Seline Ayugi Okeno was born and raised in Siaya, Kenya. She holds a B.Ed. Arts from Maseno University in Kenya and an M.A. in Applied Lin­guistics from Ohio University. She is currently a Swahili and English Teaching Fellow at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Asmaha Heddi hails from Arusha, Tanzania. She is a Kiswahili lecturer at the University of Kansas. She holds a B.A. from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Swahili 7Chapter 1: The Swahili You Already Know 9Chapter 2: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 19Chapter 3: Navigating Nouns and Pronouns in Swahili 35Chapter 4: Adding Action to Your Words: Verbs 57Chapter 5: Getting Your Numbers and Dates Right 81Part 2: Swahili in Action 111Chapter 6: Making Small Talk 113Chapter 7: Finding Your Way 131Chapter 8: Eating in and Dining Out 145Chapter 9: Using Technology to Keep in Touch. 157Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 173Chapter 11: Dressing Your Best 187Chapter 12: Swahili at Work 199Part 3: Swahili on the Go 213Chapter 13: Planning a Safari 215Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, Buses, and More 229Chapter 15: Arranging Accommodations 243Chapter 16: Taking Care of Your Health 261Part 4: The Part of Tens 275Chapter 17: Ten Common Swahili Proverbs and Their Meanings 277Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Swahili Quickly 283Chapter 19: Ten Words You Should Never Say in Swahili 287Part 5: Appendixes 291Appendix A: Swahili Noun Classes 293Appendix B: Swahili Verbs 297Appendix C: Swahili-English Mini-Dictionary 311Appendix D: Answer Key 329Index 335