In Tansaaniya, dadku waxay ku hadlaan luqad la yiraahdo Sawaaxili. Waxay u muuqan kartaa mid adag marka hore laakiin ha ka welwelin haddii aadan si fiican u garanayn. Dadka intooda badan waxay sidoo kale ku hadlaan Ingiriisi, taas oo aad waxtar u leh!
Luuqadda rasmiga ah ee Tansaaniya waa Sawaaxili (sidoo kale loo yaqaan Kiswahili), oo ay ku hadlaan in ka badan 90% dadweynaha. Ingiriisku waxa uu leeyahay xaalad rasmi ah—waxaa loo adeegsadaa ganacsiga dibadda, diblomaasiyadda, iyo maxkamadaha sare iyo qayb ahaan sida luqadda fasalka ee dugsiga sare iyo tacliinta sare. Carabiga sidoo kale waa ku baahsan yahay, gaar ahaan gobolka xeebta iyo Daarasalaam. Sidoo kale waa luqadda rasmiga ah ee Zanzibar.
Waxa kale oo jira in ka badan 120 luqadood iyo lahjado kale, kuwaas oo inta badan looga hadlo gobol ahaan. Inta badan Tansaaniya waxay marka hore bartaan luqadooda qabiilka ee maxaliga ah. Ka dib, dugsiga hoose, waxay bartaan Sawaaxili ka dibna Ingiriisiga haddii ay dhigtaan dugsiga sare. Waxbarashada dugsiyada sare iyo jaamacadaha inta badan waa Ingiriis. Ingiriisku aad buu ugu badan yahay Tansaaniya, laakiin waxaa lagaga hadlaa magaalooyinka waaweyn iyo meelaha loo dalxiis tago.
Hadda, xitaa haddii aadan aqoon Sawaaxili, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad taqaan erayada qaar adigoon ogayn. Sida ereyga 'safari' oo macneheedu yahay 'safar' af Sawaaxili. Qabow, sax?
Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad aqoonsato ereyo kale oo caan ah, sida 'hakuna matata,' oo macneheedu yahay 'walwal ma leh'! Waxaad marar badan maqli doontaa taas, oo ay la socoto 'cirka tirka,' oo macneheedu yahay 'ayar, tartiib ah'.
Laakiin ha ku adkeynin inaadan wax walba ogaan. Xitaa haddii aad tiraahdo 'hello' gudaha Sawaaxili, dadku way ku farxi doonaan inaad isku daydo. Haddii aad rabto in aad wax badan ku sheekeysato, waxaad mar walba isticmaali kartaa Ingiriisiga, oo dad badan ay fahmaan. Markaa, looma baahna in la xanaaqo; si fiican ayaad u samayn doontaa!
| Subax wanaagsan / fiid wanaagsan | Jambo |
| Sidee tahay? | Habari Gani? |
| Fiican, mahadsanid, adiguna? | Vizuri sana na wewe |
| Waan fahmay / ma fahmin | Nina fahamu / Sina fahamu |
| Sorry | Pole |
| Nabadgelyo | Kwaheri |
| Welcome | caribou |
| Aad ayaad u mahadsantahay) | Asante sana |
| Iga raali ahow | Samahani |
| Magacaygu waa… | Ninaitwa |
| Maya mahadsanid | Hapana asante |
| Haa / Maya | Ndiyo / Hapana |
| Adaa mudan | Tafadhali / shika |
| Ingiriis | Sawaaxili |
|---|---|
| Waa imisa? | Bei gani ? |
| Aad bay u jaban tahay | Bei nafuu |
| Aad bay qaali u tahay! | Ghali sana |
| Miyaad hoos u dhigi kartaa qiimaha? | Uma baahnid kupunguza bei |
| Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan iibsado… kan! | Ninataka nua |
| Waan jeclahay / ma jecli | Ninapenda / Sina penda |
| Money | Miisaanka |
| Waxaan eegayaa hareeraha. | Ninatazama tu |
| Ingiriis | Sawaaxili |
|---|---|
| Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan aado… | Ninataka enda |
| diyaarad | Ndege |
| Doon | Mashua |
| Tareen | tareenada |
| Taxi | Taxi |
| Bus | Basi |
| Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan kiraysto… | Ninataka kodi |
| Mootada | Pikipiki |
| Car | Gari |
| Bike | Bayskeli |
| Ingiriis | Sawaaxili |
|---|---|
| Waa Xagee …? / Sideen ku tagi karaa…? | Wapi ? / Vipi enda ? |
| Bank | Benki |
| Xarunta tareenka | Stesheni |
| xarunta | Katikati ya mji |
| Hotel | Hoteli |
| Hospital | Isbitaal |
| Ma u dhowdahay/ fog tahay? | Ni karibu ? / Waa maxay? |
| Horay toosan | Moja kwa moja |
| Bidix midig | Kushoto / Kulia |
| Waqooyi / Koonfur / Bari / Galbeed | nord/sud/ovest/est |
| Ingiriis | Sawaaxili |
|---|---|
| kow, laba, saddex, afar, shan, lix, toddoba, siddeed, sagaal, toban | moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi |
| labaatan, soddon, afartan, konton, lixdan | ishirini, Thelatini, arobaini,kaarkai, sitini |
| todobaatan, siddeetan, sagaashan | sabini, theathini, tisini |
| Boqol | mia |