Travel Phrases

Kenya Travel Phrases

Travel phrases for Kenya with audio, built for airport pickups, ride apps, lodge check-ins, park days, and everyday payment or direction questions.

Kenya · English · 55 phrases

Kenya

Built for Kenya airport pickups, lodge transfers, park days, and simple city or payment conversations.

English

All phrases include AI-generated audio for quick playback and pronunciation reference.

Before you go

  • Keep transport phrases ready for airport pickups, ride apps, and longer transfers to lodges or park gates.
  • Hotel and lodge phrases help most with check-in timing, meal schedules, and asking what is included.
  • Payment and direction cards are useful when you want to confirm the price, the route, or the exact pickup point quickly.
More local notes

Built for Kenya trips where airport pickups, lodge transfers, city rides, and safari or park questions all come up quickly. These cards help when you need short local wording for timing, directions, or simple meal and service requests.

Basics

Kenya Basics phrases

Hello

Hello

Thank you

Thank you

Yes

Yes

No

No

Excuse me

Excuse me

Please help me

Please help me

Do you speak English?

Do you speak English?

Could you write the address down clearly?

Could you write the address down clearly?

Transport

Kenya Transport phrases

Where is the station?

Where is the station?

One ticket, please

One ticket, please

Where is the bathroom?

Where is the bathroom?

When does it leave?

When does it leave?

Please stop here

Please stop here

To the airport, please

To the airport, please

Where is the metro?

Where is the metro?

Where can I top up my transit card?

Where can I top up my transit card?

Where do I catch the airport bus?

Where do I catch the airport bus?

Please take me to this address.

Please take me to this address.

Where is the matatu stage for town?

Where is the matatu stage for town?

Hotel

Kenya Hotel phrases

I have a reservation

I have a reservation

Check in, please

Check in, please

What time is check-out?

What time is check-out?

What is the Wi-Fi password?

What is the Wi-Fi password?

More towels, please

More towels, please

I forgot my room key

I forgot my room key

Can I check out later?

Can I check out later?

Can I leave my luggage before check-in?

Can I leave my luggage before check-in?

I will be arriving late tonight.

I will be arriving late tonight.

Dining

Kenya Dining phrases

A table for two, please

A table for two, please

Menu, please

Menu, please

Not spicy, please

Not spicy, please

I am vegetarian

I am vegetarian

Water, please

Water, please

The bill, please

The bill, please

No ice, please

No ice, please

Could I get this without onions?

Could I get this without onions?

Could I have bottled water, please?

Could I have bottled water, please?

Can you pack it to go, please?

Can you pack it to go, please?

Shopping

Kenya Shopping phrases

How much is this?

How much is this?

It's too expensive

It's too expensive

Can I pay by card?

Can I pay by card?

I'm just looking

I'm just looking

Do you have another size?

Do you have another size?

Is this tax-free?

Is this tax-free?

Can it be cheaper?

Can it be cheaper?

Can I pay with M-Pesa?

Can I pay with M-Pesa?

Is there an airport surcharge?

Is there an airport surcharge?

Emergency

Kenya Emergency phrases

Call the police, please

Call the police, please

Call an ambulance, please

Call an ambulance, please

I am lost

I am lost

I need a pharmacy

I need a pharmacy

I need a doctor

I need a doctor

I need help right now

I need help right now

I lost my passport

I lost my passport

I missed the last bus.

I missed the last bus.

Travel FAQ

Which phrase groups matter most for a first Kenya trip?

Start with transport, hotel, and dining. That covers airport arrivals, lodge check-in, meal planning, and many first-day logistics.

Why are phrase cards useful in Kenya?

Because many useful travel interactions depend on exact timing, pickup points, and practical service details.

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