Shopping in Swahili Language

Shopping in Swahili Language Phrases

Each time looking for clothes or keepsakes in any Swahili speaking region, you will need to know various Swahili words to apply when gift buying. Learn More

Key Swahili Phrases to Know When Shopping

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Study the Swahili key phrases which are listed below and could be put to use in communicating while shopping in Swahili language.

Do you have this in my size?	Kuna hii ya kunitosha?
How much is this?	Bei gani?
That's too expensive.	Ni Ghali Sana.
Would you take _____?	Utakubali-----
expensive	Ghali
cheap	Rahisi
I can't afford it.	Sina pesa za kutosha
I don't want it.	Sitaki
You're cheating me.
I'm not interested.
OK, I'll take it.	Sawa, nitachukua.
Can I have a bag?	Nipe mfuko mmoja tafadhali.
Do you ship (overseas)?
I need...	Ninahitaji
...toothpaste.	Dawa ya meno
...a toothbrush.	Mswaki
...tampons.
...soap.	Sabuni
...shampoo.	shampoo ya nywele
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)	dawa ya kupambana na maumivu
...cold medicine.	Dawa ya mafua
...stomach medicine.	Dawa ya tumbo
...a razor.	wembe
...an umbrella.	Mwavuli
...sunblock lotion.
...a postcard.
...postage stamps.	stempu
...batteries.	makaa
...writing paper.	Karatasi ya kuandika
...a pen.	Kalamu
...English-language books.	Kitabu cha Kiingereza (singular) / Vitabu vya Kiingereza (plural)
...English-language magazines.
...an English-language newspaper.	Gazeti la Kiingereza
...an English-English dictionary.	Kamusi ya Kiingereza

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