Swahili - Learning - Introduction to kiSwahili

[Datrear1]

Jambo, Kulmansam.

Wewe ni mwalimu mzuri sana. I hope that you continue to make more videos in the nearby future. I want to one day visit Kenya when I'm older and your videos are helping me learn Kiswahili.

[kulmansam]

@Datrear1 :-) Asante sana. Keep watching or subscribe, I have a lot of ideas for 2012.

[silly9898]

You are a great teacher! I'm only 15 but plan on living in Kenya and all of Africa excites me greatly. I am very interested in learning Swahilli so thank you a lot =) Asante =)

[kulmansam]

@silly9898 very welcome and keep coming back as I post new ones whenever I get time :o)

[dhaze1]

hi kulman

Ive enjoyed your videos recently, very helpful.

But what where you before Arabs named you. sawahil i think means 'belong to the coast' or coastal dwellers'.. but what did you call yourself and why don't you use that?

Peace

[kulmansam]

@dhaze1 Thanks for the question... its like every one else in the world that was colonized. When the british came, they gave the name and it stuck, just like Columbus discovered America (not Amerigo any more)... how can you discover a place that people already live in? They discovered it. Before the Arabs, each African country had its own name.. but they (Arabs) are the only ones to have named the 'East Coast' as Swahili coast. Swahili being newer language (mix of many), it stayed! - My theory!

[speakswahilidammit]

Hi Kulman,

Jambo sana! Watching your introductory video-talk in Swahili reminds me of my own childhood in Tanzania. I wrote a book about it, called "Speak Swahili, Dammit!" It's about my wild childhood in Geita, Tanzania, the tragedy we experienced there, & my great love of the watu. There is an 11 miniute vide on youtube, which you can watch if you type in the title of my book.

Salaam,

Jimu

(Dr James Eva, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. email jameseva9@aol.com)

[kulmansam]

@speakswahilidammit :) wonderful!

[muffingoternie]

This really helpful...I've just returned from Zanzibar & hope to go back in October...

Thank You!

[kulmansam]

@muffingoternie :) Wonderful... I though I am from Zanzibar, you will see some difference in what you learn here to what goes on there, because Swahili is constantly evolving and at much faster rate than most languages of the world. But most people should be able to understandmost of what you are saying :)

[Wanderkarm]

Asante sana kulmansam. Excellent work! Please keep them coming. My wife and I are following you from Telpaneca.

[kulmansam]

@Wanderkarm well thank you.. I have to look up your place!!! Lesson learned :o)

[kulmansam]

@Wanderkarm Nicaraguall! Awesome

[vmcnult]

Brilliant....! Following you from Ireland.

I am loving these vidoes and am learning a lot. I lived in Moshi and visited Zanzibar too... Keep up the good work. :-D

[kulmansam]

@vmcnult : Thanks.. keep looking and I will post more as time goes on. Thanks for following. I went through Moshi, but was toooo young to remember

[aquaviva68]

Asante, I want to learnn the way words and werb are built in kiSwahili... I know it's a difficult topic... thanks aniway!

[kulmansam]

Go ahead and shoot me some examples and I'll give you a few suggestions. Also if you look through comments here and the video about directions etc, you will see a little bit more as others have hasked similar questions :)

[aquaviva68]

Asante sana! I am following you from Roma, Italia, I went to Tanzania two weeks ago and I am going to come back very soon, I am trying to learn some Swahili and your lessons are very helpful. Could you also get more into grammar? thanks a lot!

[kulmansam]

:) karibu... sorry am not TOOOOOO good in grammar teaching, but if you tell me what you want to say, I can give it to you in correct form

[68763248769823]

Your english is great, Samir

Good job, safe travels friend

[kulmansam]

Well! Thanks... ironic huh.. trying to teach Swahili!

Thanks and I wish you well

[68763248769823]

@kulmansam

Thanks, you too!

Btw, your video is very informative, thanks for posting.

[kulmansam]

:) thanks to you

[bluejeremiah]

Jambo, Kulmansam! We are planning to visit Tanzania (Iringa and Zanzibar) in June 2010. These videos will help a lot. My kids are saying the words along with you as we prepare to travel from Minnesota (USA) to Africa! Thank you for the videos!

[kulmansam]

Thanks and good to know that you benefit... you will love your visit especially Zanzibar :)

[gotgotchill]

Hi! I'm from French-Canada, and I just decided 15 minutes ago that I wanted to learn swahili! I'm glad I found your videos so fast because I might have given up already otherwise!! Thank you!!

[kulmansam]

I'm glad you found these videos and I hope you benefit from them. Let me know if I can be of help

[Singjoyous]

Thanks! I'll take a look at that website.

[wabraone]

kulmansam thank you for refreshing my old sawahile. from now on I will master my sawahile because all I needed was refreshment. my i say that your are master teacher. asante sana

[kulmansam]

:) mater teacher? heheh.. thanks.

I would actually fail in kiSwahili, (that is why you do not see me and you will not see me focus on grammar) but I know I could at least help some one learn how to ask for water and get by on daily basis...

[afroguy78]

keep these videos coming man

[kulmansam]

This coming week I will continue with numbers.. thanks for watching

[kulmansam]

Am back!, it is a little busy. But I plan to put something up on Sunday!

[Singjoyous]

This is very cool. I am very interested in the Swahili language. I have a book that I am studying during lunch break at work and now I am excited to find a native speaker so I can actually listen to it.

Thank you very much for sharing!!

[kulmansam]

Jambo - Singjoyous :)

Habari?

On a trip, when I get back I plan to add some more substance. Swahili is actually a very easy language. However there are too many dialects (like in English), so Swahili spoken in Zanzibar is a little different from main land Tanzania, and a little different from Kenya etc. But we all understand each other.

Have fun learning!

[Singjoyous]

Jambo Samir

Nzuri Asante

I am enjoying learning KiSwahili. I look forward to learning more. I live in North America and don't hear KiSwahili very much. It is a very interesting language.