Topic: Swahili

"Mambo vipi?"

Translation:How are things?

August 21, 2017

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Jeremy529594
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My girlfriend (Kenyan) says people normally just say "vipi?". Just some extra info.

August 30, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/rokksolidrees

    In Tanzania, both mambo vp and just vp are very normal.

    October 12, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/PetterNord

      How about just mambo? That's what I heard the most in Western Kenya

      November 11, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/NotaFakena1

        As far as I understand Western Kenyan Swahili is very slangy

        February 17, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Kvalitetstid

          I think all of the suggestions work. But when travelling in east africa it is good to keep in mibd that tanzanian swahili usually us more formal and gramatically correct than Kenyan kiswahili.

          October 18, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/vtopphol

            This one is colloquial and less formal, right?

            August 21, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/clh335763

              Think so (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mambo#Swahili) Noun mambo plural of jambo Interjection mambo (colloquial) how are you?

              November 17, 2017
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