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Swahili Travel

This is a list of travel in Swahili. It will come in handy when landing at the airport or answering tourism and business questions.

Airplane: Ndege
Airport: uwanja wa ndege
Bus: basi
Bus station: kituo cha basi
Car: gari
Flight: ndege
For business: Kwa biashara
For pleasure: Kwa raha
Hotel: Hoteli
Luggage: Mizigo / mzigo
Parking: Egesho la gari
Passport: cheti cha kusafiri
Reservation: Ahirisho
Taxi: Teksi
Ticket: tikiti
Tourism: Utalii
Train: Gari la moshi
Train station: Kituo cha gari la moshi
To travel: Kusafiri
Help Desk: mahali pa kupata usaidizi

Now we will use the Swahili words above in different sentences related to tourism and travel.

Do you accept credit cards?: Naweza kulipa kwa kreditkadi?
How much will it cost?: Itakuwa pesa ngapi?
I have a reservation: Nina Ahirisho
I'd like to rent a car: Ningependa kukodesha gari
I'm here on business/ on vacation.: Niko hapa kwa biashara / kwa starehe
Is this seat taken?: Je, kiti hiki kina mwenyewe?

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