What is the meaning of Habari Yako?
Habari Yako? in Swahili which means “How are you?” Swahili is the language used by the people in Kenya.
How do you respond to Habari Yako?
Medina: “Habari yako?” which means “Hello” or “How are you?” Medina: You say can “mzuri sana” as a reply. This means “I am very fine”.
What is the reply of Habari?
nzuri
Most commonly, the answer to the habari greeting is, nzuri (meaning, “good”), but other answers such as salama, nzuri sana, nzuri tu, etc.
How do you respond to jambo in Swahili?
Hujambo or jambo (how are you?) – Sijambo (seeJAmbo) (I am fine / no worries) Habari? (any news?) – nzuri (nZOOree) (fine)…The replies to these greetings can be:
- Safi (SAfee) – Clean.
- Poa (POa) – Cool.
- Freshi (fREshee) – fresh (it is a swahilized slang version of the English word fresh)
Does Jambo mean hello?
Jambo is a Swahili greeting or salutation. It is similar in meaning to the English word Hello.
What is the meaning of Asante Sana?
Thank you VERY much
‘Asante’ this means ‘Thank you! ‘ This word is used a lot, as it is polite, just as in many other languages. ‘Sana’ which translated to ‘Very’ used as in ‘Asante Sana’ for example: ‘Thank you VERY much’.
How do you pronounce Habari and Jambo?
The stress in almost all instances is on the second last syllable. Habari would therefore be pronounced as haBAree and Jambo as JAmbo. The letter ‘i’ is pronounced as the ‘ee’ in ‘sweet’ and letter ‘u’ as the ‘oo’ in ‘pool’.
Is it wrong to say Jambo?
Don’t say “Jambo”: Say “Mambo” or “Mambo Vipi” There’s nothing “wrong” with saying jambo as a greeting. It has been used as a stand in for “hi” for ages. But in general, it’s not in widespread use between Swahili speakers.
What is “Jambo” in Swahili?
It has been used as a stand in for “hi” for ages. But in general, it’s not in widespread use between Swahili speakers. There are three kinds of people who say “Jambo” as a replacement for “hello” in Swahili:
Is “Jambo” the first word you learn?
(And no, “Jambo” isn’t one of them.) The first word you learn in any language is “hello”. (Or maybe a swear word, for some people!).