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[sayyeda786]

~Jewel~, on Apr 7 2006, 11:55 AM, said:

It was a typo
btw sayyeda786.......i know youuuuuu

loll.. i knw u 2!!!!!

[mohsin786]

hu bow fine rite gujrati nati bolto ne hu swahili nati bolto, pun mare parents dar e salam me retata.

[Al Faraj]

s4ever, on Apr 2 2006, 03:44 PM, said:

Ooo Asante sana ndugu. Wewe una ishi nchi gani? Mimi natoka TZ lakini na soma kanada..

Haliyan naishi london, UK lakini mzaliwaji mombasa. Gujurati naelewa hapa na pale lakini Katchi ndio lugha ambayo tunaongea kwa aghlabu. Tukumbuke kwa dua zenu inshaallah. Nadhaani wewe ni mkhoja, mimi pia ni mkhoja lakini kwa msaala ya mia bil mia labda kuna ishkali.  

Wasalaam.

[Princess-Sayyeda]

Al Faraj, on Apr 11 2006, 08:03 PM, said:

Haliyan naishi london, UK lakini mzaliwaji mombasa. Gujurati naelewa hapa na pale lakini Katchi ndio lugha ambayo tunaongea kwa aghlabu. Tukumbuke kwa dua zenu inshaallah. Nadhaani wewe ni mkhoja, mimi pia ni mkhoja lakini kwa msaala ya mia bil mia labda kuna ishkali.  

Wasalaam.

MashAllah I must say kiswahili yako ni nzuri sana! Inapiga yangu!

Well yes kuku paka ni waat kaun start kairu?   lol

Hitte biya koi kutchi bolan wara nain?

[sayyeda786]

Al Faraj, on Apr 11 2006, 08:03 PM, said:

Haliyan naishi london, UK lakini mzaliwaji mombasa. Gujurati naelewa hapa na pale lakini Katchi ndio lugha ambayo tunaongea kwa aghlabu. Tukumbuke kwa dua zenu inshaallah. Nadhaani wewe ni mkhoja, mimi pia ni mkhoja lakini kwa msaala ya mia bil mia labda kuna ishkali.

Wasalaam.

woww.. ur swahili is guddd..! ive bn staying in mombasa.. n i can barely even speak it! i understood all except the abit of the part in bold.. lol



^ princess sayyeda lol.. ow katchi bolaati.. pan toji style jarak different aai.. i use "hida" instead of "hite".. ow well.. its katchi though

[Al Faraj]

Nashukuru sana Princess Sayyeda, ingapo kusema ukweli kiswahili changu kimekua dhaifu sana.

I always loved Swahili even whilst being at Primary School which was a bit out of the norm for a typical Khoja but anyways. Sister sayyeda786, the part in bold reads; but as for the question on 100%, perhaps there may be a difference of opinion. Ishkaal is also used in Arabic and unfortunately, many of the Arabic words are no longer used in colloquial Swahili.

All Swahili speakers should listen to Sheikh Abdullahi Nasser who lives in Mombasa. He is a highly knowledgeable Aalim, although he doesn't wear an Amama, and doesn't get the respect he deserves for the most part by Khojas. Another reason why you should listen to him is because he is a pioneer in the revival of traditional Swahili, all you have to do is listen to a lecture of his.

Wasalaam.

[Simba]

^ lol, bro your swahili is hardcore. Mine is nowhere near that. I speak only TZnian slang swahili, lol.

I am also a katchi speaker at home.  

Munja mum gujrati bolenta ane munja dad katchi boldha wa etle au bai ba sikhios..  


sayyeda786 bai ay kida rionta?

Princess-Sayyeda, on Apr 11 2006, 01:52 PM, said:

MashAllah I must say kiswahili yako ni nzuri sana! Inapiga yangu!

Well yes kuku paka ni waat kaun start kairu?   lol

Hitte biya koi kutchi bolan wara nain?

Lol, ha au katchi bolanto lakini mane gujrati pan awre che.. ane hu kuku paka achkal bau fine banawu chu  

jamani ay si mt. kilimanjaro charanle wiya wa??? poe kuro thio? mathe sudhi pujia ke na? next trip kyare ae?? muke pan achnu ae...

[soul_in_training]

  Katchi!!!!!!

Munji katchi jarak fine thyo aye, after living with my grandma for a while!  

cant even speak proper gujju  

[Jawhara]

Al Faraj, on Apr 11 2006, 06:03 PM, said:

Haliyan naishi london, UK lakini mzaliwaji mombasa. Gujurati naelewa hapa na pale lakini Katchi ndio lugha ambayo tunaongea kwa aghlabu. Tukumbuke kwa dua zenu inshaallah. Nadhaani wewe ni mkhoja, mimi pia ni mkhoja lakini kwa msaala ya mia bil mia labda kuna ishkali.  

Wasalaam.

awesome swahilli man.. .I'm not going to even try speaking because you'll all end up in fits of laughter  
Sayyeda 786...au bhuliways ke ay kachee ayo...

[Al Faraj]

The Nairobi slang is excellent, prefer it over the Mombasa one. You can't beat a Tanzanian in an argument over swahili so I raise my hands to you Br. s4ever lol. Your last two sentences honestly reminded me of home, lol

I won't even think of typing in Katchi thank you very much. On a serious note though, its important that we keep our culture and for us albeit being Khojas, I think Swahili comes into the equation somewhat. Its particularly beneficial for those who want to learn Arabic. Trust me, if you know good Swahili you can walk into an Arabic lecture right now and understand at least 15% of what is being said and it'll take you half the time it takes to learn the language.

Aww jarak try kardos Katchi bolele. To aakhir me chono wo ke ayy mare dua me yaad karo panke ne Insha'Allah biyo wakhat sundi, KhudaHafiz.

[sayyeda786]

^ lol sometimes i wish i'd paid more attention to my swahili classes in primary...
ow, well.. lol.. & yeah Sheikh Abdillahi Nasser's lectures are really nice.. my dad listens to them quite alot (n then tells me what he heard).. they also come on radio sometimes..

sis jewel tu bhuliway..? lolll..

bro s4ever ow mombasa me ryaati..



anyone ever talked katchilish..? i do that with my friends quite alot.. one min im talking in eng n the next in katchi n i don't even realise itt....!

[Jawhara]

^ us Mombasians bow cool ay  

[sayyeda786]

^ haa sache..  tu mombasa miss kareti?lighthouse yaad aai?

[Simba]

^ I'm sure, jewel bai wagar mombasa me bau *shanti* ae.. lol ne?

Lol @ katchilish, thats nothing compare to my gujkatchkiswalish  

ehe bro Faraj, nini story za huko? ai ki? huko uingereza una soma au una fanya kazi? mi mkhoja pia na mwanafunzi hapa kanada..Na somea udaktari..


Sis sayyeda786, salaa la, ay pan mombasa thi ayo?? muke lageto ke hane najik me aakhi mombasa ji jamaat shiachat me achi windhi.. lol Au s4, tanga waaro  

Panji wate light house nai pan raskazone ay.. ane dar me oysterbay ae.. hehe

ane panji princess sayyeda bai mountain mathe charia ane poe paccha niche nai awia etle haji sudhi jawab nai  

Edited by s4ever, 12 April 2006 - 10:44 AM.

[sayyeda786]

^ loll jewel bai bow shant aai.. ne bow aaj dai

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ay pan mombasa thi ayo?? muke lageto ke hane najik me aakhi mombasa ji jamaat shiachat me achi windhi

khaali ba jana hida aai.. lol..
aai tanga waaara ayo..! ow wai wis tanga august mei fine aai.. pan nindho gaam aai..
woww.. princess sayyeda bow luckyyy aai.. muke ero winu aai charnle mountain.. munji friend muke chay bow aj hard aai..

[Simba]

^ lol, jewel bai wagar *shanti* ee to muke khabar ae.. pan ee bau *dayo* ee muke nai khabar  

bana Tanga achkal jarae fine nai.. bau dead thai wio ae.. au pan wio wos huda august me.. aakho vumbi vumbi thai wio saw.. ahh

ane mount kilimanjaro charanjo bau hard nai.. will power strong khape.. first peak sudhi mare charenta pan huda thi nikri ne second peak sudhi... hmm, ndio story ne mare problem ae..

[Princess-Sayyeda]

Al Faraj, on Apr 12 2006, 12:58 AM, said:

The Nairobi slang is excellent, prefer it over the Mombasa one. You can't beat a Tanzanian in an argument over swahili so I raise my hands to you Br. s4ever lol. Your last two sentences honestly reminded me of home, lol

I won't even think of typing in Katchi thank you very much. On a serious note though, its important that we keep our culture and for us albeit being Khojas, I think Swahili comes into the equation somewhat. Its particularly beneficial for those who want to learn Arabic. Trust me, if you know good Swahili you can walk into an Arabic lecture right now and understand at least 15% of what is being said and it'll take you half the time it takes to learn the language.

Aww jarak try kardos Katchi bolele. To aakhir me chono wo ke ayy mare dua me yaad karo panke ne Insha'Allah biyo wakhat sundi, KhudaHafiz.

Biyo wakhat sudhi? Insha'Allah ane panke pan dua mein yaad karo!

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s4ever wrote: jamani ay si mt. kilimanjaro charanle wiya wa??? poe kuro thio? mathe sudhi pujia ke na? next trip kyare ae?? muke pan achnu ae...  

Haa bana... wai wis... second time infact... bas disappointed anya ke i couldn't make it... strength naa wo! naa khendi wis! next time au windhis, etlo mare khendhis paka au poncha!   next trip ay july ane dec mein... maybe au dec mein widhis... not sure though!

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ane panji princess sayyeda bai mountain mathe charia ane poe paccha niche nai awia etle haji sudhi jawab nai  

Ay loka hetlo jaldi jaldi jawaab diyo ta! Masha'Allah... pan au khali one evening to another log in thiya ti... kura kara hetlo mare kam weto ane college!

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Sayyeda786 wrote: woww.. princess sayyeda bow luckyyy aai.. muke ero winu aai charnle mountain.. munji friend muke chay bow aj hard aai..  

Well au second time wais... bowwaj difficult ay! bawwaj exercise karanji jaroor ay! Inshallah ayloka pan windha!

sayyeda786, on Apr 12 2006, 01:21 PM, said:

^ lol sometimes i wish i'd paid more attention to my swahili classes in primary...
ow, well.. lol.. & yeah Sheikh Abdillahi Nasser's lectures are really nice.. my dad listens to them quite alot (n then tells me what he heard).. they also come on radio sometimes..

sis jewel tu bhuliway..? lolll..

bro s4ever ow mombasa me ryaati..



anyone ever talked katchilish..? i do that with my friends quite alot.. one min im talking in eng n the next in katchi n i don't even realise itt....!

I remember this incident, where I was talking to a client over the phone regarding the financial statements and instead of asking him to hold... I actually said... Hakri minnn... and ooopppsss   I corrected myself jaldi!

It happens sometimes!

sayyeda786, on Apr 11 2006, 09:24 PM, said:

woww.. ur swahili is guddd..! ive bn staying in mombasa.. n i can barely even speak it! i understood all except the abit of the part in bold.. lol



^ princess sayyeda lol.. ow katchi bolaati.. pan toji style jarak different aai.. i use "hida" instead of "hite".. ow well.. its katchi though

Yeah probably your kutchi is the shudh pure one!

You might be saying wenjanle but I say ongorane... You might be saying sanni but I say patri! hehe But we mean the same thing!

Edited by Princess-Sayyeda, 12 April 2006 - 04:00 PM.

[sayyeda786]

^ lol i say ongarane but i also say sani.. lol..
we cud probably plan sum mountain climbin in july..
maybe sis jewel can join us.. she'l be in msa around that timee.. but then it depends...

[Umme_Abeeha]

KEM CHE ALLL

Majaama che
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[habib e najjaar]

i dunno why but i was expectin to find some REAL swahilis here, ah well too bad
hamjambo nyote?
and kiswahili chenu si kizuri saaaana, lakini s4 kidogo ajaribu upande wa usanifu.al faraj pia namwona amekizoeazoea.





as for your translations of kukupaka loo, mumenichekesha mpaka mbavu zaniuma!
kuku ni chicken...kweli nakubali
lakini paka.... mumesahau kuwa paka ni neno la kudescribe 'apply' kama vile paka rangi, paka marashi na kadhalika.


lo! naskia raha mpaka kwa roho!
lool
paka..cat loool
pole kama nawadiss kiswahili chenu sana, lakini lo! sikuweza kujizuia!

kwaherini kwa sasa

mashaka ni huo upande wa kutchi na gujji , mi huwa naskia 'che' 'che' tu!

[Al Faraj]

Bwana s4ever wote hatujambo hapa. Nishawetembelea huko kwenu Kanada mbeleni, huko baridi inawamaliza, hapa lakini mvua haisimami, mfululiko sheikhe! Nasoma katika chuo kikuu (university) nasomea hisabu. InshaAllah utatuzuru hapa UK karibuni.  

Thanks for the correction Sr. Sayyeda, my Katchi is useless, as most of you would by now have deciphered.

Jee, majaama chu Sr greeneyes786, I am not a gujurati speaker understand it though, so I will leave it in the very safe hands of the rest, but welcome.

Sr habib e najjaar, hatujambo wote Alhamdulillah. Sisi pia tumefurahikia sana kulisikia kiswahili chako. Tumekizoeazoea lakini siku hizi kinayombayomba huku na huku; baada kulisikia uustadi na ujuzi lako pengine utalikerebisha kiswahili chetu cha hapa na pale.  

Imenibidii niseme kwamba nyinyi ni waswahili hakika, kila munapoenda lazima bendera ipepee. Ehh, kila napokuja Swahili naiona juu kabisa. Ndiyo hivo basi muendelee, NA HIYO NI MAENDELEO ama vile wanasema siku hizi; mambo pudding technology juu kwa juu!  

Wasalaam.

ps. Sr. sayyeda786 would you know of the radio frequency for the channel on which Shk. Abdullahi comes on and if its a regular thing or just a one off? Thanks in advance.

Edited by Al Faraj, 13 April 2006 - 10:07 AM.

[Jawhara]

S4ever ha au *dayi* aya...
Sayyeda786...muke mare yaad ay mombasa bare me..inshallah jade au summer me mombasa acha to pa majaa kardaasi    munsaate always majaa ache  
hehe..so cool to see so many swahilli and kachee speakers !!

[Princess-Sayyeda]

sayyeda786, on Apr 13 2006, 09:33 AM, said:

^ lol i say ongarane but i also say sani.. lol..
we cud probably plan sum mountain climbin in july..
maybe sis jewel can join us.. she'l be in msa around that timee.. but then it depends...

Insha'Allah!  

S4ever, ay windha toh huttej atki windha!  

[Simba]

habib e najjaar, on Apr 13 2006, 06:25 AM, said:

i dunno why but i was expectin to find some REAL swahilis here, ah well too bad
hamjambo nyote?
and kiswahili chenu si kizuri saaaana, lakini s4 kidogo ajaribu upande wa usanifu.al faraj pia namwona amekizoeazoea.
as for your translations of kukupaka :!!!: loo, mumenichekesha mpaka mbavu zaniuma!
kuku ni chicken...kweli nakubali
lakini paka.... mumesahau kuwa paka ni neno la kudescribe 'apply' kama vile paka rangi, paka marashi na kadhalika.

:!!!:
lo! naskia raha mpaka kwa roho!
lool
paka..cat loool
pole kama nawadiss kiswahili chenu sana, lakini lo! sikuweza kujizuia!

kwaherini kwa sasa

mashaka ni huo upande wa kutchi na gujji , mi huwa naskia 'che' 'che' tu!

Lol, mzee habibu :!!!: we ndio wa jua kiswahili... basi sasa uaanze kuji shauaaaaaaaaaaaaa ka nguo la mitumba   la hawla!

kukupaka as in apply uta pakaa aaje hiyo kuku?    na utai pakaa wapi?  

LOL haya wasalimie huko... na big daddy was village mamba pia

SIs sayyeda786, july is not a very good time for kilimanjaro climbing coz of the bad weather. Best time is december. However, people still go in July.. Good luck and make sure u reach the highest vertical point.

sis princess sayyeda, did you make it to gilmans atleast? lol, i wana make it to UHURU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Princess-Sayyeda, on Apr 13 2006, 12:16 PM, said:

Insha'Allah!  

S4ever, ay windha toh huttej atki windha!  

lol, na re na.. au inshallah paccho wardhos  

[Princess-Sayyeda]

s4ever, on Apr 13 2006, 07:34 PM, said:

Lol, mzee habibu we ndio wa jua kiswahili... basi sasa uaanze kuji shauaaaaaaaaaaaaa ka nguo la mitumba   la hawla!

kukupaka as in apply uta pakaa aaje hiyo kuku?    na utai pakaa wapi?  

LOL haya wasalimie huko... na big daddy was village mamba pia

SIs sayyeda786, july is not a very good time for kilimanjaro climbing coz of the bad weather. Best time is december. However, people still go in July.. Good luck and make sure u reach the highest vertical point.

sis princess sayyeda, did you make it to gilmans atleast? lol, i wana make it to UHURU!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol, na re na.. au inshallah paccho wardhos  

Ahhh bana! hehe    no i didn't make it to Gilmans!   but i'm sure next time, I'll make it to the peak!