Friday, December 4, 2020

Swahili - One, two, three, four, five


We just learned that dog and cat in Swahili is mbwa and paka

Let's count to five in Swahili!

1 moja - sounds like moh-jah 文A
2 mbili - sounds like m-bee-lee 文A
3 tatu - sounds like tah-too 文A
4 nne - sounds like n-nay 文A
5 tano - sounds like tah-no 文A


swahili
(from: wikipedia - swahili language)


Russian: раз (raz), два (dva), три (tri), четыре (chetyre), пять (pyat')

Norwegian: en, to, tre, fire, fem

Greek: ένα (éna), δύο (dýo), τρία (tría), τέσσερα (téssera), πέντε (pénte)

ASL: One, two, three, four, five

Italian: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque

German: Ein, zwei, drei, veir, fünf

Spanish: Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco

French: Un, deaux, trois, quatre, cinq