, 2022
Hans
1 Swahili lesson
Teacher’s pick
I could you recommend Umuhoza more highly.
I learn a lot during her classes AND it is a lot of fun.
This must be the best way to learn a language...
She leads the class Professionally, and seems to understand very well how to adapt her curriculum to my needs, interests and learning speed.
When we talk, it is like I am in Africa already!
Aug 12, 2022
Adam Ruiz
1 Kinyarwanda lesson
excellent teacher! will keep working with her!!
Mar 23, 2026
DAngelo Chesson
7 Swahili lessons
Teacher’s pick
If it were possible I would definitely rate Umuhoza Karen much higher.
She was very kind and understanding in her approach and always encourages me to keep speaking Swahili. She made the lesson very fun and interactive, and she is very knowledgeable about the Swahili language, she explains clearly and precisely more than what the word means but how to use it properly she is one of the best Swahili teachers out there.
I'll definitely be doing more lessons with her, and I have nothing but great things to say about her.
Aug 14, 2022
Juan
5 Kinyarwanda lessons
Umohoza Karen is an outstanding teacher. Im a teacher myself, so i can be a little bit too picky sometimes, but this has been a truly fullfilling learning experience. No doubt I will continue to learn with her.
Mar 28, 2026
Ariane
6 Kinyarwanda lessons
I took a trial class to learn Kinyarwanda and I really enjoyed it. The teacher has great energy, is very kind, and clearly knows what she’s doing. She explains things in a structured and effective way.
I also really like that the lessons are private, so she can fully adapt to your level. I’m still a beginner, but I already picked up some basics from hearing the language around me, and she helps me build a strong foundation and truly understand how the language works.
You can tell she has a lot of experience. If you’re unsure at first, I’d definitely recommend trying a trial lesson — it really convinced me 😊