Karen W. Stringer Ph.D.

LSN: Swahili made easy ™ Podcast

Education EN ↓ 37 episodes

🎙 Swahili for Busy Adults. Busy but determined to learn Swahili? Swahili Made Easy is your go-to podcast for quick, efficient, and structured lessons designed for fast progress. Each episode delivers bite-sized, practical Swahili—no fluff, just what you need to start understanding and speaking with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner or brushing up your skills, you’ll get clear explanations, useful vocabulary, and real-world phrases in just a few minutes.🎧 Short lessons. Smart learning. Real progress. Subscribe now and make Swahili part of your day

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Karen W. Stringer Ph.D.

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MINI-LESSON 10- HOW TO SAY ANOTHER/OTHER 15.01.2025 3:59

In this lesson, you will learn how to work with the modifier "ingine" and the A-WA noun class. Upon completion, please do the assignment below. CLICK HERE To download the LSN: SWAHILI FOR HOAMIS APP, USE THIS LINK OR GO TO ANY APP STORE ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not currently live in a country that the language is spoken) and you...

Mini lesson 8: Swahili Object Infixes with Noun class 3 (U) 25.07.2022 7:13

In this lesson, you will learn how to work with the the Object infixes in the U class. ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not currently live in a country that the language is spoken) and you want to make progress, Having ACCOUNTABILITY is a must. But how are you supposed to be consistent, when you 1. Do not know what to study 2. Do not ha...

Mini lesson 9: Swahili Object Infixes with Noun class 4 (I) 25.07.2022 6:32

In this video, you will learn how to work with object infixes in the I class. ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not currently live in a country that the language is spoken) and you want to make progress, Having ACCOUNTABILITY is a must. But how are you supposed to be consistent, when you 1. Do not know what to study 2. Do not have hours...

mini lesson 7: Inanimate objects as subjects, noun class 4 11.07.2022 5:51

➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not currently live in a country that the language is spoken) and you want to make progress, Having ACCOUNTABILITY is a must. But how are you supposed to be consistent, when you 1. Do not know what to study 2. Do not have hours on end to study 3. Do not have a clue how to apply what you have learned 4. Do...

Useful Swahili Phrases: PART 1 10.06.2022 10:04

In this lesson, I teach you useful phrases in the Swahili language that will help you with your comprehension. The video is in drill format which encourages retention rather than just random memorization. For Lesson notes please go ➡️ HERE ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not currently live in a country that the language is spoken) and ...

Mini Lesson 6: Swahili Subject prefixes with the 'U' class 08.06.2022 6:52

This is the sixth video in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. We will learn how to work with inanimate things as object infixes to make simple Swahili sentences. In this lesson, we will work with the singular form of the U-I class. Access lesson notes ➡️   Here . ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-immersive setting, (that is you do not cu...

3 Things you can do right now to cut your Swahili study time in Half 07.06.2022 4:54

Have you ever said to yourself, I have no time to study...Or I need hours every day to make any significant progress in your language? Well, I've got some good news...You do not need a lot of time, in fact with just 20 mins per day you can make significant progress... But, if only you do it right...In this video, I show you 3 things you can do right away to start seeing immediate progress... ➡️ If...

Mini-Lesson 5: Working with Swahili object Infixes (plural) 23.12.2021 7:11

This is the fifth lesson in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. We will learn how to work with personal pronouns as object infixes to make simple Swahili sentences. In this lesson, we will work with the plural form. Over the next few weeks and months, we will advance from simple forms to more complex ones.  Lesson notes HERE... ➡️ If you are seriously le...

Mini-Lesson 4: Working with Swahili Object Infixes (singular) 23.12.2021 7:42

This is the fourth lesson in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. We will learn how to work with personal pronouns as object infixes to make simple Swahili sentences. In this lesson, we will work with the singular form. Over the next few weeks and months, we will advance from simple forms to more complex ones.  Lesson notes ➡️ HERE ➡️ If you are seriously&nbsp...

MINI-LESSON 3: Working with Swahili subject prefixes (plural) 23.12.2021 7:27

This is the third lesson in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. We will learn how to work with personal pronouns to make simple Swahili sentences. We will work with the plural format.  Over the next few weeks and months, we will advance from simple forms to more complex ones.   Lesson notes ➡️ HERE ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in a non-i...

Mini-Lesson 2: How to work with Subject prefixes in Swahili 23.12.2021 10:03

This is the second lesson in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. We will learn how to work with personal pronouns to make simple Swahili sentences. We will work with the singular form.  Over the next few weeks and months, we will advance from simple forms to more complex ones.   Lesson notes ➡️ HERE  ➡️ If you are seriously learning Swahili in...

MINI-LESSON 1: Introduction to the basic Swahili verb components 23.12.2021 8:03

UPDATED! The first version of this had distracting music. I have heard you and this is an updated version. This is the first lesson in a series that will help you build your foundation of Swahili grammar. In today's lesson, we will cover the components. Over the next few weeks, we will learn the important components that make up the Swahili verb. In subsequent videos we will learn how to put these...