swahili

IPA/swəˈhiːli/
KK[swɑhˈili]IPA/swəˈhiːli/

swahili — 名詞

1. A Bantu language of the East African coast, widely used in Kenya, Tanzania, and

1.名詞B2
釋義

斯瓦希里語

東非沿岸通行的班圖語，常作各族共通語

A Bantu language of the East African coast, widely used in Kenya, Tanzania, and nearby countries as a common language between groups who each have their own mother tongue.

例句

Kofi bargained in Swahili to get a lower price on mangoes at the Nairobi market.

Kofi 在奈洛比的市場上用斯瓦希里語討價還價，想把芒果買得便宜一點。

speak/bargain + in Swahili: language as a medium

Nadia's guide on the Tanzanian safari taught the group a few Swahili greetings.

Nadia 在坦尚尼亞野生動物旅行的嚮導教了大家幾句斯瓦希里語問候語。

collocation: Swahili greetings / Swahili words

常見搭配
  • speak Swahili
  • learn Swahili
  • in Swahili
  • Swahili greetings
  • Swahili speaker
同義詞
  • Kiswahili

    the language's own name for itself; used in Swahili-speaking regions and in linguistic or academic writing

用法筆記

Always capitalised in English, even in the middle of a sentence, and used without an article when it names the language: 'speak Swahili', not 'speak the Swahili'.

常見錯誤

Her grandmother speaks swahili at home.
Her grandmother speaks Swahili at home.
language names always begin with a capital letter in English.
Tariq is learning the Swahili.
Tariq is learning Swahili.
a language name used as a subject of study takes no article.

同根字

  • Kiswahili
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Swahili speaker
  • Swahili word
  • Swahili phrase

常用片語

  • speak Swahili
  • learn Swahili
  • translate into Swahili
  • fluent in Swahili

介系詞搭配

  • in Swahili