Xavery Mpombo

English speakers who want to learn Swahili - Xavery is 100% your best option!! I went from not speaking a single word of Swahili besides “hakuna matata” to being able to make small talk and have surface level conversation in only a few short months to prepare for a trip to Tanzania. He has a VERY excellent grasp on how to teach a language effectively, and a very good instinct for understanding common mistakes from English speakers because he is also a great English speaker himself who has learned from the other direction. I have had many language teachers over the years and I can tell you Xavery is one of the best I’ve had. Truly a great teacher who communicates concepts effectively, and on top of that, is an incredibly kind and patient person! Look no further!! Xavery should be your Swahili teacher!

This is my son's 15th lesson - starting weekly lessons with Xavery some months ago to learn Swahili. Not only is my son extremely motivated (we are going back to volunteer again in Tanzania this July) - but Xavery has been fabulous in getting my son to the stage where he can have simple conversations across a range of subjects. More progress to come but this is one of my son's favorite things to do! Thanks so much Xavery.

I'm so thankful and grateful to be formally learning noun classes with a native certified Swahili teacher! For me, this is the trickiest part of learning Swahili and Xavery is the best teacher to help guide you through this. I love his verb perspective approach, it is helping to unlock the mysteries of this new grammatical concept for me. Asante sana kwa kazi yako, Xavery. Wewe ni mwalimu bora!

今日は私について沢山話をすることができました。 話をうまく引き出してくれたので、たどたどしくも スワヒリ語メインで話せました。毎回毎回上達の実感が湧いています。 本当にありがとうございます。

私のレベルに合わせてレッスンをしてくれました。レッスン後にはレベルアップを実感できます。ありがとうございます。 asante sana, tutaonana wakati mwingine!

My conversations in Swahili with Mwalimu Xavery are always a delight filled with lots of laughs. Today we chatted about life in our respective countries, including work, travel, cost of living, etc which allowed me to practice conjugations and possessives of the different noun classes. I was also able to add a few new words to my Swahili vocabulary. These fantastic lessons are the only times I am able to practice speaking in Swahili with a native speaker and have been essential to my Swahili learning journey. Ninashukuru sana kwa kazi yako, Xavery, asante sana kwa kipindi chetu na safari njema!