Hamjambo?! Nina swali kuhusu tumizi na "kuwahi" na kitenzi "-ishi-" Je - naweza kutumia kuwahi na "ishi" pamoja, kama mfano "Umeishiwahi kwenda sokoni?" Au - nitumie moja tu "Umewahi kwenda sokoni?" "Umeishikenda sokoni?" Mifano gani ni sahihi zaidi? Nashukuru Paulo

Hamjambo Waswahili! Mnawahi kusikia lugha za barabara fulani "ka" kumaanisha "kidogo". Kwa mfano "katoto kadogo"? Kama mnawahi, nipe mifano mmesikia! Unadhani matumizi haya yanatoka wapi? Paulo

What is the difference between "kama" and "iwapo"? are there certain situations where one is better to use than the other?

In an article i read about preparing loshoro (which is like uji), there was the following statement "ukishakuja nayo kijiweni unatenga maziwa na mahindi" many questions: - when you combine "ki" and "sha" tense - does that mean "when you finish" something? does this mean the same thing as "utakapokuja". - what does "nayo" mean here and why is that used? - what is "kijiweni"? finally - i've never heard of loshoro before but it sounds very much like uji. is there a difference? here is the fulll story on loshoro https://www.bbc.com/swahili/58405922 Asanteni!

Waswahili! Do you ever come across the "ngali" tense to mean "to still be (something)"? for example: watoto wangali shuleni. the children are still in school. I'm familiar with "ngali" tense to mean past tense of "would have" but i hadn't heard it to mean "to still be" like this. Do you use this tense this way - is it common - would you consider it slang or proper?

Hamjambo Waswahili! Nilikuta misemo toka movie "Sunshine" - unatumia misemo hii? Tafsiri zangu ni sahihi? "nazuga zuga" kumaanisha "i hang around, i go around (toka kuzunguka?) "mapene" - money? coin? "weka pembeni" - kumaanisha "put to the side/let's not talk about it" "mambo yanakuwaga vile vile" - kumaanisha "this is as usual" "imefika wakati - kumaanisha "the time has come"

Alternative form for habitual tense: "ga" suffix

Great learning resource for Swahili learners Swahili learners! There is an excellent resource for you here published by Amherst College https://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/culturetalk/Tanzania There are over 60 three to five minute videos of native Swahili speakers discussing various topics and conversing AND there are attached transcripts in Swahili. I have been through all several times and it was a huge help . (There are also English translations but I encourage all to ignore those and actually translate the Swahili for themselves.) Bahati nzuri!