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Swahili Sounds & Spelling (L1)

CEFR A1 · Start here. Five clean vowels, spelling that never lies, stress that never moves, and the noun-class system that shapes the whole language — introduced gently.

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1 module 10 lessons 10 enrolled ~10h of material
Swahili Sounds & Spelling (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read any Swahili word aloud correctly at first sight
  • Produce the five pure vowels without English diphthongs
  • Handle the prenasalised consonants mb, nd, ng, nj and ny
  • Apply the fixed penultimate stress rule
  • Recognise that Swahili nouns come in classes marked by prefix
  • Greet, thank and introduce yourself

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

10 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.