Greetings are very important in Tanzania. It's rather rude to walk past someone you know with just a wave and a hello; you really need to stop and make sure the person knows that you are placing them at a higher importance than whatever activity you are racing off to do.
Some of the typical greetings and responses here sound a bit funny when translated into English, which is a great example of why we don't translate things word-for-word. Anyway, at the end are a few slang greetings, which sound just as funny in Swahili. If there is more than one possible option of which word to use in the question or answer, I have used a slash.
How did you wake up?
Peacefully.
News of the morning/afternoon/evening/night?
Good.
How have you spent?
Peacefully.
News of here?
Good.
News of work/family/home/rain/any activity?
Good.
Do you have an issue?
I don't have an issue.
Issues?
Clean/Cool/Pipe.
Issues which?
Issues clean/cool/pipe.
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