Note that in the Swahili column below, whenever there is more than one translation, the last one is the one commonly found in the Tanzanian or Kenyan Swahili. The first one is that spoken in Kivu.
| SWAHILI | FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|
| - Karibu | - Bienvenue | - Welcome |
| - Jina lako nani ? | - Comment vous appelez-vous ? | - What is your name ? |
- Ikala basi
- Tafadhali keti chini | - Veuillez vous asseoir | - Please sit down |
- Uko mutu wa wapi ?
- Ume toka wapi ? | - Vous êtes d'où ?
- Vous venez d'où ? | - Where are you from ?
- Where have you come from ? |
| - Uli kuwa wapi | - Vous étiez où ? | - Where have you been ? |
| - Una enda wapi ? | - Où allez-vous ? | - Where are you going ? |
| - Usi vute sigara | - Ne fumez pas
- Interdit de fumer | - Do not smoke
- No smoking |
- Kimya !
- Usi pige kelele | - Silence | - Silence
- Quiet ! |
- Uni hurumie
- Uni samehe | - Excusez-moi
- Je suis désolé | - Excuse me
- I am sorry |
SWAHILI
FRENCH