Swahili words and phrases beginning with H

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This page lists the 17 words and 34 phrases beginning with H in the Swahili community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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17 words and 34 phrases — 51 entries in total.

Words (17)

H (17)

habari (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

news/family news

Haki (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Rights/Justice

hali (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

status

Hamsini (Swahili) noun/adjective Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Fifty

Hapa (Swahili) adverb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Here

Hapana (Swahili) adverb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Haraka (Swahili) adverb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Quickly/Hurry

Harufu (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Smell

Hasara (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

loss

hela (Swahili) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

money

Hesabu (Swahili) verb AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Count

Heshima (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Respect

Hodari (Swahili) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Brave or Skilled

hofu (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

fear

Hospitali (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Hospital

Huruma (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Compassion / Pity

huzuni (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

sadness

Phrases (34)

Habari gani? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

How are you?

Habari nani? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

How are you?

Habari yako? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

How are you?

Habari za asubuhi? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

How is the morning?

Habari za jioni? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How is the evening?

Haina shaka. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

No doubt.

Haina shida. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

No problem.

Haki na amani. (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Justice and peace.

Hali ilivyo sasa (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

The current situation

Hali ya hewa ikoje kesho? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

Hali ya hewa ni nzuri leo. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The weather is good today.

Hali ya hewa ni tulivu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

The weather is calm.

Hamjambo? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

How are you all?

Hapa kuna maduka mengi (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Here are many shops.

Hapa ni wapi? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is this place?

Hapana, asante. (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

No, thank you.

Hapo zamani (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Once upon a time

Haraka haraka haina baraka (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Haste makes waste

Hebu nieleze zaidi (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Let me explain more

Hii bei ni kwa kilo moja? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Is this price for one kilo?

Hii ni bei nafuu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is an affordable price.

Hii ni bei ya mwisho? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Is this the final price?

Hii ni ghali sana. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is very expensive.

Hii ni nini? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What is this?

Hii ni siri yetu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is our secret.

Hili ni wazo zuri kweli. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

This is a good idea indeed.

Hitimisho langu ni (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

My conclusion is

Hodi! (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

May I come in?

Hongera (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

congratulations

Hospitali iko wapi? (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where is the hospital?

Hujambo? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

How are you?

Huu ni mradi mpya. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is a new project.

Huyu ni mtu mnyenyekevu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is a humble person.

Huyu ni mtu mwenye busara. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This is a wise person.

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