| swahili | English | français |
| kijiji / vijiji | village(s) | " |
| mwanakijiji / wanakijiji | villager(s) | villageois |
| kitongoji / vitongoji | district(s) | quartier(s) |
| mtaa / mitaa | street(s) | rue(s) |
| mtaa/mitaa mpana | avenue(s) | " |
| kanisa / makanisa | church(es) | église(s) |
| kanisa kuu | cathedral | cathédrale |
| hekalu / mahekalu | temple(s) | " |
| msikiti / misikiti | mosque(s) | mosquée(s) |
| hoteli | hotel(s) | hôtel(s) |
| mkahawa / mikahawa | coffee house(s) | café(s) |
| baa / mabaa | bar(s) | " |
| mpishi / wapishi | cook(s) | cuisinier(s) |
| shule | school(s) | école(s) |
| chuo/vyuo kikuu | university / universities | université(s) |
| darasa / madarasa [AR] | classroom(s) | salle(s) de classe |
| mwanafunzi / wanafunzi | student(s) | étudiant(s), élève(s) |
| mwalimu / waalimu [AR] | teacher(s) | professeur(s) |
| mwandishi/waandishi wa habari | journalist(s) | journaliste(s) |
| gazeti / magazeti | newspaper(s) | journal / journaux |
| jarida / majarida | magazine(s) | " |
| kamusi [AR] | dictionary / dictionaries | dictionnaire(s) |
| maktaba [AR] | library / libraries | bibliothèque(s) |
| kitabu / vitabu [AR] | book(s) | livre(s) |
| mwuzaji vitabu | bookseller | libraire |
| duka la vitabu | bookshop, bookstore | librairie |
| duka / maduka | shop(s), store(s) | boutique(s), magasin(s) |
| soko / masoko [AR] | market(s) | marché(s), souq(s) |
| msusi / wasusi | hairdresser [for ladies] | coiffeur [pour dames] |
| kinyozi / vinyozi | barber(s) | barbier(s) |
| jumba la makumbusho | museum | musée |
| benki / mabenki | bank(s) | banque(s) |
| kadi ya benki | credit card | carte bancaire |
| hundi hundi ya msafiri |
cheque(s) traveler's cheque |
chèque(s) chèque de voyage |
| pesa, hela | money | argent, sous |
| chenchi sarafu [AR] |
small change coin |
petite monnaie pièce (de monnaie) |
| Dola | Dollar | " |
| Yuro | Euro | " |
| klabu ya usiku | nightclub | boîte de nuit |
| malaya, kahaba / makahaba | prostitute(s) | prostituée(s) |
| kituo cha polisi | police station | commissariat |
| polisi | police | " |
| afande / maafande | policeman / policemen | policier(s) |
| jela, gereza / magereza | jail, prison(s) | prison(s) |
| mfungwa / wafungwa | prisoner(s) | prisonnier(s) |
| makaburini, ziarani | graveyard, cemetery | cimetière |
| kaburi / makaburi | grave(s), tomb(s) | tombe(s) |