{"product_id":"swahili-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-a1-workbook-for-everyday-vocabulary-essential-grammar-and-practical-conversation","title":"Swahili for Beginners: A Step-by-Step A1 Workbook for Everyday Vocabulary, Essential Grammar and Practical Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour first words can become your first conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduce yourself. Order something to eat. Ask for directions. Talk about your day. Swahili for Beginners helps you build the foundations for these everyday moments through clear explanations and purposeful practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated for English-speaking adult beginners, this practical A1 workbook introduces Standard Swahili across 10 carefully structured chapters. Each chapter brings together useful vocabulary, everyday conversations and manageable grammar patterns, followed by exercises that help you turn what you have learned into your own sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will find:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Sounds and spelling guidance covering the five vowels, common consonant combinations and word stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Ten everyday topics, including greetings, introductions, family, home, daily routines, time, food, shopping, getting around, and talking about yesterday and tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Essential grammar explained in English, including subject prefixes, beginner noun agreement patterns, and present, past and future forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Short dialogues and reading activities that show how words and sentence patterns work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Guided writing exercises, sentence-building tasks and speaking rehearsals, with space to make your answers personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Final practice activities that bring earlier lessons together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• An answer key for checking exercises, plus sample responses for open-ended writing tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear routine makes it easier to keep going: recall something you already know, notice a new pattern, practise it, then make it your own. Study sessions of around 20–30 minutes give you a manageable way to work through the material and return to it regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 136-page A5 paperback has a colour interior and room to write directly in the book. Use it for independent study or alongside lessons with a tutor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are learning for travel, connection or personal interest, you will have a clear place to begin and practical work to return to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the book. Pick up a pen. Take your first step in Swahili.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn. Practise. Speak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68152423612720,"sku":"9781808978746","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781808978746.jpg?v=1792671224","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/swahili-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-a1-workbook-for-everyday-vocabulary-essential-grammar-and-practical-conversation","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}