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LSN: Swahili made easy® Podcast

Karen W. Stringer Ph.D.

🎙 Swahili for Busy Adults. Busy but determined to learn Swahili? LSN: 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

42 - “Swahili Past & Present Tenses: Can You Pass This Monster Drill?”
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  • 42 - “Swahili Past & Present Tenses: Can You Pass This Monster Drill?”

    Can you move between the Swahili present and past tenses without second-guessing yourself? Let’s find out!

    This is not a sit-back-and-listen lesson. In this Monster Drill, I’ll challenge you to build and translate affirmative and negative sentences using both the present and past tenses.

    Give yourself time to answer before I reveal the sentence, say your answers aloud, and keep going even when you make a mistake. That moment when you have to search your memory is part of the learning—and every attempt helps the pattern become easier to retrieve.

    🌍 Need help understanding the basic Swahili verb structure before tackling the drill? Start with my FREE 5-Day Swahili Safari:


    🎯 Your challenge: Keep track of your answers and see whether the present or past tense gives you more trouble!

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 - 11min
  • 41 - How to talk about past events in Swahili

    If the basic Swahili verb structure still feels confusing, I recommend starting with my FREE 5-Day Ignite Your Swahili Challenge first. 🔥

    It gives you the foundation you’ll need before adding different Swahili tenses.

    👉 https://learnswahilinow.passion.io/checkout/a5dd6747-9e80-4f08-a3b0-d5b74bd7c643?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=simple_swahili_past_tense

    In today’s lesson, we’re focusing specifically on the Swahili past tense.

    You’ll learn how the past tense marker -li- fits into the verb structure and how to combine it with your subject prefix and verb stem.

    The good news is that once you understand how Swahili verbs are built, you don’t need to memorize a completely different formula every time you learn a new tense.

    You’re working with the same basic structure and changing the tense marker.

    🎧 Practice along with the lesson, then choose a verb you know and try creating a few past-tense sentences of your own.

    That’s how we move from recognizing Swahili to actually using it.

    Mwalimu Karen
    LSN: Swahili Made Easy®

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 10min
  • 40 - How to use the Swahili present tense in Real life

    Knowing the Swahili present tense formula is one thing. Being able to move around inside it is where things get interesting. 🇰🇪

    Last week, we broke down the fundamentals of the Swahili present tense. In this lesson, we take the next step: combining affirmative and negative forms with different subject prefixes so you can begin using the present tense more flexibly in real life.

    We’ll practice changing who is doing the action — I, you, he/she, we, you all, and they — while moving between what someone is doing and what they are not doing.

    🎧 Catch last week’s lesson first:

    🌱 Need a stronger foundation in how Swahili verbs actually work? Start with my FREE 5-Day Swahili Course, where I walk you through the basics in short, manageable lessons.

    👉 FREE 5-Day Swahili Course:

    The goal isn't to memorize more sentences. It’s to understand the pattern well enough to start building your own.

    Twende!

    Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 09min
  • 39 - How the Swahili Present tense works.

    Need a stronger foundation before today's lesson? Start withmy FREE 5-Day Swahili Course HERE
    Or simply download the LSN: Swahili Made Easy® App from the stores. Today's lesson focuses on the Swahili Present Tense.

    We cover:

    The affirmative and negative forms, both singular and plural, and finish with guided practice drills so you can begin using the patterns with confidence.
    The more you say the examples out loud, the more natural Swahili becomes.


    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 - 08min
  • 38 - How to work with Swahili Causative Verb Extension

    Did you enjoy today's lesson? 😊

    If this video helped, but you feel like you need a stronger foundation in how Swahili verbs actually work, I'd love to invite you to my FREE 5-Day Swahili Safari.

    In just a few minutes a day, you'll learn the building blocks of Swahili sentence structure so lessons like this one make much more sense. Rather than memorizing random grammar rules, you'll begin to see how the language fits together. It's designed specifically for busy adult learners who want a clear, structured path to speaking Swahili with confidence.

    👉Start your free 5-Day Safari here:

    🎥 In this lesson: Swahili Causative Verb Extension (-isha / -esha)

    One of the most powerful features of Swahili is that you can change a verb to mean "to cause someone or something to do an action."

    Instead of simply learning new vocabulary, you'll learn how Swahili builds meaning by extending existing verbs—a pattern you'll encounter constantly in everyday conversation.

    By the end of this lesson, you'll understand:
    ✅ What the causative extension is
    ✅ When to use -isha and -esha
    ✅ How causative verbs change meaning
    ✅ Real-life examples you can start using immediately

    Whether you're just beginning your Swahili journey or strengthening your grammar, this lesson will help you think more like a Swahili speaker.

    🌍 Karibu sana, and happy learning! 🇰🇪🇹🇿


    Thu, 23 Jul 2026 - 07min
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