Rafiki

Rafiki

friend

Swahili β†’ English

Example

Rafiki yangu bora ananisaidia kusoma kila jioni.
My best friend helps me study every evening.
Pronunciation: Ra-FEE-kee YAH-ngoo BO-ra a-na-nee-sa-EE-dee-a koo-SO-ma KEE-la jee-OH-nee.
Grammar: Rafiki is usually class 9 (plural marafiki, class 6). Yangu agrees with a class 9 noun here; bora β€˜best’ follows the noun.