{"product_id":"learn-good-swahili-volume-1-of-3-a-step-by-step-complete-grammar-paperback","title":"Learn Good Swahili: Volume 1 of 3: A Step-by-step Complete Grammar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZahir K. Dhalla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn Good Swahili is presented in 3 volumes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/b\u003e: A Complete Grammar. 349 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e: 5,000+ words Swahili-English Dictionary. 370 pages. Includes a built-in mini-thesaurus. *, **see examples below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 3\u003c\/b\u003e: 5,000+ words English-Swahili Dictionary. 427 pages. Includes a built-in mini-thesaurus. *, **see examples below.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1 contains step-by-step explanations of all features of Swahili grammar, with lots of examples and exercises, plus indexes. For anyone new to Swahili or wants to improve or brush up - whether you are a tourist, an expatriate, a volunteer, etc in East Africa - these are the books you need to enhance your experience there, for being able to communicate with locals in their language is always most satisfying.\u003cbr\u003eAll proceeds of this book will go to needy school children in Tanga, Tanzania where the author was born, grew up and finished high school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*An example of a dictionary entry\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003elingana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u0026amp;nbsp v \u0026amp;nbsp\u0026amp;nbsp\u0026amp;nbsp match e.g. \u003ci\u003ekusoma kwa mtoto kunalingana umri wake\u003c\/i\u003e, the child's reading matches her age \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewhere \"v\" indicates verb. Note: All Swahili text in all volumes is italicized as seen above, to visually distinguish it from all the other English text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The built-in mini-thesaurus takes two forms\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(1) Related Words e.g. the entry for \"\u003ci\u003eabadan\u003c\/i\u003e\" has Related Words, as follows:  \"F\" = foreign-origin; \"adv\" = adverb] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eabadan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u0026amp;nbsp F \u0026amp;nbsp adv \u0026amp;nbsp\u0026amp;nbsp always e.g. \u003ci\u003eyeye abadan haridhi\u003c\/i\u003e, he is never contented\u003cbr\u003eRelated Words: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebaadaye\u003c\/i\u003e, later\/then\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edaima\u003c\/i\u003e, always\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehalafu\u003c\/i\u003e, then\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehuenda\u003c\/i\u003e, sometimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekabla ya\u003c\/i\u003e, before\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekamwe\u003c\/i\u003e, never\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekila mara\u003c\/i\u003e, every time, always\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekisha\u003c\/i\u003e, afterwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emilele\u003c\/i\u003e, forever\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003epunde\u003c\/i\u003e, shortly \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esasa\u003c\/i\u003e, now\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ezamani\u003c\/i\u003e, earlier \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(2) Words grouped under the following categories: body, building structure, fauna, food, number, person, produce, terrain, tool, utensil, vegetation (including flora) and for adjectives, colours e.g. some of the entries under \u003cb\u003ebody\u003c\/b\u003e are, in alphabetical order in English:  entries in brackets such as \"\u003ci\u003e(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e\" = (singular, plural prefixes); \"n\" = noun; \"V\", \"xFF\", \"xFV\", \"U\", \"T\" are noun groups as explained in Volume 1, Chapter 3: Nouns] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003emkono(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: arm\u003c\/b\u003e V\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekwapa(-, ma)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: armpit\u003c\/b\u003e xFF\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emgongo(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: back\u003c\/b\u003e V\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003endevu(-)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: beard\u003c\/b\u003e xFV\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emshipa(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: blood vessel\u003c\/b\u003e V\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emkia(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: tail\u003c\/b\u003e V\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003epaja(-, ma)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: thigh\u003c\/b\u003e xFF\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekoo(-, ma)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: throat\u003c\/b\u003e xFF\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eulimi(ul, nd)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: tongue\u003c\/b\u003e U\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emkonga(m, mi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: trunk (elephant)\u003c\/b\u003e V\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ekiuno(ki, vi)\u003c\/i\u003e n \u003cb\u003ebody: waist\u003c\/b\u003e T \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(A total of over 70 entries under \u003cb\u003ebody\u003c\/b\u003e)\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585664315699,"sku":"9781548004781","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bTdiMGpCeE5DZ25rbEo2NTRJUDlNZz09.webp?v=1761616774","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/learn-good-swahili-volume-1-of-3-a-step-by-step-complete-grammar-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}