Car, bus, train, plane and other ways of getting around in Swahili, with English translations.
| English | Swahili | |
|---|---|---|
| transport | usafiri | |
| car | gari | |
| bus | basi | |
| train | treni | |
| tram | — | |
| metro | — | |
| taxi | teksi | |
| bicycle | baiskeli | |
| motorcycle | pikipiki | |
| scooter | — | |
| plane | ndege | |
| helicopter | helikopta | |
| ship | meli | |
| boat | mashua | |
| ferry | feri | |
| truck | lori | |
| van | gari la mizigo | |
| ambulance | ambulensi | |
| road | njia | |
| street | barabara | |
| highway | barabara kuu | |
| bridge | daraja | |
| tunnel | handaki | |
| traffic | — | |
| traffic light | taa za barabarani | |
| station | kituo | |
| bus stop | kituo cha basi | |
| airport | uwanja wa ndege | |
| port | bandari | |
| platform | jukwaa la treni | |
| ticket | tiketi | |
| driver | dereva | |
| passenger | abiria | |
| journey | safari | |
| map | ramani | |
| petrol | petroli | |
| parking | maegesho | |
| to drive | kuendesha | |
| to ride | kupanda farasi | |
| to fly | ruka | |
4 of 40 entries are still missing in Swahili (—) or have no direct equivalent.