LONDON SWAHILI

Karibu! Lesson 1 - Greetings, Self-Introductions & The 4 Tenses

Homework Worksheet - Lesson 1

Jaza na Jifunze! (Fill In and Learn!)

👤 Anna 📅 19 / 01 / 2026 🎯 Complete Beginner (A0)

Habari Anna! Welcome to your first worksheet. Read each question in English, then type your answer in Swahili. Your work auto-saves on this device. Tap Check after each section to see how you're doing.

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SECTION 1 - Vocabulary Match (Greetings)

Match each Swahili word to its English meaning. Pick the correct letter from the dropdown.

Choose from: A.Sorry B.Welcome C.Anyone in? D.Fine / Peaceful E.We will see each other later F.How are you today? G.Thank you very much H.Goodbye

SECTION 2 - Self-Introduction

Answer each question about YOURSELF in Swahili (full sentences). No reference allowed - use what you remember from the lesson. Your answer is marked correct if it uses the right Swahili sentence structure.

SECTION 3 - Subject Prefixes

Quick reference

NI- = I · U- = You (sing.) · A- = He / She

TU- = We · M- = You (plr.) · WA- = They

Type ONLY the subject prefix (e.g. NI, U, A...). Capitals or lowercase both work.

SECTION 4 - The 4 Tenses (NA / ME / LI / TA)

Quick reference - Structure: SUBJECT + TENSE + VERB

-NA- = now e.g. Ninaenda = I am going

-ME- = have e.g. Nimelipa = I have paid

-LI- = did e.g. Nilijaribu = I tried

-TA- = will e.g. Nitasafiri = I will travel

Part A: Translate to Swahili. Build it: subject + tense + verb (no spaces, no hyphens, e.g. ninaenda).

Part B: Translate to English (short answers fine).

SECTION 5 - Dialogue: Mwalimu na Mwanafunzi

Fill in Anna's (the student's) missing Swahili lines. The English meaning is shown in brackets.

SECTION 6 - Free Writing (Andika!)

Write a 30–50 word Swahili paragraph introducing yourself: name, where you're from, where you live, what you usually do.

Target 30–50 words · 0 words

SECTION 7 - Bonus Challenges (Kazi ya Nyumbani)

Optional - for extra confidence

1. Record a 30-second voice note in Swahili introducing yourself. Send to your tutor.

2. Label 5 things in your home with sticky notes in Swahili (mlango = door, kiti = chair).

3. Watch one Swahili greeting video on YouTube and write down 3 NEW phrases you hear.

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