What is the Swahili word for "Thank you"?

American English

thank you

thank you-asante.svg

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I am happy.-nina furaha..svg

sunglasses-miwani ya jua.svg

I love you!-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

my family-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

Cheers!-gongana.svg

credit card-kadi ya mkopo.svg

The bill, please!

Naomba bili tafadhali!

The bill, please!-Naomba bili tafadhali!.svg

pesa taslimu pekee

cash only-pesa taslimu pekee.svg

You're welcome!

You're welcome!-Unakaribishwa!.svg

Can I pay with credit card?

Naweza kulipa kwa kadi ya mkopo?

Can I pay with credit card?-Naweza kulipa kwa kadi ya mkopo?.svg

No problem!-Hakuna shida!.svg

Do you understand?

Do you understand?-Je, unaelewa?.svg

What's this called?

What's this called?-Hii inaitwaje?.svg

Can you repeat that?

Can you repeat that?-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

Sorry!-Samahani!.svg

Do you speak English?

Je,unaongea Kiingereza?

Do you speak English?-Je,unaongea Kiingereza?.svg

Excuse me!-Niwie radhi!.svg

Can you help me?

Je, unaweza kunisaidia?

Can you help me?-Je, unaweza kunisaidia?.svg

Write it down!-Iandike!.svg

police car-gari la polisi.svg

I don't know.-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I need water.-nahitaji maji..svg

Help!-Saidia!.svg

Tafadhali subiri!

Please wait!-Tafadhali subiri!.svg

I'm lost.-nimepotea.svg

I'm sick.-naumwa..svg

I lost my wallet.

Nimepoteza kipochi changu

I lost my wallet.-Nimepoteza kipochi changu.svg

Can I use your mobile?

Je, naweza kutumia simu yako?

Can I use your mobile?-Je, naweza kutumia simu yako?.svg

Punguza mwendo.

Slow down!-Punguza mwendo..svg

Habari ya asubuhi!

Good morning!-Habari ya asubuhi!.svg

Fine, thank you.

Fine, thank you.-Sawa, asante.svg

And you?-Na wewe?.svg

Me too.-Hata mimi..svg

How are you?-habari gani?.svg

Thanks for your help.

Thanks for your help.-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

Sorry I'm late.

Sorry I'm late.-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

What do you think?

What do you think?-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

How was your weekend?

How was your weekend?-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

It was OK, thanks.

It was OK, thanks.-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

kiti cha magurudumu

wheelchair-kiti cha magurudumu.svg

siku ya kuzaliwa

birthday-siku ya kuzaliwa.svg

Kuna kingine chochote?

Anything else?-Kuna kingine chochote?.svg

chakula cha jioni

dinner-chakula cha jioni.svg

delicious-ladha tamu.svg

Enjoy your meal!

Furahia mlo wako!

Enjoy your meal!-Furahia mlo wako!.svg

we go out together

we go out together-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

chosen family-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

Example sentences

American EnglishThank you for helping me.

How To Say "Thank you" In 45 Languages.

Hungarianköszönöm

Korean감사합니다

Castilian Spanishgracias

Japaneseありがとうございます

Frenchmerci

Mandarin Chinese谢谢

Italiangrazie

Germandanke

Russianспасибо

Brazilian Portugueseobrigado

Hebrewתודה

Arabicشكرا

Turkishteşekkür ederim

Danishtak

Swedishtack

Norwegiantakk

Hindiधन्यवाद

Tagalogsalamat

Vietnamesecảm ơn

Esperantodankon

Dutchbedankt

Icelandictakk fyrir

Indonesianterima kasih

British Englishthank you

Mexican Spanishgracias

European Portugueseobrigada

Cantonese Chinese多謝

Thaiขอบคุณ

Polishdziękuję

HawaiianMahalo

Māoritēnā koe

SamoanFa'afetai

Greekευχαριστώ

Finnishkiitos

Persianممنون

Estonianaitäh

Croatianhvala

Serbianхвала

Bosnianhvala

Yorubao ṣeun

Igbodaalụ

Ukrainianдякую

Catalangràcies

Galiciangrazas

Romanianmulțumesc

Irishgo raibh maith agat

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