Thursday, September 23, 2010

Kiswahili on Software & Websites

Kiswahili is the funniest of all languages. 


At least where computers are concerned. Now that I hear they will soon be releasing software and websites in Swahili, I went ahead and gave them a few translations to some of the things we are used to using in English. 

On Microsoft Word ... 

Save - Okoa 
Save as - Okoa matako 
Shift cells right - Peleka Jela zote kulia 
Insert - Ingiza 
Redo - Fanya tena 
Undo - Fanyua 
Insert table - Ingiza meza 
Insert break - Ingiza na uvunje 
Select all - Chagua wote 
Cut - Tahirisha 
Change Case - Badilisha Kesi 
Upper case - Kesi ya juu 
Lower case - Kesi ya hali ya chini 
Italize - Fanya jambo kama waitaliano 

On the internet 

Go - Kwenda 
Facebook - Kitabu cha nyuso 
MySpace - Mahala pangu 
Yahoo - Ya nani 
Google - Jina lisilo na maana. Latamkwa sana sana na watoto wanaojifunza kuongea 

Inbox - Sanduku la ndani 
Outbox - Sanduku la nje 
Search - Sorora 
Click here- Pigia mdomo hapa 
Sign out - Peleka saini nje 
Download - Mzigo ulio chini 
Hits - Kutwangwa mara mingi 
Bookmark - Alama kwenye kitabu 
Back- Mgongo 
Home page - Ukurasa wa nyumbani 
Log in - Tia mti ndani 
Log out - Toa mti 

So have a great Swahili day, won't you?

By Saada Al-Ghafry


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