Hamjambo!
Ninaitwa Bailey. Nina miaka ishirini na ninalizaliwa mwaka wa elfu moja mia tisa tisini na nne. Ninatoka Marekani jimbo la Colorado, lakini ninaishi Westlands. Mimi ni mwanafunzi wa maendeleo na afya ya umma American University. Ninapenda kula matunda na mboga na chapati, pia ninapenda kunywa chai masala na maji ya matunda. Sipendi samaki ama kahawa. Ninaipenda sana familia yangu. Wazizi wangu wanaitwa Carol na Peter. Dadangu anaitwa Quinn. Ana miaka kumi na saba. Sina kaka. Mamangu ni mchoraji wa mazingira pia babangu ni mkurugenzi. Dadangu ni wanafunzi. Familia yangu inapenda kupanda milima. Mamangu anapenda tenisi, babangu anapenda kuendesha baisikeli, ni dadangu anapenda kuogelea.
Ni hayo tu.
Asanteni!
Rough translation:
Hello!
My name is Bailey. I am twenty years old and I was born in nineteen ninety-four. I am from Colorado, USA, but I live in Westlands. I am a student development and public health at American University. I like to eat fruits, vegetables, and chapati and I like to drink chai and fruit juice. I don’t like fish or coffee. I love my family. My parents’ names are Carol and Peter. My sister’s name is Quinn. She is seventeen years old. I don’t have a brother. My mom is a landscape architect and my dad is an executive. My sister is a student. My family likes hiking. My mom likes tennis, my dad likes to ride bikes, and my sister likes to swim.
That is all.
Thank you!
My Swahili is definitely still very rough but it’s really cool to be able to use it on a day to day basis. I am getting pretty comfortable at greeting people and asking/answering simple questions, but I still have a long way to go! For only three weeks though, I'd say it's a good start :)