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🇰🇪 Swahili culture and festival words

The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.

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Temple & Culture

MtawaMonk
Salamu ya waiThai greeting (wai)
Kutenda memaMake merit
UbaniIncense
Sanamu ya BuddhaBuddha statue
UtamaduniCulture
MilaTradition
Vua viatuTake off your shoes
KuheshimuTo respect
Sherehe ya kuwekwa wakfuOrdination ceremony

At the Temple

HekaluTemple
MtawaMonk
Sanamu ya BuddhaBuddha image
Wai (salamu ya mikono)To pay respect (wai)
UbaniIncense
MshumaaCandle
Kutenda memaTo make merit
KusaliTo pray / chant
DiniReligion
KusujuduTo bow / prostrate
KuchangiaTo donate
TulivuPeaceful

Countries & Nationalities

NchiCountry
UraiaNationality
MgeniForeigner
MarekaniAmerica
UingerezaEngland
ChinaChina
JapaniJapan
KoreaKorea
UfaransaFrance
UjerumaniGermany
IndiaIndia
LughaLanguage

Philosophy & Big Questions

FalsafaPhilosophy
Maana ya maishaThe meaning of life
Furaha ni nini?What is happiness?
MaadiliEthics
Hiari huruFree will
HekimaWisdom
MantikiReason
UwepoExistence
FahamuConsciousness
MajaliwaFate
Kuhoji mamboTo question things
MtazamoPoint of view
Hakuna jibu mojaNo fixed answer
Kwa nini tupo hapa?Why are we here?

Art & Painting

SanaaArt
Kupaka rangiTo paint
Brashi ya rangiPaintbrush
TurubaiCanvas
Rangi za majiWatercolor
Rangi za mafutaOil paint
MchoroPainting
Jumba la sanaaArt gallery
KuchongaTo sculpt
Kazi boraMasterpiece

Superstitions & Luck

Bahati mbayaBad luck
HiriziAmulet
Nyumba ya rohoSpirit house
MzimuGhost
NasibuFortune
MtabiriFortune teller
Ishara ya tukioOmen
Namba ya bahatiLucky number
Kugonga mbaoKnock on wood
MshirikinaSuperstitious

Zodiac & Horoscopes

Nyota ya kuzaliwaZodiac sign
Utabiri wa nyotaHoroscope
Zodiaki ya KichinaChinese zodiac
Mwaka wa bahati mbayaUnlucky year
Kusoma bahatiFortune reading
Kadi za tarotTarot cards
Kusoma kiganjaPalm reading
UnajimuAstrology
Wakati wa heriAuspicious time
Mwenzi wa rohoSoulmate

Poetry & Stories

ShairiPoem
MshairiPoet
FasihiLiterature
Hadithi ya jadiFolk tale
Msuko wa hadithiPlot
SuraChapter
SitiariMetaphor
Kutunga shairiTo compose a poem
MuswadaManuscript
MchapishajiPublisher

Myths & Legends

HekayaLegend
Hadithi za kufikirikaFairy tale
JokaDragon
NagaNaga
JituGiant
KichimbakaziFairy
NguvaMermaid
AsiyekufaImmortal
LaanaCurse
UchawiMagic

Songkran Festival

Kumwagia majiTo splash water
Bunduki ya majiWater gun
Unga mweupe wa kupakaWhite powder paste
Kumwagia wazee maji mikononiPouring water on elders' hands
Mwaka Mpya wa ThailandThai New Year
Isiyopitisha majiWaterproof
Maandamano ya shereheParade
Kuosha sanamu ya BuddhaBathing the Buddha image
Shati la mauaFlower-print shirt
Likizo ndefuLong holiday

At the Temple Fair

Bahati nasibu ya nyotaStar lottery game
Ngoma ya duara ya ThaiThai circle dance
Mishale ya putoBalloon darts
Tamthilia ya kienyeji ya ThaiThai folk theater
Sinema ya njeOutdoor cinema
Mchezo wa kutumbukiza majiniDunk tank
Mchezo wa kulengaShooting gallery
Kasri la kurukarukaBouncy castle
Jukwaa la waziOpen-air stage
Zawadi ya tamashaCarnival prize
Umati mkubwaHuge crowd
Tikiti ya bahati nasibuLottery ticket
Tamasha la mwakaAnnual fair
Gari la aiskrimuIce cream cart
Gurudumu la bahatiPrize wheel

Loy Krathong

KrathongKrathong
Mwezi mpevuFull moon
Jani la ndiziBanana leaf
FatakiFireworks
Taa ya anganiSky lantern
Kuomba msamaha kwa mtoTo ask the river for forgiveness
Kando ya mtoRiverside
Mwanga wa mshumaaCandlelight
Usiku wa mwezi mpevuFull moon night
Sarafu ndani ya krathongCoin in the krathong
Mkondo wa majiThe current
Kioo cha majiReflection on the water
Mwezi wa kumi na mbili wa mwandamoTwelfth lunar month
MaridadiGraceful
Kuachilia taa anganiTo release a lantern

Architecture

Mbunifu majengoArchitect
Ramani ya jengoBlueprint
MuundoStructure
Nguzo ya msingiFoundation pile
BoritiBeam
Jengo refu sanaSkyscraper
Usanifu wa KithaiThai architecture
Paa la pembetatuGabled roof
Kielelezo kidogoScale model
Eneo la matumiziUsable space
Ukuta wa kubeba uzitoLoad-bearing wall
Kujenga kulingana na ramaniTo build to plan
Vifaa vya ujenziBuilding materials
Kibali cha ujenziBuilding permit
Kubuni nyumbaTo design a house

Buddhist Wisdom

KarmaKarma
KuachiliaTo let go
KutodumuImpermanence
Upendo mwemaLoving kindness
NirvanaNirvana
Maagizo matanoThe five precepts
Tenda wema upate wemaGood deeds return good
Mzunguko wa kuzaliwa upyaThe cycle of rebirth
Njia ya katiThe middle path
Sathu aminaSathu