Tanzanian Association Oslo

A tourist in Mombasa had a friend as a translator by the name of Maulidi.

When in a small restaurant in town, things went like this:

Tourist: ''Do you have vegetables here?''

Maulidi: ''Mnavyo vijimeza hapa?''

Waiter: ''Vijimeza vidogo hatuna''

Maulidi: ''No, sir, they don't have''

Tourist: ''Ok, fine. Do you have hotdogs?''

Maulidi: ''Sawa. Je mnao mbwa wa moto?''

Waiter: ''Loh!Bwana wee!!hatupiki mbwa hapa!!''

Maulidi: ''They don't cook here''

Tourist: ''What type of snacks do you have then?''

Maulidi: ''Aina gani ya nyoka mnao hapa?''

Waiter: ''Wee bwana wee!!hapa hatupiki aina yoyote ya nyoka!!Mwache akale nyumbani kwao!!''

Maulidi: ''They don't cook any type of snake here, maybe you can go back and eat at home''.

Tourist: ''Ok, at least give us a cocktail juice''

Maulidi: ''Ok, basi tupatie juisi ya mkia wa jogoo''.

Waiter: ''Hebu tokeni na bangi zenu hapa!!Tena sasa hivi kabla sijakasirika!!

Maulidi: ''Let's get out of here, I think this man is crazy!!''

Tourist: ''Yes, l think he ( waiter) is crazy!''