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- Jina langu ni… / Ninatoka… , nom et origine10 min
- Nina miaka… / Ninafanya kazi… , âge et métier10 min
- Ninapenda… / Hobby yangu ni… , goûts et loisirs10 min
- Familia yangu , décrire sa famille10 min
- Baba / mama / kaka / dada , parents et fratrie10 min
- Babu / bibi / mjomba / shangazi , grands-parents et oncles10 min
- Mume / mke / mtoto , conjoint et enfants10 min
- Una ndugu wangapi? , combien de frères et sœurs10 min
- 1 à 20 , moja, mbili, tatu… ishirini10 min
- 20 à 1000 , thelathini, mia, elfu10 min
- Saa ngapi? , L'heure en système kiswahili12 min
- Bei gani? , Les prix et la monnaie10 min
- Siku za wiki , Les jours de la semaine10 min
- Miezi na misimu , Mois et saisons10 min
- Rangi , Les couleurs10 min
- Sifa , Les adjectifs (grand, petit, beau, mauvais…)10 min
- Milo , Les repas de la journée10 min
- Mgahawani , Au restaurant10 min
- Vyakula vya Afrika Mashariki , Plats d'Afrique de l'Est10 min
- Ladha , Les saveurs10 min
- Kupika , Cuisiner10 min
- Vyumba , Les pièces de la maison10 min
- Samani , Les meubles10 min
- Utaratibu wa kila siku , La routine quotidienne10 min
- Kazi za nyumbani , Les tâches ménagères10 min
- Nyumbani , Décrire sa maison10 min
- Vyombo vya usafiri , Les moyens de transport10 min
- Tiketi , Acheter un billet10 min
- Kuuliza njia , Demander son chemin10 min
- Teksi , Prendre un taxi10 min
- Sokoni , Au marché10 min
- Dukani , En magasin (vêtements)10 min
- Kupunguza bei , Négocier le prix10 min
- Kulipa , Payer10 min
- Michezo , Les sports10 min
- Wakati wa bure , Le temps libre10 min
- Hali ya hewa , La météo10 min
- Misimu na shughuli , Les saisons et activités10 min
- Msaada! , Au secours !10 min
- Hospitalini , À l'hôpital10 min
- Kupoteza na wizi , Perte et vol10 min
- Duka la dawa , La pharmacie10 min
- Shuleni , À l'école10 min
- Vifaa vya shule , Le matériel scolaire10 min
- Masomo , Les matières scolaires10 min
- Maktaba na kusoma , Bibliothèque et lecture10 min
- Kazi , Le travail10 min
- Kazi mbalimbali , Les différents métiers10 min
- Kutafuta kazi , Chercher un emploi10 min
- Saa za kazi , Les horaires de travail10 min
- Mjini , En ville10 min
- Sehemu za mji , Les lieux publics10 min
- Maelekezo , Les directions10 min
- Kuuliza njia , Demander son chemin (approfondi)10 min
- Hisia za msingi , Les émotions de base10 min
- Kuonyesha hisia , Exprimer ses sentiments10 min
- Hali ya kimwili , État physique10 min
- Sifa za tabia , Traits de caractère10 min
- Mavazi , Les vêtements de base10 min
- Rangi za mavazi , Les couleurs des vêtements10 min
- Muonekano , L'apparence physique10 min
- Wanyama wa nyumbani , Animaux domestiques10 min
- Wanyama wa porini , Animaux sauvages10 min
- Asili na mazingira , Nature et environnement10 min
- Simu , Le téléphone10 min
- Mtandao , Internet10 min
- Habari , Les nouvelles et l'information10 min
- Misemo ya kila siku , Expressions courantes10 min
- Methali , Proverbes essentiels10 min
- Sherehe , Les fêtes10 min
- Habari ! Jambo !10 min
- Jina langu ni... , Je m'appelle...10 min
- Chiffres et temps10 min
- La famille10 min
- + 3 more
- Mkutano wa kazi (Réunion professionnelle)15 min
- Kupatana bei sokoni (Négocier au marché)15 min
- Kazini , ofisi, mkutano, ripoti, bosi15 min
- Shuleni , darasa, mtihani, alama, mwalimu15 min
- + 2 more
- Hisia na hisia kali (Émotions et sentiments forts)15 min
- Kusimulia hadithi (Raconter une histoire)15 min
- Hoja na ushahidi (Argumenter avec preuves)15 min
- Maoni (nafikiri, kwa maoni yangu, nakubaliana/sikubaliani)15 min
- Hisia (furaha, huzuni, hasira, hofu)15 min
- + 2 more
- Sherehe na sikukuu (Fêtes et célébrations)15 min
- Methali za Kiswahili (Proverbes swahilis)15 min
- Kanga na leso (Tissus à messages)15 min
- Historia ya Afrika Mashariki (Zanzibar, biashara, uhuru)15 min
- Mila na desturi (harusi, mazishi, jando/unyago)15 min
- + 2 more
- Mombasa (Mji wa kale wa pwani)15 min
- Kilimanjaro (Mlima mkubwa zaidi Afrika)15 min
- Usafiri wa umma (Transport public)15 min
- Kupanga safari (Planifier un voyage)15 min
- Dar es Salaam (Bandari na Biashara)15 min
- + 2 more
- Viza na uhamiaji (Visa et immigration)15 min
- Hospitali na huduma za afya (Hôpital et santé)15 min
- Benki na huduma za fedha (Banque et services financiers)15 min
- Nyaraka (Documents officiels)15 min
- Benki na M-Pesa (Banque et paiement mobile)15 min
- + 2 more
- Vichwa vya habari (Titres de presse)15 min
- Mahojiano ya redio (Interview radio)15 min
- Mitandao ya kijamii (Réseaux sociaux)15 min
- Magazeti na redio (habari, mwandishi, gazeti)15 min
- Televisheni na mtandao (programu, YouTube, Instagram)15 min
- + 2 more
- Mfumo wa elimu (Système éducatif)15 min
- Afya ya umma (Santé publique)15 min
- Familia kubwa (La famille élargie)15 min
- Elimu (shule, chuo kikuu, mtihani, diploma)15 min
- Maisha ya kila siku (soko, duka, jirani, maisha)15 min
- + 2 more
- Uchaguzi (Les élections)15 min
- Uraia na haki za binadamu (Citoyenneté et droits humains)15 min
- Asasi za kiraia (Société civile et ONG)15 min
- Serikali ya Kenya (Gouvernement kényan)15 min
- Tanzania na Ujamaa (Tanzanie et socialisme africain)15 min
- + 2 more
- Mabadiliko ya tabianchi (Changement climatique)15 min
- Wanyama na uhifadhi (Faune et conservation)15 min
- Kilimo endelevu (Agriculture durable)15 min
- Serengeti (Uhamaji mkubwa wa wanyama)15 min
- Mlima Kilimanjaro (Paa la Afrika)15 min
- + 2 more
- Ujenzi wa pwani (Architecture swahilie)15 min
- Vyakula vya pwani (Cuisine swahilie)15 min
- Mashairi ya Kiswahili (Poésie classique)15 min
- Taarab (Muziki wa pwani)15 min
- Bongo flava (Muziki wa kisasa Tanzania)15 min
- + 2 more
- Akili bandia (Intelligence artificielle)15 min
- Biashara mtandaoni (E-commerce)15 min
- Usalama mtandaoni (Cybersécurité)15 min
- M-Pesa (Mapinduzi ya malipo ya simu)15 min
- Safaricom na simu za mkononi15 min
- + 2 more
- Classes M/Wa (personnes)15 min
- Verbes et temps12 min
- Monnaie et système financier , Fedha na mfumo wa kifedha15 min
- Correspondance commerciale , Barua za biashara15 min
- Biashara ya kimataifa , Le commerce international est-africain18 min
- Les proverbes kiswahili , Methali za Kiswahili15 min
- La poésie shairi , Ushairi wa Kiswahili15 min
- Les contes traditionnels , Hadithi za jadi15 min
- Le roman kiswahili moderne , Riwaya ya Kisasa15 min
- Utenzi wa Liyongo , L'epopee de Liyongo18 min
- Terminologie scientifique , Istilahi za kisayansi15 min
- L'innovation technologique , Uvumbuzi wa kiteknolojia15 min
- Internet et communication numérique , Intaneti na mawasiliano ya kidijitali15 min
- Santé et médecine , Afya na dawa15 min
- La philosophie Ubuntu , Falsafa ya Ubuntu15 min
- L'argumentation et la logique , Hoja na mantiki15 min
- L'éthique et les dilemmes moraux , Maadili na migogoro ya kimaadili15 min
- Le débat formel , Mjadala rasmi15 min
- Ubuntu na Ujamaa , Deux philosophies africaines18 min
- Le journalisme en Afrique de l'Est , Uandishi wa habari15 min
- La télévision et la radio , Televisheni na redio15 min
- Les réseaux sociaux en Afrique de l'Est , Mitandao ya kijamii15 min
- Communication digitale avancée , Mawasiliano ya kisasa15 min
- Vyombo vya habari mtandaoni , Le journalisme numerique18 min
- La conservation de la nature , Uhifadhi wa mazingira15 min
- Le Serengeti et l'écotourisme , Serengeti na utalii wa ikolojia15 min
- Le changement climatique , Mabadiliko ya tabianchi15 min
- L'agriculture durable , Kilimo endelevu15 min
- Le système de santé , Mfumo wa afya15 min
- Les épidémies et la santé communautaire , Milipuko ya magonjwa15 min
- La médecine traditionnelle , Dawa za asili15 min
- La santé publique et les politiques , Afya ya umma na sera15 min
- Le système judiciaire , Mfumo wa mahakama15 min
- Les droits constitutionnels , Haki za kikatiba15 min
- Le droit pénal et la procédure , Sheria ya jinai15 min
- Le droit international et les droits humains , Sheria ya kimataifa15 min
- Mahakama na haki za binadamu , Tribunaux et droits humains18 min
- La musique Taarab , Muziki wa Taarab15 min
- L'art Makonde et Zanzibar , Sanaa ya Makonde na Zanzibar15 min
- Bongo Flava et le cinéma kiswahili , Muziki wa Bongo Flava na sinema15 min
- L'identité culturelle kiswahili , Utambulisho wa kiswahili15 min
- Methali za hekima , Proverbes de sagesse15 min
- Nahau na misemo , Idiomes et expressions15 min
- Methali za maisha , Proverbes de la vie quotidienne15 min
- Methali na rejistari , Proverbes dans le discours moderne15 min
- Methali za hekima , Proverbes de sagesse swahilie18 min
- Kiswahili Sanifu , Le kiswahili standard15 min
- Kiswahili cha mtaani , L'argot urbain de Dar et Nairobi15 min
- Rejistari ya kimedia , Le registre mediatique15 min
- Code-switching et diglossie , Kubadilisha rejistari15 min
- Shaaban Robert , Le pere de la prose kiswahili moderne15 min
- Euphrase Kezilahabi , Le roman moderne tanzanien15 min
- Said Ahmed Mohamed , La voix zanzibarie15 min
- Fasihi simulizi na ya kisasa , Oralite et modernite15 min
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o na fasihi ya Kiafrika , Ngugi et la litterature africaine18 min
- BBC Kiswahili et DW Kiswahili , Les medias internationaux15 min
- Citizen TV et NTV , Les chaines kenyanes15 min
- ITV Tanzania et Azam TV , Les chaines tanzaniennes15 min
- Mitandao ya kijamii , Reseaux sociaux et journalisme citoyen15 min
- Ujamaa na ujamaa wa kisasa , Socialisme et héritage Nyerere15 min
- Uanawake na haki za wanawake , Feminisme est-africain15 min
- Vijana, Tiktok na utamaduni wa kisasa , Generation Z15 min
- Mabadiliko ya tabianchi na haki za mazingira , Justice climatique15 min
- Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa , Le changement climatique18 min
- Stone Town na Sultanat ya Zanzibar15 min
- Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar , Révolution de 196415 min
- Julius Nyerere , Mwalimu wa taifa15 min
- Ukoloni na uhuru , Colonisation et independances15 min
- Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar , La révolution de Zanzibar 196418 min
- Uislamu wa pwani , Islam soufi cotier15 min
- Ukristo wa bara , Christianisme de l'interieur15 min
- Mizimu na mila , Religions traditionnelles15 min
- Falsafa ya Utu , Ubuntu et humanite africaine15 min
- Taarab , Histoire et figures emblematiques15 min
- Bongo Flava , La pop tanzanienne15 min
- Hip-hop ya Kiswahili , Genge, Gengetone, Bongo Hip-Hop15 min
- Sinema ya Afrika Mashariki , Cinema kiswahili15 min
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- 04Business Kiswahili for East African markets
- 05Kiswahili culture and music: taarab, bongo flava and coastal heritage
- 06Noun classes: the unique backbone of Bantu grammar
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