Swahili

The Swahili word for coffee is kahawa. kahawa is used to refer to the beverage.

To say “sleep well” in Swahili, you say lala salama. The phrase is used as a parting wish when someone is going to bed, similar to “goodnight” in English.

The Swahili word for monkey is kima. kima refers to a primate, though it is typically used to describe smaller species of monkeys.

The Swahili word for miracle is muujiza. The term refers to a wonderful event that is attributed to supernatural powers.

The Swahili word for “name” is jina. As a noun, jina refers to a word or phrase that indicates a particular person, place, class or thing.

The Swahili word for height is urefu. urefu refers to the distance from bottom to top.

In Swahili, the phrase for white man is mzungu. mzungu is a commonly used neutral expression for a white man.

In Swahili, “come here” is translated as njoo hapa. The phrase is a command used to tell someone to move toward the speaker’s current location.

The Swahili word for captain is kapteni. The term kapteni refers to the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel.

The Swahili phrase for sweet dreams is ndoto njema. ndoto njema is a direct translation of the English phrase sweet dreams.