| English | Swahili | French | Spanish | German |
| hello | habari | bonjour | hallo | hallo |
| goodbye | kwaheri | au revoir | adiós | Tschüss |
| thank you | asante | merci | gracias | danke |
| please | tafadhali | s'il te plaît | por favor | Bitte |
| pardon | samahani | pardon | indulto | Begnadigung |
| one | moja | un/une | una/uno | eins |
| computer | kompyuta | ordinateur | computadora | Computer |