Basic Swahili: Greetings and Responses:

Hello
Jambo-----------(any # of people)----------------Jambo
Hujambo--------(to one person)------------------Sijambo
Hamjambo---(to more than one person)-----Hatujambo
Hello (for special circumstances)**
Shikamo-------(to an elder person)---------Marahaba
Mambo------(slang, to a close friend)------Poa or Safi

** Shikamo literally means "I hold your feet"
Marahaba literally means "I'm delighted"
Mambo is the Swahili equivalent of "What's up?"
Poa and Safi basically mean "Cool" or "Fresh"
(Tanzanians usually think it's funny to hear a foreigner
use slang -- but, they respect people for trying to fit into their culture.)

How are you?
Habari? ------------------------------------------mzuri (good)
Habari ako?------------(how are things?)
Habari gani?------------(how are things?)
Habari za asubuhi? --(How's your morning?)
Habari za mchana?---(How's your afternoon?)
Habari za jioni?------(How's your evening?)
Habari za usiku?------(How's your night?)

Arriving
When approaching someone's door, call out call out "Hodi!" (which basically means "Anyone home?")

The appropriate response to "Hodi" is "Karibu" (singular) or "Karibuni" (plural) which means "Welcome" or "Come near"

When someone welcomes you, say "Asante" which means "Thank you"

Leaving
Kwaheri------------(good bye)-----------Kwaheri
Siku Njema---(Have a good day)---Asante (Thank you)
Usiku Mwema---(Have a good night)-----Asante

Useful Words and Phrases:

English--------------------------KiSwahili

Yes-----------------------------Ndiyo
No------------------------------Hapana or Siyo
Apologies:
Excuse me----------------------Samahani
Sorry---------------------------Pole
Expressing Confusion:
Say that again-------------------Sema tena
I don't understand--------------Sielewi
I don't know--------------------Sijui

Numbers:
1-----------------------------moja
2-----------------------------mbili
2----------------------------tatu
4-----------------------------nne
5-----------------------------tano
6------------------------------sita
7---------------------------saba
8----------------------------nane
9-----------------------------tisa
10------------------------------kumi
11----(ten and one)---------kumi na moja
12----(ten and two)---------kumi na mbili
13---(ten and three)--------kumi na tatu
20--------------------------ishrini
30----------------------------thelathini
40---------------------------arobani
50-----------------------------hamsini
60----------------------------sitini
70-------------------------sabani
80---------------------------themanini
90---------------------------tisini
100---------------------mia (moja)
150--------------mia moja hamsini
155-------------mia moja hamsini na tano
200---------------------mia mbili
1,000--------------------elfu moja
1,493----------elfu moja mia nne tisini na tatu