Tanzania
Built for Tanzania airport pickups, ferries, safari or beach days, and lodge 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, ferries, and longer lodge or island transfers before you start moving around.
- Meal and service phrases help most with lodge timing, water, simple food requests, and what is included in a plan.
- Payment and direction cards are useful when you want to confirm the total, the pickup point, or how to reach the next stop quickly.
More local notes
Built for Tanzania trips where airport pickups, ferry terminals, lodge transfers, and safari or beach-day plans all come up quickly. These cards help when you need short Swahili for timing, directions, or simple food and service requests.
Tanzania 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?
Tanzania 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 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 ferry terminal?
Where is the ferry terminal?
Where is the dala-dala stand for town?
Where is the dala-dala stand for town?
Is this the ferry for Zanzibar?
Is this the ferry for Zanzibar?
Tanzania 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.
Tanzania 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 chilli?
Could I get this without chilli?
Can you pack it to go, please?
Can you pack it to go, please?
Could I have bottled water, please?
Could I have bottled water, please?
Tanzania 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 here?
Can I pay with M-Pesa here?
Tanzania 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 ferry.
I missed the last ferry.
Travel FAQ
Which phrase groups matter most for a first Tanzania trip?
Start with transport, hotel, and dining. That covers airport arrivals, lodge check-in, ferry questions, and many first-day logistics.
Why are phrase cards useful in Tanzania?
Because many useful interactions depend on exact timing, transfers, and practical service details around lodges and travel days.
Related country packs
Kenya
Built for Kenya airport pickups, lodge transfers, park days, and simple city or payment conversations.
Mauritius
Built for Mauritius airport transfers, beach hotels, market stops, and cafe or payment conversations.
South Africa
Built for South Africa airport pickups, rideshares, lodge check-ins, and restaurant or tour-day conversations.