I love how you trying so hard to speak good Swahili! Btw you did great but a bit more practice wouldn't hurt!! I spent 9 years in Tanzania as a missionary kid and it was great!! You should go there! Karibu sana Tanzania!!
swahili originated in Zanzibar islands (just google it), one of the best islands in the world, so beautiful yet so natural. Tanzania (known as Tanganyika before 1964) joined with Zanzibar in 26th April 1964 to form Tanzania. Zanzibar is fully enriched with history, it has been under the leadership of Portugal, England and Oman before its independence/revolution on 12th January 1964.
umejaribu ndugu,..endelea hivo (steve odawa odhy facebook name) am from kenya and i speak swahili and english ,plus arabic meaning (ana takallam arabi , ahlan wa salaan) thats arabic sayin i speak arabic and good bye
@Trinivalts Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles, Uganda, Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda and Burundi, all speak some form of it. But it's largely spoke in Kenya and Tanzania.
ahahaha you've made my day. your swahili is so cute especially with that accent. there were a few mistakes here and there but overall you've done a really good job :) From another kenyan girl ;)
@paulbarbato yes a lot actually i think its the most popular language outside africa esp in america, thats the only african lang they know lol they dont know we still have thousands of them in africa
for all people learning to speak Swahili, make sure it doesn't stop at books and tapes/cd's alone. That is simply not enough. Visit a country like Tanzania where you would have no choice but to learn to speak Swahili like the locals, for English is not much of a popular language with the masses.
After watching all your videos... you're my new hero. I LOVE studying foreign language and wish I could get paid to just learn them. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Keep it up! :D
@Stump123090 Lol, thanks for enjoying. I have to say though this video was CRAP. I made it barely knowing any Kiswahili and the grammar is horrible. haha I should make a newer Updated Swahili video.
@SoldierKottonmouth It's never useless to learn a language! Especially if you can use it in practicality with others around you or when you travel. Keep learning, I encourage you!
@Paulbarbato I actually went to Kenya on a mission trip and was expecting everyone to be so depressed and lonely like on the commercials we see on tv. But I was suprised when I got there! Day and night there would be games like futbol and something similar to corn hole. At night they would dance and sing around a bonfire. It was the funnest experience of my life! When I left,I told my best friend I made there, kwaheri rafiki, and he said, hakuna .. kwaheri NDUGU. Needless to say, it made me cry.
Kudos for wanting to learn all these languages! I am a high school teacher, and I wish more young people would expand their horizons this way. I hope you visit all the countries whose languages you are learning. Best of luck to you!!
@owlsrfun47 Thanks for enjoying my video! Haha Yeah Them kids and their dang video games that destroys the innovative spirit that once revolutionized history.
Yes paul u doing great and u need to visit Tanzania such a beautiful country with mountains valleys rivers lakes and nice beaches together with different typle of animals with the biggest natural park Selous karibu sana
@Paulbarbato Hey! yeah i grew up in Kenya, Nairobi . Surprise Surprise!! i'm a Kikuyu :D The Kikuyu Tribe has definitely got the most people of all Kenyan tribes... whoooop! i'm learning Italian and Spanish but i'm not this confident. sooooo , my video will be a while...
@SoFtBaLlEr596 there are a few languages from the Southern African countries that have many words with the letter "x" which sounds like clicking when they pronounce it but it's not Swahili
@Paulbarbato hey it takes a lot of guts to make a video speaking a new language lol am going to upload me speaking japanese lol its a great way to get tips but anyways are you still learning swahili?
@kisses4allmyhaterz Not so much these days, I used to learn a lot before and during my stay in Tanzania/ Kenya. But since I don't live by hardly ANYONE that speaks it, it's kind of hard to continue on in my studies. If I go back though I'll pick up right where I left off for sure!
@SoFtBaLlEr596 . Swahili has nothing to do with clicking. My government professor I had this semester spoke fluent Swahili Xhosa is a clicking language. I'm sure there are others but that is the one most commonly referred to when people say "clicking language".
That was great, I'm impressed! How long have you been studying it. We'd love to have you back home, especially cos of the effort you put. Where in TZ do you plan on going? I'm from Dar, but in Cali
oh gosh... i'm Kenyan and i can say i had to look at the subtitles to translate 11 of the Swahili words you used! but i guess it's coz where i live, most people i know don't ever use Swahili and English is our first language and swahili is optional in school.
lol the accent you put on when you speak Swahili :P... but anyhoo you're really good..thumbs up!
@nugg3ttoprock Lonely planet is good, but to be honest when I want to learn another language I just walk up to native speakers and ask them to teach me. My job requires me to interact with foreigners on a daily basis so I get lots of practice!
haha it kinda sounds like when a chinese person is speaking in English (that's how i can put it to let you know how your pronunciation is from a my perspective) but you're doing really good since it was your first time and Good Job.. I've heard waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy worse... You probably have a natural talent.. Good Job.
Hahaha well done sir! I'm trying to learn kiswahili myself as I will soon be living in Uganda,,, and I must say you seem to be picking it up quite well! It gives a mzungu like me hope lol,, Asante sana bwana!! Mungu akubariki!!
@someguy131415 It took about a week. It was my first time attempting Swahili so my grammar and pronunciation is totally off but it was still fun nonetheless!
Truthfully, it needs A LOT of work...and the accent sounds like a cross between, I don't even know...but it's definitely not a Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan/Rwandan/ANy swahili speaking country's accent. HOWEVER, I commend you for actually saying an actual paragraph and it really wasn't half bad...Good job :D
@malaika326 Thanks for the honest response! Yeah I really should've checked my grammar and pronunciation. But in anycase it was really fun and Kiswahili is definitely one of my favorite languages!
wow thats very good man! i worked with some guys overseas that spoke that natively... you sound just like them! i never did really learn much other than hello/good bye, etc lol
@556pilot Haha Thanks, but in Tanzania they said I actually have a Mzungu (Foreigner) accent. Either way they loved it when I attempted to speak with them instead of expecting them to speak English. I love Swahili
Very very good, i have lived in kenya all my life, serengeti, beautiful beautiful place! what u said was very well spoken! try it without reading off your screen keep memorizing it and u will do just fine! Greetings and respect!!
@afrikanick Thanks! Yeah I WAS reading a little off the screen haha! It was my first time speaking Kiswahili and I needed a little "help". Either way Learing it was the fun part.
@elephantmaniac Oh Whew! I read the first 5 words and I thought you were going to trash on me! haha Thanks man I'm also of Itallian Decent (25% ) Keep up with the learning and if you want stay tuned with my channel! more language vids coming soon. Have a good one!
umejariba sana!!!! mimi nili kuja uku america sazile mimi nilikua 5. na bado nina jua! iyo ilikua poa! i said iu really tried. i came here to america when i was 5 and i still kno it. that was good!
You are extremely cute.... sry. im am learning kiswahili too very interesting language yes? i want to become a cultural anthropologist and some day go to kenya, tanzania. maybe we shall bump into each other yes?
@EmBraceIT909 - Hehe thanks! Yeah for me, Swahili is a little difficult but it sounds so cool. If you'll be in Arusha Tanzania between March 3rd-17th Hit me up! haha
Haha I still have a lot of practice to do in Swahili. Basically I just looked at a Swahili phrasebook and translated what I wanted to say, wrote it down and memorized it.
habari,unazungumza kiswahili vizuri sana,mimi mtanzania naishi north america ,nimefurahi kuona unafanya jitihada kuzungumza kiswahili(just if u cant read swahili,I was just saying hi and Im glad to see u speak swahili,Im from tanzania but live in noth america at the mean time)
Thank you! actually maybe you can help me learn more Swahili, I'm going to Tanzania next march and need to learn as much as I can. Feel free to Email me.
habari paul is not kwasabubu ,its is kwasababu.another thing swahili language noun come's before verb or adjective example "many peole" is watu wengi and not wengi watu.kwaheri
Mambo, your swahili is good, even doth it sometimes sounds like japanese! I'm actually from Kenya, but i was born in Tanzania and i recommend both contries.
its called "ka Barra" which means your work by Habib Koite you can get on Itunes or you may alteady own it as a free song on windows media player if you own windows vista
i love this video! i was working in tanzania in june and july and was so annoyed i cudnt speak the language! i'm trying to learn now tho for going back in may. did u teach yourself or have lessons?
Cool! what were you working as in Tanzania? I was thinking of signing up for some kind of work/volunteer abroad program. I pretty much taught myself with a "Lonely planet" phrasebook and that's about it.
HI Paul. There's this dude here on youtube. His name is kulmansam. He has a few videos of swahili lessons here on youtube. They might help. He's the person here whose videos are organized and with a good swahili. Unlike others like Mr Mutooni who will mislead you.
I had a blast watching your video, I wanna watch it over and over. I've always been interested to hear people of other places speaking swahili...kinda funny in a good way (you know with an accent)..... "vizuri sana"(Very good)
i'm proud to see this video bruv keep up let dem knw wat tanzania is.!!
zakuwani47 1 week ago
dude, did you learn your swahili through google translate?! lol
TzDream 1 week ago
karibu.unazungumza kiswahili kwa ustadi mno.
msgbmacb 2 weeks ago
nzuri sana!! unazungumza kiswahili nzuri kabisa!! ninajifunza kiswali sasa na ninafikira kwamba unasema kiswahili nzuri!! kwaheri!! lol
StrawberryAhmazin 2 weeks ago
Oh and btw again I was also born in MN! I live in MN now.
Celticlover17 1 month ago
I love how you trying so hard to speak good Swahili! Btw you did great but a bit more practice wouldn't hurt!! I spent 9 years in Tanzania as a missionary kid and it was great!! You should go there! Karibu sana Tanzania!!
Celticlover17 1 month ago
Dude you should come to Kenya too. You'll love it!
slytheron 1 month ago
hakuna matata ._.
masteruniter 2 months ago
hahahha am tanzanian ... and am very impressed... did you actually come to tanzania??
osprig 2 months ago
Please tell me how u learned so good swahili man... i wanna learn too :)
JIMPOkar 2 months ago
boo boo
dave1233345 2 months ago
Sounds half asian
flebbinon1 3 months ago
I can see the half-italian in your hair.
greenghost2008 3 months ago
dah its (kwa sababu) not sabubu but nice try :P
tmkkids 3 months ago
swahili originated in Zanzibar islands (just google it), one of the best islands in the world, so beautiful yet so natural. Tanzania (known as Tanganyika before 1964) joined with Zanzibar in 26th April 1964 to form Tanzania. Zanzibar is fully enriched with history, it has been under the leadership of Portugal, England and Oman before its independence/revolution on 12th January 1964.
mussakey 4 months ago
Ahahahahahahahahahaahah *DEAD* that accent is priceless!!!
ngachasson 5 months ago
Hahaha awesome. I'm from Kenya and speak fluent Swahili. Kiswahili yako ni mzuri sana. Kazi bora Bwana Paul.
M5IAN 5 months ago
@M5IAN hahahah dude, it's Kiswahili chako ni kisanifu sana. Lol
slytheron 1 month ago
loool kwasabobo noooooooooooooo
its kwasababo
Amna312 6 months ago
@Amna312 More like kwa sababu lol
slytheron 1 month ago
Good job!! Im impressed keep it up!! Nimefurahi sana kukusikiliza. fanya video nyengine tafadhali.
AidaEssa1 6 months ago
Good job!! Im impressed keep it up!! Nimefurahi sana kukusikiliza. fanya video nyebgine tafadhali.
AidaEssa1 6 months ago
umejaribu ndugu,..endelea hivo (steve odawa odhy facebook name) am from kenya and i speak swahili and english ,plus arabic meaning (ana takallam arabi , ahlan wa salaan) thats arabic sayin i speak arabic and good bye
OTEMBERA 6 months ago
Where is swahili actually spoken? (pls don't say stuff like "afrika doh!")
Trinivalts 7 months ago
@Trinivalts The countries of Eastern Africa Like Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Paulbarbato 7 months ago 2
@Paulbarbato Actually, It's East Africa, as Eastern Africa includes a bigger region where more people don't speak Kiswahili, compared to those who do
rubanikq2 5 months ago
@Trinivalts Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles, Uganda, Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda and Burundi, all speak some form of it. But it's largely spoke in Kenya and Tanzania.
slytheron 1 month ago
Mzungu huyu hapa anaongea kiswahili kichizi, atoka marekani. Safi sana keep it real i love that...slm toka Munich
Kamunich 7 months ago
bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
nyanjoma 7 months ago
weldone mate!
gabii69 8 months ago
THAT WAS NEAT,
OmarionXD8 8 months ago
That was actually pretty good !! lol i laughed when you said kwasababu there was a slight mispronouciation
oneloveafrica92 8 months ago
AWESOME
madhatter536 10 months ago
ahahaha you've made my day. your swahili is so cute especially with that accent. there were a few mistakes here and there but overall you've done a really good job :) From another kenyan girl ;)
cutefifsta 10 months ago
@paulbarbato yes a lot actually i think its the most popular language outside africa esp in america, thats the only african lang they know lol they dont know we still have thousands of them in africa
MsAB99 10 months ago
Looks like avatar language
hahaha
jlucasqueiroz 10 months ago
for all people learning to speak Swahili, make sure it doesn't stop at books and tapes/cd's alone. That is simply not enough. Visit a country like Tanzania where you would have no choice but to learn to speak Swahili like the locals, for English is not much of a popular language with the masses.
jnyerere 10 months ago
@jnyerere Exactly! Haha That's why I went to Tanzania and made a vlog on it! AH I wish I could go back!
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
After watching all your videos... you're my new hero. I LOVE studying foreign language and wish I could get paid to just learn them. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Keep it up! :D
Stump123090 10 months ago
@Stump123090 Lol, thanks for enjoying. I have to say though this video was CRAP. I made it barely knowing any Kiswahili and the grammar is horrible. haha I should make a newer Updated Swahili video.
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
@Paulbarbato So have you went to Tanzania?
sn00piedog 10 months ago
@sn00piedog Yeah! In fact you can even see my East Africa vlogs I made on this channel when I went to Tanzania and Kenya. Check em' out!
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
@Paulbarbato NIce
sn00piedog 10 months ago
What is the name of the song during this video?
starsoverthere 10 months ago
Safi sana...you sure yo' aint East African ??...you will pick-up sheng(slang) quick smart !!
wachaushenzi 11 months ago
@wachaushenzi Ah! I heard Sheng when I was in Kenya. It sounds pretty strange to me, not quite like regular Kiswahili.
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
what is this music name........i like this song 4real.
aj4597 11 months ago
@aj4597 It actually came with my laptop when I purchased it I forgot what it was called, I think I may have accidentally deleted it.... my bad...
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
i'm 16 and i love learning new languages and i want to learn as many as you have even though people say these languages are useless
SoldierKottonmouth 1 year ago
@SoldierKottonmouth It's never useless to learn a language! Especially if you can use it in practicality with others around you or when you travel. Keep learning, I encourage you!
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
that was well nice..hongera...
lovetanzanite 1 year ago
haha great job
!
1Live2laugh 1 year ago
aaaaaaaaaaaa I really love this! you made my night!...
from a kenyan girl.
NJOKS3 1 year ago
@NJOKS3 Haha Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
cool :D
you make that good :)
missmoem0 1 year ago
@missmoem0 Thanks!
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
dude u did a great job am nigerian and it was when i got to america that i realized there was a popular african language called swahili
MsAB99 1 year ago
@MsAB99 When you got to America? Were there people here that spoke Swahili in your area?
Paulbarbato 10 months ago
@Paulbarbato I actually went to Kenya on a mission trip and was expecting everyone to be so depressed and lonely like on the commercials we see on tv. But I was suprised when I got there! Day and night there would be games like futbol and something similar to corn hole. At night they would dance and sing around a bonfire. It was the funnest experience of my life! When I left,I told my best friend I made there, kwaheri rafiki, and he said, hakuna .. kwaheri NDUGU. Needless to say, it made me cry.
CoalKeepsTheLighsOn 7 months ago
@Paulbarbato hey buddy ,am from Kenya and I must say am impressed with your grasp in Swahili language !
roughko 3 months ago
Whats the song called?
blarglesacks 1 year ago
Kudos for wanting to learn all these languages! I am a high school teacher, and I wish more young people would expand their horizons this way. I hope you visit all the countries whose languages you are learning. Best of luck to you!!
owlsrfun47 1 year ago 7
@owlsrfun47 Thanks for enjoying my video! Haha Yeah Them kids and their dang video games that destroys the innovative spirit that once revolutionized history.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Ulijitahidi, sio mbaya.
hajistudios 1 year ago
lol @kwa sabubu
sudanesgal 1 year ago
u r actually really good im kenyan and i actually understood u 1 thing u had wrong tho was that its kwasababu no kwasabubu lol
dcforevs1 1 year ago
wewe unajaribu sana i like it and u talk like a real kenyan and i hope u visit tanzania
TheAmal3 1 year ago
wewe unajaribu sana i like it and u talk like a real kenyan
TheAmal3 1 year ago
wewe unajaribu sana i like it u talk like a real kenyan
TheAmal3 1 year ago
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TheAmal3 1 year ago
wewe unajaribu sana i like it u talk like a real kenyan
TheAmal3 1 year ago
Yes paul u doing great and u need to visit Tanzania such a beautiful country with mountains valleys rivers lakes and nice beaches together with different typle of animals with the biggest natural park Selous karibu sana
borndrunk76 1 year ago
@Paulbarbato Hey! yeah i grew up in Kenya, Nairobi . Surprise Surprise!! i'm a Kikuyu :D The Kikuyu Tribe has definitely got the most people of all Kenyan tribes... whoooop! i'm learning Italian and Spanish but i'm not this confident. sooooo , my video will be a while...
@SoFtBaLlEr596 there are a few languages from the Southern African countries that have many words with the letter "x" which sounds like clicking when they pronounce it but it's not Swahili
christine39 1 year ago
Nice song in bakcground...
mayebella 1 year ago
@mayebella yeaah :D that's Ika Barra by Habib Koite :D
guachu13 1 year ago
unaongea vizuri actually. Mimi ni mtanzania nipo Canada
phaldaz 1 year ago
omg your swahili wasn't that bad i actually understood you am kenyan......i bet your way better by now
kisses4allmyhaterz 1 year ago
@kisses4allmyhaterz Haha THanks. This was my first time trying and I didn't really have anyone to help me with grammar.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
@Paulbarbato hey it takes a lot of guts to make a video speaking a new language lol am going to upload me speaking japanese lol its a great way to get tips but anyways are you still learning swahili?
kisses4allmyhaterz 1 year ago
@kisses4allmyhaterz Not so much these days, I used to learn a lot before and during my stay in Tanzania/ Kenya. But since I don't live by hardly ANYONE that speaks it, it's kind of hard to continue on in my studies. If I go back though I'll pick up right where I left off for sure!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
this is not swahili!! swahili is when u click your tongue!!
SoFtBaLlEr596 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 Ummmm..... No it's not. I have no idea where you got that Idea.
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SuperAngelgirl10 1 year ago
@SuperAngelgirl10 I never said you do. SoFtBaLlEr596 did.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 the fuck...
phaldaz 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 rofl sorry you are wrong
kisses4allmyhaterz 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 no it's in gambia
MsHahahaha1000 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596
No you *ickhead
fcukkTube 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 . Swahili has nothing to do with clicking. My government professor I had this semester spoke fluent Swahili Xhosa is a clicking language. I'm sure there are others but that is the one most commonly referred to when people say "clicking language".
EricDanMan555 1 year ago
which country you from??
that IS kiswahili..the cliking is from south africa-those ends...
lovetanzanite 1 year ago
@SoFtBaLlEr596 thats the bushman language there pal.
Kotucul73 1 year ago
That was great, I'm impressed! How long have you been studying it. We'd love to have you back home, especially cos of the effort you put. Where in TZ do you plan on going? I'm from Dar, but in Cali
atija 1 year ago
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atija 1 year ago
ahaha i just got back from kenya! :p spoke swahili
sashacecilymichaela 1 year ago
@sashacecilymichaela Nice! good for you!
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speakswahilidammit 1 year ago
oh gosh... i'm Kenyan and i can say i had to look at the subtitles to translate 11 of the Swahili words you used! but i guess it's coz where i live, most people i know don't ever use Swahili and English is our first language and swahili is optional in school.
lol the accent you put on when you speak Swahili :P... but anyhoo you're really good..thumbs up!
christine39 1 year ago
@christine39 Haha Thanks Christine! did you grow up in Kenya? What part? Which tribe? I've only met people from the Kikuyu tribe in Nairobi.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
how do u learn these languages ? like wut program or book
nugg3ttoprock 1 year ago
@nugg3ttoprock Lonely planet is good, but to be honest when I want to learn another language I just walk up to native speakers and ask them to teach me. My job requires me to interact with foreigners on a daily basis so I get lots of practice!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
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keep it up? bror utajuwa kusoma keep trying or i'm gonna help more if u need??
mccxm 1 year ago
keep it up? bror utajuwa kusoma keep trying or i'm gonna help more if u need??
mccxm 1 year ago
@mccxm Sure! I would definitely like more help in Swahili if you can! Thanks
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
keep it up? bror utajuwa kusoma
mccxm 1 year ago
@mccxm nani ni "Bror" kwa kiswahili?
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
muzuri sana!!! uko tanzania ya kweli
ksiss1234 1 year ago
@ksiss1234 Asante Sana! haha I already went to Tanzania! It was AMAZING! Check out my Tanzania videos!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Nice........ wow u should come to Tanzania am sure u will learn very fast .......!
jaoyay 1 year ago
@jaoyay I've been there! Did you see my other videos of my Tanzania travels?
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
@jaoyay Thanks! I Already went to Tanzania! Haha I lived in a village called "Kimundo" next to Mt. Meru. Check out my Videos! I posted them up!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Hey, I love the way swahili sounds. I want to go to Uganda. Thanks for doing this, I want to learn it myself.
brelalafy 1 year ago
endelea vivo hivyo unaeleweka, natumaini siku oja utaenda Africa!
enerikas 1 year ago
haha kwasabubu una fa kusema kwasababu
fatgoaly 1 year ago
@fatgoaly Haha Yeah I need to study more.....
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Nice attempt. Hongera kwa kujaribu kujielimisha.
cdaseka 1 year ago
@cdaseka Thanks!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
unaongea kiswahili hodari, very impressive, honestly ;), lakini sema "kwasababu" , si "kwasabubu"
Isaac1DK 1 year ago
nice work bro
Steadno 1 year ago
nice one but u forgot the Ugandan flag in your imajes as they also speak swahili. but nice one
08155070 1 year ago
@08155070 Yeah I guess I could've added it, but is Kiswahili more widely spoken in Uganda than English? I'm not sure because I've never been there.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
this language is too simple, chalenge your self with amharic or arabic.
ethiolove098 1 year ago
@ethiolove098 Haha Dude I would LOVE to try Amharic and Arabic! When I have the time I'll make a video for atleast one of them!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
@Paulbarbato Hahah yeah that would be cool, nice job
ethiolove098 1 year ago
haha it kinda sounds like when a chinese person is speaking in English (that's how i can put it to let you know how your pronunciation is from a my perspective) but you're doing really good since it was your first time and Good Job.. I've heard waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy worse... You probably have a natural talent.. Good Job.
mr252307 1 year ago
Hahaha well done sir! I'm trying to learn kiswahili myself as I will soon be living in Uganda,,, and I must say you seem to be picking it up quite well! It gives a mzungu like me hope lol,, Asante sana bwana!! Mungu akubariki!!
ginnylynnwitkowski6 1 year ago
You're Amazing. How long did that take to learn?
someguy131415 1 year ago
@someguy131415 It took about a week. It was my first time attempting Swahili so my grammar and pronunciation is totally off but it was still fun nonetheless!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Truthfully, it needs A LOT of work...and the accent sounds like a cross between, I don't even know...but it's definitely not a Kenyan/Tanzanian/Ugandan/Rwandan/ANy swahili speaking country's accent. HOWEVER, I commend you for actually saying an actual paragraph and it really wasn't half bad...Good job :D
malaika326 1 year ago
@malaika326 Thanks for the honest response! Yeah I really should've checked my grammar and pronunciation. But in anycase it was really fun and Kiswahili is definitely one of my favorite languages!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Nice man keep it up
maffia440 1 year ago
u are good, im half african all i know is jambo jambo guwana habari gani akunamatata lol
ennitman 1 year ago
@ennitman Dude! That's good! Keep at it man, it's in our blood!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
wow thats very good man! i worked with some guys overseas that spoke that natively... you sound just like them! i never did really learn much other than hello/good bye, etc lol
556pilot 1 year ago
@556pilot Haha Thanks, but in Tanzania they said I actually have a Mzungu (Foreigner) accent. Either way they loved it when I attempted to speak with them instead of expecting them to speak English. I love Swahili
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
Very very good, i have lived in kenya all my life, serengeti, beautiful beautiful place! what u said was very well spoken! try it without reading off your screen keep memorizing it and u will do just fine! Greetings and respect!!
afrikanick 1 year ago
@afrikanick Thanks! Yeah I WAS reading a little off the screen haha! It was my first time speaking Kiswahili and I needed a little "help". Either way Learing it was the fun part.
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
@elephantmaniac Oh Whew! I read the first 5 words and I thought you were going to trash on me! haha Thanks man I'm also of Itallian Decent (25% ) Keep up with the learning and if you want stay tuned with my channel! more language vids coming soon. Have a good one!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
umejariba sana!!!! mimi nili kuja uku america sazile mimi nilikua 5. na bado nina jua! iyo ilikua poa! i said iu really tried. i came here to america when i was 5 and i still kno it. that was good!
butthead238 2 years ago
@butthead238 Haha! nione Kiswahili Yako ni bwana sana!
Paulbarbato 1 year ago
whered you learn i wanna learn man
ryuuko1 2 years ago
@ryuuko1 I just read a Swahili phrasebook and tried to "Piece" together as much as I could from the phrases. Kind of sloppy, yes, but fun!
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
You are extremely cute.... sry. im am learning kiswahili too very interesting language yes? i want to become a cultural anthropologist and some day go to kenya, tanzania. maybe we shall bump into each other yes?
EmBraceIT909 2 years ago
@EmBraceIT909 - Hehe thanks! Yeah for me, Swahili is a little difficult but it sounds so cool. If you'll be in Arusha Tanzania between March 3rd-17th Hit me up! haha
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
are you gonna do any other african languages like somali or nigerian..
easyjammin 2 years ago
@easyjammin YES! I'm thinking my next African language will either be Zulu or Xhosa.
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
Umejaribu sana, Hongera!! Mimi nimetoka Kenya na ninakukaribisha Africa... Asante kwa kusema lugha yetu :-)
mutashwanya 2 years ago
Dude!!!!!! That was on fire. Madd impressive!!!! How did you learn to speak it so well? I tried Swahilli and I was bad at it!
BlackNMedBlaze 2 years ago
Haha I still have a lot of practice to do in Swahili. Basically I just looked at a Swahili phrasebook and translated what I wanted to say, wrote it down and memorized it.
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
Wow. That's epic. I want to learn Swahili.
carl33n3 2 years ago
Haha not quite "epic" in my opinion, the grammar is totally off, but thanks!
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
Well dude you did better than me! I spoke some a these ladies, we laughed so hard! They were like what??????
BlackNMedBlaze 2 years ago
nice, very impressive
montelka 2 years ago
Hehe I tried.......Thanks
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
u actually tried thats cool with some grammar problems i could almost understand u but thats cool
easteresther11 2 years ago
Thanks!
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
good job mang...still need work..but ive heard waaaay worse! keep on it!
jairajparmar 2 years ago 4
Cool? Yes your grammar is horrible, lol but you are doing well though. Good job on pronounciation. Keep going and you will be good in no time.
koxy28 2 years ago
habari,unazungumza kiswahili vizuri sana,mimi mtanzania naishi north america ,nimefurahi kuona unafanya jitihada kuzungumza kiswahili(just if u cant read swahili,I was just saying hi and Im glad to see u speak swahili,Im from tanzania but live in noth america at the mean time)
mpembamchimvi 2 years ago
Thank you! actually maybe you can help me learn more Swahili, I'm going to Tanzania next march and need to learn as much as I can. Feel free to Email me.
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
habari paul is not kwasabubu ,its is kwasababu.another thing swahili language noun come's before verb or adjective example "many peole" is watu wengi and not wengi watu.kwaheri
mpembamchimvi 2 years ago
Mambo, your swahili is good, even doth it sometimes sounds like japanese! I'm actually from Kenya, but i was born in Tanzania and i recommend both contries.
dolcevita1992 2 years ago 3
what is the song?
MRfliptrick 2 years ago
its called "ka Barra" which means your work by Habib Koite you can get on Itunes or you may alteady own it as a free song on windows media player if you own windows vista
betrekwoman 2 years ago
You never cease to Amaze me Paul. Great job, and keep up the good work!
MrSpeaknow 2 years ago
i speak swahili and this is very interesting, well i hope you get your wish to go to tanzania...... great job its not easy to learn swahili.
naimi2103 2 years ago
Actually.....Check out my latest video I JUST posted up like 3 seconds ago......Hehehe
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
i love this video! i was working in tanzania in june and july and was so annoyed i cudnt speak the language! i'm trying to learn now tho for going back in may. did u teach yourself or have lessons?
jfw1910 2 years ago
Cool! what were you working as in Tanzania? I was thinking of signing up for some kind of work/volunteer abroad program. I pretty much taught myself with a "Lonely planet" phrasebook and that's about it.
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
yea i was working in a hospital there. u shud its so worth it! a lonely planet guidebook, wow!
jfw1910 2 years ago
Do you know of any good programs I could join up with?
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
HI Paul. There's this dude here on youtube. His name is kulmansam. He has a few videos of swahili lessons here on youtube. They might help. He's the person here whose videos are organized and with a good swahili. Unlike others like Mr Mutooni who will mislead you.
mackigos 2 years ago
I had a blast watching your video, I wanna watch it over and over. I've always been interested to hear people of other places speaking swahili...kinda funny in a good way (you know with an accent)..... "vizuri sana"(Very good)
mackigos 2 years ago
Thanks! In fact I was thinking of making another video in Swahili since this one seems to be getting the most views......Should I?
Paulbarbato 2 years ago
Congrat man
H2JKAY 2 years ago