1. How would you say "How are you?" using a polite
greeting in Swahili?
a) Habari za mchana?
b) Vipi?
c) Shikamoo
d) Hujambo?
2. If someone greets you with "Shikamoo," how
should you respond?
a) Nzuri
b) Marahaba
c) Sijambo
d) Mambo
3. Which phrase would you use to ask, "What's up?"
to a friend?
a) Habari gani?
b) U hali gani?
c) Mambo?
d) Hujambo?
4. How do you say "Thank you very much" in
Swahili?
a) Asante
b) Karibu sana
c) Asante sana
d) Habari za asubuhi
1. Which pronoun represents "I" in Swahili?
a) Yeye
b) Mimi
c) Sisi
d) Wao
2. How is the pronoun "We" represented in Swahili?
a) Yeye
b) Nyinyi
c) Sisi
d) Wao
3. What prefix is used for the second-person singular
pronoun?
a) NI-
b) A-
c) U-
d) M-
4. Which pronoun would you use to address multiple people as
"You"?
a) Wewe
b) Nyinyi/Ninyi
c) Sisi
d) Yeye
1. How would you say "This is my book" in Swahili?
a) Hiki ni kitabu chake
b) Hiki ni kitabu changu
c) Hiki ni kitabu chao
d) Hiki ni kitabu chetu
2. Choose the correct sentence for "That is their
house" in Swahili.
a) Hicho ni nyumba yetu
b) Hicho ni nyumba yako
c) Hicho ni nyumba yao
d) Hicho ni nyumba yangu
3. Which sentence means "This is our friend" in
Swahili?
a) Huyu ni rafiki yetu
b) Huyu ni rafiki yako
c) Huyu ni rafiki yao
d) Huyu ni rafiki wake
4. Select the correct sentence for "Those are your
children" in Swahili.
a) Hawa ni watoto wangu
b) Hawa ni watoto wake
c) Hawa ni watoto wenu
d) Hawa ni watoto wao
1. How would you say "I come from Kenya, the city of
Nairobi" in Swahili?
a) Mimi ninatoka nchi ya Tanzania, mji wa
Arusha
b) Mimi ninatoka nchi ya Kenya, mji wa
Nairobi
c) Mimi ninakaa Kenya, kijiji cha
Nairobi
d) Mimi ninaishi Kenya, kitongoji cha
Nairobi
2. Choose the correct Swahili sentence for "I live in
the neighborhood of Eastleigh."
a) Mimi ninaishi mtaa wa Eastleigh
b) Mimi ninatoka mtaa wa Eastleigh
c) Mimi ninaenda Eastleigh
d) Mimi ninasoma Eastleigh
3. Which sentence means "I study Kiswahili at the
University of Nairobi"?
a) Ninasoma Kiswahili katika shule ya
Nairobi
b) Ninasoma Kiswahili katika chuo kikuu cha
Nairobi
c) Ninasoma Nairobi katika chuo kikuu cha
Kiswahili
d) Ninazungumza Kiswahili katika mji wa
Nairobi
4. How would you say "I speak a little English and a
lot of Swahili" in Swahili?
a) Ninazungumza Kiingereza kidogo na Kiswahili
kingi
b) Ninasema Kiswahili kidogo na Kiingereza
kingi
c) Ninasoma Kiingereza na Kiswahili
d) Ninaongea Kiswahili kidogo na Kiingereza
kidogo
1. How would you ask, "Do you have a sister?" in
Swahili?
a) Una kaka?
b) Una dada?
c) Unajua dada?
d) Unamjua kaka?
2. Which sentence means "Yes, I have two brothers and
one sister" in Swahili?
a) Ndiyo, nina dada wawili na kaka
mmoja
b) Ndiyo, nina kaka wawili na dada
mmoja
c) Hapana, sina kaka wala dada
d) Ndiyo, nina kaka moja na dada
wawili
3. How would you say "My brother's name is David"
in Swahili?
a) Kaka yangu anaitwa David
b) Kaka yako anaitwa David
c) Kaka yangu anasoma David
d) Dada yangu anaitwa David
4. Choose the correct translation for "I am an only
child."
a) Nina ndugu mmoja
b) Mimi ni mtoto wa pekee
c) Sina mtoto mwingine
d) Mimi ni kijana wa pekee
1. Which sentence correctly expresses "I am studying
Kiswahili" in the present tense?
a) Mimi nimesoma Kiswahili
b) Mimi nilisoma Kiswahili
c) Mimi ninasoma Kiswahili
d) Mimi nitasoma Kiswahili
2. Choose the correct sentence for "We have studied
Kiswahili" in the present perfect tense.
a) Sisi tunasoma Kiswahili
b) Sisi tumesoma Kiswahili
c) Sisi tulisoma Kiswahili
d) Sisi tutasoma Kiswahili
3. How would you say "I will study Kiswahili" in
the future tense?
a) Mimi ninasoma Kiswahili
b) Mimi huenda Kiswahili
c) Mimi nitasoma Kiswahili
d) Mimi nilisoma Kiswahili
4. Which sentence uses the habitual tense to say "I eat
breakfast"?
a) Mimi hula chakula cha mchana
b) Mimi hupiga mswaki
c) Mimi hulala usiku
d) Mimi hula kiamsha kinywa
1. How would you say "ten houses" in Swahili?
a) Nyumba moja
b) Nyumba kumi
c) Nyumba mbili
d) Nyumba tano
2. What is the correct way to say "third" in
Swahili?
a) Pili
b) Tatu
c) Nne
d) Ya tatu
3. Choose the Swahili term for "fifty."
a) Ishirini
b) Hamsini
c) Thelathini
d) Arobaini
4. If someone is "miaka ishirini na tano," how old
are they?
a) 15
b) 25
c) 20
d) 30
1. What is the Swahili term for 8:00 AM?
a) Saa mbili asubuhi
b) Saa tatu asubuhi
c) Saa kumi mchana
d) Saa nane usiku
2. How do you say "It is 4:15 PM" in Swahili?
a) Saa nne kamili mchana
b) Saa nne na robo jioni
c) Saa nne na dakika kumi na tano
usiku
d) Saa nne na nusu mchana
3. What does "saa kumi na moja jioni" refer to?
a) 5:00 PM
b) 6:00 PM
c) 11:00 AM
d) 7:00 PM
4. How would you ask "What time is it now?" in
Swahili?
a) Saa ngapi sasa?
b) Saa ngapi asubuhi?
c) Ni saa ngapi?
d) Saa ngapi mchana?
