Swahili: nakutakia wiki njema, na muda wenye manafanikio darasani.

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asuuucar

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Hi there!

I've been learning some Swahili but that phrase is just too tough for me! Could you help me and say what it means?

Nakutakia wiki njema, na muda wenye manafanikio darasani.
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Thanks a lot :)
asuuucar
 
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    • asuuucar said:
    Hi there!

    I've been learning some Swahili but that phrase is just too tough for me! Could you help me and say what it means?

    Nakutakia wiki njema, na muda wenye manafanikio darasani.
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    Thanks a lot :)
    asuuucar
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    I'm not a native speaker of Swahili, but I believe it means something like the following:

    Almost Literal: I'm asking for a good week, and a period of success in the classroom.
    Meaning: I just want a good week and some success at school.

    takia (to want, to ask for); wiki (week); njema (good); na (and); muda (a period of time); wenye ("possession" particle), fanikio (success); darasani (in the classroom)
     
    The -ku- in nakutakia is a second person singular object, so taking this into account we then get:

    I wish you a good week and a period of success in the classroom.
     
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    nakutakia wiki njema, na muda wenye manafanikio darasani.


    means:
    I’m wishing you a lovely week, and a lovely time filled with success in class.


    or it can be phrased like this;


    I`m wishing you a lovely week, and a lovely time filled with successful achievements in class.




    one love , bless
     
    Swahili: nakutakia wiki njema, na muda wenye manafanikio darasani.

    you`r welcome glad to be of help p/s its actually (mafanikio)

    bless, one love
     
    pozzo said:
    I wish you a good week and a period of success in the classroom.
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    I agree with this interpretation. I'm not a native speaker, but I lived in Tanzania for two years and scored a 4+ on the US Federal Language exam.

    No offense to the Kenyan... but....

    Kiswahili kilizaliwa Tanzania, kikaugua Kenya, ni kikakufa Uganda. :) :) :)
     
    I wonder if it would be better said "...na muda wa mafanikio..." I don't think wenye is fits there because it would imply a period owning good fortune, instead of a period of (wa) good fortune.

    Also, BwanaKanisa,
    BwanaKanisa said:
    I agree with this interpretation. I'm not a native speaker, but I lived in Tanzania for two years and scored a 4+ on the US Federal Language exam.

    No offense to the Kenyan... but....

    Kiswahili kilizaliwa Tanzania, kikaugua Kenya, ni kikakufa Uganda. :) :) :)
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    I like the saying above, but for future reference I'd say "...na kikafa Uganda..." My father likes to add "and it was buried in the Congo." I may start a thread to see if it's "na ikazikwa Kongoni"
     
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