Swahili bigginers Class Learning reading and Writing :
Learning Swahili Made Simple.
Week One: Vowel and Alphabet:
Vowel = Irabu: kwa ajili ya sauti (for sound)
a e i o u
Song 1
Hii ndio a aaa!! iko kama sungura aliyekaa
Hii ndiyo e eee!! iko kama
Hii ndio i iii!! ina kichwa kidogo kama kofia
Hii ndio o ooo!! iko kama yai la kuku.
Hii ndio u Uuu!! iko kama kikombe cha chai.
aaa! eee! iii! ooo! uuu!
Alphabet = Alufabeti: Kwa ajili ya souti (for voice)
a b ch d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y z
song 2
a, b, che, de ...
Week two: 'Two letter blending'= Unganisha'
1. Simple blending
ba, be, bi, bo bu.
cha, che, chi, cho, chu.
da, de, di, do, du.
ga, ge, gi, go, gu.
ha, he, hi, ho, hu.
ja, je, ji, jo, ju.
ka, ke, ki, ko, ku.
la, le, li, lo, lu.
ma, me, mi, mo, mu.
na, ne, ni, no, nu.
pa, pe, pe, pi, po pu.
ra, re, ri, ro, ru.
sa, se, si, so, su.
ta, te, ti, to, tu.
va, ve, vi, vo, vu.
ya, ye, yi, yo, yu.
za, ze, zi, zo, zu.
Week 3: Blenting of two voweli and two alphabetic:
Making simple word
1. the letter b
- Ba = Baba
- Be = Bebe
- Bi = Bibi
- Bo = Bobo
- Bu = Bubu