Swahili teacher Grace

Grace

Community Tutor
Teaches
Swahili
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Gikuyu
Native
German
Other
Swahili Tutor for English Speakers | Language & African Culture
From KenyaLiving in Nairobi, Kenya (09:22 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 26, 2025
InterestsTravelWritingReadingFilms & TV SeriesBusiness & Finance
Karibu, I'm a passionate Swahili tutor with a deep love for African culture and language. As a native speaker and experienced Swahili teacher for English speakers, I specialize in helping students of all levels especially beginners feel confident and excited about learning. Whether you're starting from scratch or want to improve your conversational Swahili, my lessons are fun, interactive, I focus on building your confidence through patient guidance, simple explanations, and real-life use of the language. Many of my students are travellers, professionals, or language enthusiasts who want to connect more deeply with East African culture. If you’re ready to learn Swahili, book a trial lesson.
5.0
Rating
7
Students
36
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Swahili Lessons

Trial Lesson
2 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC SWAHILI GREETINGS.
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

20 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 9% off
SWAHILI FOR TRAVEL AND SWAHILI INTRODUCTION.
A1 -  C2

Conversation

2 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 9% off
ADVANCED SWAHILI CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE LESSONS.
A2 -  C2

Conversation

3 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 17% off
SWAHILI FOR DAILY USE- MAZUNGUMZO SOKONI.
A1 -  C2

Conversation

9 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 9% off
Swahili alphabet lesson- alfabeti ya kiswahili
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Package with 9% off

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25 Reviews

Student Jared Ellerbrock
Jared Ellerbrock
18 Swahili lessons
I always enjoy my lessons with Mwalimu Grace. We discuss various topics as they come to mind along with the focused portion of the class. Today we finished reading a short story that had an important life lesson. We discussed how that life lesson applies to life in various ways. We decided to continue with another short story next time. Looking forward to it!
Nov 8, 2025
Student Jared Ellerbrock
Jared Ellerbrock
18 Swahili lessons
Today's lesson with Mwalimu Grace was great! We chit chatted about Halloween and the upcoming time change. Then we went back to an old Swahili story, reading it paragraph by paragraph. There were some proverbs that I needed help with and Mwalimu explained them very well.
Oct 31, 2025
Student Jared Ellerbrock
Jared Ellerbrock
18 Swahili lessons
Had another great lesson with Mwalimu Grace today. We started off with a question I had posted in our chat about a video we watched together about the Amazon rainforest. There was a particular sentence the narrator used that I could not understand. She clearly explained that it was very casual informal language, but it made sense after she went over it. We then started reading through a Swahili reader from the 1950's targeting grades 3 and 4. Surprisingly, I found the book at my local library. It's good practice, with proper Swahili, and a different writing style than other sources we've been reading. Mwalimu Grace is helping me a lot in my Swahili journey.
Oct 24, 2025
Student Laura
Laura
10 Swahili lessons
I had another excellent class with Mwalimu Grace. She is a lovely person, very professional, and always comes to class very well prepared with exercises and material tailored to her students' learning needs. For example today, she prepared a level-appropriate story for me to read in Swahili and I was able to work on my oral comprehension, speaking and negating verbs, which has been a significant challenge for me. I felt more confident in my ability to negate verbs after our class, thanks to her exercises. Asante sana kwa darasa la leo, Mwalimu Grace. Ninashukuru sana kwa kazi yako.
Nov 1, 2025
Student Gary Holland
Gary Holland
3 Swahili lessons
Great lesson with Grace! Last time we learned about greetings, so this lesson the focus was on self-introductions. We learned about asking basic questions "what is your name, what country are you from, etc.", and learned how to answer those questions. Grace also explained how there are prefixes added to the verb to indicate the subject and the time. Grace is doing a really nice job of starting with the basics and introducing beginners like me to Swahili!
Oct 29, 2025
Student Laura
Laura
10 Swahili lessons
What a great class with Mwalimu Grace! Today we watched a video in Swahili about the Amazon rainforest and discussed it in Swahili. This provided the opportunity for me to learn some new vocabulary in Swahili and practice negating sentences. Mwalimu Grace was very patient, kind and encouraging in explaining the new words and concepts to me. Before the class she had also provided me with excellent notes and resources on how to negate sentences in Swahili. Mwalimu Grace always comes to class very prepared, is very punctual and professional. Asante sana kwa kazi yako, Mwalimu Grace! Ninashukuru sana.
Oct 24, 2025
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