Tim speaks Swahili/Tim anazungumza Kiswahili

Swahili practice after three weeks
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[@21497valentina]

Why are people criticizing his pronunciation and his accent. It's not his native language and he actually knows 19 other languages. Great job Tim!

[@samuelpearson6836]

+Anna Mwangi because you learn languages by criticizing? I mean come on, you'll never get perfect with your pronunciation unless you get some feedback

[@WaaDoku]

Anna Mwangi I think accent and pronunciation is where his biggest weaknesses lie. But the absolutely insane speed at which he is speaking and in such a short amount of time, it just blows my mind. Sorry, I meant the insane fluency. Accent isn't part of fluency as long as you're not too far off and you can still be understood by natives.

[@fox_life9724]

I like the way he speaks . Wonderful

[@suddykigamba1802]

Najifunza kiingereza mwaka wa 60 huu Khaaaa

[@Big-guy1981]

@@WaaDoku He's very smart but he's not a natural. I am a natural even though I'm dumber: I can sound like an native speaker.

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

This kid did more progress in Swahili in 3 weeks than 2 years of me doing French and a month of German combined.

[@monaissa7433]

Poutanas Malakopoulos preach

[@kevyonphillips-ellis8675]

Both of those languages are reasonably harder tho

[@pisky5067]

@@kevyonphillips-ellis8675 arguable

[@kimk2197]

Damn though, I'm Kenyan and you speak better swahili than me.. this is embarassing xD

[@nicksonkitalika23]

Lol.. Its alright for him to speak a better swahili than you... Since you are a kenyan. Kenyans speak a bit of broken english few are lucky speakers.

[@joykarimi1410]

True true 😂😂

[@anisamusiko7950]

Kimberly Wanjiru nakuambia

[@mercykimcy5887]

totally. i feel you kim

[@alexkaranja1454]

Kimberly Wanjiru big facts

[@jnyerere]

As a Tanzanian, this is really good for a mzungu.

[@cicero1178]

CzarJuliusIII What is a Mzungu

[@jovsthetic]

A white man apparently

[@peterii3512]

Cicero Means wanderer. Since Europeans often traveled there looking for the fabled source of the Nile and to the natives they looked like they were just wandering so they’re were called mzungu. Now it usually means a white person.

[@g63music95]

Cicero mlungu in Zulu

[@cashmoneymawk988]

i’m 2nd generation kenyan. i hear swahili everyday unfortunately i don’t speak but i understand a few words from my parents. Mzungu basically means “white person”

[@ashy6793]

very impressive! I'm a swahili speaker and very impressive..1 month in Mombasa and you'll speak better than some natives.

[@jnyerere]

1 month in NAIROBI* and you'll speak better than some natives. They actually know how to speak Swahili in Mombasa, so I wouldn''t make such a bold statement.

[@TamuzaKale]

@@jnyerere I second you. Nairobi where hakuna Waswahili like Mombasa!

[@zaytzn6715]

1 month in Tanzania then he'll speak even better

[@Big-guy1981]

@sn00piedog Actually people who studied a language speak better than most natives.

[@visittanzania7166]

The only place he can learn better swahili is Tanzania

[@xJJBiggy]

Dude you are probably the coolest person I have ever seen. 15 years old, my God, you are a genious keep at it and the best of luck to you Tim.

[@bustonmuiruri6720]

Tim hongera sana....kazi njema sana...heko

[@DeluxeDiscovery]

That's pretty awesome Tim! I love Kenya.. I have been to Mombasa, Nairobi and Masai Mara.. I speak Polish, English, understand Ukrainian, Czech, Slovakian and a bit of Russian.. In Swahili I sing the welcome song very well :) good luck to you!

[@socialmisfit8621]

Nice 2 know someone likes my country. I live in Kenya.

[@socialmisfit8621]

I live in Nairobi although my countryside is Mombasa

[@YuriRadavchuk]

Hi Anya. Jestem z Ukrainy i mówię po rosyjsku, po angielsku i oczywiście po ukrainsku. Bardzo dobrze rozumiem Bieloruski. Jeśli chcesz poćwiczyć - pamiętaj moją propozycję.

[@nicksonkitalika23]

I am from Tanzania and a native swahili speaker but i really dont know this welcome song.. Can you tell me what is the welcome song of swahili

[@DeluxeDiscovery]

It's the Jambo song. I didn't know spelling so I copied and pasted here I do know how to sing it! Miss Kenya! Jambo, Jambo bwana, Habari gani, Mzuri sana. Wageni, Wakaribishwa, Kenya yetu Hakuna Matata. Kenya nchi nzuri, Hakuna Matata. Nchi ya maajabu Hakuna Matata. Nchi yenye amani, Hakuna Matata. Hope that helps 😀 

[@visittanzania7166]

Unaongea kiswahili kizuri sana. Unaongea kiswahili kuzuri kuliko watu wa kenya. Big ups

[@2010mermaid]

Terrific, Tim!!!! You inspire me so much. I used to LOVE Swahili, but all the idiots surrounding me, including my parents ha ha, thought I was nuts wanting to learn it, so I never did. How sad, huh? I'm glad you did. Hakuna matata ha ha. I also really want to travel to Africa. I love wildlife and am dying to go on safari. I think I should pick up my language learning habits again and not care how nerdy I seem.

[@ethelogallo1989]

Oh my gosh u speak better swahili than i do no lie and am from Kenyaa......hongera ndugu!!!!

[@Idafp]

omg, all that in 3 weeks?! I've been studying Spanish for 4 years and I'm faaar faaaaaaaaaar away from being able to say all that!

[@Phagocytosis]

Tell me about it! The same is true for me with Japanese. Well, just keep it up I guess -- someday we must be able to get there, right? :)

[@cicero1178]

Ida Björnfot why do you want to learn

[@albertnaffy7436]

Have taught myself Spanish a little in months but Swahili is far much easier than any language I can say you can ever teach yourself

[@albertnaffy7436]

Anyone wanna learn am ready to teach

[@matteosposato9448]

@@albertnaffy7436 Why do you say it's that easy?

[@gilbertmasubo]

hongera sana rafiki...kiswahili chako kizuri sana hongera. Nimesisimuka sana hususani niko nje ya Tanzania na nimeweza kukusikia unaongea lugha yangu. Salamu nyingi sana na karibu Tanzania. keep it up.

[@ansuyathappa5533]

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[@nickelmudric13]

Okkk

[@wambaamwambaje1272]

Kajitahidi sana

[@3400seb]

You should really visit Tanzania! I went there half a year ago and I learned a bit of the language fast, but the way you master it is incredible. They really love to hear a foreign speak their language and I'm sure they would show you a lot of respect and love if you went there!

[@jonathanmaengo4281]

We loved him already.. for what he did, is pure class...much respect 👍🇹🇿

[@evankagoro1223]

Most of the fluent swahili is spoken in Tanzania! Especially the parts of coastal regions.

[@vannesajosephness_misfit]

Your Swahili is really good for studying only for three weeks. (Even though this video was posted 6 years ago 😂) I hope you have really improved over the time. :) BTW, I'm a native Swahili speaker. Keep up! 😄😄

[@lubangad]

thoroughly impressed by this boy. Endelea vivyo hivyo!

[@dylanwilkison4486]

you have really inspired me. i've been learning spanish for 4 years and i'm just now getting to the point where I have hispanic friends and i can hold conversations with them. i just ordered books to learn Portuguese and italian since they are so related.. then i will move on from there... you seriously are an inspiration.

[@Entotrte]

Me alegra saber que hay gente que se interesa por aprender español. Saludos desde España.

[@dylanwilkison4486]

Entotrte gracias! voy a España este verano para estudiar.

[@nicksonkitalika23]

Tim is really an inspirational guy.. I have been learning spanish for a month now and i was going great but unfortunately i luck people to speak with.. Hoping one day i should visit spain so as to improve my spanish. Gracias tim.

[@kitongamutuku8879]

Who else feels like cracking up after this. Damn! He speaks better than me. :)

[@HASASON]

Best and standard Swahili is spoken in Tanzania though other Eastern African Countries and others do too but the top cream of it you will get in Tanzania, coming to Tanzania will not only give you Swahili but its nature and amazing attractions plus hospitality of its people amongst 7 wonders of the world 3 of them found in Tanzania.

[@nicksonkitalika23]

I totally agree with you..i am from tanzania the reason being.. I have met very few kenyans who speak fluent swahili the rest it O.M.G broken swahili..

[@silaskaleso5732]

Kiswhili ni ya watu wajaenda shule ..

[@habil6545]

I'm 9 years late but I'll still say this no one makes this kind of progress unless you have a computer for a brain and your pronunciation is amazing too hats off to you sir and this coming from a native speaker from Tanzania.

[@kape4307]

that was amazing! you speak better than i can. i moved here in the US 5 years ago from Kenya i just learned to read and write. English it taking over my brain. I speak Arabic and Swahili, now English and i'm taking Spanish at school. its hard not to forget my other two languages. but man you did very well i'm impressed by you!

[@Lizziesouth]

WOW!!! He speaks it with the authentic accent...this is motivating

[@Mlunja]

You are the best one,you speak it really good,then one day you will become a teacher of swahili in your country,much love from 🇹🇿

[@fauzK]

Kwa kusema ukweli,Tim amenifurahisha sana kwa ustadi wake wa Lugha ya Kiswahili .Umewashinda watu Wengi Hata hapa Kenya.Huwezi amini Nina marafiki ambao hawajui Kiswahili kabisa na wanaishi Kenya.Hongera Tim

[@nmasoud5323]

Wow. This is amazing, for 3 weeks you're a natural. I was born in Zanzibar and lived there for 9 years but you're probably better than me. You should really go to Zanzibar, you wont struggle with the language there and It's a beautiful Island

[@MeganAbbottInMorocco]

what is your secret?! this is insane! nice work.

[@albertnaffy7436]

Am still awed by the the fact he quite speaks deep Swahili than I do

[@Big-guy1981]

He's very smart. Probably 140+ IQ.

[@nemoschmitz2374]

I just spent 2 weeks learning swahili and remembered this video, came here and almost understood everything he said. Even though it's a great achievement, if honestly not a miracle. The only thing I (and he probably) did was to spend a lot of time practicing. I learned some grammar rules, just larllearned how they work, didn't practice them much. I learned many words and always tried to find sentences that include them. This way the grammar structures I learned would appear again and again. Therefore I get used to them more and more. Of course I have to admit I had a lot of time in these two weeks. If you're working a full time job it's gonna take a bit longer, but if you put in a lot of time and practice, then you can get there relatively fast

[@lebeccthecomputer6158]

Black French the dude is undoubtedly in the PG range of giftedness, I wouldn’t put him lower than 170 for verbal IQ at least

[@iankamanda]

That was amazing. Im Kenyan and i can very easily tell you that your Swahili was great. Aside from a tiny mistake here or there, you nailed it.

[@georgebagomwa2196]

You are good and a fast learner. About kiswahili, most of the people miss the big picture, "its from Tanzania, and it is the only country with people speaking and knowing it best". Kwa kuwa unampango wa kuja Zanzibar, karibu sana Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, na ninatumaini utakuwa na mengi ya kujifunza kutoka huku.

[@mzeekamau]

Wow! As a speaker of Kiswahili I would say this is pretty impressive

[@valiantglamour4055]

unaongea kiswahili vizuri sana ...karibu Tanzania .... Kiswahili ni lugha nzuri .... karibu pwani ya dar es salaam na Zanzibar ❤

[@josephmarwa5670]

Welcome to Zanzibar. I'm now in mainland but I have been in Zanzibar for many years you will love to enjoy Zanzibar Swahili flavor it is unique and very perfect

[@danieljoseph8758]

Hi Tin my name is Daniel l come from Tanzania me with my friends we like the way you speak swahili your welcome in Tanzania we’re proud of you #swahili to the world kalibu sana Tanzania kalibu Africa mashaliki

[@ashiaku9864]

Damn lol. I’m jealous. I’m trying to learn Swahili, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and Yoruba and Igbo. I love Africa and I think it’s ashame not as many people speak such beautiful languages

[@leilaningetich1661]

This is soo good.! Kenyan coastal areas speak perfect Swahili but the rest can't help but throw in some English words in every sentence. Kudos for that.!

[@StoryTime4AllKids]

Hongera Tim, Ukisha maliza kujifunza Kiswahilli, itabidi ujifunze Sheng ndiposa ukija kenya uweze kuzungumza na vijana wa mtaa, au sio !

[@thomasgonzalez2968]

Hello there, Tim! Truly impressed by your linguistic gift. I do have a few questions for you that I hope you have time to answer someday: (1) Which language(s) has/have been the most challenging for you to learn in your self-study? (2) What has been your approach to acquiring a conversational fluency this quickly? (3) Do you hire tutors or have friends in these target languages who can provide instant feedback about your grammar and pronunciation, so that you can immediately apply what you may have learned from books/software/conversation? (4) How many months/years do you typically spend on a language before you are comfortable moving onto the next challenge? (5) How often do you revisit your "old" languages for maintenance? I presume that as a US citizen, you have done your best to immerse yourself in other languages, but as a linguist graduate myself (and as a soon-to-be speech-language pathologist), I would like to know how much of the foreign language and culture you are absorbing by living only in the US. To me, it is impossible to separate culture (i.e., music, dance, art, history, politics, science, etc.) from language, so I am trying to understand how you are truly experiencing the language and making those ideally lifelong associations between the words/concepts and their referents through high-quality, natural, in-person interactions on a regular basis. Lastly, in my profession, there is a major distinction we should acknowledge in foreign language ability: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS), which usually requires 1-2 years of intensive study, and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP), which typically takes 5-7 years for mastery. On one hand, to reach the BICS level in any foreign language, you are expected to greet, ask/answer questions, share/understand narratives, make requests about your wants and needs, and engage in turn-taking with peers. On the other hand, to reach the CALP level, you should be comfortable explaining and comprehending advanced academic concepts (e.g., scientific theories, mathematical concepts), arguing/debating various topics at length (e.g., philosophy, religion, psychology, etc.), reading advanced literature, writing expository essays, and more -- without noticeable word-finding difficulties or a dependence on an online dictionary. Final question: Would you say you have reached the CALP level of the many languages you know, or is the BICS level a more accurate description of your foreign language abilities? Anyway, I hope your passion for language learning never fades away. Keep up the enthusiasm! You are an inspiration, especially in a country known for having primarily monoglots. Kind regards, Thomas

[@mvedeel]

Jambo ! Una sema kiswhahili m'zuri sana ! Kweri ! Mi nasema kiswahili vile vile alakini iko kiswahili wa Congo na Burundi. You did a great job !

[@iracquel19]

Hongera sana kwa kujifunza lugha ya kiswahili....kiswahili ni lugha yenye utajiri mkubwa na nina imani kuwa utaipenda ukishaifahamu kwa ukamilifu

[@rhodakaruga9504]

Umesema vyema sana. I am just now starting to Interpret in the courts, social services and in medical settings. This is a great way to continue to learn and improve even for me as anative speaker. As Ron said, tembea Mombasa wiki mbili tu na uta sema vyema kuliko wengine wengi. Matamshi yako ni sawa na wa Tanzania kwa hivyo usisumbuke sana kubadilisha hiyo kama Amani alivyo sema. Great job!

[@levisryan]

OH MY GOD, your Swahili is so good Tim. I would have never guessed what some of those words were in Kiswahili, and it's my first language. Hongera.

[@abdul-rahimfaraji4837]

If you're Kenyan then that makes sense because Kenyans speak terrible Swahili.

[@LadyKveldulf]

This is really cool. You're very inspiring. I want to visit Kenya, so I'm interested in learning Swahili. You make it look so easy. Keep up the good work!!

[@albertnaffy7436]

It's quite easy if you have interest..

[@joegathu]

From one swahili speaker to another, you rock! You're actually an inspiration! Am pure kenyan and am ashamed to say i failed miserably in my swahili exams. I usually got D's. The fact that you speak fluently after 3 weeks practise is just amazing. Well done and congratulations!

[@nzwibasson8479]

You do really better. I am a native speaker of kiswahili. You have really inspired me to make more efforts in learning languages so that I can be fast in mastering languages

[@kassimungemba5830]

Safi sana! Unazungumza Kiswahili kizuri kuliko Wakenya wengi ( I'm from Tanzania). Hongera sana, nimefurahi!

[@Maurayne]

Tim, umejivunia kuwa mtu wa ajabu. Nimesikiliza yote umeyosema na nimeshangaa sana. Kijana wa miaka kumi na tano tu anaongea lugha yangu baada ya mda mchache sana. Kweli yote yanaweza fanyika, ukitia bidii tu. Sisi wote tunatakikiwa kuwa tunaipenda lugha yetu kama wewe. Good job Tim.

[@The911assasin]

Unazungumza kiswahili kilichokwenda shule..hata baadhi ya waswahili hawajui mfano..viambishi..good job dude...hongera sana.

[@highvibes4139]

WOW this is soo refreshing, Nice pronunciation as well as a very great vocabulary ! Thank you very much for posting

[@kathambintoinya1212]

tim uko na uhakika hujaishi afrika mashariki...umejaribu sana angalau nmeona umejaribu kutumia misamiati endelea vivyo hivyo utakuwa bora zaidi

[@maureenkasuku]

Tim this is great! You speak very well for a beginner. Matamshi yako ni mazuri na ni dhahiri kwamba iwapo utaweza kuzuru Zanzibar basi utapata fursa ya kuzungumza hata zaidi. Hongera Kwako.

[@fazilete]

Excellent. I have lived in Kenya and studied Kiswahili as a subject and I cannot speak so well. Keep it up young man !

[@nicksonkitalika23]

Wooow.... Thats nice.... I am so impressed that there are some people who devote there time learning swahili. Tim if you really love speaking swahili.i recommend you to visit Tanzania atleast once..even kenya not bad but Tanzania is the best since thats where it originated by the way kenyans speak a very broken swahili...keep up

[@swabrigas7]

Hongera Kwa kuongea Kiswahili.... Unakijua sana... Ni rahisi sana na karibuni utakuwa unazungumza kama Waswahili..... ENdelea kusoma kiswahili.... Njoo Kenya Pia... Tuko tayari kukufundisha.... Hivo hivo kama ulivyosema unapenda culture.... Utaweza ona culture mbali mbali

[@shenjamamzingi7950]

We Mwanangu,nakuombea ujue Uislam na uwe miongoni mwa Waislam,ndio utasalimika na Dunia na kesho Akhera,Ameen

[@hassanovajunior7771]

hongera tim umenifurahisha sana umejuwa kiswahili vizuri Sana karibu Africa ya mashariki

[@sammbaaro9758]

Hi Tim. If you did this in 3 weeks, and that you are not memorizing a script,then I would say that you are an A+++ in languages. I have lived in Kenya for 3 decades and I can say that your swahili is better than an average Kenyan.

[@thesocialxp5585]

This was absolutely perfect Tim! I do not even remember the last time I used a word like "viambishi awali" for prefixes or "kanda" for "region" and I live in this "kanda" where swahili is spoken on the daily! Perfect accent to accompany your mastery of the language too...far too perfect actually... and I say perfect because I have spoken your language "English" longer and in a terrible accent so far and have no plans of perfecting it because, let's face it, I will be faking it.

[@bazibuhemuhabwa4838]

Well done Tom. Welcome in swahili speaking community. Your brother from Canada born and raised in swahili. 🥰🥰

[@freedomm]

Hongera Tim. Kiswahili chako kizuri sana. Mimi mwenyewe najaribu kujifunza kihispania na kireno lakini na tarajia itachukua mda mrefu kuliko wiki chache tu.

[@BrendaGarcia-dj2ew]

I want to learn Swahili! Can you give me some tips and probably references to books, or anything that could help me learn?

[@albertnaffy7436]

Jambo Brenda..I can teach you Swahili if you want

[@vincentkatumali1345]

Brenda I'm will to offer you an assistance am a good swahili teacher

[@user-wb1vm9ex4k]

I want to learn too

[@paolodominici202]

Try Assimil or Teach Yourself books

[@hetaeramancer]

Duolingo

[@sethread8978]

Tim, I just started learning KIswahili a week ago, and I'd like to thank you for the inspiration! Asante! I hope to be able to speak to you or another fluent speaker by the end of the summer.

[@candyo4670]

Polyglot Pal Hongera kwa kuzungumza Kiswahili Sanifu, hapa nchini Kenya, vijana umri wako husikia aibu kuongea na ni sababu hiyo, nakutakia kila la heri katika masomo ya Kiswahili na usife moyo Mtaka cha mvunguni, sharti ainame Cheers

[@ericbahizi6526]

hongela kuongea kiswahilii sanifi nahitagi nambari yako niweze kungumza nawe nami nimnyarwa nakupenda sana lala salama mola abariki

[@susucadey]

na ongea kiswahili pia lakini si sana, nime zaliwa kenya lakini mini msomali,,nime jifunza kiswahili mwenyewe at school, lakini siku hizi na sahau bt i will try ma best not to forget :) have long life :D

[@fatmastawbry6090]

this young man is intrested in swahili culture and religion.welcome mr.

[@Fhhijkk]

its good, u should go to tanzania as one of your adventures in life. Its amaizing

[@amenakadibhai9163]

This is amazing! I'm from Zanzibar and not fluent like Tim!

[@mrok284]

Excellent. Iam Swahili speaker from Zanzibar.

[@aturninthegameof...4584]

This is amazing, I myself am planning to learn one of the Bantu languages after I learn Nahuatl, probably Swahilli.

[@cicero1178]

You should try Yoruba. That is one of the most difficult to learn

[@rimun5235]

Unazungumza vizuri sana. Kwanzaa, swahili yako saa hizi imepita ya wakenya wengi. Hawa jifundishi kiswahili sanifu na wamechafucha lugha sana.

[@nicksonkitalika23]

Ni kweli kabisa.... Wakenya wengi wameichafua lugha ya kiswahili... Hii ni aibu kubwa... Why cant they learn from we tanzanians... We dont speak that bad..

[@swahiliadventureracademy4309]

Very impressive. Thank you for learning Swahili and you inspire others to learn it also. Amazing job!

[@meowsaidthecat5338]

I have only started yesterday to Learn Swahili...I think it is ' easy' as the sounds are not difficult to pronounce..also words do not seem to change much in different forms...so far not as daunting as I thought it would be...:) And good reason to go to East-Africa...

[@peterkarama570]

Nice my little brother, you're speaking very well but u have to continue to Lean Swahili. Swahili is our languages here in Tanzania we proud so much. I can speak 3 languages apart the Swahili ENGLISH. SPANISH. ITALIAN and my language Swahili

[@alialmaawy8865]

I thnk tim is not right to say you are good but instead you are great.Cause you speak it with good gramar even better than the locals.👏

[@joao7costa]

Really waiting for you to speak Portuguese. Boa sorte, um abraço do Brasil! Keep with the good work, man

[@AdrianMunyua]

Hongera! Unazungumza kiswahili kizuri mno. Bidii yako haitaambulia patupu. Ukizuru Afrika Mashariki usisahau kupitia Nairobi, Kenya uone mbuga ya wanyama-pori ya Nairobi ambayo ni mbuga pekee duniani iliyo ndani ya jiji.

[@stephengitau1830]

Kiswahili chako ni kizuri sana......lakini lahaja yako..yanichekesha kidogo. Najifunza Kigerumani sasa. Mimi ni Mbantu. Mimi ni Mkenya na naishi Nairobi. Hongera Tim!!!!

[@user-iy7zs9go8t]

Your Swahili speaking skills are better than mine!! I’m impressed

[@DanNaim400]

wow....tim waongea kiswahili....hongera sana....

[@thiesco8]

Hey Tim, I am impressed! u speak better kiswahili than me, i can't believe you only learnt all that in 3 weeks!

[@swahiliexperience]

Shukran! Hongera Kijana. Unafahamu Kiswahili sanifu bora sana!

[@kautharaboubakar312]

Hongera tim we ni mkali sana, kiswahili chako ni kizuri

[@Saraleila321]

Amazing! i love the fact that you took the time to learn a foreign language unlike most people....

[@franklinmichaeltrevor1985]

nakuona unaweza weza unajitahidi na usikate tamaa never give up kwasababu mimi nimezaliwa east africa lakini wazazi wangu my parents wote ni waarbu arabians kutoka middle east.kusema la ukweli mimi napata tabu shuleni kufahamu kiarabu kwasababu we moved to middle east, but i will never relegate my hope trying to understand and speaking arabic cuz i've never experience any complicated language than arabic.kwa hiyo endelea usikate tamaa :-)

[@rainoy89]

Jambo !!! yeah!! I study kiswahili at University of Florida !!! you shouyld joined us!! I'll become your fan now. you're soooooo good. Have a good day x

[@Jackpk100]

I've always wanted to be a polyglot, and Swahili was down low on the list of languages I'd like to learn. Then I watched this, now I can't wait to learn it!

[@qaasimabdulrahman7465]

karibu sana zanzibar...you will definitely love it..

[@buberwajohn1312]

Mzee baba unaongea vizuri sana kwa mtu ambaye anajifunza lugha hii yetu ya kiswahili.

[@kenkoome]

Kazi nzuri sana. Rafiki Kiswahili chako ni kitamu kama asali. Kwa hakika ulijitahidi mno ndiposa ukaweza kuzungumza kiswahili kizuri kama hiki. Mimi ni mkenya na hivi sasa niko Ivy fulani na najifunza Kihibrania(hebrew). Umejifunza kihibrania? Ni lugha nzuri sana pia. Hongera, zidi kutia juhudi za duduvule na mwishowe utatoboa mti!

[@gangmore9091]

Welcome zanzibar muda wowote na utajua zaidi kuongea kiswahili kizuri kuliko sehemu yoyote 🥰

[@freedomm]

Swahili is spoken/understood in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, the Comoros, parts of South Sudan, Somalia, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, the Seychelles, and a pockets of the gulf in Oman and Yemen. Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia. Your choice.

[@user-lu8vw3re4w]

Bruh you speak Swahili better than me 😅 hope you’re doing well Tim. Intelligent man

[@dullamambi7017]

MASHALLAH, MUNGU AKUZIDISHIE KIPAJI CHAKO, UNAJITAHIDI SANA, HATA LAHAJA YAKO NA MATAMSHI YAKO NI MAZURI SANA, UMEKOSEA NENO MOJA TU KULITAMKA VIZURI, KIKUU, CHUO KIKUU = UNIVERSITY

[@taskmaster0348]

That's interesting, it sounds like he's a Congolese person speaking Swahili

[@burntbibzzz]

yes, im a swahili and I can speak a litle arabic, swahili is a mixture of arabic and origanall african language. ya salaam

[@robertodundo2269]

For a self taught person, your Kiswahilli is good . Keep it up.

[@abdulking1429]

Excellent bro.am from Tanzania and that's a big progress for you so kazana kaka upo vizuri

[@noreagaal-mo8553]

Hello tim, you've just made my day mate! thanks for in-boxing me the video. I am from Kenya and must i say, Kiswahili chako ni fasaha mno! umejitahidi vilivyo na kwahivyo ningependa kukupongeza na kukushauri uzidi kijifunza lugha ya Kiswahili. Umenifanya niwe na furaha isio na kifani, na ikiwa ungependa usaidiza zaidi ili uendelee kujifunza lugha hii njema, tafadhali usisite kunishauri na mimi niko tayari kutoa usaidizi! Hongera mno na zidi kufanya kazi hii bora.Umekaribishwa Kenya wakati wowote

[@Tylee29]

Tim uko juu, Kaka. Sisemi kitu. Wakenya waeza wakajifunza mengi kutoka kwako, hususan wale ambao washakidharau Kiswahili. Swali moja tu: kwa kujifunza lugha zote hizo na kujua, si utasahau lugha nyengine baada ya kujua lugha tofauti na ile unayokuwa wajifunza wakati fulani???

[@PrairieMonkey]

I just finished your TedTalks video titled "Breaking the Language Barrier". I'll be looking through your videos & playlists as part of my efforts to learn Swahili, Sheng, & some of the tribal languages, since I'm a volunteer teacher in Kenya. I had a suggestion that you might consider, have you though of doing some videos on learning accents? I had noticed you mentioning that it was your ability to pick up accents that preceded your path to being a polyglot. I have noticed that there is very little about learning accents compared to the vast amount of videos with tips to learning languages. I'm not interested in picking up accents for "cool" factor, but to be better able to communicate in the languages I'm working on. Thx & good luck.

[@misterbombasticgralak]

Wow!! So proud, I'm also 15 years old student! But not understand too much words like you! you have understand 9 languages.. Btw Im From Malaysian :)

[@paulwashington5987]

Swahili has a simple grammar, but has long words

[@jakobkirbach7318]

It's better to stop thinking of them as long words. Think of them as a bunch of tiny words without spaces. That's really what they are. Tiny words glued together.

[@nemoschmitz2374]

@@jakobkirbach7318 exactly. Once you get used to the fact that they put the subject marker, time marker and object marker in the front of the verb, it almost doesn't feel like a long word anymore. Nilikuona is just niliku (=I did you) ona (see) to me

[@user-iy7zs9go8t]

Oh hell no! I know a lots of words but the grammar is too complicated and that’s what’s holding me back

[@lucianogalarza3597]

Wow man ! ! you have so many books behind. I like it ! !