Seline Okeno & Asmaha Heddi 
Swahili For Dummies [PDF ebook] 

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

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 Lin-guistics 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.